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Board announces suspension notice, settlement and an operations appointment after closed session
Summary
The Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District board reported three closed-session personnel actions: a notice of immediate suspension and intent to dismiss for a certificated employee, approval of a settlement allowing another employee to resign, and the appointment of Clayton Barragan as supervisor of maintenance and operations.
The Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District Board of Education reported three personnel actions taken in closed session on May 18, the board’s vice president said.
“The first one, the Board of Education, took action by a vote of 7 to 0, to issue a notice of immediate suspension and intention to dismiss to permanent certificated employee 13,000 pursuant to Education Code sections 44932, 44934, and 44939, and directed the interim superintendent or designee to send out appropriate legal notices,” the vice president read aloud following the closed session. The announcement in the public record identified the employee only by an internal identifier, “13,000.”
The board also approved a settlement agreement for another employee listed as “15336,” again by a unanimous 7-0 vote. The settlement is a mutual release of claims that allows the employee to resign effective June 5, 2026; the vice president said the motion was made by Dr. Cancio and seconded by Ms. Amezquah. A third action was the appointment of Clayton Barragan to the position of supervisor, maintenance and operations at a monthly rate of $9,253; that action passed 6-1, with the vice president saying the motion was made by “Mr. Brozneroff” and seconded by “Ms. Free.”
The vice president said the board directed the interim superintendent or designee to issue the legally required notices related to the suspension and dismissal action. The appointment listing gave Barragan’s title, monthly pay and said the effective date would be determined; the transcript identifies the appointment as an internal personnel action taken by vote.
The board did not read full names for the employees listed by identifier, did not state the grounds for the suspension or the terms of the settlement beyond the resignation date, and did not provide the identity of the single dissenting vote on the appointment during the public announcement. The board’s public-record announcement referenced Education Code provisions related to discipline of certificated employees.
