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4 h 56 min · 33 public speakers

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Long Beach Unified board votes to close Edison and Gompers elementary schools 2:26:36

  • Speakers at public comment on agenda items asked the board to vote no on the closures and raised questions about transportation, projected savings and how the schools were selected. 20:12
  • The board voted 4 to 1, with an abstention from the student member, to approve a recommendation to close Edison and Gompers elementary schools at the end of the 2026⁠-⁠27 school year. 2:23:00
  • The superintendent said the closures would save approximately $2.8 million a year and that the district faces a projected operating deficit of $45 million this year. 2:26:12
  • The board passed item 17.3, acceptance of monitoring reports for board interim goals 3B and 4B, 5⁠-⁠0. 4:27:16
Item by item (12)
  1. Opening, closed session report and agenda 1:37
    • Legal counsel took roll and a quorum was established. 2:31
    • The agenda was adopted 5⁠-⁠0 with a preferential vote. 4:38
  2. Student reports and recognitions 4:38
    • A student representative described events at Renaissance, including a reworked freshman orientation and an annual Future Fest, and introduced a performance. 5:14
    • The board viewed a video about a ballet folklórico program. 16:01
    • The student board member encouraged seniors not to be afraid to get help from their school's college and career center. 17:43
  3. Public testimony on agenda items 18:40
    • Several speakers at public comment asked the board to vote no on closing Gompers and Edison and asked the district to publish more information before deciding. 20:12
    • A speaker said the district had confirmed there would be no buses for general education students and asked for a walking route safety analysis. 23:31
    • A speaker questioned the district's estimate of $2.8 million in savings, citing a study of California school districts. 29:18
    • A motion to extend public testimony time passed 5⁠-⁠0 with a preferential vote. 19:42
  4. Public testimony on non-agenda items 1:08:54
    • Several speakers at public comment raised conditions at Monroe, asking for broader environmental testing and for students to be moved out of the buildings until there are answers. 1:23:18
    • Several speakers at public comment asked the district to limit screen use and adopt a policy against generative artificial intelligence in schools. 1:33:24
    • A speaker asked for a clearly defined bathroom policy for young students. 1:40:51
    • A motion to extend public time passed 5⁠-⁠0 with a preferential vote. 1:09:32
  5. Advisory group reports 2:03:13
    • A board member said an updated school naming policy would come to the board at its November meeting. 2:04:04
    • A report said the number of days a student has to turn in late work went from 10 to 5 under adjusted grading guidelines. 2:04:47
  6. Consent calendar 2:06:27
    • A district staff member said principals will work with school communities to choose enrichment and that allocations are proportional to the number of students in the programs. 2:08:19
    • The consent calendar passed 5⁠-⁠0, with one member's exception to item 20. 2:18:04
  7. Closure of two elementary schools 2:18:19
    • The superintendent said Gompers serves 366 students on a campus with a program capacity for 960, or 38% utilization, and Edison served 443 students with a capacity for 1,000. 2:24:48
    • A board member asked whether the district considered keeping both schools open and leasing available space, and a staff member said the district has not considered leasing while students are on campus. 2:52:53
    • A district staff member said special day classes at each school will be moved as full programs and that support meetings are scheduled at each school next week. 3:27:28
    • The motion passed with 4 yes votes, 1 no vote and an abstention from the student member. 3:15:01
  8. Attendance boundary changes 3:30:18
    • A staff member said utilization at the receiving schools would go to the 59 to 74% range. 3:32:50
    • A staff member said Edison and Gompers families will be placed through a priority choice process before choice opens to the rest of the district. 3:34:48
    • The item passed 4⁠-⁠0 with an abstention and a preferential abstention. 3:40:45
  9. Monitoring reports for interim goals 3:40:44
    • A staff member said 71% of Black students passed algebra by the end of 9th grade last year, an 8% increase, and that the graduation rate went up 4%. 3:54:01
    • A staff member said 68% in middle school mathematics was the highest in the past 4 years. 3:59:02
    • The monitoring reports for interim goals 3B and 4B were accepted 5⁠-⁠0. 4:27:16
  10. Quarterly board self-evaluation 4:27:13
    • A motion to approve a score of 39 passed 5⁠-⁠0. 4:36:48
  11. Governance implementation timeline 4:37:36
    • The next community check-in was set for November 10th at the YMCA in North Long Beach. 4:38:02
  12. Board and superintendent reports 4:38:48
    • Board members thanked families and community members who spoke and recognized a Latino Heritage Month celebration. 4:43:47

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Video: posted by the district as “(English) Meeting of the Board of Education, October 21st, 2026”