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CNUSD board announces closed‑session personnel actions; K9 team credited for weapon alert; teacher warns of Title I funding shortfalls
Summary
At its meeting the Corona-Norco Unified board announced four administrative reassignments, approved a five‑day unpaid suspension for a classified employee, and confirmed two appointments; staff also recognized an Interquest K9 team for detecting a handgun at Centennial High, and a teacher urged the district to address unstable Title I funding that she said cut $40,000 from her school's budget.
The Corona‑Norco Unified School District board announced several closed‑session personnel actions and recognized campus safety partners during its meeting.
Mr. Gonzalz read multiple closed‑session actions under Education Code section 44951: the board issued notices that four certificated administrative employees would be released from their administrative positions effective at the end of the 2024–25 school year and reassigned to certificated assignments for 2025–26. The board also approved, by a recorded vote described in the transcript as “520 to zero,” a 5‑day unpaid suspension for classified employee number 17736 with the listed dates of May 19, 20, 21 and June 2 and 3, 2025. In closed session the board universally approved the certificated management appointment of Monnique Rodriguez as coordinator of special education (effective July 1, 2025) and unanimously reclassified Claudia Vega Diaz to coordinator in special education (effective June 1, 2025); motions and seconders were recorded in the meeting minutes.
Separately, the board recognized its long partnership with Interquest K9 detection teams and presented certificates to handlers after staff recounted a February 7 incident at Centennial High School where handler Miss Destiny Portillio and K9 Blaze alerted to a student backpack and “in searching the bag, they did find a handgun and some ammunition,” an Interquest presenter said. School staff said the discovery prompted SRO involvement and an investigation; certificates were given to the handler and the team.
During public comment, Natalie Manas, a kindergarten teacher at Garrison Elementary, urged the district to address unstable Title I funding. She told the board that the school’s Title I base funding dropped from $228,000 in 2024–25 to $168,000 in 2025–26 (transcript figures cited) and said that loss forced the site to cancel a sixth‑grade science camp and eliminated a teacher on special assignment who supported literacy across classrooms. She said the site faces roughly a $40,000 deficit and urged the district to prioritize funding stability for schools with vulnerable learners.
Board members handled routine consent agenda items and pulled two items for further review, including a contract item (agenda item 13B) that a board member asked staff to re-check for the correct military service branch before bringing back for action. The meeting adjourned at 10:09 p.m.
All formal votes and motions were recorded in the meeting; specific personnel were identified by employee number in the closed‑session readout and by name for the appointments that were approved.
