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Long Beach Unified board meeting, Sep 2, 2026

2 h 25 min · 15 public speakers

Reading and test scores ▶ 1:07:21

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  5. Diana CraigheadMember
What happened

What happened at this meeting

Long Beach Unified board accepts monitoring report on third grade reading goal 1:07:49

  • The board heard public comment from 15 speakers on items not on the agenda, and several asked the board to put student screen time on a future agenda. 12:40
  • The consent calendar passed 5⁠-⁠0 with one preferential vote. 1:06:31
  • The board took up a monitoring report on board goal 1, and a district staff member said the goal calls for increasing the percentage of 3rd grade students meeting or exceeding standards in English language arts from 48% in 2023 to 70% by 2028, and that proficiency declined to 46% this year. 1:07:21
  • The board accepted the monitoring report 5⁠-⁠0 with one preferential vote. 2:03:56

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Item by item (10)
  1. Opening, closed session and agenda 0:02
    • Diana Craighead announced corrections to item 15.9, resolution number 090226-A. 1:57
    • The agenda was approved 5⁠-⁠0 with a preferential vote. 2:59
  2. Student reports 2:46
    • A student representative gave a report on a district high school, saying its campus holds 624 students each day in the 2026⁠-⁠2027 school year. 3:23
  3. Public comment on non-agenda items 12:23
    • Speakers at public comment raised concerns about the dual immersion program at Stevens Middle School, including a request to fund and bring back the block schedule there. 13:12
    • Several speakers at public comment asked the board to add student screen time and technology use to an upcoming agenda. 29:02
    • Other speakers at public comment raised concerns about a new 4th and 5th grade combination classroom at Longfellow Elementary and about changes to before and after school care. 43:34
  4. Superintendent advisory group reports 57:50
    • Juan Benitez Ph.D. said the board has 3 policy matters to consider in the next couple of months, including a plan for reviewing and monitoring board policies. 1:00:37
    • Maria Isabel López said there was no report because the group had not been able to meet. 1:02:41
  5. Consent calendar 1:03:06
    • A district staff member said a $135,000 contract with core districts is for the district's high schools. 1:03:16
    • A district staff member said a $240,000 contract with the Do Good Family Foundation is related to a diversion grant and would serve students in diversion. 1:03:57
    • The consent calendar passed 5⁠-⁠0 with one preferential vote. 1:06:31
  6. Board member absence compensation resolution 1:06:36
    • Diana Craighead introduced a resolution authorizing compensation for a board member's absence at the last board meeting. 1:06:36
    • The resolution passed 4⁠-⁠0 with 1 abstention and a preferential vote from the student board member. 1:07:21
  7. Monitoring report on board goal 1 1:07:21
    • A district staff member said 3rd grade proficiency declined to 46% this year, leaving the district 13 percentage points below the 2026 target. 1:10:05
    • A district staff member said some Title I schools rose 20% in third grade proficiency while one fell 28%, and another staff member said the district will focus on 16 of its 43 elementary schools. 1:11:28
    • Erik Miller and Diana Craighead asked what families can do to support literacy at home. 1:41:46
  8. Governance implementation timeline 2:03:56
    • A speaker asked whether the implementation timeline needs to be a standing agenda item. 2:04:53
    • Erik Miller said the standing item gives board members a chance to check whether they are on track. 2:05:30
    • One board member said it was a good idea for now to keep the item on the agenda. 2:08:06
  9. Board member reports 2:10:16
    • Erik Miller congratulated campus staff on the first day of school and recognized Wilson for its 100th year. 2:10:25
    • One board member formally requested that a screen time item be added to the next board meeting agenda and said the district should consider adopting a policy setting reasonable limits on student screen time. 2:16:56
    • Diana Craighead said 13 district schools were recognized for implementing Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports. 2:18:16
  10. Report on the start of school 2:18:16
    • A district staff member said the district had 59,925 students enrolled as of the 7th day of school. 2:20:02
    • A district staff member said more than 170 high school students participated in employer paid internships this summer. 2:21:04

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Video: posted by the district as “(English) Meeting of the Board of Education, September 2nd, 2026”