Superintendent Dr. Hough and cabinet members presented Phase 3 of the districtconsolidation plan: recommended moves include relocating Hawthorne Early Learning to Roosevelt STEAM Academy, adjusting intense special-education program locations to preserve peer groups, centralizing nontraditional K 12 programs at Woodland, and siting a new virtual school and adult education in identified facilities.

EEC presented 2025 C3 survey results showing more than $4/hour nominal increases in teacher wages since the grant began, inflation-adjusted gains of about $0.80, drops in program-level separation rates (teachers 28%→20%; assistants 53%→33%), and statewide program and seat growth; staff said most C3 funds are spent on workforce costs.

The Department of Early Education and Care board approved a memo setting FY27 budget priorities focused on family access, workforce compensation and career pathways, and program stability including C3 refinement. The board voted to adopt the recommendations and to submit them to the Secretary of Education.