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Board confirms expulsions and appoints principal and director in closed session

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Summary

In closed session the Desert Sands Unified board approved three stipulated expulsion cases and unanimously voted to appoint Monica Rodriguez as principal of Indio High School and Carlos Montel as director of nutrition services.

The Desert Sands Unified School District board reported closed-session actions at the June 24 meeting, confirming three stipulated student expulsions and approving two administrative appointments.

The board announced it approved stipulated expulsion case “20 fourtwenty five-sixty 7” on a motion made by Trustee Porras and seconded by Trustee Pierce; the motion carried 5-0. The board also approved stipulated expulsion case “20 fourtwenty 5 dash 71” on a motion made by Trustee Porras and seconded by Trustee Duran; the motion carried 5-0. A third stipulated expulsion case, “20 fourtwenty 5 dash 72,” was approved on a motion made by Trustee Porras and seconded by Trustee Duran; that motion also carried 5-0.

The board further announced it approved, unanimously, two closed-session personnel appointments: Monica Rodriguez as principal for Indio High School (certificated management recommendation) and Carlos Montel as director of nutrition services (classified management recommendation). The motions to appoint were made by Trustee Porras and seconded by Trustee Alvarez and carried unanimously.

The board’s public statement at the meeting provided the motions, seconders and that each action carried 5-0; no additional details about the expulsions were released in open session.