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- Adoption of the agenda (motion: Board member Diaz; second: Board member Olguin). Outcome: approved, 5–0.
- Approval of minutes for the March 10 special meeting and March 15 regular meeting (motion: Board member Reyes; second: Board member Holguin). Outcome: approved, 5–0.
- Approval of the consent calendar as presented. Outcome: approved, 5–0.
- First reading/adoption motions for board policies (first reading noted; subsequent approvals recorded as 5–0 where applicable).
- Proclamation 16-24-25 declaring May 14, 2025 as “Day of the T‑Shirt” (motion: Board member Diaz; second: Board member Olguin). Outcome: approved, 5–0.
- Proclamation declaring May 18–24, 2025 as Classified School Employee Week (motion: Board member Reyes; second: Board member Hasso). Outcome: approved, 5–0.
- Establish district merchant account with Banner Bank to accept electronic payments for district transactions (motion: Board member Reyes; second: Board member Diaz). Outcome: approved, 5–0. District staff said the account will allow parents and the public to use card payments for fees, donations and other payments.
- Authorization to revise certification of signatures (motion: Board member Reyes; second: Board member Hasso). Outcome: approved, 5–0.

Nut graf: The meeting included several informational items and routine approvals that the board approved unanimously. These items keep district operations moving as bond and capital projects proceed.

Ending: Most routine and consent items passed without extended discussion; the board deferred or scheduled additional informational material or site walkthroughs when trustees requested clearer campus plans for upcoming construction.

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Mr. Morris, who presented the item on behalf of the district’s adult education program, said the district has operated adult education as a program under other district control and will now receive a separate CDS code. “By receiving the CDS code, we'll be able to receive more of the 5\u0000\u0000\u0000 and a half million dollars that are being funneled through the consortium, and will be a larger part of that,” Morris said, referring to the consortium funding pool.

Nut graf: The board's action converts the district’s adult-education offering into a separately coded school for state funding purposes, which staff said will allow Duarte to expand adult classes, hire additional instructors and increase enrollment and services.

District staff said the program has grown and that by the coming Monday the district expected 27 adult students enrolled in the newly coded Duarte Adult School. Trustees praised the program’s impact, noting examples of multi-generational educational attainment, in which adult learners who complete the program also support their children’s education.

Ending: The board approved the CDS code by a 5–0 vote and directed staff to proceed with program expansion and to report back on enrollment and services as the program grows.

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Principal Laura Castillo described hands-on STEAM lessons and partnerships that connect math, engineering, art and environmental science to students’ everyday lives. “Math is one of the most powerful tools that we can give our students, not just in academic success, but for life,” Castillo said. She described projects including hydraulic arms, coding activities and a student-built robot and noted the school’s native plant and vegetable gardens serve as outdoor classrooms.

Nut graf: The presentation emphasized the school’s effort to develop both academic skills and student wellbeing through hands-on STEAM learning, designated school habitats, and behavioral supports the principal said are embedded in the campus culture.

Castillo also said Royal Oak has been recognized as a Monarch Waystation (ID 50023), noting the designation reflects the school’s habitat work to support monarch butterfly migration. She described a dedicated STEAM lab, electives such as Science Olympiad and STEAM night, and in-class social-emotional practices including mindful movement and breathing exercises.

Board members responded with praise. Board member Finley said it was “very, very impressive” to see the students’ work in person; Board member Hasso described students as “self confident” during the STEAM night presentations. Trustees thanked the principal and staff for the work connecting STEAM instruction to student leadership and emotional learning.

Ending: The board’s spotlight recognition concluded without formal action; the board encouraged continued family and community engagement at upcoming school events.

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The board's action included a resolution authorizing the issuance of Duarte Unified School District Election of 2020 General Obligation Bond Series C; approval of an amendment to a CEQA contract with Michael Baker International for environmental review work; and acceptance of the annual Measure E and Measure S bond program audits for fiscal year 2023–24. The board also approved a services agreement with Enlighten for planning the early-childhood classroom relocation tied to bond-funded campus upgrades.

Financial adviser Jin Kim, appearing with the district’s bond team, told the board the Series C draw would cover remaining costs for a planned relocation of the district’s child development program and related facilities work. “We’re planning to take $10,000,000 this time around, which will maintain or keep $13,000,000 of remaining authorization for you,” Kim said, noting prior Measure S draws of $30 million and $26 million. Kim reiterated that the $79 million Measure S authorization approved by voters results in taxes only on amounts issued, not on the full authorization.

Nut graf: The vote clears the district to begin the bond sale process for Series C and to proceed with required environmental review and contracts so construction and relocations tied to Measure S can move forward. The board also accepted independent audits showing no findings for Measures E and S for the most recent fiscal year.

Board members raised questions about tax-rate planning, uses of bond funds, and administrative costs. Kim and the district’s legal counsel explained the maximum tax levy and Prop. 39 restrictions on bond spending: bond proceeds cannot pay teacher salaries, pensions or routine operations, and may only fund projects authorized by the ballot. Nick Heuer, the bond attorney present, summarized guidance on administrative salary charges to bond projects under Proposition 39 and an attorney general “but-for” test: if an employee would not have performed an activity but for the bond project, a portion of that employee’s time may be eligible as a bond administrative cost.

Board President Finley, Board Member Diaz and others asked about the district’s assessed-valuation assumptions and the $60 per $100,000 maximum tax rate included in the bond authorization. Kim said the district uses a 4% assessed-valuation growth assumption for planning and that the district will seek premium proceeds at sale if needed to reduce tax impacts.

The board approved the items with recorded unanimous votes. Motion language and outcomes as recorded in the meeting minutes: the CEQA amendment and related environmental analysis were approved prior to plan submission to DSA; the Series C bond resolution authorizing issuance passed; and the Measure E and Measure S audit reports for FY 2023–24 were accepted, each by 5–0 roll call. The Enlighten services agreement for planning the early-childhood classroom relocation also passed 5–0.

Ending: With the board's approvals completed, staff and the district’s bond team will proceed to a credit-rating process, finalize legal documents and conduct the nationwide sale of Series C bonds; proceeds will be deposited with Los Angeles County to be used on authorized projects. The board scheduled further planning presentations and a site walk-through so trustees and the public can review proposed campus layouts before final construction approvals are requested.

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