Lawndale board approves consent and superintendent action items, reports closed‑session settlement

The Lawndale Elementary School District Board of Trustees carried several procedural and action items on the meeting agenda and reported the outcome of a short closed session.

Closed session and settlement: President Coronado closed the meeting briefly for negotiations and anticipated litigation, citing "governance code 5 4 9 5 7.6" and "education code 8 9 9 2 3." Upon return to open session the board reported that, on a 4‑0 vote, a final settlement was agreed upon; the transcript did not include the settlement amount or further details.

Consent and superintendent action items: Trustee Morales moved and Trustee Phillips seconded approval of the meeting agenda; the motion carried 4‑0. The board then approved consent items 7.03 through 7.18 (motion by Trustee Phillips, seconded by Trustee Morales) by a 4‑0 vote. SELPA consent items 8.03 and 8.04 were also approved by a 4‑0 vote. Dr. Cooper brought forward superintendent action items 9.03 through 9.15 for approval; the board approved them by a 4‑0 vote. The president noted that item 9.02 was a printing typo and was not included for approval.

Votes at a glance: agenda approval (motion: Trustee Morales; second: Trustee Phillips) — carried 4‑0; consent block 7.03–7.18 — carried 4‑0; SELPA items 8.03–8.04 — carried 4‑0; superintendent action 9.03–9.15 — carried 4‑0. The record and transcript do not provide roll‑call vote names for every item beyond the motion/second and the final tallies.

The meeting then moved to board member comments and adjourned in memory of Alice Acevedo, a long‑time Billy Mitchell attendance clerk who died on 11/12/2025.