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Board approves graduation venue, literacy and credentialing agreements and denies three liability claims
Summary
At its Aug. 20 meeting, the Rialto Unified board approved several contracts including a high-school graduation venue and literacy and credentialing programs, accepted administrative appointments and voted to deny three liability claims; a change-order amount recorded in the transcript was garbled and is listed as not specified.
The Rialto Unified School District board voted on multiple agreements and actions at its Aug. 20 meeting, approving contracts for graduation, literacy programs and employee scholarships while denying several liability claims.
Appointments and personnel: In a report out of closed session the board accepted an unpaid leave request for classified employee #2234335 (Sept. 8–Oct. 17, 2025) and confirmed two administrative appointments: Brent Copelan as assistant principal at Frisbee Middle School and Kevin Goodley as director of math, both effective Aug. 21, 2025. The roll-call votes reported in the transcript listed four board members voting in the affirmative and one absence for those items.
Contracts and programs: The board approved these items after motion and second: - Renewal with Professional Tutors of America to provide compensatory education as part of a settlement agreement effective July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026 at a cost "not to exceed $65,000," to be paid from the general fund. - Agreement with FMG Ontario Arena LLC to hold high school and adult-education graduation ceremonies on June 7, 2026, for a total cost not to exceed $180,000 (general fund). - Change order no. 3 for RDM Electrical Company for the two two-story classroom buildings project at Eisenhower High School. The numeric amounts in the meeting transcript for this change order are garbled and could not be reliably read; the transcript language contains malformed figures and therefore the change-order dollar amounts are reported here as not specified and should be confirmed with district procurement records. - Family Literacy Program with the University of Southern California: payment for up to 100 family members at $500 per participant (registration and licensed software) not to exceed $100,000, funded from general fund, Title I and a systems-of-support grant. - Memorandum of understanding with California State University San Bernardino to sponsor 20 minority male employees for tuition and scholarships (project impact) at a cost not to exceed $275,000 from the general fund education effectiveness grant.
Liability claims: The board voted to deny liability claims numbered 252601, 252602 and 252604; motions carried by roll call.
Why it matters: The actions finalize near-term services for students and staff (graduation venue, literacy coursework, credentialing supports) and close several liability claims. The garbled change-order figures in the transcript create a record-keeping gap that district staff should clarify to ensure public transparency of capital expenditures.
What happens next: Administrative appointments become effective Aug. 21; staff should provide a corrected procurement record for the RDM Electrical change order and return any required documentation to the board or post it with meeting materials.
