Trustees honor retirees, recognize junior‑high historian and hear community‑schools outreach examples

Trustees opened the meeting by honoring district retirees and recognizing student achievement, then heard from community‑schools staff about outreach services and an upcoming summer resource fair.

Retiree recognitions: The board read a list of retirees and their years of service (examples cited in the meeting include Joseph Barcelis, 35 years; Mark Simmons, 35 years; Annette Grove, 31 years), and expressed appreciation for ‘‘466 years’’ of combined service across all retirees.

Student recognition: Jason Walsh, a history teacher at Los Panos Junior High School, introduced Mariah Aguo Gomez as the 2024–25 Laspanos Junior High historian of the year and described her classroom work and character. Trustees and audience members applauded the recognition.

Community schools and liaison work: Community‑schools staff reported plans to move the family resource center into the vacated TK classrooms once the TK center opens, and announced a summer kickoff resource fair on May 31 at the Los Banos Community Center that will offer free food, giveaways and health screenings. Staff described a recent case in which a liaison provided immediate clothing and transportation to urgent medical care for a student who had become temporarily homeless and helped enroll the student in long‑term supports.

Public comment: A teacher in the audience praised the district's culinary program and reported student success at the FCCLA state conference.

What happens next: The district will give retirees formal send‑offs in coming weeks, the community‑schools team will continue liaison work and outreach for the summer fair, and personnel and program items discussed at first reading will return to the board for final action.