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Capistrano Unified board adopts resolution on pesticide review and student health 40:54
- A district staff member presented an overview of the district's integrated pest management program and a temporary 60-day pause on routine pesticide applications for landscape and weed management that began in July. 23:21
- Speakers at public comment asked the district to make the pause permanent and move to an organic-first approach. 25:22
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Item by item (13)
- Opening and agenda adoption 0:16
- Lisa Davis said staff corrected agenda item 11D1 on the 2026-2027 board meeting schedule so that March 25th reads March 11th. 0:46
- The board recessed to closed session and reconvened at 6:04 PM, when a newly appointed student board member was introduced. 1:25
- Lisa Davis announced the motion to adopt the amended agenda carried 4-0-3. 1:14
- Closed session report 3:43
- A staff member reported trustees voted 7-0 to approve staff recommendations on anticipated and existing litigation cases and to reject two government claims. 3:45
- The staff member reported trustees voted 7-0 to appoint an executive director of fiscal services effective July 7th, 2026, and that labor negotiations were not discussed. 3:45
- Public comment on non-agenda items 6:04
- A staff member said there were 3 requests to speak on non-agenda items, and each speaker was allotted 3 minutes. 6:13
- One speaker thanked the district groundskeeping crew for trimming vegetation near a school after a brush fire, and another spoke about Islam and multiculturalism. 6:37
- A speaker asked trustees to take racial sensitivity training this year. 13:00
- Resolution on technology use 14:33
- The superintendent said the resolution calls for focus groups with families, teachers, administrators and students in the fall to inform a screen time policy to be brought back in the winter or early spring. 15:01
- A speaker at public comment raised concerns about reliance on one-on-one devices for instruction and asked the district to discontinue them for K through 8. 15:57
- Integrated pest management review 18:34
- A district staff member said the district stopped using glyphosate in 2017 and implemented a temporary 60-day pause on routine landscape pesticide applications in July while reviewing products and alternatives. 23:22
- Speakers at public comment asked the district to make the pause permanent and adopt an organic-first program. 25:22
- In response to a trustee's question, a staff member said the pause would continue until staff reports back to the board. ~33:30
- Lisa Davis said the item was information only and there would be no vote. 40:54
- Resolution on safer landscape management 40:54
- One board member said, "I'm in support of a little stronger language personally," and another board member asked whether the board should pause the resolution. 47:42
- One board member said a resolution is a statement of intent and suggested making small changes and proceeding. 53:00
- The board voted 7-0 to adopt the resolution amended to add the words or longer to the fifth whereas. 57:02
- Resolution on UC STEM admissions 57:14
- Judy Bullockus said the resolution recommends that universities review readiness for students entering STEM fields, and Gila Jones spoke about the district's move to standards-based grading. 58:46
- One board member said, "I am very much in support of this." ~1:02:47
- A staff member said the district provides the SAT during the school day and that the resolution applies only to STEM-based major admissions. 1:03:58
- Lisa Davis announced the motion carried 7-0. 1:05:12
- Community Facilities District special taxes 1:05:29
- A staff member said the Talega levy represents a 2.84% increase, or roughly $24 on average, and the next levy a 2.36% increase, or $43 per year on average. 1:06:25
- A staff member described further levy increases of 0.03%, 2.36% and 3.01%, or about $1, $36 and $27 per year. 1:09:21
- A staff member said missing the deadline would put the district in violation of the bond indentures under the CFDs. 1:14:48
- Lisa Davis announced that the levy motions carried 7-0. 1:07:14
- Unaudited actuals and revised budget 1:15:00
- A staff member said this is the first year the district projects to be a basic aid district and that the ending fund balance was 9.1%, with projections now reaching 18.5% in '28-'29. 1:15:28
- The staff member said a Fund 17 savings account would come back at the September 17th board meeting and that about $30 million in one-time block grant funds is not yet budgeted. 1:20:25
- Gila Jones asked about reserve levels, and a staff member said the typical range for community-funded districts is 20 to 40%. 1:25:16
- Lisa Davis announced the motion carried 7-0. 1:31:32
- Transportation board policies 1:31:32
- Consent calendar 1:33:06
- Superintendent and board comments 1:33:52
- Closed session and adjournment 2:15:05
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