Community speakers press staffing and safety; board advances consent items and corporate elections
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Public commenters urged the board to support classified staff and Superintendent Potter; CSEA raised concerns about split positions and security. The board approved minutes, scheduling of a facility naming hearing, multiple consent calendar items and contracts, and elected corporation officers during the evening session.
At the Jan. 15 meeting, community members delivered public comments on staffing, safety and leadership while the board advanced a full consent calendar that included minutes, accountability report cards, procurement reports and contract actions, then held the annual Public Financing Corporation organizational meeting.
Fernanda Rios, head of bargaining for CSEA, told the board classified employees "feel overwhelmed and unappreciated," citing examples of outreach and security positions being split across sites and a security vacancy at Willow Elementary. "When we bring up the needs of our classified employees... we are told the same response: there is no money," Rios said. The board acknowledged the remarks and said staff would consider them as the budget process continues.
Several residents, including Martha Jacobo and Maria MacTorena, publicly voiced their support for Dr. Potter's leadership and urged the board to back the superintendent during her recovery; a retired educator also praised district leadership and experience.
On business items, the board approved the minutes of the Nov. 13, 2025 special meeting and voted to schedule a public hearing in February 2026 to consider renaming the Beyer Community Education Center. The board adopted the publishing of school accountability report cards for seven schools and approved routine purchasing and expenditure reports; staff noted purchase order and warrant IDs exist in the system and are available via public records requests.
Contract actions approved included master agreements for special education services (speech-language services and related providers) and a previously approved design/architect build services amendment corrected to match an authorized amount ($167,440). Board members questioned some contract line-items that are listed as "to be determined" and discussed building internal district capacity versus contracting out for specialized services.
The meeting concluded with the San Ysidro Public Financing Corporation annual organization meeting, where the board elected corporation officers by roll call (president Irene Lopez, vice president Zanaida Rosario, secretary Martin Arias, treasurer Antonio Martinez), and adjourned at 9:18 p.m.