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South Pasadena Educational Foundation presents district with check for $1,057,437 9:14

  • The South Pasadena Educational Foundation presented its annual donation to the district, a check for $1,057,437. 9:14
  • Several speakers at public comment asked the district to re-examine its reliance on screens, including a call for a bell-to-bell phone policy at the high school. 17:26
  • Motions were made to approve consent agenda items 8.01 to 8.19 and a set of board assignments. 1:02:01

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Item by item (14)
  1. Opening and closed session report 0:14
    • A new student board member joined the board and was invited to share reflections on the district's vision and mission. 6:16
    • A staff member said there were no requests to reorder the agenda. 9:11
  2. Annual education foundation donation 9:14
    • Karissa Adams said the amount reflected the community coming together and congratulated the group. 11:33
  3. State budget revision update 13:55
    • A district staff member said the presentation is required by Ed Code 42127 and that no action was to be taken. 14:21
    • The staff member said those items will be incorporated into the first interim report. 14:21
    • The staff member said items not included in the adopted budget include ongoing $1.7 million special education funding and two one-time funds, including the Learning Recovery Block Grant. 15:17
  4. Public comment 16:17
    • Several speakers at public comment asked the district to re-examine screen use, phase out one-to-one Chromebooks, restrict access to YouTube and move slowly on AI. 17:26
    • A speaker from a regional water district described education programs, including grants of up to $1,000 with an application deadline of October 16th. 23:08
    • Speakers also asked for a bell-to-bell no-phone policy and for school communication to move off social media. 26:52
  5. Board reports 38:43
    • The student board member reported that ASB ran registration on August 6th and 7th and held freshman orientation on Monday. 38:58
    • Karissa Adams reported on city ad hoc meetings and said the high school now has girls flag football. 41:00
    • Zahir Robb said the city ad hoc committee discussed traffic mitigation around schools and noted an MOU signed for facilities. 45:00
  6. Superintendent goals for the school year 51:14
    • The superintendent shared goals for the '26-'27 school year covering engagement, student achievement, collaborative governance, fiscal responsibility and facilities. 49:14
    • The superintendent said information about technology use will be communicated to families through ParentSquare. 53:32
  7. Instruction and staffing updates 57:08
    • A staff member said schedules and classroom assignments are visible in the Aeries parent portal. 57:46
    • A staff member said the district welcomed 10 new certificated employees, one new principal, a new occupational therapist and 7 new classified employees. 59:25
  8. Consent agenda 1:01:32
    • A motion was made to approve consent agenda items 8.01 to 8.19, and members voted aye in a roll call. 1:02:01
  9. School board liaison assignments 1:02:26
    • A staff member said the board assigns one member as liaison to each school and to several groups before each school year. 1:02:35
    • Karissa Adams said interest in the high school and offered to take the Los Angeles County assignment, and Zahir Robb offered to take the middle school. 1:03:17
    • One board member said Monterey Hills for one more year and offered to attend the special needs committee as an alternate. 1:04:56
  10. Bond advisor contract amendment 1:08:11
    • A staff member said the amendment would update fees from 2015 to a reasonable market level and that the advisor is paid with bond proceeds. 1:08:17
  11. Teacher coaching one period 1:09:23
    • A staff member requested approval for one teacher to coach a sport and give PE credit. 1:09:37
  12. Instructional school calendar 1:10:14
    • A staff member said a calendar committee developed the calendar, teachers voted on it and CSEA approved it. 1:10:20
  13. Meal contract renewal 1:11:35
    • A staff member said the recurring contracts cover supplying meals to the Almanza Center and the Westmoreland Academy. 1:11:46
    • One abstention was recorded in the roll call. ~1:12:22
  14. Measure SP borrowing resolution 1:12:25
    • A staff member said the district is targeting January, February to sell the bonds and the resolution lets it borrow from its own funds to start projects. 1:12:39
    • The meeting adjourned at 7:51. 1:13:44

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