Board approves bond issuance, math adoption and labor agreement; multiple proclamations adopted

The Mount Diablo Unified School District Board of Education at its April 23 meeting approved a series of formal actions, including general obligation bond financings, a standards‑aligned K–8 math adoption, and a collective bargaining settlement with district classified staff.

The board voted 5–0 to authorize issuance of refunding general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $90 million to refinance outstanding Measure C Series A bonds and to proceed with a new‑money issuance under the 2018 Measure J authorization (Series C) not to exceed $55 million. District staff presented three structure options and the board approved the plan that shortens repayment and closes out Measure J sooner while remaining well under the district’s tax‑rate targets.

Also approved 5–0 were a standards‑aligned elementary and middle school math adoption (committee recommendation to adopt McGraw Hill Reveal Math for K–8), a tentative two‑year…