What’s on Bonita Unified’s Oct. 7 School Board Agenda?
Access to instructional materials, campus inspection reports, a career-education agreement and overnight student trips are on Wednesday’s agenda.
Bonita Unified’s Board of Education meets at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7.
Where: District Office, 115 W. Allen Ave., San Dimas
Closed session: 5 p.m.
🔗 Agenda (PDF)
Do students have the learning materials they need? What do the District’s latest campus inspections show? Those are two items worth watching when Bonita Unified’s school board meets Wednesday.
The agenda also includes a proposed increase in the spending limit for an existing career-education agreement, a partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles and overnight trips for San Dimas High School and Lone Hill Middle School students.
Before the public meeting, the board’s closed session will cover the superintendent’s performance evaluation, anticipated litigation, personnel matters and labor negotiations. A report out of closed session is scheduled when open session begins.
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🗣️ How To Weigh In
The agenda includes opportunities to address closed-session items before closed session, open-session agenda items and topics not on the agenda. Non-agenda public comments appear near the end of the meeting.
For non-agenda items, comments may be made under Requests to Speak On Non-Agenda Items-Communication From The Public. Before addressing the Board, fill out the “Request to Address the Board” card, which you may pick up from Margaret McDonald, senior executive assistant to the superintendent. Any person addressing the Board should first state their name and association with the District. District guidance says speakers may be granted up to three minutes, with total comments on an agenda item potentially limited to 20 minutes.
✅ Consent agenda
Overnight trips for student athletes and musicians
Four trips are up for approval:
- San Dimas High School girls basketball: Desert Holiday Classic Tournament in La Quinta, Dec. 27–30.
- San Dimas High School choir: WorldStrides San Diego Heritage Festival, April 1–4, 2027.
- Lone Hill Middle School choir and band: WorldStrides San Francisco Heritage Festival in Santa Clara, April 8–11, 2027.
The agenda says itineraries are on file with Educational Services.
Career-education agreement: A $3,000 increase
A proposed second amendment to the District’s joint partnership agreement with San Antonio Regional Occupational Program would increase the maximum total cost from $47,000 to $50,000, beginning July 1, 2026. The expense would come from the General Fund.
Background: This is an amendment to an existing agreement.
🔗 View the Agreements - Educational Services Consent Items
Agenda item 14.1.2
Renewals for Board approval
Big Brothers Big Sisters agreement
The board will consider approving or ratifying an agreement with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles.
The agenda summary does not identify participating schools, eligibility requirements or how students would take part.
Agenda item 14.1.5
Professional service agreements: An estimated $313,500
The board will consider approving or ratifying authorization to enter into 10 professional service agreements with estimated amounts totaling $313,500.
The agreements cover campus repairs and maintenance, solar monitoring, event-management software and secure transportation of student activity funds. Notable items include:
- $87,000 for solar monitoring equipment and five years of monitoring services at five District locations.
- $46,500 for a change order to Bonita High School’s track replacement project, including surface-color changes and repairs to concrete and turf.
- $20,000 to replace the HVAC unit serving Ekstrand Elementary’s administration building.
- $35,000 each for Nutrition Services freezer and truck-dock repairs.
Why it matters: These agreements support school facilities and District operations. The listed amounts are estimates, and the board’s action would authorize or ratify agreements rather than establish that the full amounts have been spent.
Agenda item 14.2.4 (p. 4)
🔗 View the Business Services Consent Agenda Items (PDF)
Purchase orders: $4.23 million listed for approval or ratification
The board will consider approving or ratifying 713 purchase orders covering approvals from Aug. 21 through Sept. 24, 2026, with listed amounts totaling $4,230,496.92.
Why it matters: Purchase orders authorize purchases of equipment, supplies and services that support District operations. This report includes new orders, modifications and cancellations. The total does not represent $4.23 million in new spending during that period.
Agenda item 14.2.2 (p. 3)
🔗 View the PO Report (PDF)
Campus inspection and Williams reports
The board is scheduled to accept a quarterly facilities inspection report and a quarterly report related to the Eliezer Williams, et al., vs. State of California, et al. lawsuit settlement.
Why it matters: Campus conditions affect students’ daily experience. The first quarter report, covering July 1 to September 30, 2026, shows no complaints were filed with any school in the district during the quarter.
Agenda items 14.2.5–14.2.6 (p. 4)
📝 Discussion
Public hearing: Do students have enough instructional materials?
The board will hold a public hearing on whether every student in transitional kindergarten through 12th grade has sufficient textbooks or instructional materials consistent with state curriculum frameworks. A separate vote would adopt a resolution certifying compliance.
Why it matters: This is about students’ access to the tools they need to learn. California’s definition of sufficient materials includes access in class and at home; digital materials must also be accessible at home.
What to watch: The hearing and certification are separate agenda items. The proposed resolution is a determination the board is being asked to make Wednesday.
Agenda items 15.1.1–15.1.2 (p. 5)
First Reading of Board Policies
The board will receive a first reading of proposed changes to Policy 1240: Volunteer Assistance.
View the draft policy changes (PDF)
Agenda item 15.2.1
Other business
The consent agenda also includes personnel actions, professional service agreements, budget transfers and university agreements. Proposed resolutions recognize Red Ribbon Week, National School Lunch Week and the Week of the School Administrator.
Looking ahead
The next regular school board meeting is scheduled for Nov. 4.
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