California / School Districts / Chino Valley Unified
At its March 19 meeting the Chino Valley Unified Board of Education adjourned into closed session to discuss two anticipated litigation cases, six existing litigation matters, student readmission and discipline, negotiations with ACT and CSEA, and an elementary assistant-principal appointment.
California / School Districts / Chino Valley Unified
At its Feb. 19 meeting the Chino Valley Unified Board of Education immediately moved into closed session to consider anticipated and existing litigation, student readmission matters, labor negotiations listed as ACT and CSEA, and appointments to assistant principal positions; the transcript records no motion or vote on the record.
California / School Districts / Chino Valley Unified
Boys Republic students presented the Della Robbia wreath and a Boys Republic participant described how the program provided vocational training and a path to employment; the board also recognized Ayala girls cross country and other student achievements.
California / School Districts / Chino Valley Unified
Andrea Lopez, a CVUSD instructional aide, asked the board to reconsider denied interdistrict transfer requests that would remove her two sons from Oak Ridge Elementary mid‑year; she said one child has an active IEP and recently had a seizure and urged the district to review submitted documentation.
California / School Districts / Chino Valley Unified
Coaches and community members urged the board to protect girls' athletics after contests involving biological males on girls' teams; several public commenters also launched forceful attacks on President Sonia Shaw's leadership and immigration statements, creating a polarized public comment period.
California / School Districts / Chino Valley Unified
Trustees approved the 2026–27 meeting calendar, adopted a board member stipend adjustment citing AB 1390 (vote 4–1), certified a positive first interim financial report (5–0) and approved a minimum wage/compensation increase for classified nonbargaining staff effective Jan. 1, 2026.
California / School Districts / Chino Valley Unified
More than two dozen public commenters addressed the board, with recurring themes: support for immigrant families and AB 495 protections, teacher safety and union bargaining, concerns about district spending on litigation and training, and heated accusations about board conduct and 'PRISM' training material.
California / School Districts / Chino Valley Unified
The Chino Valley Unified School District board unanimously adopted a resolution to 'safeguard every child' and preserve local verification practices after debating perceived loopholes in Assembly Bill 495; board members said the district will require verification beyond an affidavit before releasing students.
California / School Districts / Chino Valley Unified
District staff told the board that essential-standards-focused instruction and PLC collaboration contributed to multi-year gains in ELA and math; presenters cited cohort growth and reported 62.12% met/exceeded in ELA and 49.79% in math for 2025.
California / School Districts / Chino Valley Unified
At the Nov. 20, 2025 Chino Valley Unified Board of Education meeting, public commenter Amanda Swagger alleged a revised "controversial issues and flag ban" policy was placed into revised board policy without a formal vote and urged the board to rescind it and consider it in open session; the board then moved into closed session on litigation, labor and personnel matters.