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Board approves personnel, policy updates and bond survey release; expulsion and readmission actions reported
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Summary
The San Bernardino City Unified Board of Education on Jan. 20 approved a series of personnel actions, adopted multiple mandated policies (including a policy on response to immigration enforcement with follow-up edits requested), authorized release of a bond public-opinion survey and recorded expulsions and readmissions from a closed-session hearing.
The San Bernardino City Unified School District Board of Education approved a slate of administrative and policy actions at its Jan. 20 meeting, including personnel appointments, required policy updates and authorization to release a bond public-opinion survey.
In short order, the board adopted personnel report No. 13 (dated 01/20/2026), which lists hirings, retirements, resignations, promotions and terminations. President Myra Ceballos called for the vote after a motion by Mr. Tillman and a second by Miss Medina; the roll call recorded "Aye" votes from Remy Martinez Sosa, Bridal Hernandez Garcia and Ms. Hernandez and the motion carried.
The board also adopted several mandated policy revisions across the 10-series, including policies on visitors (BP 1250), nondiscrimination in employment (BP 4030), student records (BP 5125), nondiscrimination/harassment (BP 5145.3), and a policy addressing the district's response to immigration enforcement (BP 5145.13). During discussion of the immigration-enforcement response policy, Board Member Rosales Medina asked that staff and the district's legal team review additional language related to face coverings and statutory identification requirements consistent with SB 627; the board voted to adopt the policy and directed staff to return with modified language as needed.
From closed session, the board reported actions on student discipline: it accepted a hearing panel's recommendation to expel identified students as listed in its records and later authorized readmission for other students, both actions described as being in compliance with the Education Code cited in the agenda.
On facilities planning, the board authorized public release of a bond public-opinion survey prepared by True North Research Inc., noting the survey is advisory and intended to gather community input; staff were authorized to effectuate public release on or after Jan. 21, 2026.
Other approved items included a charter renewal petition for Sword Charter Academy, permanent physical education exemptions, approval of 2025–26 school plans for student achievement, and a board monthly compensation increase. The board approved the consent calendar with no items pulled.
The meeting materials record motions as moved and seconded on the public record; where roll-call votes were read aloud during the meeting, those votes were noted in the meeting record. The board asked staff to follow up on action items and to return with any required revised policy language.
