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Board approves contracts, curriculum adoptions and a one‑year robotics partnership
Summary
Trustees approved vendor contracts including produce and painting, adopted new curricula for middle and high school courses, approved a one‑year MOU with a local robotics company that includes a gifted quadruped robot, and confirmed a new chief business official.
The El Segundo Unified School District board approved several business items and personnel actions during its regular meeting.
Business services recommended an agreement with Sunrise Produce Company to supply produce after the district moves to manage its own school-lunch program; trustees approved the contract. The board also approved a contract with Perfection Pro Contractors to repaint the exterior of El Segundo High School with a targeted completion before teachers return in the fall.
On curriculum, the board adopted the My Perspectives ELA curriculum for El Segundo Middle School (administration said full-length novels will still be included in instruction) and approved an AP personal finance course adoption for high school. Trustees also adopted the Williams uniform complaint procedures required by state law.
The board accepted a one-year memorandum of understanding with FFAI Robotics, Inc., a local company to provide robotics/AI camps, internships and hands-on learning. Administration said the company has donated a professional four‑legged quadruped robot that will be brought forward for approval at an upcoming meeting; a trustee joked about the "4‑footed robot." The MOU was approved.
The board approved a contract to add ClassLink Analytics Plus services to the district's ClassLink platform to gain insight into student engagement with digital learning resources.
Personnel: trustees approved an employment contract for Dr. Melissa Gooden as the district's chief business official; Dr. Gooden was not present and will introduce herself at a future meeting.
Votes: most action items discussed during the business and consent sections were recorded as unanimous approvals.
What's next: the district will execute the awarded contracts, schedule painting work for summer completion, and bring forward details about the donated robot for board approval.
