Calexico Unified board announces releases of temporary certificated staff, approves three student expulsions

The Calexico Unified School District Board announced that it approved several personnel actions and student-discipline recommendations following closed-session deliberations.

The clerk reported that the board voted to release and not reelect multiple temporary certificated employees identified only by employee numbers and ratified the legal notices to be issued to those employees. The clerk said the action was taken pursuant to Education Code section 44954 and is effective at the end of the 2024–25 school year. According to the clerk, the motion was moved by Miss Calderon and seconded by Mr Aena and carried on a recorded 5-0 vote.

The board also approved recommendations to expel students in three discipline matters. The clerk read the case numbers and the motions: case 24255 was motioned by President Contas and seconded by Miss Ceron; case 24256 was motioned and seconded as recorded by the clerk; and case 24257 was motioned by President Contas and seconded by Mr Aena. Each expulsion recommendation was announced as approved by a 5-0 vote. The clerk did not provide student names or additional disciplinary details in the public announcement.

The actions were presented to the board as items from closed session and were reported out in open session by the clerk on the record. The meeting adjourned after the clerk called for and recorded a motion to adjourn.

Details required by law or typically listed in meeting materials — such as employee names (only employee numbers were read on the record), student names, specific findings supporting each expulsion, and any notices to affected parties — were not specified during the public report. The clerk read employee identifiers and case numbers from the record; those identifiers are included in the meeting transcript for the official record.