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Votes at a glance: Tehachapi Unified approves permits, agreements, surplus property, committee appointments; readmission and settlement reported after closed‑‑‑
Summary
The Tehachapi Unified School District Governing Board took several formal votes at its Aug. 26 meeting, approving personnel permits, vendor agreements, surplus property declarations and committee appointments. Closed session reported a student readmission and acceptance of a legal settlement.
The Tehachapi Unified School District Governing Board took several formal votes at its Aug. 26 meeting. Below are the actions the board recorded and the vote outcomes as reflected in the meeting record.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda: Approved by motion of Vice President Kelly, seconded by Trustee Christiansen. Vote: 7‑0.
- Provisional Internship Permit (PIP) for the 2025–26 school year, multiple subject (Lynch): Motion by Vice President Kelly; seconded by Trustee Cooper. Outcome: Approved, 7‑0.
- Agreement with Bethany Zoller, Insights Assessments and Counseling: Motion by Trustee Christiansen; seconded by Vice President Kelly. Outcome: Approved, 7‑0.
- Appointment of Facilities Advisory Committee members: Motion by Trustee Napier; seconded by Trustee Sweeney. Outcome: Approved, 7‑0. (Appointees listed in the Facilities Advisory Committee article.)
- Declaration of district property as surplus/obsolete (nutrition services, Tehachapi High School and the district office): Motion by Trustee Sweeney; seconded by Vice President Kelly. Roll call: Ayes — President Kaminski, Vice President Kelly, Clerk Wood, Trustee Cooper, Trustee Christiansen, Trustee Napier, Trustee Sweeney. Outcome: Approved, 7‑0.
Closed session reportouts
- Readmission after expulsion (Education Code sections cited in notice): The board reported it reviewed evidence and found the student in case number 2020Four‑twenty25 had fulfilled the rehabilitation plan and was readmitted effective Aug. 26, 2025. Motion by Vice President Kelly; seconded by Trustee Cooper. Vote: roll call, 7‑0.
- Conference with legal counsel — existing litigation (OAH case number reported): The board voted to accept a settlement agreement for the listed case. Motion by Vice President Kelly; seconded by Trustee Christiansen. Vote: roll call, 7‑0.
Details and references
The readmission item was noticed under Education Code provisions (the meeting referenced education code sections 48916 and 35146 when announcing the closed‑session agenda). The open‑meeting votes on consent items and agreements were taken by voice vote or roll call as indicated in the transcript; all recorded public motions passed unanimously.
Why this matters: The board’s actions affect personnel authorizations (the PIP), student services (the counseling agreement), district property disposition, the composition of the facilities advisory body and the outcome of specific student and litigation matters. Several of the votes were routine consent items; two closed‑session items (student readmission and a settlement) were reported out afterward.
For reference: district staff identified the readmission student case as “2020Four‑twenty25” in the meeting record and cited an OAH case number for the litigation matter.
