Chief Business Official Susanna Lopez recommended and the board approved a positive certification of the first interim financial report; staff flagged an early enrollment decline and multi‑year projections that will shape budget assumptions and reserves.
District MTSS leaders told the board that systemwide suspension rates declined (from 3.6% to 2.9%) and highlighted school‑level strategies — PBIS, restorative reentry, refocus interventions and targeted supports — used to reduce exclusions and address chronic absenteeism and CCI gaps.
Trustees elected Brandy Clark president, Sammy Luna vice president and Rhodes Williams clerk; the board adopted resolutions recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day, mentoring month and school board recognition month, approved the mobile‑device policy and several administrative regulation updates, and approved job descriptions and routine business items.
The Citizens Bond Oversight Committee presented its 2024–25 annual report, showing Measure M and X funds supporting modernization and career-technical projects across district schools; committee chair emphasized volunteer oversight and site tours of innovation centers and CTE labs.
The board approved a preliminary official statement for a Series B general obligation refunding (projected savings over 14 years, part of broader $2 million taxpayer savings this year), authorized a parent booster club, and approved several contracts after separate votes and discussion about fiscal-year alignment.
District leaders proposed converting a 4.5-acre West Lot into a charging and operations hub to expand an electric bus fleet and provide contracted transportation services to neighboring districts. The plan estimates a $20 million build cost and projects up to $7 million annual revenue funded largely by grants and contract fees.
The board honored 29 schools with PBIS recognition, celebrated employees of the year and heard a November school report from Vista Del Lago that listed test-score improvements, college-application activity and new facilities including a Raven Health Center.
District leaders presented data showing chronic absenteeism declined from about 24% last year to roughly 21% so far this year but flagged persistent gaps for African American students, English learners and students with disabilities. School leaders described home visits, incentives and expanded supports as next steps.
The board approved resolutions recognizing National Youth Homelessness Awareness Month, Veterans Day and Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day; authorized six CTE facilities grant applications; adopted several updated policies; and approved a pulled contract (A25-260254) with five ayes and one abstention.
Five schools presented data showing growth in some indicators but increases in suspensions for African American students; principals proposed actions including fidelity to PBIS, mentoring, targeted Tier 2/3 supports and family outreach. Sunny Meadows reported a 9.6% drop in chronic absenteeism.