PSUSD Board Meeting - 10.27.2026

The Palm Springs Unified School District Governing Board meeting was held October 27, 2026 (the metadata timestamp is October 28 UTC). The purchasing director reported on purchasing, warehouse, and reprographics operations, including a portal for reallocating surplus furniture, new in-house production equipment, and plans for secure shredding. No specific purchasing award or dollar amount was reported. The board approved a resolution authorizing an application under the Career Technical Education Facilities Program and approved several agreement actions: renewal of Graduation Alliance agreement 4468 for the California Coast Course-Based Independent Study Program; an amendment to the Alder Graduate School of Education teacher-residency agreement (IN000184); and an agreement with Riverside County Superintendent of Schools (C1010571) for the 2026–27 Early Head Start program. The board also approved the annual certification of course-based independent study courses. These items passed by voice vote; no contract values were stated.

Other major discussion included beginning-of-year literacy screening results, which showed a 3% increase in students at or above benchmark compared with the prior year, and district plans for reading interventions and progress monitoring. The board discussed middle-school promotion celebrations and supported gathering additional input from families and principals before returning with options. The foundation update covered work on its memorandum of understanding, oversight, fundraising, and financial reporting. The board also approved a revision to the intradistrict open-enrollment policy; no additional procurement action was identified in that item.