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\"My daughter was physically assaulted by a classmate and threatened to be raped in 3 different manners. She filed a formal complaint January 29,\" said Chad Bear, who told trustees he had submitted a six‑page report detailing multiple incidents and alleged procedural failures by school staff during the investigation. Bear said he believes the school’s handling of the complaint may have violated district administrative regulation AR 5145.7 (separation of accuser and accused) and cited California Code of Regulations Title 15 (as referenced in his remarks) protecting students from collective or group punishment.

Bear described repeated instances he said amounted to revictimization — including his daughter being pulled from class to speak with an assistant principal while the alleged attacker remained nearby — and said the family was denied details of a no‑contact order issued to the other student. He also referenced a prior 2023 incident involving his son.

Board members and staff responded that the complaint would be referred to the appropriate district office for follow-up. \"Could we refer this matter to you? Mhmm. Thank you,\" a board member said after the comment period; earlier in open session a trustee asked staff to look into the matter. No formal vote was taken at the meeting on the complaint; the speaker asked the board to investigate and to ensure the district provides details the family needs to enforce protections.

The parent asked the board to investigate staff conduct and said some alleged actions might warrant criminal charges; board members did not comment on that legal assertion but indicated the superintendent’s office and district administration would receive the report for review.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","SUHSD Board of Trustees Meeting - July 21, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","A parent told trustees that his daughter was assaulted at Rancho Del Rey Middle School and described what he called an inadequate investigation and recordkeeping; he asked the board to refer the matter for official review.","taxTitle","Sweetwater Union High, School Districts, California","taxId",38476,"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},6159072,"Sweetwater wins community schools implementation grants for 12 sites; district outlines five-year plan",420,9453000,9873000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5456891-82ba00016c3739acc0fd7a6730d6e2bc&start=9453&end=9873","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5456891-82ba00016c3739acc0fd7a6730d6e2bc/thumbnail_9453000.jpg","/articles/6159072/California/Sweetwater-wins-community-schools-implementation-grants-for-12-sites-district-outlines-five-year-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6159072-ba7cd55605e8b43624ee8c42f22e7686/orig.mp4?Expires=1770505499&Signature=FlgNhe9WWutxBoZgnnomI9fi0-hAR-B1ng~aCkcXY8Hx6AE1bb-xkJpoBGAgHgRRcoPLN0B~ZhcnE-owfOl8DEOm1rWxyNdqE6Qe0-mCpUjI8b6zM0E2zMm5uNUjApj5B~79DYr6sSOldN7~-nnR5QsBWniAiIbKcYc8CWzlyFaDjXlU47dA8-Y1z6JjHRd03ccCnP~s2r9dVzWFC52jKbxWOnMOOtypDbzhOLztbWJ2IVi-wKPsR-j-0q6Nhf2JQprOlh6XOrRMPZKO4QQZI~cpWcCEyZlKRnMVfI8CJBpVARGVdeN-QqGQSYlq4cqdFWwMKGtWNc8rtaabGbe1Iw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Sweetwater Union High School District staff on July 21 told trustees the district received community schools implementation grants for 12 qualifying sites — eight high schools and four middle schools — and said the five-year implementation award will total close to $22 million for the district’s participating schools.

\"Community schools can transform lives,\" said Neshelly Veronica Mata, the district’s program manager for community schools, summarizing the planning work and community engagement that preceded the awards. District staff told the board they had conducted surveys and engagement sessions involving more than 16,235 participants across students, families, staff and community partners during a two‑year planning phase.

Staff said California allocated $4 billion statewide for community schools across grant cohorts and that the current awards included 12 Sweetwater sites in the state's final cohort of funded community schools. District presenters said award amounts vary by school enrollment; the five‑year implementation grants will be distributed to sites year‑to‑year based on enrollment and identified needs, with per‑site allocations reported in the range of several hundred thousand dollars per year for larger schools.

District staff outlined implementation steps for the coming year: establishing site steering committees, hiring a community schools coordinator at each site and a district-level classified relations facilitator (a CSEA position the board approved at an earlier meeting), conducting refined needs assessments, and filing annual narrative and budget progress reports with the state. Staff said a budget report for the planning grant cycle will be due September 30 and that sustainability planning will begin now so sites can maintain services after the five-year grant ends.

Board members asked about selection criteria and sustainability. Staff said sites were eligible based on state criteria (schools with 80% or more students identified as high-need) and that the district plans to braid existing funding — including LCAP and Title I supplements — and pursue partnerships to support work after the grant period.

