Lynwood Unified board approves routine items, reports settlement and names elementary administrators

The Lynwood Unified School District Board of Education on June 4 approved routine agenda and consent items, reported a closed-session settlement and announced administrator assignments for several elementary schools.

During the open-meeting motions, the board moved and approved agenda items 10a, 10b and 10c and other consent items with no discussion; the chair reported each motion passed unanimously (reported as 5-0).

At the close of a recess to closed session, the general counsel reported out that the board approved a settlement (reported vote: 5-0) and that the board took actions on administrator assignments for elementary schools. The general counsel read the assignments into the record: Treon McGee was assigned to Abbott Elementary School; David Morales to Helen Keller Elementary School; Jasmine Harris to Lincoln Elementary School; George Guerrero to Lindbergh Elementary School; Paul Seron to Will Rogers Elementary School; Yamil Lallaire Parela to Wilson Elementary School; and Kevin Cano was given an instructional designation. The counsel also reported other closed-session items were received as information and no final action was taken on them.

Why it matters: Reassignments shift school leadership at the principal/administrator level and may affect staffing and programs at the named elementary schools; the reported settlement indicates the district concluded a legal matter that the board authorized but did not discuss in open session.

Votes at a glance: Several routine agenda and consent items were approved without discussion; the closed-session settlement was reported as approved 5-0.

Next steps: No further details about the settlement were given in open session. The administration will implement the administrator assignments and the board said it received a readout in open session.