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Votes at a glance: Tehachapi Unified board approves bargaining reopener, labor negotiators, charter MOU, tax impoundment and educator declaration; expulsion and
Summary
The Tehachapi Unified School District board recorded several formal actions at its April 8 meeting, including an expulsion (with conditions), approval to begin negotiations with the teachers’ association, appointment of labor negotiators, approval of a charter MOU, adoption of a tax impoundment resolution and approval of the declaration of need for credentialing.
The Tehachapi Unified School District Board of Trustees recorded multiple formal actions at its April 8 meeting. Major votes included an expulsion (closed session), approval to begin reopener negotiations with the teachers’ association, appointment of labor negotiators, approval of a memorandum of understanding for a charter school, adoption of a resolution to impound local tax revenues pending appeals, and approval of the district’s Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators. Each item below lists the motion outcome and key details from the record.
Expulsion (closed session) • Motion/outcome: The board voted to expel a pupil in student case 2024‑2025 number 9, with the expulsion suspended until the student’s training or IEP is completed; placement to be determined by the IEP team. Motion by Trustee Wood, seconded by Trustee Kelly; roll call vote recorded as unanimous (7‑0). • Authority cited: Education Code sections 48917 and 48918. • Clarifying detail: The expulsion is suspended contingent on completion of training/IEP; the IEP team will determine placement when the suspension ends.
Reopener negotiations with Tehachapi Association of Teachers (TAT) • Motion/outcome: The board approved the district’s Sunshine (reopener) proposal to begin negotiations for the 07/01/2025–06/30/2026 agreement. Motion by Trustee Christiansen, seconded by Vice President Kelly; carried 7‑0. • Topics the district proposed to open: Article 3 (salary), Article 4 (health and welfare benefits), Article 10 (safety/conditions of employment), Article 11 (evaluations). The district reserved the right to amend during negotiations. • Authority cited: Government Code section 3547 (Sunshine/reopener notice).
Appointment of labor negotiators • Motion/outcome: The board appointed proposed labor negotiators to represent the board in 2025–26 negotiations: Superintendent Brian Bell (designate), Hojat Antizari (Chief Administrator of Business Services), and DWK legal counsel (Kenneth/Candice Bedoyan listed in minutes). Motion by Vice President Kelly, seconded by Trustee Cooper; carried 7‑0.
MOU with Oro Grande School District (Mojave River Academy Silver Mountain) • Motion/outcome: The board approved a memorandum of understanding allowing Mojave River Academy (Oro Grande School District) to operate within Tehachapi Unified School District boundaries in accordance with Assembly Bill 1507 requirements. Motion by Vice President Kelly, seconded by Trustee Sweeney; carried 7‑0. • Authority/context: AB 1507 requires the district in which a charter operates be afforded certain procedural opportunities; the MOU confirms the charter’s local operation arrangements.
Resolution to impound local tax revenues (Resolution No. 01 APR 25) • Motion/outcome: The board adopted Resolution No. 01 APR 25 authorizing the superintendent to report an amount for impoundment of local tax revenues pending assessment appeals and litigation; roll call vote recorded as unanimous (7‑0). • Clarifying detail: The county requested impoundment of $1,916,549.53 for pending appeals; the resolution directs the superintendent to coordinate with the County Auditor‑Controller to impound the appropriate amount from anticipated local tax revenues, not from general reserves. • Authorities cited in staff presentation: Education Code section 35201 (limitations on repayment of tax refunds), Education Code section 14240 (authority to direct county auditor to impound local tax revenues pending appeals). (As read on the record with numeric formatting.)
Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators (2025–26) • Motion/outcome: The board approved the annual Declaration of Need that allows the district to employ permitted, intern or waiver credential holders if fully credentialed candidates cannot be found. Motion by Vice President Kelly, seconded by Trustee Sweeney; carried 7‑0. • Clarifying detail: Administration said the district currently has approximately 5–7 open positions and about 12 interns/permit holders employed; the declaration enables timely hiring pending credential processing and must be filed with the county office and state.
Other routine actions • Consent agenda: The board approved the consent agenda by single motion (7‑0). Items bundled under consent were described as routine; individual items were not separately debated on the record.
Meeting procedures and voting notes • In several items the minutes record an ‘‘All in favor say aye’’ voice vote followed by ‘‘Motion carries 7‑0.’’ Several roll calls were recorded where individual trustees were named and recorded as voting ‘‘Aye.’’ The official minutes contain the formal roll call entries used above.
Ending: All recorded motions described above carried unanimously as noted; where items are informational only (for example, the summer facilities presentation) the board requested follow‑up scheduling and budget details rather than taking final action.
