Rialto Unified board announces closed‑session hires, denies several claims

The Rialto Unified School District Board of Education reported several closed‑session actions at its May 20 meeting, including two administrative appointments and decisions to deny multiple civil claims.

Vicepresidente Montes announced that, in closed session, the board accepted the administrative appointment of Patricia Carrilla as coordinator of special services and Óscar Torres as director of special services, both with an effective date of July 1, 2026. The board recorded those votes as unanimous.

The board also announced motions to deny several liability claims and civil lawsuits (claim/review numbers read aloud in closed session). The clerk read the relevant file numbers and the board stated members voted unanimously to deny the listed claims.

Those employment and claims items were taken under authority of Government Code provisions noted at the start of the meeting. The board did not discuss the substance of pending litigation or claim details in open session beyond announcing the action taken in closed session.

No additional information about the positions’ salaries, hiring process or the reasons for denying the claims was released during the public portion of the meeting; the board indicated the actions had been taken in closed session per the Brown Act exemptions for personnel and litigation.