Moreno Valley Unified board approves annual Proposition 28 arts-and-music expenditure report

The Moreno Valley Unified Board of Education on Thursday approved the district's annual expenditure report for Proposition 28 (Arts and Music in Schools funding) covering the 2024–25 school year.

Dr. Esperanza Arce presented a narrative of the monies utilized during the 2024–25 school year and asked the board for formal approval of the expenditure report. "It has to be brought before September 30 every year," Arce said, referring to the board's annual reporting requirement.

The board heard no public comment on the item; staff confirmed there were no public speakers registered for the agenda item. Board members were given a chance to ask questions but none were recorded in the transcript.

Cleveland Johnson moved to approve the expenditure report; Brandy Clark seconded. The clerk called the roll. The transcript records affirmative votes (spoken as "I") that include Student Board Member Isabella Carvallo, Rhodes Williams, Cleveland Johnson, Joanna Leila and Brandy Clark, and the motion was recorded as carrying. The transcript includes an additional affirmative vote in the roll-call sequence where the speaker name is inconsistent in the record; the transcript does not clearly identify that speaker's authoritative spelling.

The report presented a narrative of Prop 28 expenditures for the 2024–25 school year; no dollar totals or program-level spending breakdowns were stated in the public transcript. The board did not receive or record public testimony on the report during this meeting.

The special meeting was called to order at 3:04 p.m. and adjourned at 3:07 p.m. The district did not state next steps for public reporting beyond the annual submission requirement noted by staff.