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Adelanto Elementary School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Adelanto Elementary board hears comment on employee pay and school-year start 23:19

  • Speakers at public comment raised employee compensation and bargaining, problems with bus schedules and the after-school program at the start of the school year, and delays in purchase order approvals. 23:19
  • Miguel Soto Jr. announced motions passing 5⁠-⁠0 and moved to approve the first read review of Administrative Regulation 5141.6, School Health Services. 2:59:04
  • Board members discussed a first read of a mental health board policy, and Michael Krause asked why a Family Code paragraph requiring documentation of attempts to contact a parent or guardian was not in the policy. 3:02:01
  • Miguel Soto Jr. said the motion would table the item so it would come back after a workshop associated with the CSBA policy workshop, and the motion passed 5⁠-⁠0. 3:21:02

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Item by item (13)
  1. Opening and roll call 19:10
    • Miguel Soto Jr. opened the meeting at 5:31 and announced a quorum after roll call. 20:01
    • Stephanie Kyer led the pledge. 20:31
  2. Public comment before closed session 20:56
    • A speaker at public comment said surrounding communities had settled multi-year deals and it was time for the district to pay, noting a bargaining session that Thursday. 23:19
    • A speaker said the first day of school on August 6th was the worst in 27 years, citing a revised bus schedule, after-school program enrollment limits and purchase orders taking a month to approve. 25:43
    • Other speakers raised a 10-month wait for workplace accommodations, cuts to site budgets and technology, and a request that the board prioritize a salary increase for employees. 36:37
  3. Closed session 47:32
    • Miguel Soto Jr. moved that the board go to closed session. 47:48
    • After reconvening at 7:49 PM, the board reported no actions taken in closed session. 48:24
    • The motion to go to closed session passed 5⁠-⁠0. 48:24
  4. Adoption of the agenda 2:38:21
    • A district staff member said the public hearing would be withdrawn from the agenda. 2:38:39
    • The agenda was approved 5⁠-⁠0. 2:39:12
  5. Public testimony 2:39:12
    • A speaker thanked the board for qualifying an organization to work with youth in the after-school program. 2:40:02
    • Speakers described a paper order in the warehouse since July 21st that still had not arrived, and asked the board to settle negotiations with a fair salary increase. 2:42:34
    • Other speakers said the district increased the special education budget by $6 million and asked for online tutoring for independent study students. 2:49:11
  6. Adoption of the minutes 2:58:35
    • Miguel Soto Jr. moved to adopt the minutes. 2:58:35
    • The minutes were adopted 5⁠-⁠0. 2:59:04
  7. Consent agenda 2:59:03
    • Michael Krause pulled item 18 from the consent agenda. 2:59:14
    • Miguel Soto Jr. moved to approve the consent agenda except item 18. 2:59:56
    • Miguel Soto Jr. announced the motion passed. 3:00:25
  8. Item pulled from consent 3:00:25
    • One board member moved to approve item 18 and said more information was needed before abstaining. 3:00:25
    • Miguel Soto Jr. announced the motion passed with 1 abstention and 1 no vote. 3:01:39
  9. Mental health policy first read 3:01:39
    • Michael Krause asked why a Family Code paragraph requiring professionals to document attempts to contact a parent or guardian was missing from the policy. 3:02:01
    • One board member said they agreed with two other board members said a paragraph was missing and parents need to be involved. 3:05:27
    • One board member suggested a policy workshop, and another board member said they strongly supported the policy but did not want to restrict students without supportive parents from seeking help. 3:08:24
    • The board voted 5⁠-⁠0 to table the policy until after a workshop associated with the CSBA policy workshop. 3:21:02
  10. School health services policy first read 3:21:02
    • Michael Krause said the school health services policy appeared to be updates to the existing policy. 3:21:24
    • The first reads of the policy and the administrative regulation each passed 5⁠-⁠0. 3:21:57
  11. Board member reports 3:22:23
    • One board member asked staff to make sure school sites have basic supplies, said estimated actuals would come to the board in September and suggested the district consider expanding the HOPE program. 3:22:30
    • One board member said the district had some corrections to make and looked forward to further conversations with staff on remedies. 3:38:11
    • Miguel Soto Jr. said tough decisions on the budget were coming to the board and asked the public to reach out. 3:38:53
  12. Superintendent report 3:39:48
    • The superintendent said the workshop is a 3-day workshop intended to work with staff primarily and that Think Together does take kindergarten. 3:38:53
    • The superintendent said staff would be directed to contact every school site about specific needs and review processes to make them more efficient. 3:41:29
  13. Adjournment 3:42:38
    • The board voted to adjourn at 8:54. 3:42:54
    • The motion to adjourn passed 5⁠-⁠0. 3:42:54

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Video: posted by the district as “August 25th, 2026 AESD Regular Board of Education Meeting”