Huntington Beach City School District public meetings in 2023
15 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Regular Meeting
The Huntington Beach City School District Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting with closed session items on labor negotiations and superintendent evaluation. In open session, they will hear reports on the PARS retirement incentive plan and facilities development, and vote on consent items including contracts, purchase orders, checks, and personnel actions. Action items include approving 2024 meeting dates and reviewing board bylaws.
- Approve purchase orders totaling $865,853.32
- Approve checks totaling $5,582,190.31
- Approve funds received of $352,135.33
- Authorize disposal of surplus furniture from Isaac L. Sowers Middle School and two school buses
- Approve MOU with WestEd for California Healthy Kids Survey (cost not to exceed $5,000)
Regular Meeting
The Huntington Beach City School District Board of Trustees will hold public hearings on initial bargaining proposals for the 2023-2024 school year with the California School Employees Association (CSEA) Chapter 316, covering both the union's and district's proposals. The board will also consider consent items including purchase orders, checks, and a change order for the Peterson Kinder HVAC project, plus action items on board bylaws, an annual organizational meeting, and grant plans.
- Public hearings on CSEA Chapter 316 and district's initial bargaining proposals for 2023-2024
- Approve purchase orders totaling $1,152,855.93
- Approve checks totaling $5,735,037.48
- Approve Change Order #1 to Peterson Kinder HVAC project with Los Angeles Air Conditioning, Inc. for $20,745.00
- Adopt Arts, Music, and Instructional Materials Block Grant Plan with $2,983,902 in funding
Special Meeting
The Huntington Beach City School District Board of Trustees is holding a special meeting that is largely procedural, with the main substantive item being a closed session to discuss public employee discipline, dismissal, or release, and the employment of an interim principal. The meeting includes agenda adoption, public comment on closed session items, and a report on closed session actions.
- Closed session discussion on public employee discipline/dismissal/release (Gov. Code § 54957)
- Closed session discussion on employment of an interim principal (Gov. Code § 54957)
- Public comment limited to 3 minutes per speaker on closed session items
Regular Meeting
The Huntington Beach City School District Board of Trustees will hold public hearings on initial contract proposals from the teachers union (HBETA) and the district for the 2023-2024 school year. The board will also discuss the district budget, facilities projects, and a state-required resolution on textbook availability. Several routine consent items, including purchase orders, checks, and personnel reports, are scheduled for approval.
- Public hearing on HBETA initial bargaining proposal for 2023-2024
- Public hearing on District initial bargaining proposal for 2023-2024
- Resolution 05-23/24 certifying sufficient textbooks and instructional materials
- Approval of purchase orders totaling $1,043,815.60
- Approval of checks totaling $3,656,194.49
Regular Meeting
The Huntington Beach City School District Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on September 12, 2023, starting with a closed session on labor negotiations with employee organizations. In open session, the board will consider consent items including contracts, field trips, a special education settlement, purchase orders, checks, and a food recovery MOU. The agenda is largely routine, with no major policy changes or public hearings.
- Approval of purchase orders totaling $2,324,704.30
- Approval of checks totaling $4,459,295.20
- Special education settlement for Student #2114362 not to exceed $48,000
- Overnight field trips to Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center at $2,100 per student
- MOU with Abound Food Care for food recovery program
Study Session
The Huntington Beach City School District Board of Trustees will hold a study session workshop focused on Board advocacy at the local, state, and federal levels, facilitated by a consultant from the California School Board Association. The agenda includes routine items such as call to order, agenda adoption, oral communications, and adjournment.
- Workshop on Board advocacy with CSBA consultant
- Oral communications limited to agenda topics, 3 minutes per speaker
- Agenda adoption for the August 15, 2023 study session
Regular Meeting
The Huntington Beach City School District Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on August 15, 2023, at 6:00 PM. The board will discuss and vote on several items, including a change order for the Peterson Asphalt Replacement Project, approval of purchase orders and checks, and a first reading of board bylaws. The meeting also includes a closed session on employee discipline and reports on facilities and HVAC projects.
- Approve Change Order #1 to Peterson Asphalt Replacement Project with Ben's Asphalt, Inc. for $208,229.00
- Approve purchase orders totaling $5,682,011.98
- Approve checks totaling $5,602,282.82
- Approve funds received totaling $931,704.25
- First reading of Board Bylaws 9000 and 9005
Regular Meeting
The Huntington Beach City School District Board of Trustees will vote on routine consent items including purchase orders, checks, and contracts, plus action items such as the 2023-2024 strategic plan priority goals, policy updates, and employment contract amendments for the superintendent and assistant superintendents. The board will also consider revising Board Bylaw 9250 to potentially increase board remuneration to $264.60 per month.
- Purchase orders totaling $1,055,553.03
- Checks totaling $6,090,152.51
- Funds received of $745,786.00
- Extend Gold Star Foods contract for 2023-2024 at approx. $650,000
- Resolution 30-22/23 for Education Protection Account ($1.15M for 2022-23, $1.03M for 2023-24)
Regular Meeting
The Huntington Beach City School District Board of Trustees will hold public hearings on the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) and the 2023-24 all-funds budget, with budget adoption scheduled for June 20, 2023. The board will also discuss labor negotiations, employee discipline, and the superintendent's evaluation in closed session, and consider consent items including food service contracts and personnel reports.
