The educational committee of Pasadena Unified School District will be convened on Thursday evening in order to certify the textbook sufficiently to check a strategy for the issue of 200 million US dollars in the amount of $ 200 million and to coordinate through environmental exceptions for campus moderization projectsAmong other urgent matters.
There is no agenda that is expressly geared towards the budget deficit of the district.
The meeting is for a closed session at 5 p.m. and an open meeting at 6 p.m. in the Elbie J. Hickambottom Board Room, 351 S. Hudson Ave. The public part is transferred live to Charter Channel 95 and streamed online.
The trustees organize a public hearing and vote on the resolution 2839 and confirm that all students have access to adequate teaching materials in mathematics, science, history-social science, reading/language art and foreign language for the school year 2025–2026. The resolution states that “each classroom uses one or more textbooks from this approved list for the academic year”. Annual certification ensures adequately compliance with the requirements for the state textbook.
A second public hearing deals with the first proposal of California School Employees Association (CSEA) Pasadena Chapter 434 for a successor collective agreement with the district.
The board will also listen to a personnel presentation created by the financial advisor of the district on its updated debt administration strategy, which proposes to grant 100 million US dollars in series D (2020) and 100 million US dollars for bonds of Serie A (2024) (2024). The final rate of Measure O would complete its approval of 516.3 million US dollars, while the first issue of measure R would provide 800 million US dollars for future projects.
The Pasadena voters approved measures o bonds during the election on November 3, 2020 by 60.68%. The measurement r bonds were approved by the voters in 2024 with 61.52% of the votes.
The advisor recommends the shortening of the bond from 25 to 17 years and reduces the total interest of $ 41.38 million to USD $ 37.72 million – savings of approx. $ 3.66 million. According to the preliminary financing plan, the board is expected to officially approve the bond sales on October 23. Los Angeles County deals with the tax levy on November 12, the pricing and closure set for the 19th November until December 2.
The proceeds from the bond finance upgrades in several locations. The projects include modernizations in Altadena, Don Benito, John Muir, Longfellow, Madison, Pasadena High, San Rafael and Webster; Improvements of the toilet and the supply company at Hamilton, Jackson Stem, Norma Coombs, Sierra Madre, Washington and Willard; Health and security work such as stage road and safety improvements at Blair High; Technology upgrades including updating students and employees, cameras, watches and entry security; and the Franklin Elementary conversion after fire damage. Mess R Fund expand the areas in Longfellow, John Muir and Madison. Introduce design work for additional projects; Add parking at Altadena Elementary; and buy new district service vehicles.
The Board of Directors will vote on two decisions that the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) approves without exception. Decision 2831 would “approved an announcement on the satisfaction of the satisfaction [CEQA]”For the modernization of the sports facilities of the John Muir High School, including the high school and the pool. The 2840 solution would approved a CEQA announcement about the liberation for the modernization and interim student apartment of Longfellow Elementary at Allendale Elementary during the construction.
The trustees will also consider a declaration of intent to negotiate a community workforce (CWA) that “would authorize the superintendent or authorized representative to conclude negotiations with suitable union partners and to return to the board with an examination agreement.” In the event of approval, the process would open up discussions with local work organizations to ensure a framework for the participation of workers in the upcoming school construction projects.
The meeting of the Board of Education on Thursday is closed for 5:00 p.m. and an open meeting at 6 p.m. in the Pasadena Unified School District Elbie J. Hickambottom Board Room, 351 S. Hudson Ave. The public part is transferred live to Charter Channel 95 and streamed online.
The complete agenda is online here.
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