No formal action was required for the report; board members thanked staff and community partners and asked for regular progress updates.","District staff reported that 12 Sweetwater schools — eight high schools and four middle schools — were awarded state community schools implementation grants. Staff said the grants cover roughly $22 million over five years for site planning and integrated supports, and outlined hiring and sustainability steps.",{"_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},6159077,"Counselors press district for CARPE and HeyTutor data as board seeks more transparency",962,8050000,9012000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5456891-82ba00016c3739acc0fd7a6730d6e2bc&start=8050&end=9012","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5456891-82ba00016c3739acc0fd7a6730d6e2bc/thumbnail_8050000.jpg","/articles/6159077/California/Counselors-press-district-for-CARPE-and-HeyTutor-data-as-board-seeks-more-transparency","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6159077-fc82d2da8682fdd7d9fd6a17b29af8bf/orig.mp4?Expires=1770505499&Signature=a1tpL9AW5UdTRlci~mluTCaeawq2cYi8~klHYJi1nVwKCNXppYu0WeLMjYBahc2sxexIsoATUIjHmwiyn0YVvV5TGhIRUHags6Jo1Q7Ay4p2sEj5kWVLElspIX0iyFgncUjQmlh84~23Lf3tafkdEXijQm8gEHZBfzJfudGjamqezQpYoA7BpTFL6kAzY4OQLFa2tp2pvkKRiCjiWFHiH87KW5Kv053jED1lX2Qz3m5hJhEZ499GQlYEq1nW6SlIkAM6~3LJg2iq0asRVd6EayEZ7lYXSYprIDbaIxGBzfgLLsflXE4upHPQoUigcmuuFRj1jWTGIAN85eA-sdSwFw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Counselors and union representatives on July 21 pressed the Sweetwater Union High School District for transparency and measurable outcomes from its multi-year participation in the Carpe college-access network and from a contract with the tutoring vendor HeyTutor.

\"If we are investing in an initiative year after year, we deserve transparency, results, and alignment with the needs on the ground,\" said Liza Beth Garcia, president of the Sweetwater Counseling and Guidance Association. Garcia told the board the district allocates about $18,000 per participating high school site per year for Carpe and said counselors lack direct access to some Carpe resources.

District staff responding to the board said Carpe is funded at the district level through El Cap and that the district uses braiding of funding sources — Title I, LCAP, learning recovery and A–G grants — to support college-going work. \"We do have the FAFSA completion data. We also have data in terms of A–G completion,\" Dr. Alvarez said, and staff agreed to provide a three-year update on Carpe data to the board and to school sites.

Separately, a public speaker raised questions about HeyTutor, asserting the district committed about $6,000,000 for in-person group math tutoring across 26 schools — approximately 102 tutors at $60 per hour for 25 hours per week, a figure the speaker said amounts to roughly $58,680 per tutor per year — and asked for outcome data to justify the expenditure. The board later approved item g3 (related materials) by a 5–0 vote; a separate board action on a staff report (item f3) passed 4–1.

Board members asked staff to make Carpe data and FAFSA trends available to the board and to site counseling teams; staff cautioned that federal changes to the FAFSA platform may create atypical results in one of the years and offered to provide a three‑year view to show trends. No new funding commitments were announced during the meeting; the board directed staff to provide the requested data and reports.","Counselors and union representatives urged Sweetwater Unified to publish data on Carpe college-access programming and a proposed HeyTutor contract; district staff said data will be provided and the board approved related agenda items with mixed votes.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_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},6159082,"Sweetwater opens school year with 'Sweetwater United' theme; student rep sworn in",0,7601000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5456891-82ba00016c3739acc0fd7a6730d6e2bc&start=7601&end=7601","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5456891-82ba00016c3739acc0fd7a6730d6e2bc/thumbnail_7601000.jpg","/articles/6159082/California/Sweetwater-opens-school-year-with-Sweetwater-United-theme-student-rep-sworn-in","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6159082-991693093dcba2dcdfa3f972f8d11e65/orig.mp4?Expires=1770505499&Signature=J5RilIvRVk4ureeA7jNCuup07bympRvsbBsiBfJ2t~fKktGo3bWYhrObz2WHFiI6HMAA1PgVd5N4k4DLVNwhRpK1E15OE0ppMj5B7hCUatJuWpswhcWxy-Hjf2m1cbHZfUXA0Aj-JbmfdvcrV8TRToDcLnHW7LqZmwc~tINGDc5fCk6xUlKCheRwsT1GPzPjaHqE3NP8i9Jjn5ufKjrbD9oZHIxCNih1mUVckCWalK0mD09FaKLIeE-IQefWAk~ykjF1eH8RJ2053GTzz-KcqOMAy~EIvAiWFiW2yHrzCmAYvT1AN5xHHbSsK6VqpCd5PXfkgezPz0EerrwSWFFYag__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Superintendent Marcela Segura opened the Sweetwater Union High School District’s July 21 meeting by welcoming staff, students and families to the 2025–26 school year and announcing the district’s theme, \"Sweetwater United.\" Segura said the theme reflects a focus on collaboration across teachers, support staff, administrators and families.

