Monrovia board approves slate of contracts, curriculum purchases and personnel agreements; Boys & Girls Club deal set for one year

The Monrovia Unified School District Board on June 11 approved a series of consent and action items covering curriculum purchases, service contracts and personnel agreements as it closed the school year.

The board approved multiple items on the consent calendar, described on the district agenda as 27 separate entries for contracts and expenditures that take effect for the 2025–26 school year. Among action items moved by the board were a new freshman seminar graduation requirement, an overnight retreat for high‑school student leaders, and extension of an MHS cheer‑camp field trip.

Several vendor and program agreements were approved: an agreement renewed and expanded with FoodEd to include a high‑school level program; a DIBELS license with Amplify for reading assessment; the IXL learning platform (with Board member Lockerbie recorded as abstaining because she said she lacked information); and adoption of instructional materials from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for an elementary biliteracy pathway. The board also approved an agreement with the California Mental Health Services Authority and a memorandum of understanding with the California High Speed Rail Authority to support a student engineering program.

The board ratified tentative salary and contract agreements with the Monrovia Teachers Association (MTA) and with the California School Employees Association (CSEA), finalized a salary agreement covering administrative, management and confidential employees, and approved continued use of CSBA (California School Boards Association) services as listed on the agenda.

After public comment and discussion about scope and safety, the board approved a one‑year service agreement with the Boys & Girls Club to run elementary after‑school sites for the 2025–26 school year. District staff confirmed the originally listed three‑year term on the agenda was an error and the board requested staff to report back with protocols for handling student medical needs.

The board also voted to reinstate site visits by trustees, a practice the speakers said had been restricted under the prior superintendent. No formal vote tallies or named movers were recorded in the meeting audio for many items; meeting materials posted with the agenda include the detailed contract and packet links referenced by speakers.

Votes at a glance - Overnight retreat for high‑school leadership team — moved through (outcome: approved) - MHS cheer camp extended field trip — approved - Freshman seminar “Wildcat Way” added as a graduation requirement — approved - FoodEd contract expanded to include high‑school programming — approved - Amplify DIBELS reading assessment license — approved - IXL online learning platform — approved (Board member Lockerbie abstained) - California Mental Health Services Authority agreement — approved - MOU with California High Speed Rail Authority (student program) — approved - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt biliteracy materials (elementary) — approved - Boys & Girls Club after‑school agreement (corrected to one year) — approved; staff to report back on student medical protocols - Tentative agreements ratified with MTA and CSEA — approved - Salary agreement for administrative/management/confidential employees — approved - CSBA services (Grama services/contract) — approved

Context and next steps: Speakers directed staff to return with protocol details for contractors working with students (medical needs and on‑site procedures) and flagged a correction to the Boys & Girls Club contract term. The board announced it will be dark in July and hold a special meeting June 24 and the regular meeting June 25.