October 6th, 2026 AESD Regular Board of Education Meeting

The Adelanto Elementary School District Board of Education held its regular meeting on October 6, 2026 (the metadata lists October 7 UTC). The board reviewed the 2025–26 unaudited actuals, which showed an approximately $6.42 million deficit, an unrestricted ending balance of negative $1.3 million, and a restricted ending balance of about $26 million. The district’s unrestricted contribution to restricted programs was reported at $26.4 million. Staff cited estimated-actuals and accounting issues, including late invoices and the prior use of “in-lieu” reimbursements; the district said it had discontinued that practice and was reviewing internal controls, with independent auditors on site. The board approved the unaudited actuals and a Gann Limit resolution; staff clarified that the latter does not authorize additional spending or change the adopted budget. A separate public-hearing item passed 3–2, though the transcript does not clearly identify its resolution details.

The discussion also covered electric school buses: the district has 15 in service, expects one or two additional deliveries, and makes subsidy payments as buses replace retired diesel vehicles; no purchase amount or vendor was given. Board members asked for a diesel-versus-electric cost analysis. Employees and speakers raised concerns about compensation, staffing, budget cuts, ELOP fund utilization, and proposed spending priorities, but no contract award, bid approval, or new purchasing decision was identified. The board received reports on Williams compliance and planned Prop 28 arts and music spending for 2026–27; both were reports rather than procurement approvals.