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Votes at a glance: El Segundo Unified board approves election order, contracts, policies and curriculum
Summary
At its April 28 meeting the El Segundo Unified School District board unanimously approved Resolution No. 14 ordering the next governing board election, accepted several gifts, approved multiple facility contracts and change orders, assigned delinquent tax receivables and adopted the Creative Curriculum for preschool classrooms; all listed motions passed by 5-0 voice votes.
The El Segundo Unified School District governing board on April 28 took a series of routine actions, all approved unanimously by voice vote.
What passed (selected items): - Resolution No. 14, 2025: board ordered the governing board member election as required for county compliance (approved 5-0). - Acceptance of gifts (item 7a): Clerk Sutherland reported donations including $5,762 from Center Street School PTA to Center Street Elementary, $1,000 from AFCEA to Center Street, and smaller gifts to district sites; gifts were accepted 5-0. - Contracts and construction items: Agreements with JR Universal Construction to add ramps and to ground outlets at Eagle's Nest, a JR Universal contract to prepare the district office, and a deductive addendum (Addendum 31) with PBK Architects were approved (5-0); a notice of completion for a painting project was filed (5-0); staff recommended rejecting all bids for additional moving services because district staff can complete the work under the current contract with Crown (action approved 5-0). - Resolution No. 15, 2025: the board authorized assignment of delinquent tax receivables to the California Statewide Tax Authority for specified fiscal years and authorized execution of related documents (approved 5-0). - Collective bargaining: the board accepted CSEA's initial "sunshine" proposal outlining articles for negotiations for the 2025–26 school year (approved 5-0). - Policy updates: CSBA-recommended policies in the 5000 series and administrative regulations were approved (5-0).
The board generally heard short staff presentations for each action and voted without extended debate. When board members asked clarifying questions (for example, about teacher involvement and training for the new preschool curriculum), staff said those details would be handled as part of implementation. Where contract dollar figures or detailed implementation timelines were not discussed in the meeting, the board directed staff to complete contracting and follow-up work.
