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Newport-Mesa Unified board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Newport-Mesa board hears test score data and screen time recommendations 24:20

  • The board heard a report on the 25⁠-⁠26 Smarter Balanced assessment data and the Early Developmental Index, and a trustee asked what the district was doing about only a handful of Costa Mesa schools being above the Orange County average in all 3 subjects. 23:51
  • The board also took up management compensation, a first reading of Bylaw 9250 reflecting Assembly Bill 1390, and an item to authorize monthly board member compensation. 2:07:18
Item by item (13)
  1. Opening, agenda and closed session report 0:06
    • The meeting was called to order at 3:32, and the board later reconvened at 6:13 after closed session. 0:06
    • The board considered a motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of 9/15/26. 3:31
    • The board reported that in closed session it took action to approve the resignation agreement and general release number 202601HR by a roll call vote of 7 ayes, 0 nos. 2:25
  2. Introduction of new staff 3:55
    • A district staff member introduced the new Director of Special Education for Early Learning and Elementary, who has over 15 years of experience. 4:03
  3. Staff recognition 5:54
    • The board recognized Tiwinkle Middle School staff members, and the board president presented certificates. 5:54
  4. Student board member reports 8:42
    • A second student board member said smaller sports such as wrestling do not get adequate funding compared with larger sports such as football. 12:17
    • A third student board member said the main reason students do not participate in activities is that they are not on campus at that time. 13:34
  5. PTA and employee group reports 15:43
    • A PTA representative said the RSVP date for the annual holiday luncheon is November 2nd. 15:49
    • The CSEA president said November 4th has historically been a classified professional development day and that there are over 120 classifications. 16:31
    • The NMFT president said the union has a tentative agreement with the district. 18:44
  6. Superintendent comments 21:20
    • No community input on non-agendized items was received. 21:20
    • The superintendent said the district is able to pay the additional healthcare costs in November without any impact on employees. 22:48
  7. Assessment data and early development report 23:43
    • A presenter said the district continues to outperform state and county averages in student outcomes on the assessments and the dashboard. 24:42
    • A presenter said 56% of district kindergartners are on track in all 5 developmental areas, while only 43% come in with needed communication skills. 30:03
    • A trustee asked what the district is doing about Costa Mesa schools, and a staff member said nearly all schools in Costa Mesa qualify as Title I schools and receive additional funding. 54:03
  8. Student screen time and device recommendations 1:04:59
    • A presenter said a survey of K-6 teachers drew 378 responses and that the working group held 3 working sessions. 1:05:53
    • The working group recommended no student devices in TK and kindergarten, classroom carts that stay at school in grades 1 through 3, and take-home Chromebooks in grade 6 and grades 7 through 12. 1:21:20
  9. Consent calendar 2:06:52
    • Management and supervisor compensation 2:07:18
      • A staff member said the recommendation would give management, confidential and supervisory groups, excluding executive cabinet, the same increases provided to CSEA. 2:07:48
    • Board bylaw on remuneration and benefits 2:08:40
      • A staff member said Bylaw 9250 was updated to reflect Assembly Bill 1390. 2:08:53
      • A staff member said the policy was changed so dependents can be covered up to age 26. 2:13:27
      • A motion was made to approve and waive the second reading. 2:21:56
    • Monthly board member compensation 2:22:27
      • A staff member said AB 1390 allows trustees in districts with an ADA between 10,000 and 25,000 to earn up to $2,000 a month, compared with about $500 under the previous policy. 2:28:05
      • One trustee said they would rather have seen the item at another date after the policy was passed, and raised the optics of tripling the salary. 2:29:07
    • Superintendent report and board comments 2:31:29
      • The superintendent thanked staff and the City of Newport Beach for work to protect Newport-El during high tides. 2:32:00
      • A trustee said the Newport-Mesa School Foundation will open teacher grant applications December 1st with a deadline of January 24th. 2:33:10
      • The meeting was adjourned at 8:54. 2:42:37

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    Video: posted by the district as “10/20/2026 - NMUSD Regular Board of Education Meeting”