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Palmdale trustees approve ELOPE Center bidding, after‑school mariachi contract and routine personnel actions
Summary
The board approved a set of action items including prequalification and bidding for rough grading at the ELOPE Center ($3,000,000), a $114,240 contract for an after‑school mariachi program, adoption of accountability report cards, and personnel promotions including a new director of student services.
During action items on Feb. 4, the Palmdale School District Board of Trustees approved multiple motions covering facilities, contracts and personnel.
Facilities and procurement: The board authorized prequalification questionnaires under Public Contract Code sections 20111.5 and 20111.6 and approved commencing formal bidding for rough grading and partial site utilities for phase 1A of the ELOPE Center in an amount of $3,000,000 funded by ELO funds. Trustees approved the motion to begin formal bidding unanimously.
Contracts and programs: The board approved an agreement with Expanding Learning Academy to provide a culturally enriching mariachi after‑school program, totaling $114,240 and effective Feb. 4, 2026 through June 30, 2026. The board also approved publication of the 2024–25 School Accountability Report Cards and ratified a transportation services agreement (not to exceed $30,000) with Gorman Learning Charter Network for the remainder of the school year.
Personnel and resolutions: Trustees approved personnel actions including the appointment of Dr. Timothy Howell as director of student services and Melissa Miller as principal of Sage Magnet Academy. The board also passed a resolution calling on the state of California to develop a coherent plan to support local schools and close achievement gaps; that resolution passed unanimously.
Votes and procedure: Most motions were approved by unanimous board votes (typically 5–0). One appeal hearing decision was recorded earlier in the meeting as denied on a unanimous vote; two stipulated expulsions were also accepted unanimously. Where motions named movers (for example, the complaint appeal denial was "on a motion by Sharon Vega and seconded by Nancy Smith"), the transcript records the mover and seconder; for many consent calendar items the transcript records only the motion and unanimous outcome.
The board closed the meeting after public comments and adjourned unanimously.
