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Board approves grouped consent items, donor gifts, retirements and appointments
Summary
The Desert Sands Unified board approved grouped consent items across business, educational, personnel and student matters, accepted notable donations totaling six figures from Desert Champions LLC, recorded retirements, and announced closed-session appointments including a new assistant principal at Indio High School.
Board members approved multiple grouped consent items across business services, educational services, personnel and student matters. Trustee and board motions took several items as groups; the board recorded voice votes carrying the grouped motions.
Trustees and staff called attention to several donations listed in the business-services consent items, including $80,000 from Desert Champions LLC to La Quinta High School (BNP Paribas scholarships) and $40,000 from the same donor to Shadow Hills High School. The board publicly thanked donors for community support.
Superintendent Hyde announced personnel retirements: James Hammond (18 years), Jane McGuire (5 years in special education), Craig Taylor (30 years) and Patricia Wright (22 years in transportation). In closed session the board approved appointments including Carla Shields as assistant principal at Indio High School; motions passed on recorded votes (closed-session approvals presented in open session announcement).
