California / School Districts / Bassett Unified
Interim Superintendent Dr. Julie Harrison presented the district midyear LCAP update Feb. 17, noting gains in English-learner reclassification, improved attendance and lower chronic absenteeism while outlining targets, measures and supplemental/concentration spending.
California / School Districts / Bassett Unified
The Bassett Unified board accepted notice of completion for the Bassett High aquatic center, approved a pool-cleaning contract including chemicals and twice-weekly service, and tabled approval of an approved construction management providers list pending a facilities policy manual.
California / School Districts / Bassett Unified
A parent representing about 16 families told the Bassett Unified board that violent incidents and graphic videos at Torch Middle School are putting students at risk; board members and the superintendent pledged follow-up and offered procedural routes for escalation.
California / School Districts / Bassett Unified
The board adopted a package of policy and administrative regulation updates related to immigration enforcement and student records but voted to strike a new provision that would have authorized district use of social‑media content in student records, agreeing to revisit that narrower issue later.
California / School Districts / Bassett Unified
The board directed staff to issue a request for qualifications to identify superintendent search firms, set a Feb. 10 submission deadline (with possible one-week extension), and reserved Feb. 24 and Feb. 26 (and Mar. 3) for interviews and contract discussions.
California / School Districts / Bassett Unified
After public testimony, the Bassett Unified Board of Education voted unanimously Jan. 27 to adopt Resolution 26-26 opposing proposed zoning amendments in the City of Industry that would enable large-scale data centers, citing concerns about water, air quality and student health.
California / School Districts / Bassett Unified
Piper Sandler and California Financial Services told the Bassett Unified board that the district has issued roughly $34M of a $50M authorization under Measure BB and asked permission to seek a temporary waiver raising the statutory bonding cap from 2.50% to 2.74% to allow issuance of the remaining ~$15.4M; the board approved the waiver request as part of a mass resolution.
California / School Districts / Bassett Unified
Public commenters at the Dec. 16 Bassett Unified board meeting urged the board to keep Florence Flanner public and accused the board of suppressing speech in violation of the Brown Act; callers requested accountability and said the site is a child-development anchor, not 'excess land.'
California / School Districts / Bassett Unified
On Dec. 16, 2025 the Bassett Unified School District board approved an interim superintendent employment contract for Dr. Julie Harrison covering Dec. 1, 2025–June 30, 2026, disclosing an annual salary of $240,000 and a $500 monthly vehicle stipend; the board also directed legal counsel to respond to a December 9 cure-and-correct letter from Samuel Brown.
California / School Districts / Bassett Unified
Chief Business Officer Susan Ibarra presented the district's first interim for 2025–26, reporting projected revenues of $44.9 million, expenditures that create approximately $1.6 million in deficit spending for 2025–26 and a projected decline in reserves in subsequent years absent corrective action.