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Votes at a glance: board recognizes outgoing student rep, appoints new student rep and approves routine district items
Summary
At the May meeting the Los Alamitos board unanimously approved a resolution recognizing outgoing student representative Brynn Schmidt, appointed Emma Jimenez as student representative for 2026–27, adopted retirement resolutions, approved an election order and candidate statement word limit, accepted donations totaling $972,466.45, and approved personnel reports and other routine items (all recorded votes were unanimous where roll call was used).
The Los Alamitos Unified School District board took a series of formal actions during its meeting, most by unanimous vote.
Key actions and outcomes
- Resolution 2025‑2026‑22: The board adopted a resolution recognizing outgoing student board member Brynn Schmidt. Motion: Mr. Forham; second: (recorded). Roll call recorded ayes from the five trustees and the resolution was adopted.
- Appointment of student representative: Lauren LaBoche introduced Emma Jimenez as the student representative to the board for the 2026–27 school year. The board moved to appoint her; the motion passed 5–0.
- Consent agenda: Items 11a–x were approved by voice vote; no items were pulled for separate discussion.
- Retirement resolutions: The board approved retirement resolutions for Candace Hamilton and Kimberly Erickson by roll‑call vote (5–0).
- Election order and materials: The board adopted Resolution 25‑26‑23 to order the biannual trustee election for seats including those held by Mrs. Hill and Mrs. Davidson; the board also approved a 200‑word limit for candidate statements to be included in voter materials.
- Administrative items approved: The board approved the annual declaration of need for fully qualified educators (to file with the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing), approved warrants, accepted year‑to‑date donations totaling $972,466.45, and approved the classified, certificated and administrative personnel reports as a single motion (all items 5–0 where roll call was recorded).
- Student discipline agreement: The board approved a stipulated agreement regarding a suspended student expulsion waiver and waiver of hearing and appeal rights for an Education Code 48900 violation; the motion passed unanimously.
What this means: The meeting covered routine governance items and recognitions; most votes were unanimous, and several actions (election order, candidate statement length, declaration of need) are procedural requirements ahead of the November election and the next school year.
