Board approves employment contract, hears public comments on cleanliness and special-education communication

At its May 28 meeting the Lynwood Unified School District board approved a reported employment contract for an assistant superintendent of business services and passed multiple consent and facilities items, while parents used the public-comment period to press for improvements in campus cleanliness and clearer responses on individualized education issues.

A statutorily required contract readout (the speaker was not named in the transcript) described an employment contract for the assistant superintendent of business services with Cipher Lee. The readout stated the contract is for two years beginning July 1, 2026; the transcript lists the salary as $244,676 per year, a doctoral stipend of $2,500 annually, 245 working days per fiscal year, participation in district group health plans, and 24 days of paid vacation accrued at two days per month (year-to-year accumulation limit noted). The board voted on the item and the transcript records the motion as passing; the transcript records a vote tally described as a three-to-zero vote in the meeting record.

The board also moved and approved a series of consent and facilities items, including an agreement to retain a firm to provide project labor agreement administration and labor compliance services for the Lynwood High School Imperial Campus Modernization Project and grouped approvals for multiple E and D items.

During public comment, a parent who identified herself in the transcript as Evang Helina urged the district to keep restrooms and campus areas clean, suggested visible signage and student-awareness campaigns and asked that the district ensure curriculum implementation is accessible for English learners and students with disabilities. She said, "Communication, training and transparency will be very important to make sure this curriculum truly benefits all the children." Another parent, identified as Katherine Gomez and identified in the transcript as a parent of a second-grade student at Will Rogers Elementary School, said she had repeatedly requested clarity about a functional behavioral assessment (FBA) and whether an IEP should be pursued and that she had not received clear answers; the superintendent said staff would look into the concern.

The meeting concluded with a closed-session readout that no final action was taken on certain listed items, and the board adjourned at 7:11 p.m.