Elk Grove Unified board meeting, Sep 15, 2026
5 h 32 min · 25 public speakers
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What happened at this meeting
Elk Grove Unified staff report all five WestEd special education ratings as emerging 3:29:05
- District staff presented insights and next steps from the WestEd special education system review and reported that all five essential elements were rated emerging. 3:29:05
- Staff said a coordinated support concept is under consideration and will return to the board on October 6. 3:42:03
- Jennifer Ballerini said there were 16 blue cards on the item, and speakers at public comment raised concerns about how individualized education programs are carried out and about one-on-one paraeducator support. 3:55:36
- The board unanimously approved a resolution approving the addendum to the Sun Creek Specific Plan EIR and a resolution on the GAN limit. 5:16:46
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Item by item (12)
- Opening and closed session report 8:02
- Beth Albiani called the meeting to order at 5 o'clock and recessed into closed session on items 1 through 4. 8:02
- Beth Albiani reconvened the meeting at 6:24 and announced that no action was taken in closed session. 1:10:47
- Delia Baulwin recognized a school's education partner before the Pledge of Allegiance. 1:36:06
- Presentations and employee recognitions 1:38:05
- A district staff member said the board was asked to recognize October 1st through October 31st, 2026 for the United Way. 1:39:16
- A United Way presenter said 55 households in the Elk Grove area, comprising about 117 children, had been housed. 1:39:16
- District staff recognized the 2025-2026 Employees of the Year from the district's bargaining units. 1:41:58
- Public comment on items not on agenda 1:56:30
- Jennifer Ballerini said there were 8 cards for items not on the agenda. 1:56:50
- Several speakers at public comment said the site of the Native American education program has mice in the classroom and water the district said is unsafe to drink, and asked that the program be placed on the October 6th agenda or relocated. 1:57:16
- Other speakers asked the board to add climate content to 9th grade biology or 10th grade world history and urged the board not to vote for a PLA. 2:11:53
- Consent agenda and bargaining units 2:17:44
- Student board member initial report 2:18:22
- A district staff member said the board was asked to receive the student board member's initial report on goals for the 2026-27 school year. 2:18:52
- The report said the Student Bill of Rights has been translated into 5 languages. 2:21:41
- One board member said the translation work helps communicate with other ethnic groups. 2:24:22
- School safety update 2:26:28
- A district staff member said the district has about 6,000 security cameras monitored 24/7 and 9 school resource officers, and that every school has identified at least one gender-neutral restroom. 2:26:40
- One board member asked for restroom satisfaction results by school and said only 38.1% of students at one middle school indicated satisfaction in 2024-25; another board member said they would like drills to be more of a surprise at campuses. 3:01:59
- One board member asked staff to look into placing AEDs on carts so they can be mobile. 3:18:20
- WestEd special education study next steps 3:20:14
- A district staff member said all five essential elements in the WestEd review were rated emerging and that WestEd also found strengths in staff, systems and families. 3:29:05
- Jennifer Ballerini said 16 blue cards meant each speaker would get 2 minutes, and speakers at public comment described missed one-on-one support and delays in individualized education program meetings. 3:55:36
- One board member said MTSS implementation and staffing resonated most and that staffing needs to be an immediate concern, while another board member said it would be important to evaluate the traditional schedule at 2 high schools. 4:52:51
- Meeting extension and instructional materials resolution 5:09:54
- Beth Albiani called for a motion to extend the meeting by 1 hour. 5:09:54
- A presenter asked the board to approve Resolution Number 12 certifying compliance with Ed Code 60119 on sufficient instructional materials. 5:10:41
- Beth Albiani said the meeting was extended and the Williams Act resolution passed. 5:12:33
- Supervisory employee bargaining proposals 5:12:33
- Sun Creek environmental report addendum 5:14:56
- Appropriation limit resolution 5:17:06
- A district staff member said the estimated 26-27 appropriation limit is $710 million and the recalculated 25-26 limit is $674 million. 5:17:52
- Unaudited actuals report 5:18:53
- A district staff member reported a $33 million overall increase to the total general fund ending fund balance and an unrestricted ending fund balance of $60.8 million. 5:20:30
- The staff member said student enrollment is currently 195 students less than included in the adopted budget. 5:26:41
- The report passed unanimously, and Beth Albiani closed the meeting at 10:21. 5:29:57
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