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Votes at a glance: Mount Diablo board approves resolutions, personnel appointments, audit and school plans (Jan. 22, 2025)
Summary
At its Jan. 22 meeting the Mount Diablo board approved multiple resolutions recognizing school counseling week, Black History Month and CTE Month; accepted the 2023–24 independent audit; adopted school plans and several personnel and administrative items. All recorded votes were unanimous (5-0) with support from student trustee Ochoa.
The Mount Diablo Unified School District board approved several resolutions, personnel appointments, contracts and reports at its Jan. 22 meeting. Most motions passed unanimously (5–0) with support recorded from student trustee Ochoa.
Key votes and formal actions (motion mover/second, outcome):
- Approval of board minutes for Jan. 8, 2025 — motion by Trustee Mason; second by Trustee Nzewi. Outcome: adopted (5-0).
- Approval of amended meeting agenda (move item 12.3 ahead of 8.1) — motion by Trustee Kount; second by Trustee Mason. Outcome: adopted (5-0).
- Acceptance of 2023–24 independent audit (Nigro & Nigro) — motion by Trustee Mason; second by Trustee McDougall. Outcome: accepted (5-0). Auditor Jeff Nigro reported an unmodified (clean) opinion and noted a number of compliance findings; the district said it would consider an appeal of one Expanded Learning Opportunities Program finding.
- Personnel appointment: Approval of appointment of Nicole Cadiz as culinary manager, Food and Nutrition Services — motion by Trustee Mason; second by Trustee Nzewi. Outcome: approved (5-0). (Appointee not present.)
- Resolutions (each passed 5-0): • Resolution 24/25-43: National School Counseling Week — motion by Trustee McDougall; second by Trustee Cowan. Outcome: adopted (5-0). • Resolution 24/25-44: February as Black/African American History Month — motion by Trustee Nzewi; second by Trustee Mason. Outcome: adopted (5-0). • Resolution 24/25-45: February as Career and Technical Education Month — motion by Trustee Mason; second by Trustee Kount. Outcome: adopted (5-0).
- Local assignment options (Education Code provisions): Resolutions 24/25-46 and 24/25-47 approving local assignment options for teachers — motions by Trustee Kount and Trustee McDougall respectively with seconds noted. Outcome: adopted (5-0).
- Acknowledgement of an additional successor-agreement sunshine proposal from the Mount Diablo Education Association (MDEA) — motion by Trustee Kount; second by Trustee Mason. Outcome: acknowledged (5-0).
- Approval of School Plans for Student Achievement (site SPSAs) — motion by Trustee Nsewe; second by Trustee Kount. Outcome: adopted (5-0).
- Several consent-agenda contracts for Expanded Learning Opportunity programs were approved; two items were pulled for clarification and then approved (sports agreement and Discovery Education contract) — motions by Trustees Nzewi and Mason; outcomes: approved (5-0).
- Administrative policy update: Board approved reverting Title IX policies and administrative regulations to the 2020 Title IX regulatory framework (motion by Trustee Mason; second by Trustee Nzewi). Outcome: adopted (5-0). The change followed a federal court decision affecting later Title IX rule changes.
Votes recorded as unanimous at the meeting were reported as 5-0-0-0 with support from student trustee Ochoa. Where a named mover and seconder were recorded in the meeting transcript, the report lists them. For items that carried by consent the board recorded the single omnibus vote after items were discussed.
Ending Board staff said follow-up steps would appear on future agendas where required, including posting updated policies and pursuing any administrative appeals related to audit findings.
