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Desert Sands Unified board approves consent agenda, personnel retirements and closed-session student matters
Summary
The board approved the minutes and agenda, multiple grouped consent items, certified retirements and classified retirements, settled two closed-session matters and approved notices of non-reelection; several student discipline cases were approved in closed session.
The Desert Sands Unified School District Board of Education unanimously approved the meeting minutes and the agenda and adopted multiple grouped consent items at its March 4 meeting.
Votes at a glance - Approval of minutes (regular meeting of Feb. 18, 2025): motion carried; vote recorded as 5-0 with one preferential vote. The motion was moved and seconded during roll call. - Approval of the agenda for the regular meeting of March 4, 2025: motion carried 5-0 with one preferential vote. - General functions: business services (4 items) — motion to take as a group carried 5-0. - General functions: educational services (8 items) — motion to take as a group carried 5-0. - General functions: personnel services (8 items) — motion to take as a group carried 5-0. - Consent items, business services (8 items) — motion carried 5-0. - Consent items, educational services (8 items) — motion carried 5-0. - Consent items, student support services (2 items) — motion carried 5-0.
Closed-session and student matters In closed session the board took formal action on several student matters. Dr. Mabel Moore announced the outcomes in open session: - Reinstatement: Case number 20/3/2024-18. Motion to reinstate made by Trustee Porras and seconded by Trustee Alvarez; the motion carried 4-0 with the board accepting the recommendation of reinstatement (open-session announcement recorded the motion as carried 4-0). - Stipulated expulsions: Case number 20/4/2024-25. Motion by Trustee Porras, seconded by Trustee Alvarez; motion carried 4-0 with the board accepting the stipulated expulsion recommendation. - Stipulated expulsions: Case number 24/25-30. Motion by Trustee Alvarez, seconded by Trustee Porras; motion carried 4-0 with the board accepting the stipulated expulsion recommendation. - Expulsion: Case number 24/25-12. Motion by Trustee Alvarez, seconded by Trustee Morris; the announcement recorded the motion as carried with four votes in favor and one abstention by Trustee Duran (open-session text: "the motion carried 4 0, with trustee Durand abstaining").
Personnel actions and retirements The board approved personnel actions and recognized multiple certificated and classified retirements: - Certificated retirements announced: Alisa Getty (Palm Desert Charter Middle School), Deborah Dolan (principal, Palm Desert Charter Middle School), Paul Craft (Earhart Elementary), Mary Nelson (Creek Ranch Elementary), Douglas Olmstead (Washington Charter Elementary), and Amy Zink (Madison). The board recorded that the combined service of those certificated retirees totals roughly 102 years. - Classified retirements announced: Angelina Bizon (Roosevelt Elementary, AA bilingual) and Pablo Macias (transportation bus driver); combined service of 46 years.
Closed-session settlements and notices - General release and settlement agreements SSS #9/2024-2025 and SSS #10/2024-2025: motions to approve carried 5-0. - Notices of non-reelection for certificated employees (two separate employees) pursuant to the Education Code reference provided in the meeting were approved by roll call 5-0 and staff was directed to send legal notices.
What it means: Board business was completed largely by unanimous votes on grouped consent items and personnel matters. Several student disciplinary matters and settlement agreements were finalized in closed session and announced in open session. Board members asked that future packets include additional detail on specific items when needed.
