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Board Secretary (open‑session announcement) said the board “voted to approve a separation agreement with employee 0000025477.” The board also announced it had taken action in closed session to notify and reassign a set of certificated administrative employees and to issue non‑reelection or probationary notices to others pursuant to Education Code requirements; the roll calls for those actions were recorded as five yes, zero no, zero abstentions.

The personnel announcements drew lengthy public comment. Multiple parents and local clinicians urged the board to retract so‑called “pink slips” and to restore or retain El Rodeo Elementary school administrators. Romy Acevedo told the board the changes had created “chaos,” saying the district needed “stability, transparency, and real leadership, not reckless governance.” Jonathan Goldfinger, a pediatrician and consultant who described his work with trauma‑informed care, urged the board to retain El Rodeo leaders, saying they provided “safe, stable, nurturing relationships.” Pamela Cohen, a parent and nonprofit executive, also urged the board not to remove the El Rodeo executive administration.

After the public comment period the board took further formal action. Trustees voted 5–0 to approve Resolution No. 2024–2025–26 to eliminate listed classified management positions (the resolution title appeared on the agenda). Trustees also confirmed the closed‑session separation and the issuance of specified notices under the Education Code; motions were made and seconded on the record and recorded as unanimous votes.

Board members and supporters framed the decisions as responses to fiscal and statutory obligations. During discussion Trustee Mrs. Marcus and other board members said the district must comply with audit and county guidance and restore longer‑term fiscal sustainability; board members emphasized that some actions reflected multi‑year strategic planning and past audit findings about staff and expenditure levels.

What the board decided and what it did not: the board approved the separation agreement and the administrative notices described in its closed‑session announcement and adopted the resolution eliminating certain classified management positions. The actions announced specify that legal notices be sent and that some reassignments and releases be effective at the end of the 2024–25 school year, per the closed‑session announcement. The board did not adopt any item at the meeting that rescinded or reversed the personnel notices public speakers asked them to withdraw.

Votes at a glance
- Separation agreement with employee 0000025477 — motion by Trustee Mrs. Marcus, seconded by Trustee Mrs. Manicheri; roll call: 5 yes, 0 no; outcome: approved.
- Closed‑session notices and reassignment of identified certificated administrative employees (IDs read into the record) — roll call: 5 yes, 0 no; action: approved; effective at the end of the 2024–25 school year per Education Code procedures.
- Resolution 2024–2025–26 (elimination of classified management positions) — motion and roll call vote recorded as 5–0; outcome: approved.

Board members said they would send required legal notices and work with the superintendent’s office on next steps; the superintendent or designee was directed to send those notices. The meeting record shows substantial community concern about process and transparency; residents indicated they are organizing recall efforts and additional public outreach.

Ending: The personnel items are likely to generate further requests for details from the community and possible follow‑up litigation or administrative appeals. The board recorded the actions and directed staff to send the required notices; community speakers asked for greater transparency and for the board to reconsider specific dismissals or non‑reelections.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","BHUSD Regular Board of Education Meeting | March 11, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Beverly Hills Unified School District Board of Education on March 11 announced in open session that it had approved a separation agreement and issued personnel notices affecting several certificated administrative employees, then voted to eliminate certain classified management positions — actions that drew sustained public comment urging the board to retract pink slips issued to El Rodeo Elementary administrators.","taxTitle","Beverly Hills Unified, School Districts, California","taxId",46623,"location","California","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_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":56,"_74":56},6640149,"Board approves LACOE tobacco‑prevention grant for student education and interventions",580,2685000,3265000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2556262-367b62c43cdf23bace8c7293cd5717aa&start=2685&end=3265","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2556262-367b62c43cdf23bace8c7293cd5717aa/thumbnail_2685000.jpg","/articles/6640149/California/Board-approves-LACOE-tobaccoprevention-grant-for-student-education-and-interventions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6640149-99e6401ea85c2f50167dc17ce6b1d904/orig.mp4?Expires=1774945064&Signature=GoUmAM3jffoYkQrGHRTfS~VVQY6~jgBBB3qTiH-~U1-Gi7LEG0xjrQwsnQQFAOFUj2SP0ydghDPGs8sVNs6S~X2e34LNURX1PBAuBv~z5jYT7poPxtEMscsyH0-TYhcG8CZ8jzAgeqgKriPv-TkBTpqOkJT7bjJA0LgmhKgAAzXWt1fl-AatEfUmsUOaOX37btouyEb5yKxL7iHHcXtzn4khW13ZN~DthSzsDKt~Bb~PyFyYiSRsJKHULFry4OS6kA2F0ICjvsOtRf5~qO6-z7KKLws6aGDvbWjjWPoddyOjKIxKZfqZ~A1r52qIY0JnhSoiKZDJBtLBVhgyu~X23Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Beverly Hills Unified School District board voted March 11 to accept a Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE) grant administered through the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE). District staff described the grant as an annual award that supports prevention education, targeted interventions for students who have been cited for vaping or tobacco use on campus, parent‑education events and transportation to a county TUPE conference.

