Rialto Unified schedules closed session to consult legal counsel on personnel and labor negotiations

The Rialto Unified School District Board of Education listed a closed-session agenda item to consult with legal counsel and labor negotiators on public employee discipline, dismissal, reassignment and collective-bargaining negotiations, according to the meeting transcript.

The item, announced in Spanish on the record, identified personnel and labor topics including discipline, dismissal and reassignment of public employees and named district personnel and union representatives that would be part of the discussion. The transcript lists Superintendent Dr. Edward de Sousa and personnel staff Ronda Kramer, Roxanne Dominguez and Armando Urteaga as participants. Labor organizations named in the transcript include the California School Employees Association (CSEA) chapters referenced and the Communications Workers of America (CWA) with a section number cited in the spoken record. The transcript also refers broadly to the Government Code but does not specify a section citation.

The record contains an additional brief reference to a "termination al contrato" and to a "solicito de licencia" (contract termination and a request for leave) but does not record any motion, vote or formal outcome tied to those items. The transcript excerpted the agenda language for the closed session; it does not include text showing whether the board took action in closed session or disclosed any decisions when the meeting returned to open session.

Because personnel discipline and collective-bargaining discussions are commonly handled in closed session under state law, the transcript’s agenda language and named participants indicate the board addressed employment and labor matters behind closed doors. The meeting record provided does not show a public vote or final resolution on the items named; any formal actions, findings or minutes would appear in the board’s official minutes or a subsequent public report if the board voted to disclose them.