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IUSD board waives second readings on multiple policy updates and adopts several CFD tax levies
Summary
Trustees waived second readings and approved revisions to the LCAP policy, student records AR/policy, substance/alcohol‑and‑other‑drugs policy and standards‑based grading policy; the board also adopted resolutions authorizing 2025–26 special‑tax levies across multiple Community Facilities Districts (CFDs).
The Irvine Unified School District board moved through a series of policy and facilities actions, waiving second readings on multiple board policies and adopting a set of resolutions to levy special taxes for community facilities districts.
Policy work: Staff presented clarifications to Board Policy 0460 (Local Control Accountability Plan) to align with recent state bills (cited as SB 153 and SB 114), proposed updates to Policy/AR 5125 to strengthen student‑records disclosure and data‑security practices (noting AB 801 and related guidance), and a renaming and update of Policy 5131.6 to "Alcohol and Other Drugs" that adds harm‑reduction instruction and guidance on opioid‑testing supplies. The board also advanced Policy 6181 (Evaluation of Student Achievement) to emphasize standards‑based grading and transparent reporting. Where appropriate trustees moved to waive the second reading and adopt the revisions.
Facilities/levies: Staff explained the annual process for setting levies on CFDs based on debt‑service and administrative costs and noted a December 2024 refunding that reduced CFD‑011 tax rates by approximately 8.5% for taxpayers. The board adopted a set of resolutions authorizing the 2025–26 levies for multiple CFDs (identified in the agenda by resolution numbers for CFD Nos. 1, 0401, 42/Woodbury, 61/Portola Springs, 81/Stonegate Apartments, 91 and others) by roll call votes.
Votes and next steps: The meeting record shows motions, roll calls and repeated waiving of second readings; those items passed per the meeting transcript. The district will publish the updated policies in the board packet and implement the approved levy schedules for fiscal year 2025–26.
What happens next: Administrative regulations and implementation details will be distributed to sites and posted to the district policy site. CFD levies will be implemented according to the adopted resolutions.