Staff said the typical uses for the current award include stipends for certificated staff who deliver prevention lessons at the middle and high schools, parent partnership panels and guest speakers, and payment of student transportation to the annual TUPE conference. The presenter said approximately $14,500 of the roughly $25,000 total is used for certificated salary stipends and benefits for staff who run the program; the remainder supports panels and transportation.

Trustees asked whether the program served all students or only targeted students; staff explained the curriculum is available to all students through health or PE classes while targeted remediation is provided to students who are identified as actively vaping or smoking on campus. Staff also told trustees they had received notice from LACOE that the TUPE allocation will be reduced next year by roughly 35 percent and that the district would have to consider supplementing the program from the general fund to maintain current services.

Trustees approved acceptance of the TUPE grant by voice vote recorded as ayes; staff said they would return with outcome data and intervention numbers at a later date.

Ending: Staff will track program outcomes and present intervention data to the board. Trustees asked staff to consider stronger preventative messaging beginning in sixth grade and to explore measuring program effectiveness with Healthy Kids Survey data.
","Trustees approved acceptance of an LA County Office of Education Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE) grant and described planned uses: classroom lessons, stipends for certificated staff administering programming, parent panels, and student transportation to a county TUPE conference. Staff said the award will be reduced next year.",{"_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":56,"_74":56},6640153,"Board approves construction‑related items: insurance extension, monitoring contract and turf replacement amid community questions",1889,9635000,11524000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2556262-367b62c43cdf23bace8c7293cd5717aa&start=9635&end=11524","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2556262-367b62c43cdf23bace8c7293cd5717aa/thumbnail_9635000.jpg","/articles/6640153/California/Board-approves-constructionrelated-items-insurance-extension-monitoring-contract-and-turf-replacement-amid-community-questions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6640153-6cc0d3fc25f4d89c3e37ddfbea90f15d/orig.mp4?Expires=1774945064&Signature=BLUXu~qHY51ay4n4ORuWDed~hB3MZanMZ6QFyyf6WQb6BGJDpbz7OBHOuyXxuU4pyAEf0WegSXp~VXAADi4DdHBqu-U3B4N~CqFvFI7h9E~W-TtDkuoe~YXnULX5SJsYp~ZJBTMUX9OuGNw083AGa16nrnskbi0aAqKG930LXoXSkmApjO-D3961~9agGfNrWZ2w1Oiz5bg2NkhwsO2MqX~MaDinMLPUibG~fZiYcyoexMB55iBDcGnlG8CO8uTvLrCTLFbBvbXF3NigoriLLFQVU4vfYuou~OsvdkxQ21nvKugxYKH6VlmrLUz6HNd0vcMjhsEfTw448SXUj2GK8w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Beverly Hills Unified School District Board of Education on March 11 approved three construction‑related items: an extension of the district’s owner‑controlled insurance program for ongoing high‑school construction, a scope amendment to add noise monitoring to an existing air‑monitoring contract for the new Building C, and a proposal to replace the artificial turf at Horace Mann elementary.

Insurance extension for BHHS construction
District staff explained that the owner‑controlled insurance program (OCIP, often called SOAP in the packet) covers project general liability and is recalculated as on‑site construction value increases. Staff characterized the extension as a routine contract adjustment to continue coverage for the current work; the board voted to approve the extension. Board questions sought confirmation that the extension had been budgeted; staff said the cost was included in the project budget and would be tracked in the bond program and construction fund accounting.

Air and noise monitoring for Building C
The board ratified Amendment No. 1 to the contract with ZF Alexander to add noise monitoring to previously approved air monitoring services for the Building C work. Staff said the monitors run 24 hours and that noise monitoring is used specifically when night or earth‑moving work occurs; inspectors also perform handheld air checks during active soil movement. Staff said the amendment does not change the original not‑to‑exceed contract price at this time and that the monitoring is designed to document compliance with applicable construction‑phase requirements.

Horace Mann field replacement and material questions
Trustees approved a CMAS purchase proposal to replace the artificial turf on the Horace Mann field. District staff and the construction manager presented the recommended turf system as a “no‑infill” product using a padding system beneath synthetic fibers; presenters said the specified product avoids the loose rubber or crumb infill that has raised community concern in other districts and that the manufacturer provides a long‑term warranty (presentation referenced a multi‑year warranty and vendor test procedures).

