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Garden Grove Unified board approves 2025–26 budget report, dozens of contracts and $64.9 million in purchase orders
Summary
At its regular meeting, the Garden Grove Unified School District Board approved the annual 2025–26 budget report and a broad consent agenda that included a $4.324 million roof replacement, an SRO memorandum of understanding with the City of Garden Grove and purchase orders totaling $64,868,177.57. Trustees recorded unanimous support for the items.
The Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education voted unanimously at its regular meeting to approve the district’s 2025–26 annual budget report, multiple contract awards and routine operational resolutions, including purchase orders totaling $64,868,177.57.
The board approved a low-bid award for roof replacement at Northcutt Elementary School to Best Contracting Service Inc. for $4,324,400, with a district allowance of $140,000. The meeting packet included several other procurement awards for visual and performing-arts equipment and supplies and school material purchases that the board authorized under the consent agenda.
Trustees also approved a cooperative agreement with the City of Garden Grove to continue the school resource officer (SRO) program; under that memorandum the city will fund three SRO positions and the district will fund four. The board authorized the district to file the 2025–26 Local Control and Accountability Plan report and to submit required reports to the Orange County Superintendent of Schools.
Other items approved under the business agenda included continuation of the Education Protection Account spending determinations in open session as required by Article 13, Section 36 of the California Constitution, extension of food-service agreements for refrigerated and dry-goods distribution, a master agreement amendment for fuel card services with WEX Bank, and actions to advance a multi-site modular classroom lease–leaseback project. The board also approved the rejection of a claim from Lina Shu for alleged property damage on April 11, 2025, and authorized a set of purchase orders totaling $64,868,177.57.
Board members called for and recorded votes on each motion. Where votes were read aloud at the meeting, trustees recorded their votes as "aye," and meeting minutes list the votes as approved.
The board also approved personnel reports for both certificated and classified staff and clarified a contractor name on the cover sheet (noted in the meeting as "Latinx parenting").
The district’s actions allow construction and procurement work to proceed and commit the board to the fiscal and program directions outlined in the budget filing and the Education Protection Account determinations. The board adjourned after closing remarks and setting future meeting dates.
