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Riverside County Office of Education School District board meeting, Aug 12, 2026

44 min

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Riverside County board swears in new trustee, approves budget revision 6:37

  • Michael Martinez Scott, Ph.D., took the oath of office as a trustee. 6:37
  • The board held a public hearing on the sufficiency of textbooks and instructional materials, and the chair said there were no public comments. 12:31
  • A staff member gave a legislative update on state budget highlights, the status of 2 RCOE-sponsored pieces of legislation and upcoming legislative deadlines. 16:12

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Item by item (9)
  1. Opening and consent agenda 5:02
    • Ben Johnson II called the meeting to order, said a quorum was present and asked the newest trustee to lead the pledge. 5:02
    • Ben Johnson II said there were no public comments and asked for a motion to approve consent items 4.1 to 4.3. 6:02
    • Ben Johnson II announced that all consent agenda items were approved. 6:17
  2. Swearing in of new trustee 6:31
    • Ben Johnson II announced the swearing-in ceremony and invited Trustee Scott to make opening comments. 6:37
    • Michael Martinez Scott said the swearing in was a full circle event. 7:18
    • Michael Martinez Scott recited the oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California. 8:38
  3. Public hearing on textbook sufficiency 12:12
    • Ben Johnson II opened the public hearing at 5:07 under Education Code 60119 on whether county-operated programs have sufficient textbooks or instructional materials. 12:12
    • Ben Johnson II said there were no public comments and closed the hearing at 5:09. 12:12
  4. Textbook sufficiency resolution 12:12
    • Ben Johnson II asked for a motion to approve Resolution 0227, certifying textbook sufficiency. 13:53
  5. Budget revision 14:20
    • A speaker presented changes over $25,000, describing 3 items made up of 1 budget revision and 2 new budgets. 14:28
    • The speaker said the budget revision involved a program the state canceled and the 2 new budgets were programs whose dollars needed to come in first. 14:28
    • Ben Johnson II announced that the item carried. 15:21
  6. Legislative update 15:35
    • A staff member said Proposition 98 was funded at $128.5 billion and the COLA for this year was 4.31%. 16:40
    • Ben Johnson II asked whether the leave applied only to teachers, and the staff member said it covers all employees. 20:18
    • One board member asked what trustees could do to support SB 1017 and AB 2768, and the staff member suggested posting on social media and reaching out to elected officials. 31:58
  7. Annual board workshop 33:29
    • Ben Johnson II said the board's annual workshop would take place this weekend and asked for questions on the agenda. 33:37
    • A speaker suggested discussing another workshop later in the year, and one board member said something in the first quarter of next year may be a good idea. 34:51
  8. Travel and expenses 35:33
    • A speaker said they would like to attend the Excellence Through Education and CSBA conferences. 35:50
  9. Board and superintendent comments 36:14
    • The superintendent welcomed the new trustee and introduced new members of the cabinet team. 36:26
    • Bruce N. Dennis said they attended ribbon cuttings for the Early Learning Center and Discovery Hangar in Murrieta. 40:47
    • Ben Johnson II said they were looking forward to the retreat this weekend and adjourned the meeting. 42:18

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