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Center Joint Unified board meeting, Aug 19, 2026

1 h 51 min

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What happened at this meeting

Center Joint Unified board votes 3⁠-⁠2 to make board stipend increase retroactive 44:17

  • The board voted 3 to 2 on a motion to make a previously approved board stipend increase retroactive to October of 2025, when the legislation was signed. 44:17
  • One board member proposed raising the district reserve by a few percent, and a staff member said the topic would return in December. 52:50
  • A staff member presented a 45-day budget update that added about $6 million to the budget, or about $4.7 million after money already spent on the math adoption. 1:22:23

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Item by item (14)
  1. Opening and agenda adoption 11:30
    • Howard Ballin announced that no action was taken during closed session. 12:10
    • Steve Bruno asked to remove item 5 from the consent agenda for separate consideration. 12:55
    • The agenda was adopted by general consent. 14:03
  2. Employee recognitions 14:03
    • A school principal recognized the district Teacher of the Year, who was marking a 30th year in education. 14:52
    • The district technology coordinator recognized a network specialist with 22 years in district technology as District Office Classified Employee of the Year. 19:39
  3. Employee group and staff reports 23:25
    • The CUTA report cited member interest in the additional COLA approved by the state in June and the 14-week maternity leave in the state budget, and a staff member said CSEA did not have a report. 25:07
    • A human resources staff member said the district has 151 paraprofessionals, 94 of them district employees and 57 contracted, and made 33 certificated new hires over the summer. 26:11
    • A staff member said there was nothing to report on Williams complaints, and a facilities staff member described summer work including rekeying the Dudley campus and a roof replacement at North Country. 29:33
  4. Consent agenda 35:57
    • The board took a roll call vote on the consent agenda excluding item 5. 35:57
    • A staff member said the board had approved personnel transactions, including an interim principal at Riles. 37:46
  5. Classified personnel transactions 39:49
    • Steve Bruno said the item was pulled because of a personal connection to somebody listed. 40:28
  6. Board stipend increase start date 41:08
    • A district staff member said new stipend payments started July 1st and asked the board for direction on its intended start date. 41:39
    • One board member moved to make the increase retroactive to the month the governor signed the bill, and another board member said going back to October was too much money for the district to pay out all at once. 42:28
    • A staff member said the district would check legally whether October could be used and otherwise would use January 1st as the effective date. 49:12
    • The motion passed 3 to 2, with the student representative abstaining. 49:32
  7. District reserves discussion 50:10
    • One board member proposed raising the reserve by perhaps 3% and said every 3% represents about $1.5 million. 53:34
    • A staff member said the district has a 6% reserve, including one-time money added on top of the required 3%. 55:24
    • One board member said there were pros and cons to raising the reserve and that they were on the fence. 1:03:24
    • A staff member said the item would come back in December. 1:06:48
  8. First reading of board policies 1:07:11
    • Steve Bruno moved to approve the first reading as a batch. 1:07:56
    • Howard Ballin announced concurrence and the item was approved. 1:08:02
  9. Conflict of interest code 1:08:02
    • A staff member said the update to the exhibit for Policy 9270 adds a position and adjusts titles for those completing the Form 700. 1:08:49
    • The resolution was approved by general consent. 1:10:34
  10. Declaration of need for educators 1:10:34
    • A staff member said the annual declaration allows the district to use emergency permits if needed. 1:10:57
    • The board agreed to the item by consent. ~1:11:54
  11. Instructional materials hearing and certifications 1:11:54
    • The board opened a public hearing on instructional materials sufficiency at 7:05 PM and closed it at 7:07 PM. 1:12:35
    • A staff member said the certifications state that the district has standards-aligned materials and that students have access to them. 1:14:13
    • The certification and the statement of assurances resolution were approved by general consent. 1:14:45
  12. Design-build agreement for new elementary school 1:15:39
    • A staff member said 9 design-build entities responded to the request for qualifications and were shortlisted to 4. 1:16:16
    • A staff member said the design portion costs $2.6 million. 1:17:48
    • A staff member said the district has purchased the site at Vista Grande and Silver Spruce. 1:19:39
  13. 45-day budget update 1:20:41
    • A staff member said about $6 million will be added to the budget, leaving about $4.7 million after money spent on the math adoption. 1:22:23
    • A staff member said enrollment is down 107 students from October and 183 students below the budget projection. 1:28:16
  14. Board reports and future planning 1:34:15
    • A staff member said district staff would follow up on the public comments heard at the meeting. 1:43:29
    • Howard Ballin announced the next regular meeting for Wednesday, September 16th, 2026 at 6:00 PM. 1:47:32
    • One board member suggested a workshop on the board handbook, and a staff member suggested holding it in January. 1:48:15
    • The meeting adjourned at 7:44 PM. 1:50:34

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Video: posted by the district as “CJUSD Board Meeting 8-19-2026”