Riverside County Office of Education School District board meeting, Sep 2, 2026
1 h 03 min
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Riverside County Board of Education approves committee assignments and Bylaw 9320 45:51
- Ben Johnson II called for a motion on consent items 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 and then said the vote was unanimous, and Michael Martinez Scott, Ph.D. moved to pull item 4.4, budget revisions, off the consent agenda. 4:08
- The board discussed whether to keep or change its committees, and Ben Johnson II announced the committees were approved after calling for a motion to approve them as identified. 10:30
- One board member said there was no need for a standing budget committee and later called for a motion to change the Budget Committee from a standing committee to an ad hoc committee. 10:30
- After discussion of the Charter Review Committee, Ben Johnson II said the board would keep the charter committee as is, with the chair and the president working on how it meets. 29:38
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Item by item (10)
- Opening and agenda 3:23
- Consent agenda items 4:08
- Budget revisions 4:45
- Michael Martinez Scott, Ph.D. moved to pull item 4.4, budget revisions, off the consent agenda and asked what Student Friendly Services means and whether the funding was one-time or ongoing; a staff member said it is a pass-through program for the state from which the office keeps a small amount. 4:56
- Michael Martinez Scott, Ph.D. asked about $289,770 from general restricted funds, and a staff member said a carryover balance was being moved into the budget because of a timing issue. 6:56
- Michael Martinez Scott, Ph.D. asked whether RCOE would have to backfill a diverse education leaders pipeline if federal funds were taken away, and a staff member said the office's contracts state that payments depend on the grant being funded. 8:39
- Budget committee structure 10:30
- One board member said there was no need for a standing budget committee and made a motion to eliminate it. 10:30
- A speaker proposed a friendly amendment to establish an ad hoc budget committee instead. 11:44
- Ben Johnson II asked for a motion to change the Budget Committee from a standing committee to an ad hoc committee, and a motion was made. 12:44
- Charter Review Committee format 13:12
- One board member said the time the board spends on charters is exorbitant and asked whether the charter committee could have a virtual option when needed. 17:21
- A staff member said it is not the staff's place to tell the board which charters do not need a charter committee meeting. 20:01
- Ben Johnson II said the general consensus was to keep the charter committee and give the chair, working with the president, the ability to determine how meetings are structured. 29:38
- Committee assignments 31:37
- One board member listed Coach, Michael and Bruce as volunteers for the charter committee, and another board member said they would like a break this year. 33:20
- Jamie Azpeitia-Sachs said the best practices committee was previously titled equity. 41:13
- A board member said the board should hold a workshop on the subject it was talking around. 45:17
- Ben Johnson II said the committees were approved. 45:58
- Bylaw on meetings and notices 45:58
- Board workshop debrief 46:40
- A speaker said the workshop was very productive. ~47:00
- A speaker said lawyers who came to the retreat were very helpful in breaking down the nuances of some charter laws. 48:51
- Ben Johnson II said the next step was finding a date, maybe in late January or early February, for a board-only session on how the board governs together. 52:58
- Travel and conferences 54:48
- A speaker asked how to participate by Zoom while at a work conference in Minneapolis, and another speaker said that was approved when the board revised 9250. 55:14
- A speaker said board members joining remotely should arrange the posting details with the site, and Ben Johnson II said the board member is responsible for posting. 56:01
- Board and superintendent comments 57:30
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