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Votes at a glance: Desert Sands Unified board approves routine consent items, CSBA delegate slate and discloses closed-session expulsions
Summary
On March 3 the board approved minutes and multiple grouped consent items, cast votes on a CSBA delegate slate, adopted a board remuneration resolution by roll call, and disclosed three expulsions and administrative personnel notices from closed session.
The Desert Sands Unified School District board completed routine and consent business on March 3, carrying multiple motions and disclosing closed-session personnel actions. Key recorded outcomes below are limited to what was stated on the record during the meeting.
- Minutes (regular meeting 02/17/2026): Motion to approve carried; recorded as five yes with one abstention (student board member Lee stated "I wasn't here").
- Agenda approval (03/03/2026): Motion carried, 6-0.
- Grouped consent motions: Business services (3 items) carried 6-0; Educational services (16 items) carried 6-0; Personnel and student support grouped items recorded with motions carried (votes as announced in the meeting).
- CSBA Delegate Assembly: Trustees voted to cast the district's ballot for Heidi Matthews Dodd, Cynthia Navarro, Steven Schwartz, Ben Johnson, Linda Porras and Melissa Williamson; the motion carried by voice vote as announced.
- Resolution (22.2) ' Remuneration of the board (Resolution No. 12/2025-2026): The board moved and took a roll-call vote; the clerk read votes and the motion carried with votes announced on the record and one abstention reported.
Closed-session disclosures (as reported publicly):
- Expulsion case 25-26-18: The board accepted the hearing panel's recommendation (motion carried 5-0).
- Expulsion case 25-26-21: The board modified the decision to a suspended expulsion (motion carried 5-0).
- Expulsion case 25-26-23: The board accepted the hearing panel's recommendation (motion carried 5-0).
- Notice of non-reelection: The board directed the superintendent to issue a notice of non-reelection to a probationary certificated employee pursuant to Education Code section 44,929.21 B (motion carried 5-0).
- Administrative reassignment attempt: A motion to reassign an administrative employee failed (two yes votes, two no votes, one abstention; motion did not pass as announced).
- Administrative reassignment approved: A second reassignment of a certificated administrative employee was approved and the superintendent was directed to send appropriate legal notices (motion reported as passed 5-0).
All recorded motions and roll-call votes were read aloud and announced during open session where required by law. This item summarizes outcomes as stated by the board at the March 3 meeting; case identifiers and personnel-designation numbers were reported by staff in closed-session disclosures.
