Newark Unified School District board meeting, Sep 15, 2026
3 h 01 min · 5 public speakers
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What happened
What happened at this meeting
Newark school board hears student data report and approves financial report 1:52:48
- Several speakers at public comment asked the district to keep the 6th grade academic flex program. 1:32:36
- The board heard a beginning-of-year report on student data, which a presenter said showed ELA holding steady at 49% and a 2% increase in math. 1:52:48
- A staff member presented the 2025-26 unaudited actuals, saying the district spent $3.7 million more than it received in revenue and ended with an unappropriated fund balance of $3.9 million. 2:20:35
Item by item (11)
- Opening and agenda approval 0:00
- School spotlight presentation 1:00:16
- Student and employee group reports 1:16:04
- The student board member reported on school events and SAT, PSAT and AP exam registration dates. 1:16:04
- Board member reports 1:26:24
- A board member encouraged attendance at Newark Days, and another suggested board members attend a Heroes of the Community event on October 3rd. 1:27:30
- Public comment on non-agenda items 1:28:32
- A speaker at public comment described security work the speaker performs and asked to be allowed to stay. 1:29:41
- Several speakers at public comment asked the board to keep the 6th grade academic flex program, which they said provides targeted support and enrichment. 1:32:36
- A speaker at public comment described the district's special education preschool program. 1:39:14
- Superintendent report 1:45:21
- The superintendent also proposed holding closed session at the end of meetings instead of the start. 1:45:36
- The superintendent said the board was being asked to adopt CSBA recommendations for volunteers after a new state law required more robust background checks. 1:45:58
- The superintendent proposed splitting the assistant superintendent of business services role into an executive director of finance and an executive director of operations, intended to be budget neutral. 1:48:11
- Beginning-of-year student data report 1:52:48
- A speaker presented distance from standard as an alternative way to look at the data, and other speakers said seeing both views would be helpful. 1:57:53
- A presenter said suspension rates dropped from 5.2% to 1.6% over the past 4 years and that attendance has held steady around 93%. 2:09:09
- The presenter said baseline data showed 34% of students at or above grade level in reading and 25% in math. 2:12:21
- 2025-26 unaudited actuals financial report 2:20:11
- The staff member said the unappropriated fund balance was $3.9 million and that the district would fall below its reserve threshold in '28-'29 if trends continue. 2:23:26
- A staff member reported combined revenue of $79.6 million and said the district spent $3.7 million more than it received in 2025-26. 2:23:44
- A speaker asked why salary numbers were rising while positions were being cut, and a second speaker said step and column increases offset the reductions. 2:35:39
- Personnel consent agenda 2:53:25
- A motion was made to approve personnel items 12.2 to 12.5. 2:54:09
- Non-personnel consent agenda 2:54:21
- The presiding officer asked for a motion to approve items 13.2 through 13.12. 2:54:55
- Board requests and reflections 2:55:06
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Video: posted by the district as “09/15/2026 Newark Unified School District Board Meeting”