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Votes at a glance: expulsion action, policy updates and a $450,000 Meritos Foundation grant approved
Summary
The board reported a suspended expulsion from closed session, approved CSBA policy updates and AR 1114, nominated a CSBA delegate, and approved a $450,000 educational partnership with the Meritos Foundation; all listed motions passed by board vote.
The board recorded several formal actions during its meeting, summarized below.
Expulsion (reported out from closed session): Board member Ramos Rodriguez moved, and Trustee Kumazawa seconded, to expel a student (Expulsion Case 2025.10) for the remainder of the 2025'26 school year but to suspend the expulsion; the board reported a 4'00 vote on the action (motion passed). The president read the statutory bases referenced during the report (Education Code sections cited in the transcript).
CSBA policy updates (second reading): The board considered and approved the CSBA policy updates for June 2025/January 2026 as presented. A motion to approve was made and seconded and the board voted to adopt the updates.
Administrative regulation AR 1114 (revised): The board approved the revised AR 1114, which adds language requiring mandated reporters to report threats discovered through external social media monitoring and clarifies the approval process for official school social-media accounts. The board moved to adopt the revised regulation and voted in favor.
CSBA delegate assembly nomination: Dr. Sandoval recused himself from this vote; the board nominated Trustee Tommy Frutos to fill an open delegate slot and approved a slate of regional nominees for the CSBA delegate assembly.
Meritos Foundation partnership and grant acceptance: The board approved an educational partnership with the Meritos Foundation to accept $450,000 to be spent by the end of the next fiscal year for high-school field trips, science classes and outdoor activities; staff said the funds would be handled by district educational services and would target SPHS programming.
Consent calendar: The board approved the consent calendar by a single motion after a trustee recused from a personnel-related item.
Outcomes listed here reflect motions and board votes recorded in the transcript. The board did not adopt additional policy changes beyond the items above during this meeting.
