Excerpts from the Regular Meeting of the Cypress School District 

Board of Trustees held on October 9, 2025

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES

School Presentation: Margaret Landell Elementary School

Landell students and staff shared information about the Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) framework and how it guides expectations and positive choices across the campus at Landell. They also highlighted the impact PBIS has had in fostering a strong, safe, and supportive community for all. 

Staff Report: Expanded Learning Opportunities Program

Megan Parsons, Teacher on Special Assignment-Expanded Learning Programs, provided the Board with an update on the district's Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELO-P).


Staff Report: School Facility Funding Options

Rachel Chang-Kwei, Senior Vice President of Fieldman, Rolapp & Associates, provided the Board with information regarding school facility funding options.

BOARD ACTIONS

Consent Agenda

The Board approved a number of routine consent items, including gifts to the district, Human Resources transactions, purchase orders and checks, and contract renewals. Details regarding these items can be found in the Board meeting agenda.  


California State Preschool Program Funding

The Board adopted a resolution authorizing staff to enter into transactions with the California Department of Education for the State Preschool Program on their behalf. 


Proposition 28 Arts and Music in Schools Funding Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2024/25

The Proposition 28 Arts in Music in Schools Funding Guarantee and Accountability Act provides dedicated funding from the state for arts education. The Board approved the 2024/25 annual report to the California Department of Education on how the funds were spent in the district last year. 


Temporary Student Support Staffing Services

The Board approved a master agreement with The Stepping Stones Group LLC to meet individual short-term staffing needs, including staffing shortages, coverage for employees on leave, and meeting contractual caseload requirements. The term of the master agreement is one year, and each use will be submitted for Board approval. 


Notices of Completion

Notices of completion were approved for the following projects:


  • Playground equipment replacement and installation of rubber surfacing project at King by Dave Bang Associates, Inc. at a total cost of $190,575.44. The project required one additive change order in the amount of $7,850.00 that was approved on August 14, 2025. 


  • Districtwide summer asphalt maintenance project by Ben’s Asphalt, Inc. at a total cost of $1,290,000.98. Work included repair/replacement of the main playgrounds at King and Arnold; repair/replacement of the daycare playgrounds at Landell, Luther, and Vessels; repair/replacement of the staff parking lot at Morris; partial repair/replacement of the main parking lot at Vessels; and other miscellaneous patch, grind, and overlay work at Arnold, Landell, Morris, and Vessels. The project required one additive change order in the amount of $86,105.28 that was approved on August 14, 2025.


School-Connected Organizations

The Board approved the following school-connected organizations within the Cypress School District: 


  • Hear Us Roar Foundation – Supporting A.E. Arnold Elementary School
  • Leopards for Learning – Supporting Margaret Landell Elementary School
  • Friends of Vessels, Inc. – Supporting Frank Vessels Elementary School


Resolution Establishing Temporary Interfund Transfers 

The Board adopted Resolution No. 25/26-7 establishing the district’s ability to conduct temporary transfers of cash from one fund to another during the 2025/26 fiscal year.


Updated Board Policy and Administrative Regulation

The following updated Board Policy and Administrative Regulation were adopted by the Board. The district's Board Policy manual is available online.  


BP 6141.2 Recognition of Religious Beliefs and Customs

AR 6141.2 Recognition of Religious Beliefs and Customs

INFORMATION/DISCUSSION

Williams Legislation Uniform Complaints, First Quarter 2025/26

The Board received a report indicating the district received no complaints related to instructional materials, emergency or urgent facilities conditions that pose a threat to the health and safety of pupils or staff, or teacher vacancy or misassignment during the first quarter of the 2025/26 school year.

MEETING LINKS
NEXT MEETING

Thursday, November 13, 2025 - Open Session 7:00 p.m.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 

Carrie Hayashida - Jaime Needham - Meghna Parikh - Lydia Sondhi, Ph.D. - Troy Tanaka 

 

SUPERINTENDENT 

Anne Silavs