Board approves routine fiscal and governance items; reports closed-session appointments

The Temecula Valley Unified board approved several routine resolutions and financial reports during its Sept. 9 meeting and reported actions taken in closed session. Key adopted items included scheduling a public hearing on sufficiency of instructional materials and adopting resolutions for wire transfer payments and the Gann limit; the board also approved the district’s unaudited actual financial report for 2024–25. Votes on these items were unanimous.

In closed session the board announced three formal actions: it denied a damages claim (LB, dated Aug. 8, 2025) by a vote of 4-1 with one recusal; it appointed Dr. Kimberly Velez as superintendent, with a term beginning Jan. 1, 2026, subject to contract negotiations (approved 5-0); and it appointed Nicole Dais as assistant superintendent of educational support services effective Jan. 1, 2026 (approved 5-0). Board staff read these actions into the public record as required by law after the closed session concluded.

Other fiscal items approved during the open meeting included adoption of the district Gann limit and acceptance of the unaudited actuals for the 2024–25 fiscal year. Trustees and staff briefly thanked finance staff for close alignment between projections and actuals. The student board member also gave an update thanking staff and community partners for site work this month.

Several consent-agenda minutes and routine items were pulled for discussion or correction, and the board approved the remaining consent items in a recorded roll call. The board adjourned the meeting at 11:09 p.m.