Kelly Castillo

The agenda for the Regular Board Meeting included several key action items. Discussions centered on the Provisional Appointment of a Governing Board Member, including interviews and final approval. The meeting involved the presentation of the 2025-2026 Second Interim Financial Report and Budget Revisions. Action items under Consent Items covered approvals for conference requests, personnel actions, various contracts for Educational, Administrative, and Business Services, and the sale/disposal of district property. Specific actions included the approval of resolutions proclaiming various observance weeks in May 2026, the approval of Collective Bargaining Agreements and Tentative Agreements with employee associations (OVEA, CSEA, ECEU), and an increase to unrepresented employee compensation. Under Educational Services, Resolution No. 25-08 proclaiming March as Music in Our Schools Month was approved. Administrative Services saw the approval of the 2025-2027 District Calendar and several MOUs/Tentative Agreements with employee groups, alongside the approval of a revised job description and the 2026-2027 Comprehensive School Safety Plan. The Governing Board section addressed revised board policies regarding immigration enforcement and student records, the Organizational Meeting for the election of officers, and approval of the CSBA Delegate Assembly Election Ballot.

This report outlines the Ocean View School District's operational response and strategic adjustments implemented during the 2020-21 academic year due to the COVID-19 emergency. Key areas include the rapid transition to a distance learning model, comprehensive assessment and support for student and family needs in technology, social-emotional well-being, and social services. It details specific provisions for English learners, foster youth, and low-income students, along with the framework for delivering high-quality synchronous and asynchronous learning. Furthermore, the report describes the establishment of a socially distanced school meal distribution system and the district's approach to student supervision during the emergency period.

The agenda for the regular board meeting included a mid-year update on the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP). Action items covered several areas: Educational Services involved approving conference requests and contracts, including the Ventura County Farm to School Service Agreement. Administrative Services included personnel actions, contracts, the consideration of the District Calendar for 2026-2027, and the approval of Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with the Ocean View Educators' Association and the California School Employees Association Chapter #599, as well as approval of an updated job description for Director of Maintenance, Operations, and Transportation, and the 2026-2027 Comprehensive School Safety Plan. Business Services involved approving the Warrant List, Journals, contracts, and the sale/disposal of district property. Superintendent/Governing Board items included first reading of revised policies regarding immigration enforcement and student records, second reading and approval of revised administrative regulations concerning fire drills and behavioral interventions for special education students, approval to proceed with a provisional appointment to the Governing Board, and selection of the CSBA Board Self-Evaluation Tool.

The agenda for the Regular Board Meeting included reports from the Governing Board and Superintendent, enrollment information, and various consent items requiring action. Action items covered educational services such as conference requests and contracts (including the ASES Grant Award Notification), administrative services including personnel actions, and business services like the approval of the Warrant List and the 2025-2026 First Interim Financial Report. The board also considered approval of annual audit reports and the first reading of revised administrative regulations concerning Fire Drills, Questioning and Apprehension, and Behavioral Interventions for Special Education Students. A second reading and action was taken on revised policies regarding Mobile Communication Devices, Health Care and Emergencies, and Mental Health. The board also conducted a Closed Session to discuss Public Employee Employment and Evaluation regarding the Superintendent.

The agenda included the First Interim Budget Report, reports from the Governing Board and Superintendent, and various consent items related to educational, administrative, and business services. Discussions covered district policies, including revisions to safety plans and complaint procedures, and the annual organizational meeting of the Governing Board. The board also addressed the state's budget deficit and its potential impact on education funding, as well as incidents of discriminatory language used by students.