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Bassett board approves superintendent contract, updates interdistrict attendance policy and appoints Torch Middle principal
Summary
The board approved multiple governance items on Aug. 26, including hiring a principal for Torch Middle School, a superintendent employment contract through 2029, administrative updates to interdistrict attendance policy, and authorization to apply for a provisional internship permit from the state credentialing commission.
The Bassett Unified School District Board of Education approved several personnel and policy items during its Aug. 26 regular meeting.
In closed session the board approved the appointment of Entrece Ellerbe (reported on the record) as principal at Torch Middle School, effective Sept. 2, 2025, pending human-resources clearance. The closed-session action was reported publicly: the motion passed with five affirmative votes and no opposition or abstentions.
The board also approved a stipulated award claim (claim number 24654990001) in the amount of $32,697.50 via a stipulated award that includes future medical open, the board reported during the closed-session summary.
In open session the board unanimously approved a superintendent employment contract covering the period July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2029. The board also approved administrative regulation and board-policy revisions to BP/AR 5117 (interdistrict attendance). Trustees discussed that the district is shifting away from running as a "district of choice" and will use the interdistrict-permit process for transfers; trustees said the policy change aligns practice with current procedures. The board waived a second reading and approved the BP/AR on motions recorded in the meeting minutes.
Other approved items included authorization to submit provisional internship permit applications to the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (motion approved) and approval of a Sunkist Elementary PTA donation process: the board directed the Sunkist principal to appoint a small advisory committee (one student, one parent, one teacher) to consider a proposed "buddy bench" donation, hold a public hearing and return a recommendation to the board at a future meeting in conformance with BP 7310.
Meeting minutes show motions, seconds and roll-call votes for the listed items; staff said human-resources clearances and the employment-clearance process remain conditions of the new principal appointment.
