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Superintendent: audit findings to be presented in March; transportation contract ends in 2026
Summary
Superintendent Chrystal Reyes told the Santa Cruz Valley board the district will receive an audit presentation in March covering 17 largely clerical findings and that the district's transportation contract ends at the end of the 2026 school year; the board discussed staffing implications and parental communications about immigration procedures.
Superintendent Chrystal Reyes reported key operational updates to the Santa Cruz Valley Union High School District Governing Board on Feb. 12, saying the audit team will present its findings at the district's March meeting and that the district's transportation contract is set to expire at the end of the 2026 school year.
Reyes and Business Manager Elizabeth Ibarra told the board there were 17 findings in the most recent audit; Reyes characterized those as small clerical errors and said the audit team will present details at the March meeting. Ibarra confirmed the district is otherwise in good standing.
On transportation, Reyes said the district has been relying on vans and the current contract expires at the end of the 2026 school year. She said the district is analyzing costs to take transportation in-house and that staffing would require about two full-time drivers and two part-time drivers to be fully staffed. Business Manager Elizabeth Ibarra added that the district counts 6.5 hours as a full-time driver shift for staffing calculations.
Reyes also addressed parent concerns about immigration officials at schools, stating that immigration personnel need a court-ordered warrant naming a student before district staff are obligated to make a student available; the district will send an informational email to families to clarify the process and ease concerns.
Other operational points included a Food Service Director report that snack-bar markups range roughly 2.0%–2.5% and that revenues are used to restock inventory, and a Facilities report that staff inspected a reported gas/propane smell in the culinary room but found no issue. Athletic Director Michael Ibarra clarified that the football program experienced a region change (a routine reclassification every two years) rather than a divisional promotion, and that the district will require parent meetings and signed conduct agreements for spring sports going forward.
Next steps: The audit presentation is scheduled for the March board meeting; administration will continue cost analysis for transportation options and report back to the board.
