Lodi Unified board meeting, Sep 15, 2026
3 h 29 min · 8 public speakers
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What happened
What happened at this meeting
Lodi Unified board approves Prop 28 report and 2025-26 unaudited actuals 2:10:23
- Speakers at public comment raised concerns about the district blocking access to Teachers Pay Teachers and about the use of Prop 28 funds. 1:47:35
- The board approved the unaudited actuals financial report by a vote of 6-0, with 1 absent. 2:11:08
- District staff presented a college and career report covering career technical education, Advanced Placement and dual enrollment. 2:13:59
- Courtney Porter asked about the district's CCAP agreement with Delta College, pay for counselors and science test results. 2:57:19
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Item by item (13)
- Opening and closed session report 1:31
- English learner reclassification spotlight 1:06:48
- The district's English learner coordinator said the district's goal is to reclassify 10% of its English learner population and that four sites were being recognized: Ansel Adams, Beckman Elementary, Lodi Middle and Lodi High. 1:09:11
- The Beckman principal said the school achieved a 27% English learner reclassification rate last school year. 1:13:39
- The coordinator said the district would continue its partnership with WestEd on integrated ELD and continue advocating for funding for English learners. 1:23:10
- Student representative reports 1:27:30
- The McNair student representative reported that Club Wars raised a combined $1,100 and that the school's first blood drive of the year collected over 133 units of blood. 1:27:39
- The Lodi High student representative reported on homecoming and said the school's California Scholarship Federation chapter welcomed 175 students this fall. 1:31:51
- Superintendent's report 1:36:29
- Public comment on non-agenda items 1:40:27
- Speakers at public comment raised concerns about the district blocking access to Teachers Pay Teachers and about communication with teachers, and one speaker asked the board to reconsider the decision. 1:47:35
- A speaker at public comment said McNair teachers working 4x4 schedules had not been paid on time for the extra work. 1:50:39
- A district staff member said a message went out last Thursday explaining the situation and apologizing for a communication issue. 1:53:56
- Employee group comments 1:54:08
- An employee group representative said there had been top-down decision-making without stakeholder input and that teachers still need more support with the cell phone policy. 1:54:45
- Consent agenda 1:57:25
- Public comment on Prop 28 1:59:32
- Speakers at public comment raised concerns about the transparency, distribution and use of Prop 28 funds at school sites. 2:00:15
- A bargaining unit representative said the unit would like to meet with the district to work through hurdles to hiring aides with Prop 28 funds. 2:05:08
- Another speaker at public comment described Prop 28 purchases and programs at Lodi High School. 2:05:48
- Sufficiency of instructional materials 2:09:10
- Sherry Alexander announced the motion passed 6-0, with 1 absent. 2:10:12
- Unaudited actuals financial report 2:10:01
- Annual Prop 28 report 2:10:59
- College and career report 2:12:15
- Staff reported the district's college and career indicator rose 4 points, AP enrollment reached 1,745 students and dual enrollment grew from 191 to 256 students. 2:13:59
- Courtney Porter asked whether the district had a CCAP in place for dual enrollment, whether counselors are paid for work on Delta classes and what the district is doing about students taking a 3-year test while required to take 2 years of science. 2:56:00
- One board member said the timeline of goals was outstanding. 3:05:40
- Board member comments 3:19:08
- One board member asked that the concerns raised about Prop 28 be addressed, and a district staff member said Prop 28 plans are school site decisions and the team would work with school sites on communication. 3:19:34
- One board member raised communication about Teachers Pay Teachers and asked for a consistent policy at all 4 high schools on handling phone issues. 3:20:48
- One board member asked staff to work out the overtime question with CSEA, and another board member noted Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15th to October 15th. 3:25:46
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What was said
What board members said, in order
I love hearing from the students and everything, but I would at some point, or maybe when you have your meetings, to sit down and talk to the teachers, find out the strategies and what they're doing in their classroom that's working so that it can be shared throughout all the schools. Schools and working through that.Sherry Alexander · Board President1:25:52
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