CAEP Desert Regional Consortium Meeting Agenda Minutes
April 8, 2025
Location: RCOE – Room A-33
47-336 Oasis Street, Indio, CA 92201
Time: 8:30 A.M.
Desert Regional Consortium Members:
Dean Papas, COD – Chair
Jereme Weischedel, CVUSD
Larry Bellanich, DSUSD – Vice-Chair
Deanna Keuilian, PSUSD
Lucie M. Gonzalez, RCOE – Vice-Chair
Guillermo E. Mendoza – Consortium Director
Absent:
Open Session
Call to Order: Roll Call – Time and Date:
Establishment of a Quorum:
Board Meeting Agenda: Pursuant to the Desert Regional Consortium Governance Plan, the consortium member’s relative voting power will be one vote for each member. A quorum is three members present. A majority of the quorum is necessary for approval of decisions. Votes will be voiced by stating yes or no. Abstentions will be noted. Votes will be recorded in the minutes, including the names of the members making and seconding the motion.
Approval/Addition to Agenda:
Motion: Second:
Vote:
There will be an allotment of time (up to 3 minutes per person) given to members of the public for comment. Additional time will be given to the voting members to consider public comments. After discussion, the executive voting committee will vote or agree to pull the item for a second reading if members feel more time is necessary.
Public Comments:
Agenda Items
- Approve Agenda Minutes from March 4, 2025.
Motion: Second:
Vote:
- Review DIR Progress – Quarter 3 – Guillermo Mendoza
- Approve New DRC 2025-26 Preliminary CAEP Allocation in the amount of $4,098,766 which includes a COLA of $97,236 – Guillermo Mendoza
Motion: Second:
Vote:
- Approve new 2025-26 DRC Member Allocations with COLA distribution. The New Allocation for Coachella Valley USD is $2,098,977, for College of the Desert is $592,272, for Desert Sands USD is $442,257, for Palm Springs USD is $342,657, for Riverside County Office of Education – School of Career Education is $440,618, and for Riverside County Office of Education – Jail Program is $181,985.
Motion: Second:
Vote:
- Approve 2025-26 DRC CFAD – Guillermo Mendoza
Motion: Second:
Vote:
- Begin 2025-26 MOU process for July approval by School Boards/Board of Trustees – Guillermo Mendoza
- Submit Quarter 3 Invoices for processing by select DRC members – Guillermo Mendoza
- Continue completing/editing CAEP Three-Year Plan for 2025-2028 – Guillermo Mendoza
- Informational Only:
Quarter 3 Student Data due in TOPSPro – April 30
Quarter 3 Employment and Earnings Follow-up Survey Due – April 30
CFAD for 2025-26 due in NOVA – May 2
End Quarter 4 – June 30
DRC 2024-25 Three-Year Plan Due – June 20
- Member Roundtable Updates.
Next Meeting: May 6, 2025, RCOE– Room A-33, 47-336 Oasis Street, Indio, CA
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