On Tuesday (6/25) the Morongo Unified School District Board of Trustees held their last meeting of the 2024-25 school year.
The meeting began by honoring Assistant Superintendent of Business Sharon Flores who recently announced her retirement. The board praised Flores citing that her “careful stewardship has helped maintain MUSD as a fiscally responsible district, ensuring taxpayer dollars are used effectively to help students and staff.”
There were four new appointments to various positions: Jessica Hall, assistant principal of Onaga Elementary; Darlene Gonzalez, assistant principal at Twentynine Palms Elementary and Yucca Valley Elementary; and David Daniels, who will be taking the place of Sharon Flores as new Assistant Superintendent of Business.
Director of Evaluation and Multilingual Learning Daniele Snider gave a presentation on Local Indicators for LCAP with positive results, stating MUSD is passing state standards in Teachers, Instructional Materials, and Facilities; Implementation of Academic Standards; Parent and Family Engagement, and more. Snider said next steps of improvement include continued data monitoring, ongoing professional development, with intentional and focused strategies.
Director of Information Technology Troy Slayden reported on Distribution of Surplus Technology-Based Materials, in which 2700 laptops survived the district’s purge of technological waste. While the laptops are obsolete according to the district’s standards, Slayden and his team will be refurbishing these laptops and donating them to current and graduating MUSD students. This positive news was followed by a public hearing, followed by the Board’s unanimous approval. Sharon Flores added that this approval includes a change in policy where these donations of surplus technological materials will be able to occur annually.
