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Votes at a glance: Carpinteria Unified approves minutes, SARC, warrants and Measure U completion; multiple donations accepted
Summary
At its Jan. 28 meeting the Carpinteria Unified School District Board approved routine minutes and agenda items, accepted several donations and gifts, approved warrants, accepted the 2023-24 School Accountability Report Cards (SARCs) and approved a notice of completion for a Measure U project.
The Carpinteria Unified School District Board of Trustees took a series of routine approvals at its Jan. 28 regular meeting. Below is a concise summary of motions, votes and key details recorded in the public meeting.
- Approval of minutes, Jan. 14, 2025: Motion moved and seconded; the board voted to approve the minutes.
- Approval of the agenda and consent agenda: The board approved the agenda and consent agenda with item E3 (presentation from the Warrior Pool Foundation) pulled from tonight's agenda prior to the vote.
- Warrants: The board approved warrants for the period Jan. 10'Jan. 23 in the amount of $870,946.25.
- Gifts, grants and donations (accepted with gratitude): - Roberto Robledo and Maria Clara Garcia: $500 to Carpinteria High School ASB student-aid account. - Linda Lang: $50.50 to CHS Future Farmers of America. - Anonymous donor: $1,000 to CHS baseball club (in memory of Daryl Brown). - Eric Keuler: a donated drum set valued at $2,000 to Carpinteria Middle School music program. - Rotary Club of Carpinteria: donated musical instruments and equipment valued at approximately $31,000 to Carpinteria Middle School music programs (violins, violas, microphones, saxophone and replacement instruments). - Anonymous (through Carpinteria Education Foundation): $8,715.82 to CHS AVID for field trips. - Anonymous: assorted musical instruments (electric guitar and amplifier, violin, keyboard, acoustic guitar) estimated at $500 to CMS music.
- F1: School Accountability Report Cards (SARC) for the 2023'24 school year: The board voted to approve the SARCs as required by state law.
- H1: Measure U, notice of completion for Catalino Elementary School Learning Center: The board approved final notice of completion for McGillivray (McGillivray/MacGillivray Construction Inc.) with a completed construction amount of $1,660,965.10; retention and release timelines were stated consistent with public-contract and civil-code provisions.
Meeting votes on these routine items were called and recorded as "Aye" in roll-call or voice votes; no recorded "no" votes or abstentions were announced during the motions described in the meeting transcript.
Why it matters: These routine approvals advance the district's regular business, move Measure U construction to final completion steps and add donated resources to campus programs. Several donations directly supported music and extracurricular programs at middle and high schools.
Ending: The board moved from routine approvals to continued review of the FY2025-26 budget; no additional formal actions were taken on grants or contracts beyond those listed above at the Jan. 28 meeting.
