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Grad-night funding request and teachers' insurance cap concerns raised during Calipatria public forum
Summary
A senior-advisor and a parent asked the board for $3,200 to cover senior-grad-night bus costs so fundraising can be repurposed; Calipatria Unified Teachers Union urged the board to raise an insurance cap during ongoing negotiations. The board took no action on either request.
Senior Advisor/Teacher Frank Aguilera and parent Kim Bradford addressed the Calipatria Unified School District Board during the public forum on May 11, 2026, requesting $3,200 to cover buses for the senior class grad-night so existing class fundraising could instead be used for food vouchers, decorations, a photo booth or a senior-sunset event. The public forum began at 6:20 p.m. and ended at 6:51 p.m.; the board did not take action on the funding request.
Representatives of the Calipatria Unified Teachers Union also spoke during public comment, asking the board to increase the negotiated insurance cap and describing several months of negotiations that had not yet reached agreement. At the meeting the union reiterated that members want the board to “reflect on what is fair, what is right and what is honorable,” according to the minutes. The minutes note the union seeks a retroactive adjustment to October; trustees did not act on the request during the meeting.
The speakers were recorded in the minutes as Frank Aguilera (Senior Advisor/Teacher) and Kim Bradford (parent); the union presence was recorded generically as members of the Calipatria Unified Teachers Union and Ms. Davila spoke on behalf of CUTA during the reports. No motion or vote followed these public comments.
