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Board approves consent agenda including reductions in force affecting several EL paraprofessionals
Summary
By roll call vote the Board approved the consent agenda, which included payment of bills ($615,343.49), multiple personnel actions (hires, resignations, retirements) and a resolution authorizing reductions in force that lists affected EL paraprofessionals and effective dates.
The Board approved the April 14 consent agenda on a roll call vote after a motion by Dr. Mark Chao and a second from Ms. Kristyn Bair. The consent package included Payment of Bills dated March 31, 2026, totaling $615,343.49 and a lengthy slate of personnel actions: licensed hires and resignations, non-licensed hires, reassignments and retirements.
Administrators presented a "Resolution Authorizing Reduction In Force of Educational Support Personnel." The reductions list several EL paraprofessionals and related positions effective June 8, 2026, including names reported in the minutes: Asma Ashfaq (EL Paraprofessional - Urdu, Lincoln), Hanan Benjamin (EL Paraprofessional - Assyrian/Arabic, Edison), Mohammad Dellawari (EL Paraprofessional - Farsi/Dari, Edison), Sabiha Khan (EL Paraprofessional - Urdu, Edison), Shafaq Masiti (EL Paraprofessional - Urdu, Madison), Nazifa Mustafa (EL Paraprofessional - Farsi/Dari, Madison) and Tamara Olivares (EL Paraprofessional - Spanish, Edison). The Board also approved resolutions for reassignment of an instructional coach and the honorable dismissal of specified teachers. The minutes record resignations and retirements including Sonali Patil (Assistant Superintendent for Finance & Operations) effective 06/30/2026 and Dale Schroeder (Head Engineer) effective 04/24/2026.
"It was moved by Dr. Chao and seconded by Ms. Bair that the consent agenda for April 14, 2026, be approved as listed and by a roll call vote unanimously voted yes," the minutes state. Board members did not debate each personnel item individually during the meeting; the package was approved as presented.
