East Side Union High School District board meeting, Oct 8, 2026
29 min
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East Side Union board takes up first of three readings of governance bylaws 10:40
- A district staff member presented the 9000 series of board bylaws, which deals with governance, as the first of 3 readings and estimated that 97.25 of the language comes from CSBA. 11:05
- Van T. Le asked staff to identify bylaws and policies on a trustee's personal speech and participation in community activities as a private citizen and to say whether the existing language gives clear guidance. 15:00
- Van T. Le said the board received the first reading without taking action. 18:22
- Lorena Chavez disclosed employment with TFA and said Chavez would recuse from item 18.03, number 5; a staff member said the item is a memorandum of understanding with Teach for America. 22:49
Item by item (12)
- Opening and agenda changes 0:05
- The meeting opened with roll call at 4:05 PM. 0:05
- A staff member asked to pull item 11.02 from the agenda and move it to the next meeting, and Van T. Le said it would move to November 5th. 3:39
- A student government board representative report described collecting donations for the McKinney-Vento donation drive and holding a dual enrollment webinar. 3:49
- Public comment 6:02
- Governance bylaws first reading 10:40
- A staff member said the 9000 series would get 3 readings instead of the usual 2, with the second and third readings at 2 meetings in November, and that yellow highlighting marks language that differs from CSBA. 11:05
- Van T. Le asked whether board bylaws or policy prohibit a trustee from expressing a personal opinion or taking part as a private citizen in a community activity, including one on a school campus. 15:00
- A speaker asked whether those matters could be discussed when the items come back, and Van T. Le said the request was for staff to review for the next meeting. 17:19
- Van T. Le said the board received the first reading and no action was needed. 18:22
- Board policies and audit work plan 18:22
- A staff member recommended that the Board of Trustees receive the updates to board policies. 19:00
- Van T. Le introduced the first reading of the proposed annual audit work plan for '26-'27 from the senior manager of internal audit. 19:13
- Van T. Le said the board received the first reading of proposed updates and amendment to board policies. 18:22
- Contracts, purchasing and cooperative membership 19:33
- Spending limit resolution 20:45
- Federal grant and asset policies 21:28
- Facility bond item 21:53
- Van T. Le introduced a facility bond item for discussion and action, and a motion and second followed. 21:53
- Consent calendar and Teach for America agreement 22:20
- Lorena Chavez pulled item 18.03 number 5, disclosed employment by TFA and said Chavez would recuse and leave the room. 22:34
- A staff member said the item is a memorandum of understanding with Teach for America, which trains teachers in the summer school program and receives no funding from the district. 23:29
- The board then took up the rest of the consent calendar. 24:40
- Reports and governance calendar 25:17
- Board and superintendent comments 27:01
- Closed session report and adjournment 28:01
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