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Sweetwater trustees reinstate three students, approve two principal hires and decide on certificated leave requests after closed session
Summary
After a closed-session meeting June 9, the Sweetwater Union High School District board voted to reinstate three students, appointed two principals (one at Montgomery High and one to the district’s Sweetwater Union High program), and acted on several certificated leave requests.
After meeting in closed session, the Sweetwater Union High School District Board of Trustees on June 9 approved the reinstatement of three students, appointed two principals and ruled on multiple certificated leave requests.
The board voted to reinstate three students; the motion was moved by Arancibia and seconded by Lopez, and the recorded vote was Arancibia — yes; Emerald — yes; Lopez — yes; Lopez — yes; Solis — yes. The students were identified in closed session by case and ID number; those identifiers were not released during the public meeting.
The board also approved two principal appointments. A motion moved by Martie Emerald and seconded by Arancibia approved the appointment of Sasha Scott as principal of Montgomery High School (vote recorded: Arancibia — yes; Emerald — yes; Lopez — yes; Lopez — yes; Solis — yes). In a separate motion moved by Solis and seconded by Emerald, the board approved the appointment of Joe Lara as principal for Sweetwater Union High (vote recorded: Arancibia — yes; Emerald — yes; Lopez — yes; Lopez — yes; Solis — yes).
Trustees also voted on certificated leaves of absence. A motion (moved by Lopez and seconded by Arancibia) approved requests for leaves of absence for two certificated employees and denied leave requests for three other certificated employees. The vote was recorded as Arancibia — yes; Emerald — yes; Lopez — yes; Lopez — yes; Solis — yes.
All closed-session actions were announced after the board returned to open session; the board cited Education Code sections 48916–48918 for the student-item authority and Government Code sections 54957 and 54957.6 for the public-employee and labor-negotiation items discussed in closed session. No additional details (student names, personnel files, or ID numbers) were released during the public portion of the meeting.
The board’s formal minutes will reflect the motions and the roll-call voting shown at the June 9 meeting. The superintendent and district staff will carry out the personnel and reinstatement actions consistent with district procedures.
Looking ahead, the board will return to its regular agenda items at the next public meeting.
