Board approves consent items, graduation requirement updates and several facilities resolutions

The Simi Valley Unified School District board approved the consent agenda and several action items during the meeting.

Consent and gifts: Trustees approved routine consent items and accepted multiple donations, including PTA and booster checks and an in-kind vehicle donation. The itemized gifts in the agenda included amounts such as $1,800 (Santa Susana PTA), $4,224.98 (Big Springs PTA), $5,100 (Sycamore PTA) and several booster donations; the agenda reported a total for the item near $52,518.21 and a cumulative total for the year cited in the meeting.

Graduation requirements: The board adopted recommended updates to graduation requirements that the A–G committee developed, including the addition of a half-credit/semester for ethnic studies (state requirement) and language clarifications to better reflect course rigor. Trustees approved the changes by roll call.

Facilities and financial resolutions: The board adopted multiple facilities and finance resolutions by roll call, including temporary interfund loan authorization for fiscal-year 24–25, closure of a Wells Fargo ASB checking/money-market account, and authorization of change order #1 for an HVAC replacement at Simi Valley High School. The board also approved a resolution declaring the Long Canyon property surplus and available for lease to public or private sector for cell tower purposes.

Votes at a glance: The personnel appointment for Monte Vista and the fiscal/facilities items described above were recorded as approved by roll call, with trustees voting in the affirmative on the listed items.

What’s next: Several information items will return for future board action (dual-language curriculum adoption scheduled for June action, and continued planning for Measure X projects and potential future bond timing).