Buena Park School District

The board meeting agenda includes programs and reports featuring an update on the Special Olympics, the Local Control Accountability Plan, and the budget presentation for the upcoming fiscal year. Public hearings are scheduled regarding collective bargaining proposals and the budget. Action items include approval of overnight field trips for middle school students, adoption of a resolution for the Education Protection Account, and the first reading of board policy revisions. The consent calendar involves personnel reports, contract renewals for enrichment and transportation services, and approvals for facility maintenance projects, including roofing repairs at multiple elementary schools.

The meeting includes the introduction of candidates for custodial and security leadership roles. The action calendar covers the approval of Classified School Employees Week, a tentative agreement with the teachers' association, a school fee justification study, and the adoption of increased statutory school fees. Additionally, the agenda features the approval of 2026-2027 single school plans for student achievement, recognition of National Speech Pathologist Day, and authorization for a biennial trustee election. The consent calendar encompasses various personnel actions, travel reports, business service purchase orders, and interdistrict transfer requests. The board will also review a bid award for warehouse roofing and conduct a first reading of board policy revisions.

This plan systematically reviews and updates the comprehensive school safety plan to address campus risks. It outlines two data-driven safety goals: improving the prominence and mobile accessibility of the Safety Tip Line and mental health resources, and reviewing/updating school policy and procedures for fire drills and evacuations, including live exercises and after-action reviews. The plan's vision is to ensure a safe and supportive school environment where teaching and learning thrive, free from violence, drugs, bullying, and fear, supported by clearly communicated expectations and consistent consequences.

The agenda includes the introduction of the Chief Technology Officer, updates on facilities and bond projects, and a review of the local control and accountability plan. The Board will consider resolutions regarding National School Counseling Week, the rescission of an open enrollment policy, and the adoption of instructional calendars for the 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 school years. Additionally, there is a first reading for job description revisions for the Director of Facilities, Maintenance, Operations, and Transportation, as well as several consent items covering personnel, contracts, business services, and school accountability report cards.

The Comprehensive School Safety Plan for Gordon H. Beatty Middle School details a systematic process for reviewing and updating school safety, based on crime and safety data. Its primary goals include sustaining PBIS behavior expectation lessons, establishing tiered intervention groups to foster student connections and belonging, and implementing measures to ensure 100% student ID compliance. The plan also focuses on maintaining an anonymous reporting system, regularly checking vape detectors, conducting safety assemblies, securing campus perimeters, utilizing video surveillance, providing staff training on supervision, engaging parents through communication, and continuing collaborative partnerships with district and local law enforcement.