Board approves closed‑session stipend distribution, pulls legal services contract from consent list

The Apple Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees recorded a closed‑session action and multiple consent‑agenda votes when it reconvened.

Following closed session, the clerk reported the board took action on a superintendent recommendation regarding labor negotiations. On a motion by board member oara, seconded by board member RC, the board "approved the following to amend the previous board action to ensure that the stiens a b c d and e for the 2023–2024 school year have been dispersed to employees at the following rates: Stien A 4721, Stien B 492, Stien C 3462, Stien D 2518 and Stien E 1889," as read into the record.

During the consent‑agenda portion of the meeting trustees moved to approve consent items 1 through 66. Item 57 — an agreement for legal services with Dennis Woliver and Keller — was pulled for discussion. Trustees reviewed whether the firm had been used previously, training participation and noted the firm’s proposed fees appeared higher than others on the district’s list. After discussion the board voted to oppose approval of item 57, resulting in the contract not being placed on the approved list.

The board also approved the Declaration of Need for fully qualified educators (effective July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025), accepted listed certificated and classified personnel actions and approved an administrative hearing chairperson’s recommendation effective immediately for annual review AR number 20242.

No additional formal actions were announced from closed session beyond the stipend amendment noted by the clerk.