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Board approves two special‑education settlements, confirms superintendent’s satisfactory evaluation
Summary
The Santa Monica‑Malibu Unified School District board approved two settlement agreements reimbursing parents for private educational expenses and attorney fees and reported a unanimous satisfactory performance evaluation for Superintendent Dr. Antonio Shelton.
The Santa Monica‑Malibu Unified School District Board of Education on Oct. 7 approved two settlement agreements resolving reimbursement claims for privately obtained educational services and related attorney fees.
At the start of the meeting the board president read the settlement terms aloud, including a cap on private‑tuition reimbursements ‘‘not to exceed $64,470’’ for one set of years and a second settlement capping reimbursements in later years at amounts such as ‘‘not to exceed $10,000.’’ The agreements also include a payment of reasonable attorney fees in the total amount of $6,000. Maria moved to approve each settlement; Stacy seconded both motions and the board recorded five yes votes with two members absent.
The president also reported the board’s closed‑session action on the superintendent’s annual review. According to the readout, in closed session the board gave Superintendent Dr. Antonio Shelton a satisfactory performance evaluation for the 2024–25 school year.
The approvals were procedural votes; board members did not expand the public record on the underlying disputes during the open meeting.
