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Weaver Union board approves school safety plans and several routine resolutions
Summary
The Weaver Union School District board approved comprehensive school safety plans for multiple campuses, adopted holiday and absence resolutions, and advanced several routine consent items during a regularly scheduled meeting that included program reports and budget updates.
The Weaver Union School District board on Monday approved comprehensive school safety plans for multiple campuses and adopted a string of routine resolutions and consent items, the board chair said during the meeting.
The board approved comprehensive safety plans for Luther Middle School, Pioneer Elementary School and Farmville Elementary School after a public hearing and brief comments recognizing work on the documents. The chair called the vote and the clerk recorded the result as "4 0 1," after which the chair declared the motion passed.
The approvals came alongside several administrative resolutions on the consent calendar. The board adopted resolutions setting holiday observances for the 2024–25 and 2025–26 school years and accepted resolutions excusing trustees' previous absences from the Jan. 8, 2025, board meeting. A motion to approve the minutes of the Dec. 11, 2024, meeting was moved by a board member and seconded; the motion passed by voice vote (tally not specified in the transcript).
During the consent portion the board also renewed membership in the Merced County School Boards Association for a stated amount recorded in the agenda (amount cited in the record as "150"), and opened and closed a public hearing on the district's comprehensive school safety plans without extended public testimony.
Board members emphasized procedural steps for large projects later in the meeting, including next steps for an RFQ to secure an architect should the district pursue a new school and the requirement to obtain Division of the State Architect (DSA) approvals before construction can begin. Chair noted the board will schedule study sessions and invite school personnel and community stakeholders to participate in facility planning.
The board set its next regular meeting for March 12, 2025, with the open session scheduled at Pioneer Elementary School's library.
The meeting record cites the Brown Act and related education code sections at the start of the session when the chair outlined public-comment rules. The board recessed into closed session after the open meeting; the chair said there was nothing to report from closed session at the outset.
What happens next: Several routine items were adopted; facility planning work will continue via study sessions and an RFQ process to identify architects and produce plans that must be approved by DSA before bond-funded work could proceed.
