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Administrators and site leaders presented revised SPSAs for Rosemont High Early College Campus, Abraham Lincoln (elementary), Rare Earth/Rosemont High (as presented in the packet), Tropico Middle School, Rosemont Elementary and West Park Elementary. Staff described closer alignment of goals and metrics to the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) and noted that three schools had additional revisions to goals and data since previous readings.

The board moved and seconded approval for each SPSA and recorded voice votes of \"Aye\" in the meeting transcript for each campus item. Staff stressed the need to approve the plans before the June 30 deadline so sites can implement actions tied to the next school year. The district will maintain the approved SPSAs in site records and use them to guide Title I and other program spending decisions.

No board member recorded substantive opposition in the excerpts provided; motions were carried as presented.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","SKUSD Board Meeting 5-21-25","oneSentenceSummary","The board conducted third readings and approved School Plans for Student Achievement (SPSA) for multiple schools, including Rosemont High Early College Campus, Abraham Lincoln, Tropico Middle School, Rosemont Elementary and West Park Elementary, as presented.","taxTitle","Southern Kern Unified, School Districts, California","taxId",55775,"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},6228330,"Board approves bid substitutions and change orders for West Park, Westmark and ResMed projects",99,2966000,3065000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3475927-7e8c664d5231d746a9b97987bd679f05&start=2966&end=3065","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3475927-7e8c664d5231d746a9b97987bd679f05/thumbnail_2966000.jpg","/articles/6228330/California/Board-approves-bid-substitutions-and-change-orders-for-West-Park-Westmark-and-ResMed-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6228330-abd78270a684210ad5d865643556d165/orig.mp4?Expires=1775252658&Signature=iGbKs6yTru~SJStdKTJLMmL~H6PwP1rfurfBIFORMLinMgLU0ng-OpB137KfL-bPkVpUT51pN9BTHUU5kwqnRxvn2jbcLo3HDuTvVEWtm21UkehHZMl~LYKVi0gxOhev5CMJkLCYCAepavOc4KFInTS8SJquieejrXcvh8E~0VTIQ9tQsuS~VEPNQqzC8p5p42rVud8lQZr1XWMrmQpwuKgWv5mnrrA3-g6PsJ65tN7eRryjLC~QYtyFaTr5nMwBqiEPzUN30ij6Q8N-DF8mwGITrRe0fhHFgHzsU2XmX90Aaju2cG9jKp3S4lRVxUvVSC6r5ApwMNK8Z30EkAKMFw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Southern Kern Unified School District Board of Trustees approved a series of construction procurement actions covering West Park Elementary, Westmark Elementary and the ResMed campus.

Staff asked the board to reject an incomplete bid on a West Park low-voltage relocation project because the submission omitted required acknowledgement of a bid clarification. The board approved rejection of the nonresponsive low bid and then acknowledged the next-lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Medallion Contracting Inc., as the successful bidder with a bid amount recorded in the transcript as $190,397.96.

Separately, the board approved a contract amendment restoring a previously excluded alternate scope to add a new parking-lot area as part of the Westmark Pre-K/TK classroom project. Staff clarified this additional parking area will be in the area east/west of the parent drop-off curb as described during the meeting and will not remove access to the existing parking lot.

The board also approved inspection services from NATS for modular/classroom relocations at West Park (contracted amount $40,000 as recorded), a temporary power change order to maintain district network systems ($5,081.87 recorded), and a small change order to add exterior lighting at ResMed (recorded at $3,385.37). The items were moved and seconded on the record and approved by voice vote.

