Lodi Unified board approves closed-session cases, personnel placements and certifies second interim report

The Lodi Unified School District Board of Education on March 10 reported several closed-session decisions and approved its second interim financial report.

At the start of the meeting the board chair reported that an administrative hearing matter, OAH2026020131, was approved in closed session by a recorded vote of "6 in favor, 1 absent." The board also reported approval of an anticipated litigation matter (listed in the meeting as case 663537) with the same 6–1 tally. The chair read several personnel actions approved in closed session, including the placement of Mohsen Cosmoody (as read at the meeting) and other site-based principal and acting principal placements; the chair reported each personnel motion passed 6–1.

Later in the evening the board considered the district's second interim financial report, covering operations through Jan. 31, 2026. Assistant superintendent presented the report and certified that the district can meet current-year obligations as well as the following two years. A discussion noted a divergence between projected average daily attendance (ADA) and funded ADA, while actual enrollment was described as roughly 2,000 students higher than funded ADA. After remarks and a motion to approve, the board vote to certify the second interim report was recorded as 6 in favor, 1 absent.

Board members also moved and approved Consent Agenda A items, including added stipends and policy updates; that vote was recorded as 6–1 (one absence).

The board did not take additional public-action items on those matters during open session. The meeting adjourned at 8:37 p.m.