# (English) Meeting of the Board of Education, October 7th, 2026

LBUSD Board of Education meeting, identified in the title as October 7, 2026 (metadata timestamp: October 13, 2026). The board approved the consent calendar, with one member voting no on item 15.11 (extensions of senior-management contracts) and recording exceptions to items 15.8.11 and 15.8.34. Procurement-related discussion included a three-month interim CTO services agreement with Brooksong Consulting, whose amount was unclear in the transcript (approximately $69,975), and a technology-infrastructure contract for routers, switches, fiber modules, and wireless access points at $300,000 annually through 2031—about $1.8 million total. Staff said the latter supplements another vendor agreement to preserve competitive pricing. Board members also referenced recently approved technology and software contracts of $9 million over three years and $42 million, respectively. A member cited $595,000 for the superintendent search during public comment; it was not a purchasing action on this agenda.

The main business discussion concerned staff’s recommendation to close Gumpers and Edison elementary schools amid declining enrollment and facility utilization. The item was for information only; no closure vote was taken, and staff said an action item would return October 21. Community members questioned the financial case, requested fuller enrollment and savings data, and raised concerns about student transitions, transportation, and receiving-school capacity. Staff described possible future reuse of closed sites for district needs, including construction swing space and professional development, but said closures were not being recommended for those purposes. The board also discussed draft revisions to the school-naming policy, with action planned for October 21, and heard public comment on library resources and generative AI in schools; no related procurement action was identified.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Education, Information Technology
**Topics:** Digital Infrastructure, Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** October 13, 2026

### Sources
- [(English) Meeting of the Board of Education, October 7th, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsfxhaEUNDM) - LBUSD - Long Beach Unified School District