The board’s procurement and construction manager (recorded in the transcript as Mr. Irving) provided the project descriptions and staff background during the motions. Where the transcript reported dollar figures, those amounts were used in the board motions as recorded in the meeting packet and staff presentation.","The board rejected a nonresponsive low bid, approved the next-lowest responsive bidder for a low-voltage relocation project, authorized added scope to restore a parking-lot bid at West Park, and approved related inspection and temporary power contracts and small change orders.",{"_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},6228335,"District presents Title I program spending and school-by-school uses for 2024–25",230,2200000,2430000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3475927-7e8c664d5231d746a9b97987bd679f05&start=2200&end=2430","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3475927-7e8c664d5231d746a9b97987bd679f05/thumbnail_2200000.jpg","/articles/6228335/California/District-presents-Title-I-program-spending-and-school-by-school-uses-for-202425","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6228335-05257cefc78fc841ca720a0f47b7e898/orig.mp4?Expires=1775252658&Signature=A-674BOs7uLxuDECQGbJPDMg0ks3ecqGuO50wlzZcO2~sT0tWiCzl5Zd~sf~HQO2qwE2HsmTAlZ0TsZqo4DAY2LiulJFANmV3PSiPPCQsPRoOkd5O5af2o2TLmYH32icI89qh3cQwkKWUHoOIJxYwZ7XhqKQjhewiJeGgUEsYGLYLyMvqu1rIwWLHL6uMBUJDFaEWquuNEpplc1MrUvExWnTvwytWyf8RoWT5zctKDCXEZ01IVQugBPRM3mqLc1xCU-lxK~lmFoqG5dnyvH6T-pEbigewL3Z29aydjia0ZlRuy6JX5zh4nao05lco-ulStDLgKGPX~D8NbyLOxu9pw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Southern Kern Unified administrators and school-site staff presented the district’s Title I uses and results across multiple schools, detailing staffing, instructional programs and measurable student gains in some grade-level assessments.

Presenters explained that Title I funds are used for direct academic support — including paraeducators, AVID staffing, Read 180 intervention, library media services, supplemental curriculum and parent engagement — and that the money flows from the U.S. Department of Education through the state and district to school sites. The presentations covered Rosemont High Early College Campus, Rosemont Elementary, West Park Elementary, Tropico Middle School and other sites.

Site presenters described how funds supported paraprofessionals who deliver small-group instruction and interventions, an AVID coach at the elementary level, Read 180 intervention for struggling readers, thinking-maps/teacher coaching, summer institute attendance and classroom supplies. Presenters reported measurable growth on internal reading and math assessments in several secondary grades (for example, two testing periods showed double-digit growth in some ninth- and tenth-grade reading measures as reported by the presenter).

Rosemont Elementary and other elementary sites emphasized Title I paraeducator staffing for TK–2 classrooms, an intervention teacher credited with accelerated gains for individual students, and parent engagement activities such as free book distributions and Back-to-School nights. District staff noted a total Title I expenditure figure discussed in the presentation (reported in the transcript as roughly $349,000–$350,000 for specific site investments) and itemized examples of where funds were allocated.

Board members accepted the presentations as the Title I annual performance evaluation and related materials were placed on the agenda and acted on by motion.","Administrators and site staff presented how Title I funds were used at multiple district schools, covering paraeducator staffing, AVID, Read 180, library resources, parent engagement and measurable gains in some grade-level reading indicators.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6228340,"District confirms bond sale costs and reports bond funds deposited into account",2140,1320000,3460000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3475927-7e8c664d5231d746a9b97987bd679f05&start=1320&end=3460","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3475927-7e8c664d5231d746a9b97987bd679f05/thumbnail_1320000.jpg","/articles/6228340/California/District-confirms-bond-sale-costs-and-reports-bond-funds-deposited-into-account","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6228340-3ad6c1d83e741488c0f25e1c880fb04a/orig.mp4?Expires=1775252658&Signature=CROILCtrTpti48t0pNSkS0bQDZ-T~NUX7YAYtJeX-ZGwzRjSMPLaBRbL0fPja7N38QoRncQ9ZoNfHLFy3QnE0hErGMcFTQAHB10gGB5dHdPUGpYzI-3nURkx1woBQCMqsJcu6Bmlbk7fzOWKdsOXSErB9d01uVa9d-84m5eMmlxr~pNmfcCKE2Jd9H9CevGUbD-GAWMubMunCO5NYTSUR9OUKRKqCgZofsNvNgHYcQgxwY~1ZEObNf0X6-Z6pdf6rgfCyf~xDdxLGQnBfCD7D-YXQxXt-dLFHsmMCFJjCE00y7ijb5bsHiC-fcOV8mk9q16M0kvY9i1-5NeAeq2p6A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Southern Kern Unified School District staff presented an information item confirming the district’s recent general obligation bond sale and reported that bond funds were deposited into the district’s account.

