Fairfield‑Suisun Unified board approves vendor awards, lease‑leaseback for Armijo CTE, and revises graduation policy

The Fairfield‑Suisun Unified School District governing board on Monday voted unanimously to approve several procurement awards, a lease‑leaseback construction contract for the Armijo career‑technical education and theater modernization project, two recognition resolutions, and a revision to the district's high‑school graduation policy.

The board approved award of RFP 22326 for Child Nutrition Services products to a set of vendors named in the solicitation and approved RFQP 22466 for special‑education staffing services. The board also approved lease‑leaseback contract documents (24F127) with Clark/Sullivan Construction for the Armijo CTE and theater modernization project. Board members asked for a separate action to permit demolition related to the project; district staff clarified demolition will be considered separately and was not included in the current vote.

The board adopted two resolutions recognizing personnel: one designating May 5–9, 2025, as Week of the Teacher in the district and another recognizing classified employees with a week in May (dates presented to the board by staff). Assistant Superintendent Ken Whittemore presented both items and urged the board to approve the recognitions. Whittemore said the district appreciates teachers and classified staff for their daily work serving students and asked the board for approval of both resolutions.

The board also approved a revision to Board Policy 06/2001 on high‑school graduation requirements. Board members praised the revisions as expanding student pathways and noted the change will create additional elective opportunities for some students.

All motions were approved without recorded opposition during roll call. The meeting record shows motions were made and seconded for each item and that the clerk called for and recorded unanimous votes; the transcript does not provide roll‑call vote counts or a complete roll‑call list for each action.

Votes at a glance: - RFP 22326 (Child Nutrition Services products) — Motion to approve moved by Dr. Tilley; seconded by Vice President Flynn; outcome: approved (unanimous). Vendors named in the meeting: Imperial Dade; Individual Food Service; The Danielson Company; Gold Star Foods, Inc.; Cisco Sacramento. - RFQP 22466 (Special education staffing) — Motion to approve moved by Dr. Tilley; seconded by Vice President Flynn; outcome: approved (unanimous). - Lease‑leaseback contract documents (24F127) with Clark/Sullivan Construction for Armijo CTE and theater modernization — Motion to approve moved by Dr. Tilley; seconded by Dr. Duarte; outcome: approved (unanimous). Note: demolition permitting will be handled in a separate action and was not covered by this approval. - Resolution recognizing Week of the Teacher (May 5–9, 2025) — Presented by Assistant Superintendent Ken Whittemore; motion to approve; outcome: adopted (unanimous). - Resolution recognizing classified employees (dates presented by staff) — Motion to approve; outcome: adopted (unanimous). - Revised Board Policy 06/2001 (High school graduation requirements) — Motion to approve moved by Dr. Tilley; seconded by Dr. Duarte; outcome: approved (unanimous).

What this means: The procurement awards authorize vendor contracts for food and staffing services used across district operations; the lease‑leaseback contract moves the Armijo CTE and theater modernization project forward while permitting separate review and approval of demolition work; and the policy revision changes district graduation pathways and elective structure as described by board members during the meeting.

Details not specified in the meeting record: the transcript does not include final dollar amounts, exact contract durations, the full text or internal numbers for the resolutions beyond items presented by staff, or an itemized roll‑call vote for each board member. Those details are not specified in the public transcript and were not announced during the meeting.