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Covina-Valley Unified board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Covina-Valley board approves employment contract for superintendent 1:05:53

  • The board heard presentations on the middle school math curriculum adoption process, a summer school update and part 3 of a core practices series. 19:37
  • The board unanimously approved an employment contract for the superintendent. 1:05:53
  • The board also unanimously approved a $2,363,201.50 purchase of a synthetic running track surface, synthetic turf field and related items for the district field. 1:12:49
  • The board unanimously approved Reveal Math 6, 7, and 8 published by McGraw-Hill. 1:13:45
Item by item (15)
  1. Opening, closed session and pledge 0:04
    • Board President Rachael Robles called the meeting to order at 6 PM. 0:04
    • The board adjourned to closed session at 6:01 and was to reconvene in open session at 7:12 PM. 1:01
    • A motion carried unanimously. 0:47
  2. School and employee recognitions 2:06
    • A district staff member said South Hills High School was named a 2026 California Distinguished School. 3:13
    • Covina High School was recognized with the California Exemplary Dual Enrollment Program Award, and Fair Valley was recognized for being redesignated as the 2026 Model Continuation School. 6:50
    • Staff honored the district's March 2026 Employees of the Month. 12:33
  3. Middle school math curriculum presentation 19:37
    • A district staff member said a committee of 14 middle school math teachers piloted Envision, Reveal and Desmos and recommended adopting McGraw-Hill Reveal for Math 6, Math 7 and Math 8. 20:02
    • The staff member said funding had already been allocated in this year's budget. 27:07
    • Asked whether dual language teachers were involved, the staff member said the committee had no dual teacher because no dual teachers teach math at the middle school level. 27:49
  4. Summer school update 28:48
    • A presenter said the elementary summer program, offered jointly with the ALEVO summer program, would be a full-day program running from 8 AM to 5 PM. 29:38
    • A district staff member said the partnership with OFL generates revenue at a rate of $350 per student, with at least $262,000 in estimated revenue. 36:39
    • Asked about the enrichment part of the ALEVO program, a staff member said that part was still being created. 41:00
  5. Core practices on screening and intervention 41:59
    • A presenter described the district's systems for screening, assessment and intervention, including three tiers of support. 42:20
    • One questioner asked where progress monitoring data is stored and how long a student would go without progress before a change in tiers. 51:21
    • A speaker said they would like to see EL time built into the master schedule. 53:53
  6. Public, superintendent and board comments 54:55
    • No public comments were reported. ~55:03
    • The superintendent congratulated the recognized schools and Employees of the Month. 55:04
    • Maria Cruz, DSW described school visits that included seeing the math curriculum used in Spanish and having lunch at Northview. 59:06
  7. Consent agenda 1:05:15
    • The board took a roll call vote on a motion to approve the consent agenda. 1:05:15
    • Board President Rachael Robles announced the motion carried unanimously. 1:05:53
  8. Superintendent employment contract 1:05:53
    • The board considered approval of an employment contract for the superintendent. 1:05:53
    • The superintendent thanked the board for its trust and support. ~1:06:39
    • The motion carried unanimously. 1:06:39
  9. Personnel-related approvals 1:08:20
    • The board considered the California School Employee Association Covina Valley Chapter 49 Sunshine Proposal for 2026⁠-⁠2027. 1:08:20
    • The board also considered a declaration certifying an insufficient number of certificated personnel who meet the district's specified employment criteria for the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year. 1:09:05
    • Both motions carried unanimously. 1:09:05
  10. Northview field lighting contract 1:09:47
    • The item awarded the Northview High School field lighting installation project to RDM Electric Company Incorporated in the amount of $794,000. 1:09:47
    • The motion carried unanimously. 1:10:36
  11. Playground synthetic turf purchase 1:10:36
    • The item recommended that the board approve the procurement and installation of synthetic turf overpad at playgrounds from Genesis Floor Coverings, Inc., in the amount of $477,253. 1:10:36
    • The motion carried unanimously. 1:11:34
  12. Security camera purchase 1:11:34
    • The item approved security cameras from NIC Partners Inc. in the amount of $205,067.60 for the Covina Valley Children's Center, Merwin and Pioneer. 1:11:34
    • The motion carried unanimously. 1:12:49
  13. District field track and turf 1:12:49
    • The item approved a synthetic running track surface, athletic equipment and synthetic turf field from Hellas Construction Inc. in the amount of $2,363,201.50 for the district field. 1:12:49
    • The motion carried unanimously. 1:13:45
  14. Reveal Math curriculum recommendation 1:13:45
    • The board considered approval of Reveal Math 6, 7, and 8 published by McGraw-Hill. 1:13:45
    • The motion carried unanimously. 1:14:20
  15. New items and adjournment 1:14:20
    • No additional closed session was needed, and a motion was made to adjourn at 8:26 PM. 1:14:31
    • The next regular board meeting was set for Thursday, May 14th at 6 PM for closed session and 7 PM for open session at the Haynes Professional Development Center. 1:15:11
    • The motion to adjourn carried unanimously. 1:15:11

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Video: posted by the district as “Covina-Valley Unified School District | Board of Education Meeting April 2nd, 2026”