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Board approves program renewals and contracts after lengthy questions about Head Start vehicle purchase and other buys
Summary
Trustees approved several contract renewals (research, youth cinema, speech & debate coaching) and a Head Start budget revision that includes up to $300,000 for two electric trucks and classroom equipment; the Head Start truck purchase and other large PO items prompted extended public comment and trustee questions about priorities, charging infrastructure and long-term funding.
The Hacienda La Puente Unified School District board approved a series of contracts and budget revisions during its June 12 meeting after extended discussion about procurement practices and funding priorities.
What passed: Trustees approved (among other consent items) a renewal with Hanover Research to support LCAP analytics, a Youth Cinema Project renewal for district film programming, and a renewal with Advantage Communications to provide speech and debate coaching to district students. The meeting record shows unanimous or near-unanimous support for many of the consent items after staff answered repeated questions.
Head Start budget revision and vehicle purchase: The most contested consent item was a proposed Head Start budget revision up to $300,000 for the 2024–25 year, which the board approved 3–1. CSEA representative Margaret Caldera earlier urged the board to delay the…
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