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Board OKs instructional plan items and two personnel/policy updates, including $150,000 for early-literacy books
Summary
Trustees approved the comprehensive federal program plan, a purchase of Wit and Wisdom early‑literacy materials not to exceed $150,000, Head Start placement updates, a CTE plan, and two policies (7130 and 7325) in a 7–0 vote.
The board approved several education items recommended by the Education (Programs & Policy) Committee.
Dr. Jason Parker presented the comprehensive federal program plan (Title I–IV) and noted how previous allotments were spent and how current funds are planned to be used; the committee recommended the plan for full‑board approval and trustees voted to adopt it 7–0.
The committee also recommended purchasing additional Wit and Wisdom early‑literacy books to put more books in students’ hands; the purchase was presented as “not to exceed $150,000.” Trustees approved that motion, recorded as 7–0.
Other committee items approved by the full board included Head Start placement adjustments at Kaser and Union elementary schools and the district CTE plan; the committee recommended these items and the board approved them by unanimous vote. Trustees also approved two personnel/policy items — Policy 7130 and Policy 7325 (video and audio recordings by employees) — on their second reading, with no changes noted to several other personnel policies in the 7000 series.
During committee discussion Dr. Chris Bennett and others presented preliminary testing and accountability information based on end‑of‑year testing; trustees described the preliminary results as encouraging and said more detailed data would follow.
The board recorded no dissent on these education items; official minutes and committee packets will show the full plan text and procurement details for the book purchase.
