Davis Joint Unified board meeting, Sep 3, 2026
2 h 12 min · 6 public speakers
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Davis board hears report on summer programs and staff training 1:10:24
- The board approved the agenda and the consent agenda, which included a resolution recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month. 11:39
- Speakers at public comment raised Chromebook shortages at elementary schools, the cost of employee healthcare and a book in a junior high school library. 55:24
- The board heard a staff presentation on summer programs and professional learning, which reported that 312 elementary students took part in Power Up and that 37 students completed their remaining requirements and graduated this summer. 1:10:24
- One board member asked the board to hold a study session on how technology is used across campuses and grades. 2:07:20
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Item by item (9)
- Opening and agenda approval 8:16
- Elizabeth Moon led a land acknowledgment. 8:52
- Hiram Jackson reported that in closed session the board heard a complaint appeal and determined the district's factual findings and policy determinations stand. 10:53
- Hiram Jackson reported the board directed the superintendent to work with the board, students, staff and the community to address identity-based harm in schools in a more systemic way. 11:08
- The agenda was approved. ~11:39
- Recognition of volunteer readers 12:00
- Superintendent comments 14:40
- The superintendent said there were 33 incidents requiring cell phone confiscation last week and 28 this week through Wednesday across secondary sites, numbers higher than last year that the superintendent attributed to increased calibration and enforcement. 15:26
- The superintendent said the State Superintendent of Public Instruction visited North Davis Elementary and Davis Senior High School on the first day of school. 15:49
- The superintendent reminded the public that helmets are required for all riders under 18 and that e-scooters are not permitted for elementary and junior high students. 17:32
- Employee association reports 19:18
- A representative of the Davis Teachers Association said healthcare remains a priority in negotiations and that the association has proposed language for the district to cover employee-only healthcare at the lowest plan rate. 19:18
- A representative of the California School Employees Association said the union returns to the bargaining table next week and that classified employees are being priced out of the community. 23:25
- Student trustee and board member reports 27:17
- Lea Darrah announced a community forum with Yolo County law enforcement on immigration on Wednesday, September 23rd, from 4:00 to 5:30 PM. 32:20
- One board member said nearly 1,600 students at Davis High and Da Vinci are in a CTE program and said the board should follow up with a study session on the broader use of technology. 36:09
- One board member said of the away for the day policy that the board looked at the research and that they were glad the board supported it. 48:31
- Public comment 48:56
- Speakers at public comment thanked the district for keeping elementary Chromebooks in classroom storage carts rather than sending them home. 52:48
- A speaker said 6 classrooms of 5th and 6th graders at Pioneer Elementary are sharing 2 Chromebook carts and asked staff and the board to prevent similar shortages. 56:36
- Another speaker said district healthcare is unaffordable for many employees, and a speaker read passages from a book in a junior high school library and questioned whether it belonged there. 58:36
- Consent calendar 1:05:04
- A speaker at public comment raised concerns about the Hispanic Heritage Month resolution and books in school libraries. 1:05:30
- Cecilia Escamilla Greenwald commented on Resolution 527 recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and thanked the board for the recognition. 1:09:15
- The consent agenda passed. 1:10:24
- Summer programs and professional learning 1:10:24
- A staff member reported that students in secondary summer school earned 2,458 academic credits and that 37 students graduated this summer. 1:11:24
- A staff member said more than 600 staff attended professional learning on August 20 and that 93% of respondents rated it relevant to their work. 1:23:34
- Joe DiNunzio asked how the programs are paid for, and a staff member said summer programming is mostly paid from supplemental funds in the LCAP and professional learning from one-time state grants. ~1:48:16
- Tentative board agenda calendar 2:06:41
- One board member asked for a data-informed review, possibly a study session, on how technology is used across campuses and grades. 2:07:20
- One board member said they would not mind sharing the work with another board member. 2:09:47
- Asked about Chromebooks at Pioneer, a staff member said the district is waiting on an order and students have devices, but the cart situation is chaotic. 2:10:03
- Hiram Jackson said the next meeting is scheduled for September 17th, 2026, and adjourned the meeting at 8:42. 2:11:11
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