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Board approves labor agreements, relocatable classrooms, technology purchases and ParentSquare; votes summarized
Summary
At its March 11 meeting the board approved certificated and classified tentative agreements (1.75% schedule increase and $250 health-cap increase), purchased two relocatable classrooms from Long Beach USD ($2 reported), approved a piggyback contract and refurbishment with Silver Creek Industries, authorized 50 replacement laptops and 500 Chromebooks, and adopted a preliminary official statement for 2026 GO refunding bonds.
The Hermosa Beach City School District board approved a package of action items on March 11, including labor agreements, facilities and technology purchases and the ParentSquare contract.
Labor agreements: The board approved tentative agreements with the Hermosa Beach Educators Association covering certificated and classified employees that include a 1.75% schedule increase and a $250 increase to the health and welfare cap (effective January 2027). The superintendent thanked the association and staff said the Assembly Bill 1200 financial impact reports are incorporated in the district's multi‑year projections.
Relocatable classrooms and campus contracts: The board approved the purchase of two relocatable classroom buildings from Long Beach Unified School District; the purchase price was listed in the presentation as $2 total ("$1 per building" was stated). The board also approved use of an existing Hesperia Unified piggyback contract and an agreement with Silver Creek Industries for refurbishment, transport and installation of the classrooms to Hermosa View Elementary; staff said these units will provide additional space for special-education programs and after‑school activities.
Technology purchases: Trustees approved purchasing 50 replacement staff laptops and 500 Chromebooks for student use, citing security and testing requirements. Technology staff said some older Chromebooks are past end‑of‑life and will not support secure-test browsers without replacement.
ParentSquare and other contractual approvals: The board approved the ParentSquare purchasing agreement to replace Constant Contact and streamline district communications. The board also adopted a resolution approving the form of a preliminary official statement in connection with 2026 general obligation refunding bonds and authorized staff to proceed with related steps.
Voting: For most action items the transcript records unanimous "Aye" votes with motions moved and seconded; detailed roll-call tallies by member name were not read into the record for every item in the transcript.
What's next: Implementation tasks such as refurbishing and installing relocatable classrooms, configuring ParentSquare, and distributing new Chromebooks will proceed under staff oversight; staff will report back to the board with updates and the district will monitor bond-market timing for any refinancing.
