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Board approves bond underwriter, grants and multiple employee MOUs in unanimous votes
Summary
At the December meeting the board approved a Piper Sandler bond underwriter agreement, a TUPE grant contract with LACOE, multiple CSEA memoranda (additional-duty and bilingual stipends, range placement increases), a student minimum wage adjustment and vendor contracts; all action items passed 5–0.
The Redondo Beach Unified School District board unanimously approved a slate of action items covering bond, grant, labor and vendor matters.
Contracts and agreements approved:
• Bond underwriter agreement with Piper Sandler and Company to serve as the district’s underwriter for upcoming spring bond sales. Staff said compensation for a sale is percentage-based but did not provide a precise figure at the meeting; Dr. Annette Alpern said she would provide the number in a Friday update. The motion passed 5–0.
• An agreement with the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) to receive Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE) funds and execute the corresponding project plan. Dr. Garland briefed trustees on the state-funded nature of TUPE; the motion passed 5–0.
• Multiple memoranda of understanding with the California School Employees Association (CSEA), including a roughly 2.5% additional-duty stipend for instructional assistants who perform toileting and other specialized duties, a 2.5% bilingual-duty stipend for staff who provide translation/interpretation supports, and a roughly 5% range placement increase for certain child-nutrition and CDC instructional-assistant positions supported by non-general-fund sources. District staff said these increases for some positions are funded through those programs rather than the general fund. Motions passed 5–0.
• A wage adjustment to meet California’s Jan. 1 minimum wage of $16.50 per hour for student workers (primarily theater student employees); motion passed 5–0.
• A contract with Burnham Benefits Insurance Services to support a competitive procurement for employee health and voluntary benefits (first bid process in roughly six years); motion passed 5–0.
• A master agreement to participate in the Diversity & Leadership Institute consortium (administered through LACOE and partners) to provide state-funded administrative credential spots (two per year for three years); staff said grant funding is largely secured and the district already has one accepted candidate. Motion passed 5–0.
Board members asked clarifying questions on compensation details, funding sources and exit clauses; staff agreed to provide follow-up material and to include specific fee/percentage figures in subsequent updates where not specified at the meeting.
Votes: each action was approved by a 5–0 roll-call/voice vote as recorded by the board president.
