Board ratifies special-education settlement; approves non-reelection resolution

The Auburn Union School District board on March 1 read and ratified a settlement in Office of Administrative Hearings case 2025120864, authorizing the district to establish a compensatory education fund for services to the student and to reimburse a portion of the parents' attorneys' fees. The superintendent read the closed-session actions at the start of the meeting.

The superintendent said the board —voted unanimously to ratify a settlement agreement to resolve a special education dispute against the district.— The district's statement during the reading stressed that ratification —does not constitute an admission of liability.—

Also disclosed from closed session was a board vote on a non-reelection resolution (referred to in the record as resolution 2526 102) concerning employee number 3253. The superintendent read the roll-call results: President Holt, aye; Clerk Grigsby, aye; Trustee Poole, nay; Trustee Travis, aye; Trustee Wedge, aye. The resolution passed.

Separately, the superintendent reported the board had unanimously rejected three anticipated-litigation claims that had been the subject of discussion in closed session.

No further details about the settlement terms or the personnel matter were provided at open session; the superintendent limited the public statements to the actions taken and the district's lack of admission of liability for the settlement.

What happens next: The board recorded the actions in open session and moved on to the regular agenda; no additional public briefing on these closed-session items was offered at the meeting.