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Paso Robles Joint Unified School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Paso Robles Joint Unified board approves school safety plans for 10 schools 1:50:24

  • The board recognized students who received perfect scores on the English language arts, math or science portion of the state assessment, which a staff member said totaled 24 within the district. 11:25
  • A staff member recommended approval of the '26-'27 comprehensive school safety plans for 10 schools and said the high school plan would return at the November 10th board meeting. 1:50:24
  • Staff also presented a Census Day enrollment report that put enrollment at 6,155. 2:05:14
Item by item (15)
  1. Opening and agenda adoption 9:07
    • The meeting opened with attendance taken by the clerk. 9:07
    • A staff member recommended moving the recognition of perfect CASP and CAST scores to right after the agenda vote and pulling item H8 from consent to next month's meeting. 10:11
    • Joel Peterson announced that the motion to adopt the agenda with those changes carried 7⁠-⁠0. 10:53
  2. Recognition of perfect state test scores 10:53
    • A staff member said the district was recognizing students who received a perfect score on the English language arts, math or science portion of the state assessment. 11:25
    • A presenter said schools across the district had a total of 24 perfect scores and recognized 16 elementary students, including several with perfect scores two years in a row. 13:54
    • The presenter said the item was for information only. ~22:03
  3. Closed session report 23:14
    • A staff member said there was no public comment on closed session. ~23:14
    • The board clerk reported that items C1, C2 and C3 were discussed with no reportable action. 23:22
  4. Board president statement on conduct 1:14:36
    • Joel Peterson read a statement as board president saying a trustee's recent social media posts did not represent the positions of the district or the board. 1:15:12
    • Joel Peterson said bylaws 9005 and 9010 ask trustees to treat staff, students and the public with dignity and respect, including on social media. 1:15:40
  5. Liberty High School student leadership report 1:16:23
    • Student presenters said the school's focus this year is acts of service, including quarterly cleanups of Niblick Road through the Adopt a Street program. 1:17:46
    • The students said the school added 7 new field trip excursions to reward positive behavior and described Red Ribbon Week activities. 1:18:43
    • A board member asked the students why they liked coming to campus, and Nathan Williams said both were excellent public speakers. 1:21:43
  6. MEChA club presentation 1:24:16
    • Student presenters described the club's history and its campus events, including a Día de los Muertos table set up in the 100s building. 1:25:32
    • Leo Castillo said they joined MEChA in high school and that the community is 61% Hispanic. 1:31:33
    • A board member asked the students what they had learned about their culture through the club. 1:32:29
  7. Public comment and correspondence 1:35:00
    • A speaker at public comment raised concerns about bullying in the district and said the restorative approach treats each incident by the same student as a new incident. 1:35:23
    • Another speaker at public comment said teachers had faced constant attacks, including being called racist and leftists. 1:39:30
    • A speaker said no official correspondence was received for the agenda. 1:43:00
  8. Consent agenda 1:43:03
    • Joel Peterson said item H8 had been pulled and called for a motion on items H1 through 11. 1:43:03
    • Joel Peterson announced that the motion carried 7⁠-⁠0. 1:43:34
  9. Acceptance of donations 1:43:32
    • A staff member presented 3 donations and recommended acceptance, and Joel Peterson thanked the trustees for their donations. 1:43:43
    • Joel Peterson announced that the motion carried 7⁠-⁠0. 1:44:09
  10. Kermit King playground replacement 1:44:09
    • A staff member recommended replacing the TK and K playground structure and poured-in-place rubber surfacing at Kermit King, saying it is 25 years old and has tripping hazards. 1:44:18
    • The staff member said the work would be funded through deferred maintenance, the selected quote was the lowest of 2 quotes, and the goal was completion around the winter break. 1:45:23
    • Asked about lifespan, the staff member said the district hopes to get 20 years out of the new surface. 1:46:50
  11. Classroom cabinetry for TK and K complex 1:47:44
    • A staff member said the 6 new modular buildings for the TK and kinder complex did not include cabinetry because of a tight construction schedule. 1:47:55
    • The staff member said the district solicited costs from Enviroplex and Sierra Schools, recommended a piggyback contract with Enviroplex and hoped to complete the work over the winter break. 1:48:42
    • Joel Peterson announced that the motion carried 7⁠-⁠0. 1:50:08
  12. Comprehensive school safety plans 1:50:08
    • A staff member recommended approval of the 2026⁠-⁠27 comprehensive school safety plans for 10 schools and said the high school plan would come back at the November 10th meeting. 1:50:24
    • A speaker suggested rewording a sentence in each plan about student cell phone use during incidents, and the staff member said the wording would be double-checked before posting. 1:53:56
    • The staff member described work with the fire marshal's office and safety walks with the SROs at all sites. 1:55:47
    • Joel Peterson announced that the motion carried 4⁠-⁠0. 1:59:01
  13. Quarterly student data report 1:59:01
    • A staff member reported 42 total suspensions from August 13th to October 9th, with 34 out of school and 8 in-house and period suspensions. 1:59:11
    • Kenney E. Enney asked whether a matrix referenced in district policies appeared in the student or parent handbook, and the staff member said it was in the hub and offered to put the ed codes in the handbook. 2:01:44
    • The staff member said a disclosure letter for parents was implemented this year after bullying investigations. 2:03:05
  14. Quarterly enrollment and Census Day report 2:05:14
    • A staff member said the district budgeted enrollment at 6,180 and ADA at 5,716.5, and Census Day enrollment was 6,155, down by about 25. 2:05:24
    • The staff member said students with IEPs make up about 16.2% of enrollment and that the district anticipates continued declining enrollment. 2:08:35
    • The staff member said a demographic study would likely be complete right after the first of the year. 2:14:20
  15. Superintendent and board member comments 2:16:15
    • A staff member invited residents to Coffee with the Superintendent on Thursday, October 29th, at 8 AM at Cider Creek Bakery. 2:17:01
    • Joel Peterson asked staff to estimate the cost of responding to public records requests, and a board member asked for a public presentation so the community could know the cost. 2:30:47
    • A staff member said staff would work on it and bring it to the board. ~2:33:03
    • A speaker announced that a motion passed 6⁠-⁠0. 2:33:55

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Video: posted by the district as “October 27, 2026 - Board Meeting”