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Twin Rivers Unified board confirms multiple expulsions, approves personnel actions, namings and successor agreements
Summary
At its February meeting the board reported closed-session personnel resolutions and adopted multiple student expulsion and readmission actions; it approved successor agreements with employee groups, named two school fields and confirmed personnel appointments including the district's new director of transportation.
The Twin Rivers Unified School District Board of Trustees on a February evening adopted a series of personnel resolutions, approved multiple student discipline actions and took several routine governance votes.
In a closed-session report the clerk said the board adopted Resolution 14 51 to release a certificated administrator (vote reported as 5 yes, 0 no, 0 abstain, 2 absent) and Resolution 14 52 concerning non-reelection of probationary certificated employees (vote reported as 4 yes, 1 no, 0 abstain, 2 absent). The board then took a series of separate public votes on student discipline: expulsions listed on the agenda (for example, student expulsion case A28-25) and readmission items (for example, readmission case A58-24). For the expulsion and readmission items the clerk repeatedly recorded motions made by Trustee Bastian and seconded by Trustee Sandoval and announced “motion carries” after roll-call votes.
The board also confirmed personnel actions and appointments. Trustees introduced Tim Hammons, who said he is "looking forward to the new challenge and a new way to serve the students here at Twin Rivers" after being named director of transportation. Personnel recommendations were moved by Trustee Sandoval and carried by roll call.
On consent and recognition items, the board adopted several proclamations including Read Across America Day (Res. 14 34), Art Education Month (Res. 14 35), National School Breakfast Week (Res. 14 36), and National Women's History Month (Res. 14 37). The district noted its Nutrition Services provides a free breakfast to 7,500 students daily in the district's presentation of the breakfast-week resolution.
Under public comment, Tara Jacobs urged the board to address School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA) compliance at some school-site councils, saying some councils "are still in violation of state law" and requesting that the district provide the monitoring and support she said was promised. Former transportation director Tim Shannon told trustees he is working with Highland Fleets and said the company could provide three Type D electric buses at no charge and offered to follow up with district staff.
The board approved two facility namings recommended by citizen advisory committees: the Rio Linda High School football field to be named Michael Morris Field and a Foothill High School practice field designated the Rodney J. Milton Field. Michael Fox, a former Rio Linda teacher and coach, spoke in support of the Michael Morris naming.
The board closed the meeting by approving routine administrative resolutions (including arrangements to pay absent board members for several meetings) and set its next regular meeting for Tuesday, March 11.
Votes and motions referenced above were recorded on the public agenda and by the district clerk during this meeting.
