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Board approves consultant support, CTO title change and new timekeeping and data-security agreements
Summary
The board approved a consultant agreement to coach an administrator, renamed the executive technology post to chief technology officer without changing compensation, and approved automated timekeeping and a data-security vendor in unanimous votes.
The El Segundo Unified School District board approved multiple administrative and technology items in a series of unanimous votes.
A consultant agreement with Brianne Nakayama was approved to provide coaching and mentoring support for an administrator. The board also approved a revised job description that renames the district’s executive director of technology to chief technology officer and updated Salary Schedule A to add the CTO title at an existing compensation range; the motion clarified that the compensation amount remains unchanged.
In technology items, Dr. Linz presented approval of a touch-point smart clock system intended to automate payroll timekeeping and a new agreement with BPLS for ongoing data-security services; both were approved 5–0. Board members praised the move toward better payroll automation and cybersecurity.
Informational: Dr. Young presented proposed revisions to elementary report cards emphasizing essential standards, grading accuracy and social-emotional learning; adoption was scheduled for a future meeting.
Representative quote: "This update modernizes the role to reflect current responsibilities and align with industry best practices," a board member said regarding the CTO job description.
Outcome: All motions described above passed unanimously. The district will implement the consultant agreement and begin procurement/implementation steps for the clock system and vendor engagement.
