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Folsom-Cordova Unified School District board meeting, Sep 3, 2026

1 h 58 min · 1 public speaker

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Folsom Cordova board approves 2025⁠-⁠2026 unaudited actual financial report 56:22

  • The chief operations officer gave an update on summer projects across district schools. 39:46
  • A district staff member presented the unaudited actuals and said the unrestricted deficit dropped from a projected $9 million to about $6 million. 57:02
  • The staff member also said enrollment was down 239 from the district's projection, and the board then approved the unaudited actual financial report. 1:14:38
  • The board approved third amendments to facilities leases for work at Cordova Villa Elementary School and Cordova High School. 1:45:54
Item by item (12)
  1. Opening, closed session and agenda 0:00
    • The meeting was called to order and the board recessed to closed session to discuss student matters, employee relations, legal counsel, real property negotiations and personnel matters. 0:00
    • A staff member said there was nothing to report out of closed session. 4:17
    • The motion to adopt the agenda carried. 4:42
  2. Folsom High School spotlight 4:43
    • Presenters from Folsom High School said the school's Career and Technical Education program took home silver at the SkillsUSA National Conference in Atlanta. 5:14
    • The presenters said nearly 93% of the school's AP students who took the exams passed them. 6:00
  3. Consent agenda and staff announcement 10:41
    • After the consent agenda vote, the superintendent announced a new coordinator of special education. 11:18
    • The motion to approve the consent agenda carried. 11:16
  4. Public comment 13:33
    • A speaker at public comment asked that the board read the full bylaw behind its broadcast statement rather than a portion of it. 13:53
    • The speaker also raised concerns about a course outline and about students' access to the top jazz band. 15:01
  5. Reports of district organizations 17:06
    • A student update on the student advisory board said its first meeting would be held September 10th at Cordova High School and raised a concern about drinking water at the school since construction on the new building. 17:18
    • A California School Employees Association representative said MOUs 19, 20 and 21 were ratified at the last chapter meeting. 19:03
    • A Folsom Cordova Education Association representative said the association had moved to 5.25% over 2 years plus contingency language while the district was at 3.5% plus contingency language. 34:42
  6. Board committee reports 37:37
    • The budget advisory committee report said members discussed ADA enrollment and its impact on budget trends, as well as facilities. 37:43
    • The safety committee report said members discussed the rollout of InformaCast. 38:49
  7. Summer projects update 39:39
    • The chief operations officer described HVAC, roofing, fencing and playground projects and said the Cordova High School project should be completed in July 2027. 40:04
    • David Reid thanked staff for work at 35 school sites, and Chris Clark asked for a rough estimate of completion dates for projects. 51:01
    • Asked about water at Cordova, the chief operations officer said a relocated water line was being tested and staff hoped to get clearance next Tuesday. 52:32
  8. Item 56:22
    • A district staff member said the unrestricted deficit dropped from a projected $9 million to about $6 million. 1:05:56
    • A district staff member said enrollment was down 239 from projection and that districts in Sacramento County were seeing declines from projection. 1:27:43
    • Chris Clark asked what would happen if the district dipped below 3%, and a district staff member said the district would go into qualified status with additional oversight from the county office. 1:40:04
    • The motion to approve the unaudited actual financial report carried. 1:43:18
  9. Cordova Villa facilities lease amendment 1:43:20
    • A district staff member said the 3rd amendment would be for demolition of an existing building and the building of the administration and classroom wing. 1:43:53
    • The motion to approve the third amendment with Landmark Constructors carried. 1:46:37
  10. Cordova High School facilities lease amendment 1:46:39
    • A staff member said the amendment would build the administration building, library and classroom wing, with completion expected by July 2027. 1:46:47
    • The staff member said the total guaranteed maximum price for the increment is $28,487,851. 1:47:35
    • The motion to approve the third amendment carried. 1:48:10
  11. Superintendent's report 1:48:13
    • The superintendent spoke about 3rd grade literacy as the district's first performance target. 1:48:16
  12. Board member reports and adjournment 1:50:59
    • A board member asked whether the district could purchase copies of a student's book for the district's 22 elementary schools, and the superintendent said staff would look into it. 1:52:32
    • The next board meeting was set for September 17th, 2026. 1:57:55

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Video: posted by the district as “FCUSD Board Meeting 9/3/2026”