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Board approves consent items, denies readmission for five students and approves one readmission

Colton Joint Unified School District Board of Education · January 23, 2026
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Summary

On Jan. 22 the Colton Joint Unified board adopted an amended agenda, approved consent items 4.1–4.44 (excluding withdrawn 4.41), denied readmission for five students who had not completed rehabilitation plans, approved one readmission, and approved personnel items; all post‑closed session votes carried unanimously where recorded.

The Colton Joint Unified School District board took several formal actions at its Jan. 22 meeting.

Agenda adoption and consent Board President Bertha Flores called for adoption of the Jan. 22 agenda with one amendment: withdrawal of action item 4.41 (first reading of a policy on response to immigration). Board member Israel Fuentes moved to adopt and Joanne Ojeda seconded; the board adopted the agenda on a 6–1 vote. Later the board moved to approve action items 4.1 through 4.44 (excluding withdrawn 4.41). A motion by board member Frank Ibarra, seconded by Israel Fuentes, carried on a 7–0 vote.

Closed session student discipline and readmission After convening to closed session, the board reported it reviewed student discipline matters under the California Education Code. The board denied readmission for five students who had not completed required rehabilitation plans; motion by Israel Fuentes and second by Joanne Thoring Ojeda carried 7–0. The board also approved the readmission of one student (student number 1068836) who had completed the district plan of rehabilitation; motion carried 7–0. The district read the affected student identification numbers into the public record for the denied readmissions.

Personnel The board approved personnel items presented in closed session, including multiple certificated hires, classified hires, volunteers and leaves of absence; the vote was recorded as 7–0.

The actions recorded at the Jan. 22 meeting reflect routine consent approvals and closed‑session personnel/discipline decisions; no ordinances or new policies were adopted during the public meeting.