Trustees review service agreements, Prop 28 arts spending and work‑based learning policy changes
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Summary
The board discussed and reviewed multiple business items including farm-to-school tasting grants, service agreements (Lexia Learning amendment, Bark Therapy Dogs, Sunbelt Staffing), use of Prop 28 arts funding and a first reading on rescinding some work-based learning regulations; a trustee moved to table two rescission items.
Trustees reviewed a range of business and instructional support items, including several vendor and service agreements and the district’s use of Prop 28 arts funding.
Staff described an expanded farm-to-school taste-test initiative tied to additional funding and local sourcing, and said a vendor (Fruit Guys) will help deliver fresh produce and nutrition education tastings. An amendment to an existing Lexia Learning Systems contract was presented to add more teacher participants to a literacy training program tied to the district’s science-of-reading work.
Trustees also discussed the district’s use of Prop 28 arts and music funds. Questions centered on whether current spending represents a one-time event-style expenditure or a longer-term investment in skill-building and staffing. Instructional staff said Prop 28 funding has been used to expand dance and music exposure (TK–5) and that shortages of full-time arts staff mean some services currently rely on consultants and partner organizations rather than district hires.
On policy, trustees reviewed administrative regulations and board policies related to work-based learning; staff explained some items are rescissions or first readings because systemwide policy language is being consolidated. One trustee moved to table items 2 and 3 (rescinding two policies/ARs); the mover and a seconder were recorded in the transcript but a formal tally was not recorded in this session.
During consent discussion trustees asked staff whether smaller local vendors might be given more opportunity for event catering; staff said the selected vendor had the operational capacity to serve large family-day events but that the district will continue to explore in‑house vendor opportunities when practicable.
The transcript records motions and moves for consent and discussion items but does not include final roll-call vote tallies for each consent item in the excerpt provided.