Rowland Unified board accepts clean audits, approves 2026–27 calendar and a package of resolutions

The Rowland Unified School District Board of Education on Jan. 27 accepted two audits, approved the 2026–27 district calendar and adopted a package of routine resolutions and consent items in a meeting that also included a student spotlight and two public commenters.

Nigro & Nigro PC presented the district’s 2024–25 annual financial audit and the Measure R (2012) performance audit. The auditor told the board that the annual audit turned up no findings and that the firm issued a “clean audit.” On Measure R, auditors said they tested roughly $12,900,000 — about 78% of that fund’s expenses — and found no internal control findings or questionable expenses. “There were no findings, and we actually issued the district a clean audit,” the auditor reported.

The board voted to accept both audit reports by voice vote.

Trustees also approved the Rowland Unified School District calendar for the 2026–27 school year and adopted several routine proclamations: a resolution recognizing Black History Month (February 2026), a Career and Technical Education Month resolution, and a National School Counseling Week resolution (Feb. 2–6, 2026). The board approved the 2024–25 developer fee report and received public disclosure of a collective bargaining agreement for a named management team (with several employee classes excluded from the disclosure item).

On personnel and compensation, the board approved a meet-and-confer item providing a compensation increase for unrepresented groups (district management team) while explicitly excluding cabinet members from automatic "me-too" raises. A board member noted that cabinet exclusions have been clarified in employment contracts to prevent automatic extensions of negotiated union raises to cabinet staff.

During public comment, Mattel Moreno representing CSEA thanked the board for benefit changes and said CSEA appreciated assistance measures including a $700 contribution toward family medical coverage, expanded dental and vision for some part-time employees, a 2.5% on-schedule raise and a 2% off-schedule bonus. Derek Hollingsworth (ARNE) praised several agenda resolutions and highlighted the district’s student voice initiatives, calling a Black History Month resolution “needed now more than ever.”

The board also ratified a Commission on Teacher Credentialing variable-term waiver request for Miguel Angelo Carrero, approved a Rowland High School baseball booster club request effective Jan. 23, and approved the 2025–26 School Accountability Report Card for all district schools. The consent calendar was approved in a single voice vote.

Superintendent Alex Flores used his report to note district recognition for Romer Elementary School (Seal of Excellence) and to say the district is reminding families of site procedures after students reported fear about recent immigration enforcement activity in the community; he said the district has procedures in place to keep campuses safe.

All recorded motions in the meeting were carried by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were provided in the transcript. The meeting adjourned after board member reports and community announcements.