San Ysidro Elementary School District board meeting, Sep 10, 2026
4 h 39 min · 7 public speakers
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- Irene LopezBoard President
What happened
What happened at this meeting
San Ysidro staff reports district ended 2025-26 with numerically qualified budget 2:12:44
- Irene Lopez moved to amend the agenda to hold consent calendar item 12.12, an amendment to the employment agreement for the superintendent, and a district staff member later said staff just needed more time. 5:00
- District staff presented the 2025-26 unaudited actuals, reporting combined revenue of $89.3 million and general fund expenditures of $93.7 million, and said the district ended the fiscal year with a numerically qualified budget rather than in deficit status. 2:03:29
- A motion to table a resolution to the next regular meeting received no second, and a vote on the item was announced as 4-1. 3:32:13
- The board voted 5-0 on a resolution to support Red Ribbon Week, October 23rd to the 31st. 3:34:26
Item by item (15)
- Opening and agenda changes 2:57
- Irene Lopez called the meeting to order at 5:05 PM, and a staff member reported that all 5 board members were present. 3:04
- Irene Lopez moved to hold consent calendar item 12.12, an amendment to the employment agreement for the superintendent. 5:00
- A speaker asked who pulled the item and why, and a district staff member said staff needed more time and that the item was reviewed during board agenda reviews. 6:37
- Public comment on closed session items 10:53
- A speaker at public comment raised concerns about the district's results, spending and legal costs, and said basic video cameras could save the district a lot of money in legal costs. 11:30
- Another speaker at public comment questioned group raises for employees and spoke about the anticipated litigation item. 17:22
- Closed session and open session roll call 24:13
- The closed session agenda included a conference with legal counsel on anticipated litigation involving 2 cases. 24:13
- Irene Lopez said there was nothing to report from closed session, and a staff member reported a quorum of 5 for open session. 1:32:20
- The board voted 5-0 to recess to closed session at 5:26 PM. 24:29
- Student recognitions 1:35:23
- The principal of Vista Del Mar Middle School recognized the school's 2025-26 7th grade girls volleyball team as Sweetwater Middle School Athletic League champions. 1:35:48
- The principal also recognized a student selected to compete on an all-girls baseball team in the annual Cooperstown All-Star Village Tournament in New York. 1:41:48
- Multi-tiered system of support presentation 1:46:43
- A district staff member said 48% of students are English learners and speak over 35 different languages, and about 20% receive special education services. 1:48:14
- The staff member said the share of students reporting low risk on the universal screener increased from 64% to 75%, and threat assessments decreased by 37%. 1:52:33
- The staff member said the district is moving toward the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative for sustainable funding of the services. 1:54:58
- Unaudited actuals financial report 2:03:05
- A district staff member reported revenue of $89.3 million, general fund expenditures of $93.7 million and salary and benefits of $69 million, or 73% of the operating budget. 2:06:27
- The staff member said enrollment is down approximately 130 students, which is estimated to impact revenues by almost $2 million, and special education costs reached $17.7 million. 2:09:59
- A speaker asked for a vendor list for $14 million in professional consulting services and operating expenditures, and a staff member said most of that was the ELOP program and a vendor list was emailed to the board on August 14th. 2:16:26
- Public comment 2:45:29
- A speaker representing the teachers union asked board members to show professionalism and respect and keep students at the center of decisions. 2:46:16
- Other speakers at public comment raised the timing of posting the financial report, the cost of the superintendent contract item, use of the parent center and bullying in schools. 2:55:18
- Minutes and association nominations 3:28:38
- Financial report action and education protection report 3:29:43
- Resolution and motion to table 3:31:19
- A speaker moved to table the resolution until the next regular meeting, saying the board and public had not had sufficient time to read materials uploaded the night before. 3:31:33
- A staff member said there was no second to the motion to table. 3:32:07
- The vote on the item was announced as 4-1. 3:32:15
- Resolutions and instructional materials hearing 3:32:16
- The board opened and closed a public hearing on the sufficiency of instructional materials, and no public comments were made. 3:32:33
- The board took up resolutions on National Hispanic Heritage Month, the sufficiency of instructional materials for fiscal year 26-27 and Red Ribbon Week, October 23rd to the 31st. 3:34:16
- Votes on the Hispanic Heritage Month, instructional materials and Red Ribbon Week resolutions were each announced as 5-0. 3:32:33
- Consent calendar and new administrator 3:35:23
- Irene Lopez said all consent items are adopted by a single motion unless a board member or the superintendent asks to pull an item. 3:35:25
- Items 13C.1, 13E.9 and 13E.17 were pulled for separate consideration. 3:35:55
- The director of human resources introduced a new assistant principal for San Ysidro Middle School. 3:37:39
- Services agreement and student information 3:41:51
- Middle school modernization contract amendment 3:45:41
- A speaker said the original contract was $38,555,000 and the amendment would bring it to $48 million, and asked for an itemized list of changes and their justification. 3:46:53
- A district staff member said the amendment moves approximately $3.4 million from the CDC scope into an owner's contingency controlled by the district for unforeseen conditions. 3:49:53
- The staff member said all bond expenditures are reported to the Bond Oversight Committee and posted on the district website. 3:52:40
- Board and staff reports 3:53:50
- A speaker asked that board members receive an email whenever an item is going to be pulled from the agenda. 3:54:23
- Another speaker asked staff to explore expanding programs such as music, theater and dance at the middle schools. 3:57:43
- A district staff member reported a 13% increase in English language arts and 3% in mathematics in 1 year and said child nutrition staff served 883,281 meals. 4:30:56
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