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Board of Education — May 23, 2023

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The Redlands Unified School District held a regular board meeting on May 16, 2023, where all board members were present. The meeting included three public hearings on the 2023 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), the 2023-24 annual budget, and instructional materials adoption for preschool through transitional kindergarten. The majority of the meeting focused on recognizing and celebrating students and staff achievements, including the inaugural Student Trustee Board, science and engineering fair participants, Rube Goldberg competition winners, C-STEM educators and administrators, National Center for Women in Information Technology award recipients, the Citrus Valley mock trial team, and outstanding spring athletes from all four high schools. The meeting also featured presentations on the Moore Middle School drama program and the Redlands Bicycle Classic School Dual trophy winners.

Key decisions

  • Approved minutes from April 11, 2023 regular meeting (unanimous vote: all in favor)
  • Closed public hearing on 2023 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP)
  • Closed public hearing on 2023-24 annual budget
  • Closed public hearing on adoption of Scholastic pre-K curriculum for grades preschool through transitional kindergarten for 2023-24 school year
  • Scheduled public hearing for Redlands Teachers Association and Redlands Education Support Professionals Association initial contract proposals for June 13, 2023

Public comment

Susan Abt, Redlands Teachers Association president, presented the union's initial contract proposal for the 2023-24 school year. During the budget hearing, a speaker (identified as Mr. Hill) noted the district is monitoring the governor's budget revisions, the LAO, and federal budget announcements, and indicated changes will be made to the budget presented before the final version in June. A board member commented that the district is pleased to now have a curriculum for transitional kindergarten teachers after they had been without one.

Notable speakers

Susan Abt - Redlands Teachers Association president, Mr. Hill - Budget monitoring and fiscal planning, Deepika Srivastava - Recognizing award recipients, Debbie Muniz - Citrus Valley Mock Trial team coach, Doug McCasey - Coordinator of district athletics, Brian Zander - Redlands Bicycle Classic Committee, Scott Welsh - Media and marketing director, Redlands Bicycle Classic, Michelle Brandler - Committee presentations, Katrina Covarno - Moore Middle School drama program director, Atlas Dienhausen - Moore Middle School drama student, Dr. Robertson Phillips - Labor relations and contract negotiations

Topics: Student achievements and recognition · Science and engineering competitions · STEM and C-STEM education · Career and technical education (CTE) · Athletics and sports achievements · Performing arts and drama · Mock trial competition · Budget and fiscal planning · Curriculum adoption · Teacher negotiations · Student leadership · Community partnerships