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Bonita Unified board reports two special-education settlements, hires director of maintenance operations
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Summary
In closed session on April 8 the Bonita Unified School District board approved amendments to two OAH settlement agreements and unanimously hired Dane Curtis as director of maintenance operations; the board also approved an expulsion and set the November 3, 2026 trustee-area election date.
The Bonita Unified School District board reported on April 8 that it approved amendments to two final settlement agreements and releases in Office of Administrative Hearings (OAH) cases and unanimously approved the employment of Dane Curtis as the district's director of maintenance operations.
A staff representative reporting out of closed session said the board approved an amendment to a settlement with the parents of student "EG" in OAH case number 2024050576 and a final settlement and release with the parents of student "MB" in OAH case number 20000251109580; the transcript states the district agreed to fund and provide educational services under those agreements and that parents released claims against the district in exchange for services. The staff member said "the motion was made by Chris and with the second by Jim" and that the roll-call votes were unanimous.
The board also approved the employment of Dane Curtis as director of maintenance operations; according to a district introduction at the meeting, Curtis has 14 years of experience with the district (starting as a substitute night supervisor in 2012, later grounds and custodial supervisor, promoted to maintenance-and-operations supervisor in 2018). A presenter asked the audience to "please welcome Dane Curtis into his new role as director." The transcript records that the employment motion was made by Jim with a second by Derek and that the roll-call vote was unanimous.
Other business approved included routine consent items, a resolution calling the November 3, 2026 election for trustee Areas 2 and 3 pursuant to the California Education Code, and a recommendation to expel student number 130202525 for one calendar year (effective 04/08/2026) with placement in a program outside the district; the expulsion motion passed by voice vote.
Board members also publicly acknowledged a donor gift from the estate of Earl and Alana Sondheim described at the meeting as "well over $500,000" earmarked for classroom needs across the district.
The meeting record indicates unanimous votes on the closed-session items and the personnel hire as reported in open session; the staff report did not include further detail about the settlement terms beyond the OAH case numbers and that the district will provide educational services under the agreements.
