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Lemon Grove board approves ESSER III spending, TK resolution and tentative CSEA contract
Summary
The Lemon Grove School District Board of Trustees on Oct.12, 2021 approved an ESSER III expenditure plan, a Transitional Kindergarten resolution, several personnel and budget actions, and a tentative successor contract with CSEA Chapter 280; votes on all items were unanimous (5–0).
The Lemon Grove School District Board of Trustees on Oct. 12, 2021 approved a series of budget, personnel and contract items, including an ESSER III Expenditure Plan and a tentative successor contract with the California School Employees Association (CSEA) Chapter 280.
The board convened in open session at 6:05 p.m. after a brief closed session and carried every action item by a unanimous vote of the five trustees present: Javier Ayala, Yajaira Preciado, Cheryl Robertson, Timothy Shaw and Greg Shibley.
Why it matters: the actions affect district budgeting, staffing and early childhood leadership. The board adopted Resolution No. 2021-22-03 on Transitional Kindergarten and approved a transfer of surplus funds to Capital Reserve Fund 40 by Resolution 2021-22-04. Trustees also approved personnel-related job-description and salary-schedule changes and accepted a tentative successor contract with classified employees represented by CSEA.
Public comment and labor agreement: two CSEA leaders spoke in support of the tentative agreement. Erendira Rios, vice president of CSEA Chapter 280, thanked Superintendent Erica Balakian and district negotiators for listening to members during bargaining and urged the board to approve the agreement. Becky Young‑Slack, president of CSEA Chapter 280 and an Expanded Learning Program site leader at Lemon Grove Academy Elementary, said the agreement made classified members “feel appreciated and valued.” The board approved the tentative agreement (agenda item 5.E) on a 5–0 vote.
Votes at a glance: all actions shown in the meeting record were approved unanimously (Ayala, Preciado, Robertson, Shaw, Shibley). • ESSER III Expenditure Plan — Motion to approve (mover: Trustee Javier Ayala; second: Trustee Greg Shibley). Outcome: approved 5–0. • Resolution No. 2021-22-03, Transitional Kindergarten — Motion to approve (mover: Trustee Timothy Shaw; second: Trustee Yajaira Preciado). Outcome: adopted 5–0. • Resolution 2021-22-04, Transfer Surplus Budget to Capital Reserve Fund 40 — Motion to approve (mover: Trustee Greg Shibley; second: Trustee Timothy Shaw). Outcome: adopted 5–0. • Travel Guidelines and Procedures (out-of-state residential treatment placements) — Motion to approve (mover: Trustee Javier Ayala; second: Trustee Yajaira Preciado). Outcome: approved 5–0. • Tentative Agreement with CSEA (2021–2024) — Public comment in support; motion to approve (mover: Trustee Javier Ayala; second: Trustee Yajaira Preciado). Outcome: approved 5–0. • AB 1200 disclosure of the collective bargaining agreement with CSEA Chapter 280 — Motion to approve (mover: Trustee Timothy Shaw; second: Trustee Yajaira Preciado). Outcome: approved 5–0. • Revision of Director of Early Childhood Education job description and salary adjustment — Motion to approve (mover: Trustee Greg Shibley; second: Trustee Yajaira Preciado). Outcome: approved 5–0. • Certificated management salary schedule change (Pre‑School Coordinator to Director) — Motion to approve (mover: Trustee Timothy Shaw; second: Trustee Greg Shibley). Outcome: approved 5–0. • Consent agenda (items B–J, including minutes, personnel actions, purchase orders, warrants, contracts and contract amendments such as the Transcendance Youth Arts Project) — Motion to approve consent agenda (mover: Trustee Timothy Shaw; second: Trustee Yajaira Preciado). Outcome: approved 5–0.
What the record shows and does not show: the meeting minutes record motions, movers, seconders and a unanimous roll-call yea tally for each action. Specific dollar amounts, contract terms and the detailed contents of the ESSER III plan are not specified in the meeting text provided. The salary details for the certificated management change are recorded as "not specified" in the minutes.
Next steps: several items were presented as first readings, including multiple job-description revisions and benefit-plan information; the board flagged future agenda items such as virtual meeting options and a STEM presentation for the Nov. 16 board meeting. The meeting adjourned at 7:52 p.m.
