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ABC Unified board approves settlement and routine contracts; hears migrant‑support and tutoring updates
Summary
Trustees approved a confidential settlement, accepted a student expulsion, and passed a series of consent items. Staff described outreach for migrant families, transportation concerns and TutorZone tutoring outcomes; a student speaker urged reconsideration of an ASB adviser reassignment.
The ABC Unified School District board recorded several formal actions and heard multiple staff presentations at its regular meeting.
Litigation and discipline actions: The board reported approval of a settlement in COTA et al v ABC USD (STCV13426) for $250,000, with the district’s insurance covering $166,006.67 and the district paying approximately $83,333; the agreement will be filed with risk management as a public document. Separately, following closed‑session review, trustees voted 7–0 to expel a student in case no. 2425‑12 under Education Code §48900(r) and §48900.2, adopting a stipulated rehabilitation plan and allowing the student to seek readmission after the 2025‑26 school year.
Consent calendar and contracts: Trustees approved multiple consent items by unanimous voice vote, including a contract for Head Start nutritional services, a dual‑enrollment agreement with California State University, Long Beach (courses and credits listed in staff materials), professional‑learning contracts (e.g., Blended Education LLC), legal‑services funding to research historical insurance coverage, and a custodial‑supplies bid with multiple vendors.
Migrant‑family outreach and safety: Dr. Castro and Dr. Lozano described summer outreach after increased immigration‑enforcement activity, explaining the district’s immigration toolkit, phone outreach by recruiters, partnerships with the ABC Community Center and local agencies, backpacks and supply distribution, and targeted summer programs. Dr. Hong said approximately 150 students participated in migrant summer programs across two sites. Staff summarized a parent survey of migrant families: roughly 70% of respondents said they felt safe sending children to school, while about 30% did not; transportation and mental‑health supports were commonly cited concerns. Trustees asked staff to develop transportation routes to support secondary students and to provide implementation details soon.
Tutoring and results: The board reviewed TutorZone tutoring services, including program customization at school sites, a vendor model that charges roughly $100 per two‑hour block for one tutor (includes prep, instruction and data review), and district options that pair TutorZone with certificated teachers. Staff reported monitoring uses district benchmarks and that about 75% of participating students showed measurable gains on benchmark assessments last year.
Student speaker appeal: Student Jacob Gutierrez of Gar High School urged the board to ask administration to reconsider the reassignment of ASB director Mr. Velez, saying the removal left student leaders without adequate support. "No warning, no student input, no transition, and no respect for the student leaders of ASB," Gutierrez said, asking trustees to step in.
Next steps: Staff will file the settlement document with risk management, circulate implementation details about proposed transportation routes and strategic‑plan alignment, and present enrollment and early‑year benchmark data to the board at the next meeting.
