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Votes at a glance: CVUSD board approves interim budget, contracts, MOUs and records expulsions
Summary
At its meeting the Coachella Valley Unified School District board approved the district's second interim report and a series of contracts, MOUs and purchases, and announced three stipulated expulsions in closed session; the board also voted 3–2 not to approve a resignation agreement for an employee.
The Coachella Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees approved a series of motions including the 2024–25 second interim report and multi‑year projection, multiple contracts and purchase authorizations, and formal personnel actions announced after closed session.
In closed session the board approved three stipulated expulsions: case numbers 24\25‑012, 24\25‑013 and 24\25‑014. The board also did not approve a resignation agreement for employee number 202509680; that motion failed by a 3–2 vote (ayes: Trustee Arredondo, Trustee Tortoise, Trustee Vargas; noes: President Julia Acuna Jr. and Trustee Valerie Garcia), as announced when the board returned to open session.
Outside closed session the board approved the following actions (motions noted as presented at the meeting):
- Approval of a memorandum of understanding with St. John’s Community Health for school‑based health services (no cost to the district; board discussion noted the partner provides services at no cost other than space). Motion carried (vote recorded as in favor; motion carries).
- Approval of the Title I equitable services plan for Xavier College Preparatory High School, providing Title I services for students who live inside district boundaries but attend the private school. Motion carried.
- Authorization to award E‑Rate Category 1 contract (RFP #109‑2025) for student hotspots and school bus Wi‑Fi. Motion carried.
- Authorization to award E‑Rate Category 2 contract (RFP #110‑2025) for internal connections (2025 E‑Rate funding year). Motion carried.
- Approval of purchase from Apple Inc. for student iPads, classroom Apple TVs and iPad cases. Motion carried.
- Approval of the 2024–25 second interim report and multi‑year projection (see separate article for details). Motion carried.
- Approval to increase a purchase order with Clean Diesel Specialists. Motion carried.
- Authorization to award Bid #174‑2025FB for North Shore Elementary School — relocation of a 24‑inch main water line for Coachella Valley Water District. Motion carried; board noted the work was in the North Shore Elementary budget.
- Adoption of Resolution 2025‑36 authorizing participation in a national purchasing cooperative contract (Blick Art / GPA national purchasing cooperative contract #23‑13P‑04). Motion carried.
- Approval of a memorandum of understanding with CSEA Chapter 109 regarding contractual layoff language and the seniority list. Motion carried.
- Approval for 15 K–12 teachers to attend the 2025 Good Teaching Conference (Garden Grove, CA); board noted the trip is mandated by contract. Motion carried.
- Approval of the consent calendar covering routine district items. Motion carried.
Votes on many routine purchasing and contracting items were recorded as carried after the board asked for questions and received none; the board used the standard roll‑call/voice vote formula for those items and recorded motions as approved.
Actions coming out of closed session were announced when the board returned to open session. The three expulsions were approved on stipulated agreements; the district announced the motions were made by Trustee Arredondo and seconded by Trustee Tortoise for at least some of the expulsions, with the votes recorded as 5–0 for the expulsions listed. The decision not to approve the resignation agreement on employee number 202509680 was recorded as a 3–2 vote with the ayes and noes announced publicly.
The meeting included brief public comment, multiple recognitions of students and coaches, and multiple reports from student trustees and board members before the series of business and human resources actions was taken.
