School board reports release of 21 temporary certificated employees following closed session

The Ocean View School District Board of Trustees reported at the Feb. 24 meeting that it adopted a resolution in closed session to release and not reelect 21 temporary certificated employees at the end of the 2025–26 school year.

Trustee Souders, who led the motion in closed session, said the board adopted resolution number 132526 to "release and non reelect 21 temporary certificated employees pursuant to Education Code" and directed the superintendent or designee to provide the appropriate legal notices. Trustee Gorsuch seconded the motion. The clerk read the roll-call result: Trustee Clayton Tarvin — aye; Trustee Gorsuch — aye; Trustee Souders — aye; Trustees Patricia Singer and Westmoreland — absent. The board reported the action after returning from closed session.

The action was taken under the board's closed-session personnel authority (Government Code §§54956.9 and 54957 were cited in the clerk's closed-session announcement) and the district referenced applicable Education Code provisions for certificated employment. The clerk said the district would issue statutory notices to affected employees and manage other required steps.

The board did not provide additional public detail about individual employees during the report out. The clerk read the closed-session items aloud at the meeting; the action reported met the board's requirement to announce any reportable action taken in closed session.

Next steps noted by the board were administrative: the superintendent or designee is to prepare and send required written notices. No further formal public action on the personnel matter was taken at the open meeting.