Azusa Unified board meeting, Aug 11, 2026

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Azusa Unified board approves consent agenda on 5⁠-⁠0 vote 54:55

  • The board recognized an honoree selected by Justice for Migrant Women's The Humans Who Feed Us National Project and a Dalton Elementary School teacher, and board members commented. 10:24
  • Board members, student board members and district staff gave reports on summer activities and the start of the school year. 27:50
  • The board approved the consent agenda 5⁠-⁠0. 54:55
Item by item (11)
  1. Opening and agenda approval 0:14
    • Sandra Benavides called the meeting to order on August 11th, 2026 at 5 PM and led the roll call. 0:17
    • No speaker cards or Zoom hands were reported for public comment on closed session items. 2:03
    • Sandra Benavides called for a motion to approve the agenda and announced the motion carried 4⁠-⁠0. 1:12
  2. Report of closed session actions 4:27
    • Sandra Benavides reported item 3.2 was tabled to the board meeting of September 15th. 4:35
    • Sandra Benavides reported the board voted 5 to 0 to accept in part a claim filed by the California School Employees Association on behalf of a district employee. 5:27
  3. Introduction of student board members 5:27
    • A district staff member introduced two new student board representatives for the school year, seniors at Sierra High School and Azusa High School. 7:07
  4. Recognitions 8:03
    • The board presented a certificate to the district's nutrition services director for being selected as an honoree by Justice for Migrant Women's The Humans Who Feed Us National Project. 10:24
    • The Dalton Elementary principal said the teacher had been honored as Dalton Teacher of the Year for the 24⁠-⁠25 school year. 19:23
    • Gabriela Arellanes read a certificate recognizing a Dalton Elementary School teacher for a nomination for the National Life Group 2025⁠-⁠2026 Life Changer of the Year Award. 21:02
  5. Public comment 27:26
    • No speaker cards or Zoom hands were reported for public comment. 27:26
  6. Board member reports 27:39
    • The board vice president said the vice president attended the 50th anniversary conference of the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials over the summer. 27:50
    • Carlos Ramos welcomed the new superintendent, the new assistant superintendent of educational services and the two new student board members. 36:03
    • Gabriela Arellanes told the student board members they were invited to a California School Board Association conference for new student board members. 39:23
  7. Student, superintendent and cabinet reports 40:39
    • A district staff member said the staff member had visited all school sites and met with all principals. 46:40
    • A district staff member said this was the first year the district's average Williams inspection score was over 90%. 50:02
  8. Consent agenda 54:23
    • Sandra Benavides called for a motion and a vote on the consent agenda, and the student board member voted yes. 54:23
    • Sandra Benavides announced the motion passed 5⁠-⁠0. 54:55
  9. Williams uniform complaint report 54:34
    • A presenter said there were no complaints to report in the quarterly Williams report. 54:34
  10. Surplus property timeline update 55:44
    • A district staff member said there were no updates to report on the surplus property timeline. 55:54
  11. Closed session and adjournment 55:58
    • Sandra Benavides said the board would reconvene closed session at 7:53 PM. 55:58
    • The board returned to open session and took a hand vote on a motion to adjourn. 56:29
    • Sandra Benavides announced the vote was five zero and the meeting was adjourned. 57:19

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