On the agenda the item was described as \"Confirmation of bond sale cost representing $28,000,000 to Southern Kern Unified School District, County of Kern, California, Election 2024, General Obligation 2025 Series.\" In the subsequent staff report the district noted that $27,000,000 in bond funds had been deposited into the district treasury following the April 2025 bond sale.

District staff also presented figures on sale costs: a cost of issuance of roughly $220,000 and an overall reported cost of sale of about $346,000 after underwriter discounts and fees. The board considered the presentation as an informational item; no separate action beyond acknowledgment was recorded in the excerpt.

The presentation was given during the business services section of the meeting. Board members asked no substantive follow-up questions in the excerpted discussion. The transcript records the figures as presented by the staff speaker and confirms the item was placed on the agenda for the board’s awareness.","Southern Kern Unified presented information about a recent bond sale: the agenda confirmed a $28 million series and district staff said $27 million in bond funds has been deposited; cost-of-sale information was presented to the board.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6228344,"Board considers expulsions under Education Code and votes to suspend orders with conditions",110,0,110000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3475927-7e8c664d5231d746a9b97987bd679f05&start=0&end=110","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3475927-7e8c664d5231d746a9b97987bd679f05/thumbnail_0.jpg","/articles/6228344/California/Board-considers-expulsions-under-Education-Code-and-votes-to-suspend-orders-with-conditions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6228344-f5ffb453ee0acaf2feb57a7bb7fd7506/orig.mp4?Expires=1775252658&Signature=oJYprPF5IVqaa9SdUd5cObmrcVYdskNmKCD2pUnZIzVdzce6D3yXC5vRdC2Tan-Z~Zepa4WRVU~Ne0Ja-pv8Dq49pCIBjtsUyavbNfq2eyWezikABsgeOypubIsdB3E0mZyQk0yKYPAxiY1ugNxMmJz8R-GnGJeqrB5HRubNxd~vZ7HbZMrE2rxQRe1WNTxWD3KuJ7q0WSWlBGPEhks3pBiKGeLIBRs1MCiT~HY8qLua-zXDwP-2oASytGFWzVEETf4HkPJmezfDN5pXaxhPvSps58Mv9ExGKOiCVA3oJe6SdH9jjpFxIAr7X0Uf9M1A09znRMciwpBO5i-sS4vt~Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Southern Kern Unified School District Board of Trustees considered an expulsion recommendation citing Education Code provisions and approved a motion to expel students while suspending the expulsion orders under specified conditions.

The item listed on the agenda asked the board to consider violations under Education Code sections cited in the staff recommendation. The transcript records the agenda language as referencing \"Education Code 48900(c), 48900.4, and 48915\" and stating that \"due to the nature of the violation, other means of correction are not feasible.\" The board moved to take the recommended action and the transcript records a voice vote of \"Aye.\" The motion in the record is attributed to \"Vince Lehi\" and the record includes secondary confirmations in the meeting audio that were transcribed as \"Second. Pepper Wilson. Seconded, Gensilet. Aye. Aye.\"

The board’s action, as recorded, implements a decision to expel while placing the expulsions on a suspended status with conditions; the specific conditions, the identities of the students involved and the duration of suspensions were part of the confidential personnel/disciplinary item and are not detailed in the public transcript excerpt.

The agenda language quoted statutory standards that are commonly applied in California expulsions: the cited Education Code sections appear in the staff report as the legal basis for removal when the district finds other corrective measures insufficient. The transcript does not record additional deliberation or dissent; the voice vote was recorded as in favor.

Because student discipline and identities are confidential under state law, the public record here limits details to the board action and its legal citations. The board did not place further public conditions or timelines in the excerpted discussion.","The Southern Kern Unified School District Board of Trustees considered expulsions under Education Code sections referenced in the staff report and approved a motion to expel with the expulsion order suspended under conditions, recorded by voice vote as \"Aye.\"","actionData","errors"]

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Board approves school plans for student achievement for several sites

Board approves bid substitutions and change orders for West Park, Westmark and ResMed projects

District presents Title I program spending and school-by-school uses for 2024–25

District confirms bond sale costs and reports bond funds deposited into account

Board considers expulsions under Education Code and votes to suspend orders with conditions