Trustees approved the midyear Local Control Accountability Plan and a budget overview. The district reported a $458M adopted LCFF budget, a $124M LCAP plan (86% spent on goals 1–5 midyear), and mixed academic results with targeted strategies for math and attendance.
After a formal RFP that drew 32 responses and public pleas to retain Think Together, the Moreno Valley Unified School District board unanimously approved Woodcraft Rangers as the primary expanded learning provider, citing interest‑based club rotations and built‑in inclusion specialists.
District MTSS presenters highlighted improvements in suspension and attendance while principals identified foundational math gaps at several elementary sites and outlined targeted steps including manipulatives, PLCs and high‑impact tutoring.
The Moreno Valley Unified School District Board unanimously approved a slate of ceremonial resolutions (Social Work Month, Arts Education Month, Women's History Month, School Breakfast Week), adopted the midyear LCAP, authorized booster clubs, awarded an ELAP contract to Woodcraft Rangers, approved a lease‑leaseback amendment for electric bus upgrades and adopted multiple HR and policy items.
District staff reported continuing elementary enrollment declines and outlined recruitment and program responses, including a new Raven Early College Academy at Vista Del Lago that will offer students increasing numbers of college units across grades.
The Moreno Valley Unified School District board approved negotiated agreements that deliver a 3% total compensation increase (combining scheduled increases and one‑time payments) across bargaining units and management, updated salary schedules, and amended cabinet contracts to reflect the changes.
Following the resignation of Trustee Cleveland Johnson, the board acknowledged the vacancy and voted to fill Trustee Area 3 by provisional appointment; trustees agreed to a tight recruitment window with candidate interviews tentatively scheduled for Feb. 25.
Trustees adopted an updated ELOP plan that moves the district to a flexible district‑led after‑school framework and heard MTSS presentations from several schools showing gains in math and declines in suspension and chronic absenteeism at multiple sites.
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.