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Votes at a glance: Moreland board approves certificated assignments, cooperative purchasing authorization and amended security contract
Summary
The Moreland School District Board of Trustees approved several routine agenda items by voice vote, including certificated emergency assignments for study-skills teachers, authorization to use cooperative purchasing contracts and Amendment No. 1 to a three-year security services agreement with 3 S Security Inc.; the consent calendar also passed.
The Moreland School District Board of Trustees approved multiple routine items in a single evening by voice vote, including emergency certificated assignments, continued authority to use cooperative purchasing contracts, and an amendment to the district’s three-year security services agreement with 3 S Security Inc.
Trustees voted to approve certificated assignments "based on education codes," allowing five teachers to be assigned to study-skills classes despite credential mismatches the administration described as temporary. The superintendent’s office said the assignments are for separate elective periods and staff will verify placements after the first day of school.
The board authorized the district to use cooperative purchasing contracts, multiple-award schedules and approved California state contracts to streamline procurement and seek cost savings. A district staff member, identified in the meeting transcript only as Chris from business services, described these as “piggyback contracts” the district has used previously and said the board would continue to receive transparency reports.
Trustees also approved Amendment No. 1 to the agreement with 3 S Security Inc. The amendment reduces the contractor’s daytime scope while retaining road-patrol coverage at sites six days a week between roughly 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., the superintendent’s office said. Board discussion noted ongoing concerns about campus thefts and the overall contract cost: one board member said the service “still requires a million dollars” over the contract period, but the transcript did not record an exact contract dollar amount.
The consent calendar, approved by voice vote, included routine items and a highlighted partnership that will send San Jose Police volunteers to an overnight student program at Anderson; trustees praised the program’s community-building and called the opportunity “free” for participating students.
Each of the above items was approved by voice vote; the meeting record shows "aye" responses but does not show roll-call tallies or named individual votes.
