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Board approves grants, waivers, policy updates, bid award and interim superintendent contract; closed‑session actions reported
Summary
The Los Banos Unified board approved several consent and action items: an agricultural career grant, personnel waivers, intent to adopt multiple policies, award of the interim housing bid, purchase of electric carts, an interim superintendent addendum and secretary election, and reported two closed‑session votes (denial of a leave extension and approval of a liability claim).
The Los Banos Unified School District board voted on a series of items during the meeting, approving routine and substantive items. Key actions taken by the board are summarized below.
- Agricultural career grant: The board approved additional funds for the Los Banos Junior High agricultural career educational incentive grant. (Motion moved and seconded; voice vote carried.)
- Authorization of teaching assignments: The board adopted resolutions (listed in the agenda as 22‑25 through 39‑25) approving waivers to allow identified staff to teach outside their credential authorization pursuant to the cited education‑code provisions. The motion passed on a roll‑call vote with all members voting yes.
- Declaration of intent to adopt policies: The board declared its intent to adopt a long list of board policies and administrative regulations (items spanning student, instruction, special education, safety and personnel policies). Members were asked to consider final adoption at the next meeting.
- Bid award for interim housing: The board awarded the rebid for Los Banos High interim housing to TBS Contractors, authorized the superintendent to sign the contract and issue a notice to proceed.
- Alternative fuel vehicle purchase: The board approved a funding agreement to purchase electric golf carts through a partnership recorded in the transcript with the district and an air‑quality entity (the transcript’s partner name is imprecise); the board approved the funding agreement and purchase by voice vote.
- Interim superintendent contract and board secretary: The board approved an addendum to the employment agreement to have Dr. Ceeshawn Ritchie take on interim superintendent duties in addition to his chief academic officer responsibilities until a permanent superintendent is hired. The board also elected Dr. Ritchie to serve as board secretary.
- Consent calendar: The consent calendar was approved on roll call with unanimous support.
- Closed‑session actions: The board reported it denied a classified employee’s request for a leave extension (motion by Member Smith, seconded by Member Castro; 7 yes, 0 no) and approved a liability claim against the district (motion by Valadao, seconded by Moran; 7 yes, 0 no).
Where the transcript recorded motions and seconds, those names are reported as announced by the chair. For items where the transcript recorded a roll call, unanimous approval was recorded. The board did not take immediate policy changes on complaints raised in public comment but directed the public commenters to district administration for follow‑up.
