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Kern County board approves consent items, accepts audits and recognizes student representative; staff present Jobs Plus program
Summary
The Kern County Board of Education approved routine consent items including diplomas and audit reports and heard an informational presentation on the Jobs Plus workforce program for alternative‑education students.
The Kern County Board of Education approved a package of consent items and heard an informational presentation on an alternative‑education workforce program during its Dec. 17 meeting.
Why it matters: The board’s routine approvals advanced administrative business for county education operations and charter partners; the Jobs Plus presentation highlighted a county program that places alternative‑education students into paid internships and follows graduates for up to four quarters.
The board approved the meeting agenda and minutes from its prior meeting by voice vote. Trustees then approved graduation diplomas presented for the period and accepted the Williams quarterly report; CFO/staff reported no findings. The board accepted and filed two annual audit reports for Grow Charter School and Wonderful (no audit findings were noted) and approved a resolution authorizing the Kern County Bar Association to run mock‑trial competitions in 2025.
During informational item 3.1, staff from the county superintendent’s office described Jobs Plus, a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)‑funded program that provides career readiness workshops, industrial certifications (for example, forklift training and CPR), paid student internships with local partners (including the county’s central kitchen and a local coffee roaster), and follow‑up support for up to four quarters after program exit. Presenters said Jobs Plus serves students in alternative education and satellite campuses across the county.
Trustees also presented and adopted a resolution recognizing outgoing student representative Violetta Marisol Morales for her service; the resolution was entered into the official minutes for Dec. 17, 2024.
Motions and votes recorded in the meeting used standard roll‑call and voice procedures; trustees recorded “aye” for the motions listed and there were no recorded opposed votes on the consent items or the resolution honoring the student representative.
The board set future dates and housekeeping items, and recessed for a brief break before moving to additional agenda items.