- Public hearing on 2023-24 budget; projected unassigned ending fund balance of $459,723.63
- Piggyback on Anaheim Union High School District bid for dairy products with Clearbrook Farms, Inc., estimated $130,000 annual cost
- Award of RFP Bid No. 2223-13 for fresh produce to Sunrise Produce Company, estimated $95,000 annual cost
- Renew contract with Titan School Solutions for nutrition management platform, estimated $14,000 annual cost
- First reading of 25 board policy and bylaw updates
Regular Meeting
The Huntington Beach City School District Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing and consider adopting Resolution 24-22/23 to dedicate a permanent easement of about 3,174 square feet at Sowers Middle School to the City of Huntington Beach for sidewalk and ADA improvements. The board will also discuss advocacy on AB 1078, an instructional materials bill, and hear an HVAC feasibility study update. Consent items include approving purchase orders totaling $1,213,517.85 and checks totaling $4,670,098.84.
- Public hearing and Resolution 24-22/23 to dedicate 3,174 sq ft easement at Sowers Middle School (Lantern Lane/Hingham Drive and Indianapolis Ave) to city for ADA sidewalk work
- Discussion of advocacy on AB 1078, which would require state board approval before removing curriculum or instructional materials
- HVAC feasibility study presentation for schools without campus-wide air conditioning
- Consent: purchase orders $1,213,517.85; checks $4,670,098.84; funds received $1,185,371.91
- Agreement with Orange County Dept of Education for subsidized child care; 3-year Links to Learning HB agreement with Assistance League
Regular Meeting
The Huntington Beach City School District Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on April 18, 2023, at 6:00 PM. The board will consider action items to adopt resolutions authorizing cooperative purchasing contracts with Lenovo and Dell for computer equipment, each with estimated annual expenditures of $500,000. The board will also review reports on facilities development, technology services, and the Williams Act quarterly report, and will vote on a consent calendar that includes purchase orders, checks, and field trip approvals.
- Resolution 25-22/23: Authorize cooperative contract with Lenovo for computer equipment, estimated $500,000/year
- Resolution 26-22/23: Authorize cooperative contract with Dell for computer equipment, estimated $500,000/year
- Consent calendar: Approve purchase orders totaling $502,407.26 and checks totaling $5,861,085.59
- Rescheduled overnight field trips to Pioneer Science Camp for Eader and Smith elementary schools (approx. $16,740 and $33,201)
- Acceptance of gifts: $5,800 from Moffett PTA, $3,000 from Pacific Life Foundation, $700 from Schools First Federal Credit Union
Regular Meeting
The Huntington Beach City School District Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing and consider adopting a resolution to accept a $521,455.20 California Energy Commission grant for HVAC and energy conservation work at six schools. The board will also vote on routine consent items, including purchase orders, checks, personnel reports, and contracts, as well as action items like the 2022-23 transportation plan and the second interim budget certification.
- Public hearing and resolution for CalSHAPE grant totaling $521,455.20 for Agnes L. Smith Elementary, Ethel Dwyer Middle, John H. Eader Elementary, John R. Peterson Elementary, Isaac L. Sowers Middle, and Ralph E. Hawes Elementary
- Approval of purchase orders totaling $52,513,318.76 and checks totaling $9,316,181.29
- Approval of 2022-23 School Year Transportation Plan with $151,832.00 state reimbursement
- Certification of positive financial status for Second Interim 2022-23 All Funds Budget
- Agreement with PlaceWorks for CEQA consulting services for maintenance and operations building, not to exceed $23,600.00
Study Session
The Huntington Beach City School District Board of Trustees is holding a study session to discuss student achievement assessment results and progress toward strategic plan and Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) goals. The meeting includes public comments on agenda topics, with each speaker limited to 3 minutes. No formal decisions are scheduled; it is a discussion-focused session.
- Presentation of student achievement assessment results
- Progress update on strategic plan priority goals
- Progress update on Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) goals
- Public comments on agenda topics (3-minute limit per speaker)
Special Meeting
The Huntington Beach City School District Financing Corporation is holding a special meeting to handle routine administrative business. The board will approve the agenda and prior meeting minutes, and will consider a resolution to appoint new directors and officers following personnel changes, with no fiscal impact.
- Resolution FC-2-22/23 appointing directors and officers of the Financing Corporation
- Approval of July 19, 2022 regular meeting minutes
- Public comment limited to agenda topics, 3 minutes per speaker
Regular Meeting
The Huntington Beach City School District Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting with a closed session for labor negotiations, personnel matters, and a superintendent goal update. In open session, the board will consider accepting the 2021-2022 audit and Measure Q bond audit reports, hear updates on facilities and HVAC projects, and vote on consent items including summer school programs, purchase orders, checks, and personnel reports.
- Accept 2021-2022 audit report by Eide Bailly LLP
- Accept Measure Q financial and performance audit report
- Approve 2023 Extended School Year Program for special education students (~$180,000)
- Approve purchase orders totaling $1,303,733.69 and checks totaling $2,981,041.49
- Approve fee-based Preschool Academy Summer Camp ($215/week per child)