Board approves provisional appointment process and multiple policy and personnel motions

At its Feb. 2 meeting the East Whittier City School District board approved several administrative and policy items in a series of recorded votes.

Trustee appointment process: The board approved Option 3 — a provisional appointment process to fill Trustee Area 4 — after staff recommended that approach as less costly than a special election and consistent with recent practice.

Personnel and contract items: The board approved resolutions presented on temporary certificated contracts (listed as resolution 13‑25/26 in the agenda text) and on nonreelection/release of probationary certificated employees (resolution 14‑25/26). Those actions record the district’s standard practice of bringing temporary contracts and releases to the board for public record.

Policy updates: Trustees voted to delete board policy 51.45.3 (response to immigration enforcement) and adopt an updated policy (BP 1445). They also approved revisions to independent‑study policy to allow offerings beyond 15 days with required live synchronous instruction and a reengagement meeting for extended periods.

Administrative approvals: The board approved the 2026 federal mileage rate and then approved the consent agenda (items K3–K10) after brief questions about funding sources and invoices.

Votes at a glance (as recorded in the meeting): - Option 3 provisional appointment for Trustee Area 4 — motion passed by recorded vote. - Resolution regarding reduction/elimination of classified personnel — motion passed (preliminary listing; recorded 5–1). - Resolution 13‑25/26 (temporary certificated release) — adopted (vote recorded as passing). - Resolution 14‑25/26 (nonreelection of probationary certificated employees) — adopted (vote recorded as passing). - Deletion of BP 51.45.3 and adoption of BP 1445 — both motions passed. - Independent study policy revisions (BP 6158/61‑58 as presented) — passed, allowing longer independent study with live instruction and reengagement meetings. - Federal mileage rate 2026 — passed. - Consent agenda K3–K10 — passed.

Procedural notes: Board members asked for minor grammatical corrections and hyperlink fixes in policy documents; staff said grammatical fixes would be handled and that no substantive policy changes were being made beyond those discussed.

Next steps: Several items (notably personnel actions tied to bargaining) will return to the board in May if changes are required.