Board approves safety plans, teacher partial agreement, calendars and several contracts

The Santa Paula Unified board moved through multiple action items and approved several personnel and contract items during its meeting.

Key votes and outcomes: - Comprehensive school safety plans: Staff said the plans had been reviewed with police and fire partners and include the instructional continuity plan; the board approved the plans after trustees requested a summary of substantive changes in future reports. - Bedell Elementary exterior painting: After a bid opening with nine bids (one noncompliant), staff recommended apparent low bidder Polychrome Construction (San Fernando Valley), which the board approved to paint Bedell this summer. - Tentative partial agreement with the Santa Paula Federation of Teachers: The board approved a partial tentative agreement covering time‑sensitive articles (class sizes, salary, benefits, MOUs for furlough days and additional minimum days, and dual enrollment). The partial agreement leaves remaining articles open as negotiations continue. - 2025–26 instructional calendars: The board approved one‑year calendars that include two furlough days and a proposed start date of Aug. 11, 2025 (a Monday) with the first three days as minimum days. - Establish instructional assistant (special education) position at Barbara Webster: The board approved establishing a 5.5‑hour per day classified position to provide required 1:1 support per an IEP; funding comes from the special education budget.

Each item was moved and seconded and approved by voice vote, per the meeting minutes. The board also approved a routine consent calendar containing additional items.