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Los Alamitos USD board advances multiple policies, approves forward funding, donations and personnel reports
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Summary
The board approved consent items, accepted a clean audit, advanced first readings of several board policies (safety, employee security, uniform complaint procedures), approved forward‑funding plans (~$435,000), accepted donations and approved personnel reports; all routine items passed by voice vote or consent, recorded as 5–0 where votes were given.
At its open meeting the Los Alamitos Unified School District Board of Education handled a slate of routine and action items, approving consent items, advancing policy first readings and accepting forward funding and donations.
Policy first readings: The board approved first readings of several revised policies that reflect updates recommended by the California School Boards Association (CSBA) and recent legal guidance. Doctor Reese Wright summarized the changes: 11a updates the district's comprehensive safety plan and staff training expectations; 11b–11d update employee security policies to authorize collective bargaining representatives to seek restraining orders on behalf of employees facing workplace threats and to incorporate updated active‑shooter guidance; 11e revises the Uniform Complaint Procedures to expand covered categories (including instructional materials and mascots) and align Title IX references. During discussion trustees asked about a provision barring pepper spray on campus; Doctor Reese Wright said the district will incorporate that change into school safety plans and can add staff education where appropriate. All first readings were advanced as presented.
Forward funding and donations: The board approved forward‑funding plans for multiple school sites (examples cited included Hopkinson, Project LEAP, Los Alamitos Elementary, Friends of Weaver and Rossmore) that collectively total approximately $435,000 to support part‑time STEM/media/PE staff and other site positions. In public comment and later presentations, Diana Newton (LAFE board of directors) described LAFE fundraising and cited $154,000 in innovation grants for 2025–26 and total giving since 2012 above $3.6 million. The board accepted a package of monetary donations and other gifts; staff reported a period total of $301,832 and a year‑to‑date figure of roughly $806,000.
Personnel and warrants: Trustees approved classified and certificated personnel reports reflecting hires and changes since the last meeting and approved warrants (the district's disbursement listing). The board voted to accept the independent financial audit (clean, no findings) and then approved the recommended items; votes were recorded as passing unanimously where called (5–0).
What trustees said: Trustees repeatedly thanked volunteers, LAFE and the district's fiscal services team for their work. Trustee discussion emphasized how community donations and forward funding support extracurricular programs and in‑school opportunities such as STEM expos.
Next procedural steps: Several policies will return for second reading/consent at a future meeting (trustees indicated these could be moved into consent after the second reading). The board then returned to closed session.