\"We choose collaboration over conflict, partnership over polarization, and community over isolation,\" Superintendent Marcela Segura said. Segura described visits she made to professional development sessions at San Ysidro, Montgomery and Eastlake high schools and credited staff for their work preparing for the year.

The board also swore in student board representative Elizabeth Flores, who introduced herself as Otay Ranch High School’s ASB vice president. \"I'm very honored to be here, and I'm very, very excited for this year,\" Flores said after reciting the oath of office.

The meeting included the Pledge of Allegiance and brief remarks recognizing the late teacher Eric Esperon and the district’s counseling and guidance staff. Board members and union representatives used the opening as an opportunity to highlight counselor well-being and to thank school staff for summer outreach and orientation events.

No formal board action was taken on the superintendent’s remarks or the swearing-in; the items were presented as part of the meeting’s opening ceremonies and routine district business.","Superintendent and board opened the 2025–26 school year, emphasizing a district theme of 'Sweetwater United' and swore in Elizabeth Flores as student board representative.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6159087,"Sweetwater trustees reopen two student cases, approve employee leave and a classified dismissal",23,7729000,7752000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5456891-82ba00016c3739acc0fd7a6730d6e2bc&start=7729&end=7752","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5456891-82ba00016c3739acc0fd7a6730d6e2bc/thumbnail_7729000.jpg","/articles/6159087/California/Sweetwater-trustees-reopen-two-student-cases-approve-employee-leave-and-a-classified-dismissal","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6159087-30c2bf4f33dd4af1e9a2f0fb6e4c3562/orig.mp4?Expires=1770505499&Signature=g9zazhGYOLroajQJZY-Hu3~Bt4aJXjX8YhrmfUWImktpau0CSUQiTZSbsGRo61XpZ8w1etSeSB84ZTfeYPWCuDO7TXkqquwCLl0~~sTBk4QBn0g1z4b8ZoAf5wJOvMVYzmAdyeo5wt17h2ruCpfkIrcrbgWKfgIguN5VdWY6O~YOGfybJfzv-7a3OSfEoGxEJB5ssxVYTVdBd9TC9Ui0mMWNc4Z3JvzpU2LaxXdexwt3j2TQfat6U5xLfd4xmegmgngFyk3u7acpqTxOmbwtKEnLXouX1L4OSaLVl16rFjVmy8-KN-35XpOvrIiRweAEjY51RS2b0oJO0wDG75NFgQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Sweetwater Union High School District Board of Trustees announced on July 21 that it had approved the reinstatement of two students, granted a certificated employee a leave of absence and approved the dismissal of one classified employee following a closed-session meeting.

Trustee Solis moved to approve the reinstatement of two students; Trustee Arancibia seconded. The board recorded votes as \"yes\" from Arancibia, Emerald, Lopez, Lopez and Solis. Trustee Arancibia moved, and Trustee Lopez seconded, to approve a request for a leave of absence for one certificated employee; the board again recorded the same yes votes. Trustee Lopez moved, and Trustee Arancibia seconded, to approve the dismissal of one classified employee; the board announced that motion as carried. These actions were taken in closed session under Education Code section 48916 through 48918 and Government Code Section 54957, as reported when the board reconvened.

Board President Lopez Zepeda read the district’s closed-session summary aloud after the meeting and identified the statutory authorities used for the deliberations. The items listed in the meeting notice included student expulsions and reinstatements, public-employee discipline and dismissal, anticipated litigation and labor negotiations.

Because the proceedings occurred in closed session, the board provided only the motions and vote tallies on the record when it returned to open session; no further factual details about the individual student cases or personnel matters were reported at that time.

The board approved its regular meeting agenda and the consent calendar later in open session by recorded votes, and several other agenda items were discussed and voted on after the closed session.","In closed session July 21 the Sweetwater Union High School District Board of Trustees approved the reinstatement of two students, granted a certificated employee leave of absence and approved dismissal of one classified employee, the board announced when it reconvened.","actionData","errors"]

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