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Calexico Unified board approves policy updates, MOUs and Measure Q construction phase; adopts fiscal solvency resolution
Summary
Trustees voted unanimously to adopt multiple policy and administrative regulation updates, accept several MOUs and agreements, approve Measure Q Phase 1 construction increment (with GMP alternates totaling $848,000 and $312,000), and passed a resolution acknowledging intent to pursue additional COP financing and the need for a facilities master plan.
The Calexico Unified School District board approved a slate of routine and project‑specific items during its action agenda.
Policy and administrative regulation updates: The board approved the first reading and multiple second readings of board policies and administrative regulations recommended from the California School Board Association (CSBA) updates, including AR 3542 (school bus drivers), AR 3515.4 (recovery of property loss or damage), AR 5148.2 (before/after school programs), AR 6141.2 (recognition of religious beliefs and customs), AR 6145.2 (athletic competition), AR 5112 (work permits), BP 0410 (nondiscrimination), AR 6142.8 (comprehensive health education) and AR 6142.1 (HIV/AIDS instruction). Board staff said these changes reflect recent legislation and case law; the board approved items 2–10 on second reading by unanimous vote.
Agreements and MOUs: Trustees approved an agreement with the Abbott Center for a summer institute (June 2026), a memorandum of understanding with the Rotary Club(s) to provide Learning Upgrade language‑lab software for Enrique Camarena and Willie Moreno junior high schools (a donation/partnership for after‑school language labs), and an ICOE MOU for educator participation in a CountPlay Explore (CPE) program for the 2025–26 school year.
Measure Q construction: Assistant Superintendent Luis Dela Torre introduced the Measure Q Calexico High School Phase 1 (increment 1) scope of earthwork and site utility work. Contractor representatives described the bidding process and explained the Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) includes two alternates: Alternate Add 1 (import earthwork/decomposed granite excavation and import, estimated $848,000) and Alternate Add 2 (a geogrid/geomat to address potential pumping/moist soils at the proposed pad, estimated $312,000). Staff said DSA increment 2 is under review and that, if approved, the contractor would mobilize in November and the initial increment would take approximately three months. The board passed the resolution to approve increment 1 by unanimous vote.
Fiscal solvency resolution / COP financing: The board adopted a non‑required transparency resolution acknowledging that Measure Q’s original $47,000,000 bond will not cover the full scope of Calexico High School construction and that the district is pursuing additional financing, such as a Certificate of Participation (COP), to complete the project. Staff described steps the district intends to take to ensure repayment and budget adjustments tied to enrollment trends. During the discussion staff stated the district is pursuing state reimbursements and provided an eligibility figure — "about $2,122,000,000" — as presented to the board; that figure was not accompanied by supporting documentation at the meeting and is reported here as the district’s representation.
Other routine resolutions: Trustees also approved a contract for procurement of food‑service equipment for Jefferson Elementary, disposition of surplus technical equipment at Willie Moreno High School, designation of the signatory for 2026–27 child‑development continuing‑funding applications, rejection of an insurance claim (Nationwide on behalf of Connie Arellano), and acceptance of the Williams unified complaint quarterly report. All listed motions passed by voice or roll call vote and were recorded as approved (typically 4‑0). The board convened to closed session at the meeting’s close.
Actions recorded in the meeting minutes correspond to the motions made and votes taken; the board asked staff to return with facility master‑plan proposals and additional documentation related to financing and state reimbursement applications.
