10/20/2026 GGUSD Board of Education Meeting

The Garden Grove Unified School District Board of Education meeting was held October 20, 2026. After initially proceeding with employee and community-hero recognitions while lacking a quorum, the board reached quorum and conducted the scheduled business. The board approved agenda items 4A–B, including proposed board policy revisions and renewal of TAD Health Inc.’s mental health software and billing-management services agreement. It also approved items 5A–C, including participation in the 2026–27 SchoolsFirst Education Foundation grant program and an application to renew the After School Education and Safety grant for three years beginning in 2027–28, supporting programs at 45 elementary and intermediate sites and about 4,200 students. A public hearing was held on the district’s initial CSEA Chapter 121 contract proposals for the 2024–27 agreement, covering leaves, health and welfare, wages, transportation, and an appendix; no contract approval was reported.

The board approved business items 6A–J. This included authorizing applications for reimbursement of approximately $182,000 in district expenses related to the GKN Aerospace chemical incident; approving facility projects at Carver Preschool and Riverdale and Russell Elementary Schools, involving USA Shade & Fabric Structures and Myer Construction Inc.; and authorizing purchasing through California Multiple Award Schedule, NASPO ValuePoint agreements for maintenance and industrial supplies (including Grainger, MSC Industrial Supply, and Global Industrial), and California state contracts for fleet vehicles. Purchase orders and checks were also included in the approved business items. The board additionally approved personnel items, including reappointing Bernice Fladeboe to a new three-year term on the Personnel Commission. Recognition presentations and public comments were also heard; no other procurement decisions were identified.