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Perris Union High trustees approve $64,000 in training-room purchases over two dissenting votes
Summary
Trustees voted 3–2 to approve purchase orders above $50,000, including roughly $64,000 for training-room tables and eight permanent workstations; trustees opposing the measure cited budget constraints and requested more information about ongoing costs and custodial support.
PERRIS, Calif. — The Perris Union High School District Board on Nov. 20 approved a batch of purchase orders above $50,000, including a roughly $64,000 package to replace tables and create eight permanent workstations in a district training room, by a 3–2 vote.
The purchases were presented as reallocated funds originally tied to moving pupil-services operations; staff said the money is budgeted for furniture and not for security systems. Board members debated the scope and timing of the purchases, whether the district has custodial and logistical capacity to move and store heavy tables, and whether the district should prioritize other budget pressures while facing deficit concerns.
Trustee Horn moved the measure; Trustee Garcia seconded the motion. Following discussion and requests for additional documentation about frequency of training-room use and the specific needs of instructional coaches and staff who will occupy the space, the board recorded three votes in favor and two opposed, and the purchase order package was approved.
What it means: the approved purchases will fund updated tables and eight workstations to support district instructional coaches and technology staff who presently lack dedicated desks. Staff said the purchases will address a daily need for movable training-room furniture and provide fixed workstations for eight employees who perform districtwide collaboration and training work.
Outstanding questions: several trustees asked for more detail on frequency of use, custodian availability for daily reconfiguration and storage arrangements. Trustees also requested a clearer breakdown of the $64,000 line items before future, similar purchases are brought forward.
The meeting returned to closed session following the vote and reconvened later in the evening; no additional public-action items were taken after the board's purchase approval.
