MVUSD Regular Board Meeting Board of Education 11/10/26

The Moreno Valley Unified School District Board of Education’s regular meeting on November 10, 2026, included several procurement and facilities actions. The board approved a lease-leaseback agreement with Ericson Hall for Vista del Lago High School field improvements, including restoration of the softball and baseball fields and construction of a new JV softball field; staff said the guaranteed maximum price would return for later approval. The board also approved paperwork needed to finance seven nine-passenger vans through Wells Fargo; the purchase had been approved previously, and staff said this action did not add a new cost. The consent agenda passed, and the board asked staff to bring back the approved Footsteps of Freedom contract for consideration of five additional spots and language allowing parents to participate, with costs and eligibility details to be provided. A resolution eliminating 52 vacant classified positions was approved; staff described this as position-inventory cleanup through attrition, not layoffs or a reduction in services, and said affected work could shift to other sites.

The board held a public hearing on Options for Youth’s proposed charter school petition. District staff recommended denial, citing concerns about student supports, academic outcomes, governance transparency, fiscal projections, and potential district funding impacts, including an estimated $3.7 million annual impact and more than $500,000 in annual back-office and educational-service fees. The charter representative responded to the findings, and public speakers both opposed the petition and called for further scrutiny; the transcript does not capture a final board vote. The meeting also included a facilities-modernization presentation, a first reading of revised discipline procedures for students with disabilities, and a presentation on cell-phone pouch systems; no purchasing action on those presentations is recorded.