Trustees will revisit a proposed parental notification policy, discuss new requirements for balancing political viewpoints in school libraries and consider Measure D-funded campus improvements.
Redlands News | August 6, 2026
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Trustees will revisit a proposed parental notification policy, discuss new requirements for balancing political viewpoints in school libraries and consider Measure D-funded campus improvements.
REDLANDS, Calif. â The Redlands Unified School District Board of Education will revisit a proposed parental notification policy Tuesday and discuss whether school libraries should be required to carry materials representing opposing viewpoints on political and controversial issues.
Trustees will also consider extending Superintendent Juan Cabralâs contract through 2029 and several Measure D-funded campus improvement projects.
Hereâs what to know:
The board will again consider proposed Board Policy and Administrative Regulation 5010, which would establish procedures for notifying parents or guardians about certain student matters, including student requests to change information in official or unofficial school records.
Although much of the board's discussion has focused on student-requested record changes, BP 5010 would create a broader parental notification policy that also requires notification for significant physical injuries, suicidal intent and verbal or physical altercations, including bullying.
Both items return for a first reading after a lengthy July 21 discussion over the proposal's legality and how it would work in practice.
The July draft makes several changes from the original February 2025 proposal. It adds an "if permitted by law" qualifier to the notification requirements and removes a provision requiring parent notification when a student participates in school-sponsored extracurricular activities or teams.
The latest draft also changes the language about student-requested record changes. The February version required notification within three days after staff "becomes aware that a student is requesting to change" information in an official or unofficial record. The July version requires notification within three days after staff "receives a request from a student to change" that information.
However, the updated drafts retain several provisions trustees debated in July, including the parental opt-in requirement, application to both official and unofficial records and a notification trigger tied to a student's request rather than an actual change to the record.
Superintendent Juan Cabral raised legal concerns July 21, noting that California's AB 1955 remains in effect and that Redlands Unified is under additional oversight through a stipulated judgment with the California Attorney General following a settlement over the district's handling of past sexual abuse complaints. Cabral said that oversight puts Redlands in a different position from districts such as Chino Valley and Temecula, which have considered similar notification policies.
What to watch: Trustees could revisit several unresolved questions from July 21, including whether notifications should be opt-in or opt-out, whether the policy should cover unofficial records and what types of record requests should trigger notification.
Both the proposed board policy and administrative regulation are returning for a first reading Tuesday.
Trustees will also consider new employee conduct rules addressing when school staff may withhold information from parents, following the boardâs July discussion of a proposed âno deceptionâ policy.
The proposed changes to Board Policy 4319.21 would classify as inappropriate conduct an employee's refusal to provide parents or guardians with âtruthful, accurate, and complete informationâ when disclosure is required by law, board policy or administrative regulation.
The policy would also prohibit employees from intentionally withholding information or providing incomplete information that creates a false or misleading understanding when disclosure is otherwise required.
A third change would clarify that the policy's existing prohibition on employee dishonesty does not require employees to disclose information when disclosure is prohibited by law.
Trustees will discuss a proposal to expand the districtâs policy on controversial issues to school library collections.
Board Policy 6144 currently requires classroom instruction on controversial issues to be presented in a balanced manner, addressing different sides without promoting a particular point of view.
The proposed language would extend that concept to library materials. Under the proposal, if library material can âreasonably be considered to be political in nature,â the library would also be required to include an opposing viewpoint.
Librarians and school principals would be primarily responsible for overseeing the balance of library collections.
The item is listed for discussion Tuesday, and no board vote is scheduled.
Trustees will consider an amendment to Superintendent Juan Cabralâs employment agreement that would extend his contract by one year, through June 30, 2029.
The amendment would postpone a 3% salary increase that was scheduled to take effect July 1, 2026, pending compensation increases for members of the Redlands Teachers Association and Redlands Education Support Professionals Association during the 2026-27 school year.
Several Measure D-funded school improvement projects are included on the boardâs consent calendar.
Trustees will consider:
The projects would be paid for with Measure D local construction funds.
The board will consider approving Redlands Unifiedâs English Learner Reclassification Process and Criteria for the 2026-27 school year.
Reclassification is the process used to determine when a student identified as an English learner has developed sufficient English proficiency to be designated Reclassified Fluent English Proficient.
RUSD reported last year that it served 1,671 English learner students, representing about 8.4% of district enrollment. The district's English learner population represented 56 languages.
The districtâs reclassification criteria include:
The process establishes separate criteria for students in grades K-5, grades 6-12 and English learners with disabilities in grades K-12.
The board will also consider contracts for special education and instructional services, including literacy and math coaching at several elementary schools.
Trustees will also consider readmission requests for 10 students who previously were expelled and have met the conditions required for their return to the district.
The meeting will be held Tuesday, Aug. 11, at the Redlands Unified School District Board Room, 25 W. Lugonia Ave.
Closed session starts at 4:30 p.m.
Open session starts at 6:00 p.m.
Members of the public may submit speaker cards before the public comment period begins. Individual comments are limited to three minutes.
The meeting will also be livestreamed on the districtâs website, though public comments must be made in person.
The full agenda can be viewed on the districtâs agenda portal.
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