Board members and several speakers asked multiple technical questions before the vote: whether natural grass could be used on top of the parking‑structure deck under the field, the expected useful life of the proposed turf and pad system, drainage and current flood conditions on the field, and whether the proposed materials contain PFAS or other concerning additives. Staff said the Horace Mann field is built over a structural deck above parking, that irrigation and subsurface conditions make natural turf impractical at that site, and that the specified product is manufactured without the PFAS‑type extrusion infill that community members had flagged. Staff said they would share additional product documentation and test reports with trustees and the public.

Votes and next steps
- SOAP/OCIP extension for BHHS project — approved (roll‑call vote recorded as aye).
- Ratification of Amendment No. 1 to ZF Alexander for air and noise monitoring (Building C) — ratified; staff will correct an internal reference in the amendment document before signature to note Building C.
- Horace Mann artificial turf replacement (CMAS proposal) — approved; vote recorded 4–1 with one trustee opposing. Staff said procurement would proceed and installation would follow the district’s construction schedule; manufacture lead times were cited as several weeks.

Ending: Board members asked staff to publish product specifications and supporting safety documentation for the turf product and to continue outreach to neighbors on noise‑monitoring results. The construction manager and business services staff said costs were budgeted in the bond and deferred maintenance accounts currently allocated to the projects.","Trustees approved an owner‑controlled insurance program extension for the Beverly Hills High School construction, ratified added air/noise monitoring for Building C, and authorized a replacement of Horace Mann's artificial turf. The turf decision prompted questions about drainage, materials and health concerns.",{"_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":56,"_74":56},6640158,"Beverly Hills USD board certifies second interim budget, projects improving reserves",1406,7352000,8758000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2556262-367b62c43cdf23bace8c7293cd5717aa&start=7352&end=8758","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2556262-367b62c43cdf23bace8c7293cd5717aa/thumbnail_7352000.jpg","/articles/6640158/California/Beverly-Hills-USD-board-certifies-second-interim-budget-projects-improving-reserves","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6640158-c6affc191363cb2349c8a8dc3ea29fa7/orig.mp4?Expires=1774945064&Signature=Flx5Ky3bAFgAQ1CHRbrf33SwXaauyu0XrhZqHyY4Rd4SD9FiNQUkjQKVv9Vl9LCzZETGy9Tx0R9XM4islMUwNIf3gjofbFW~AYpfpBzTnQrGKk7LN1-ihNz0tfB1X9KX-WaL-BeFN1knD1VidEcj5xUm8ye5hg9Q58L255yQbu6cn49U686KMgj8efUXE15GF6WI0mAm93KnDjiCu2H6B2UNFO~U~JAV6F8jWOGbwGWO2KLtS0Qy8hiZwNYn1fJLyig9BncDpBou2qokJDfhPuYILZtAygWHtHBkIKZYo0cNOUonwzlWvRfrK8SjbC3E0D6sD-d68GYkG9~g8nM9iA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Beverly Hills Unified School District Board of Education voted March 11 to approve its second interim budget report and to give a positive certification that the district can meet its financial obligations for the current fiscal year and the next two fiscal years.

Chief Business Office staff presented actuals through Jan. 31 and a multi‑year projection. The presenters described Beverly Hills USD as a “community funded” district in which property taxes are the primary unrestricted revenue source. Staff reported an updated property tax estimate for the current year and a small downward variance from the prior interim projection; total general fund revenue was reported up slightly from prior projections, while the current‑year operational deficit (revenues minus expenditures) was reported as reduced compared with the first interim.

Key fiscal points presented to the board:
- Property tax revenue for the year was presented as the main local revenue source; staff reported an updated projection of property taxes (the presentation cited a figure in the tens of millions as the district’s primary local revenue).
- The district’s deficit‑spending projection for the current year decreased compared with the first interim; staff said the district had reduced deficit spending by roughly $833,000 from the first interim figure.
- The general fund reserve percentage was reported at about the mid‑20s (around 26%), with projections to increase toward a 30% target in later years if planned reductions and budget strategies proceed.
- Staff included a placeholder (an assignment in the multi‑year projection) for a possible certificate of participation (COP) or short‑term financing tied to bond cash flow needs; staff indicated a planning placeholder in future years to budget for a potential financing payment rather than an immediate loan draw.

During public and board discussion trustees asked for clarifications about property tax volatility, the COP placeholder, and how reserve targets would be restored. Staff said the budget team would return with more detailed breakout pages (they flagged page numbers within the packet for trustees who wished to review the supporting schedules).

The board approved the second interim report and the staff recommendation for a positive certification on a roll‑call vote recorded as unanimous.

Ending: Staff will file the second interim with the LA County Office of Education and return in June with estimated actuals and the adopted budget for the next fiscal year; bond‑related cash‑flow planning and unresolved bargaining unit settlements were identified as risks to monitor.
","The board approved a positive certification for the district’s second interim budget. Staff reported modest improvements in the deficit projection, current reserves trending toward recommended levels, and a placeholder for potential COP financing tied to the bond program.","actionData","errors"]

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