Regular Board Meeting (Open Session)
Summary
The 5h40m September 11, 2025 meeting was chaired by President Perry, with Clerk Hills, members Morgan and Malczewski in person and Dr. Kelly attending remotely under AB 557. Glass introduced incoming CBO Manoj Roychowdhury (pending board approval at the next meeting), and the board approved bid advertising for the LBHS Pool Modernization Project (estimated $25.15M: $22.25M hard / $2.9M soft). The board ratified the CSEA 2025-26 tentative agreement (2.75% salary + 0.25% vacation = 3% total), approved an IBB facilitator MOU not to exceed $32,700, approved an independent contractor agreement with Michael Bishop & Associates for the healthcare audit, adopted Bylaw 9310 on second reading 5-0 with restored "students and staff" language, formed an Ad Hoc Arts Committee, and passed Resolution 25-20 on optimizing computer screen time.
Key insights (11)
- Bishop & Associates contract for the healthcare audit approved 5-0 — this is the contract that produced the September forensic audit cited throughout the timeline.
- Pool Modernization bid advertisement approved 5-0; funding draws from ~$56M in cash across General Fund, Fund 40, Fund 41 (Aliso property), and Fund 42, leaving an estimated $31.5M reserve; bids to be opened December with board action January 2026.
- Existing pool needs ~$3.6M short-term work to remain health-department compliant per recent audit.
- Kelly attended via teleconference under AB 557 (set to expire January 1, 2026).
- Glass on the unions' role in the benefits matter (in response to Hills's "what did the unions know" question): "the bargaining teams and the interest-based bargaining facilitator have not been implicated in any way with anything to do with the healthcare overage."
- CSEA representative Thasa Zuziak responded to Hills's question forcefully: "to even insinuate that there was anything is so incredibly disrespectful and uncalled for."
- Bylaw 9310 second reading approved 5-0 after Malczewski sub-motion (5-0) restored "students and staff" language and removed the board's ability to waive second readings.
- BP 5131.8 (mobile devices) approved 5-0 after Morgan sub-motion (3-2, students Logan and Ivy opposed) added statutory language from AB 3216 on cyberbullying, anxiety, depression, and suicide.
- Class of 2025 data: nearly 90% UC eligibility, 90% earning early college credit, 70% passing an AP exam; National Merit Finalists Estella Newton and Zoe Tran recognized.
- Public commenter Jeff Roedersheimer (FUEL board) warned of potential legal action over alleged false statements about him and FUEL: "I have both the time and resources to pursue legal action if this behavior continues."
- CSEA 2025-26 TA ratified 5-0: 2.75% salary increase plus 0.25% vacation day accrual changes (3% total package).
Linked timeline events (7)
- Glass officially begins as Superintendent
- Glass discloses health benefits overpayment issue at board meeting
- Bishop & Associates forensic audit completed
- Manoj Roychowdhury hired as Assistant Superintendent of Business Services
- Glass presents 100-Day Superintendent Report
- Board approves $18.8M pool modernization hard-cost contract
- Board approves Bylaw 9322 first reading on agenda authority 3–2
Source record
This meeting is catalogued as source lbusd-video-2025-09-11 . The summary and insights on this page are produced from a local transcript of the recording linked above; they are not a verbatim transcript and may abbreviate or paraphrase. Direct quotes from this meeting that need to be cited verbatim should reference the recording timestamp.