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Board approves consent agenda; one trustee abstains on Black Knight security contract
Summary
The board approved a block of consent‑agenda contracts after discussion of items withheld for review. Board Member Stewart abstained on the Black Knight security contract (item 48, part of 12.21), citing lack of data on effectiveness and public opposition; staff described plans to recruit bus drivers and negotiated rates for contracted behavior aides.
The board approved the consent agenda with two pulled items for discussion. Trustees heard staff explanations for instructional‑materials carryovers planned for the math adoption next year and discussed several contracts including security (Black Knight), stepped‑service providers for aides, and transportation. Chief Business Officer Renee Arkus and Assistant Superintendent Alma Ulloa explained that instructional material carryovers are commonly used for scheduled adoptions and outlined negotiated hourly rates for contracted aides (staff cited $37/hour for paraprofessionals and $47/hour for behavior assistants for a vendor called Stepping Stones).
Board Member Stewart said she would not support renewing the Black Knight security contract, which she identified in the meeting as a $276,000 item, because she said data on incident prevention and response outcomes had not been shared and large public opposition had been expressed the prior year. She therefore abstained on that piece of the consent agenda while voting for other contracts; other trustees voted to approve the package. Trustees also discussed transportation, describing a planned transition toward more internal bus operations and continued recruitment for drivers.
