Lemon Grove School Board unanimously adopts 2021–22 LCAP and budget, approves contracts and personnel changes
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At its June 29, 2021 virtual meeting the Lemon Grove School District Board unanimously adopted the 2021–22 Local Control and Accountability Plan and district budget, approved two resolutions and multiple contracts, and approved several new and revised job descriptions and a salary-schedule update.
Trustee Larry Loschen called the Lemon Grove School District Governing Board to order at 5:01 PM on June 29 and the Board convened in closed session to consider a potential settlement and personnel matters. Returning to open session at 6:00 PM, the Board reported it had settled case OAH2021050844 by a 5–0 vote.
Debbie Skipper, president of the Lemon Grove Teachers Association, addressed the Board during public comment, thanking trustees and cabinet members and urging collaboration to close pandemic-related learning gaps. "I look forward to working together with the school Board and Cabinet to support our students in this coming year, closing the learning gap due to the pandemic, and in preparing for a safe return to the traditional role model of instruction," she said.
The Board then moved through the agenda of action items. By unanimous votes the trustees adopted the 2021–2022 Local Control and Accountability Plan (motion: Cheryl Robertson; second: Yajaira Preciado) and the district’s 2021–2022 budget (motion: Timothy Shaw; second: Yajaira Preciado). The Board also approved Resolution No. 2020-21-19 establishing a local reserve for economic uncertainty (motion: Cheryl Robertson; second: Timothy Shaw) and Resolution No. 2020-21-20 related to the Education Protection Account (motion: Timothy Shaw; second: Yajaira Preciado). All motions recorded a 5–0 vote.
Trustees approved the district’s 2021–2024 Technology Infrastructure Plan (motion: Yajaira Preciado; second: Cheryl Robertson) to guide technology investments over the next three years. The Board also approved contracts including a services agreement with Hill Pedagogies Services Inc., a contract with Jenal Engineering, Inc. for above-ground storage tank removal, and an employment contract for the superintendent; each contract motion passed unanimously with recorded movers and seconders as shown in the official minutes.
The Board approved several personnel-related items: revised job descriptions for an Expanded Learning Program Enrichment Leader and an Intervention Teacher; new job descriptions for a Speech and Language Pathology Assistant and an Early Childhood Education Instructional Coach; and an updated classified employee salary schedule. Each personnel action was approved by a 5–0 vote.
The consent agenda cleared unanimously and included ratifications and renewals for contracted services (including Ro Health, Specialized Therapy Services, The Institute for Effective Education, San Diego Center for Children, Devereux Cleo Wallace), food-service agreements (Gold Star Foods, Inc.; Hollandia Dairy), supply contracts (All American Plastic & Packaging; P&R Paper Supply), a piggyback bid with Gold Star Foods, and notices of completion for two facility projects. The Board also noted two future agenda items: a formal acknowledgment of the traditional Native inhabitants of the land and a joint virtual meeting with the Lemon Grove City Council on July 21, 2021 at 6:00 PM.
The meeting adjourned at 7:15 PM.