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

LBUSD Board of Education meeting (metadata date: October 13, 2026; the meeting title says October 7, 2026). The board heard a presentation and public comments about possible school closures or other school-site changes prompted by declining enrollment, underused facilities, and budget pressures. Staff discussed enrollment and building capacity, options for using or consolidating facilities, and potential effects on students, families, employees, transportation, and support services. The superintendent said the matter would return for further consideration, with October 21 identified as a date for action on a recommendation; no final school-closure decision is evident in this transcript. The board also discussed revising the process for naming schools and heard public comments about student use of generative AI and classroom conditions.

The transcript indicates a board vote on a secondary motion to amend the agenda or the handling of public comment, but the wording and outcome are not fully clear. Later contract-related discussion includes figures transcribed as approximately $42 million over three years and $1.8 million, but the transcript is too garbled to confirm the contract scopes, vendors, or whether these were new awards; no vendor can be reliably identified. Community members also raised concerns about district spending and facility investments. No clearly identifiable procurement award or bid approval can be confirmed from the available transcript.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Education, Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** October 13, 2026

### Sources
- [(Khmer) Meeting of the Board of Education, October 7th, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiP3u29imKk) - LBUSD - Long Beach Unified School District