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Newark Unified School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

2 h 53 min · 10 public speakers

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What happened

What happened at this meeting

Newark Unified superintendent presents plan to merge BGI with BGP and Lincoln with Schilling 1:15:15

  • Speakers at public comment raised concerns about the Lincoln and Schilling merger and asked the district to focus on the middle school, while another speaker asked the board to move forward as fast as it could. 20:42
  • The superintendent said no votes were happening on the mergers at the meeting and that the next board meetings are October 20th and 11/17. 1:13:35
  • The superintendent presented a staff recommendation to merge BGI with BGP and Lincoln with Schilling, with rebuilt campuses at BGP and Schilling. 1:26:57
  • After closed session, the board voted 4 to 0 to deny tort claim 679537. 2:50:59
Item by item (11)
  1. Opening and agenda approval 2:56
    • Staff asked to pull item 1019, described as an MOU between Timely and the district. 4:53
  2. Reports and announcements 5:54
    • A labor representative raised concerns about response times from the Human Resources Department, pay being docked without notice and incorrect leave deductions. 8:26
    • A board member reminded the community that the next day was National Walk and Roll to School Day. 12:20
  3. Public comment on non-agenda items 12:49
    • A speaker at public comment said the district's professional development relies on one-time outside trainings with little follow-up and asked that teachers be consulted. 13:43
    • Another speaker suggested building a right-sized middle school first, starting in the summer of 2027. 16:23
  4. Public comment on school mergers 19:39
    • Several speakers at public comment raised concerns that merging Lincoln and Schilling could accelerate enrollment decline and asked the district to focus on the middle school. 20:42
    • A speaker asked the board to consider all Newark students and highlighted the Schilling community. 26:26
    • Another speaker said they fully supported the plan and asked the board to move forward quickly. 29:46
  5. Superintendent report 31:32
    • The superintendent said a perception survey had about 350 responses so far and should close in the next week or so. 34:15
    • The superintendent said the district received several proposals from real estate brokers for leasing the Snow School site and hoped to bring a recommendation at the next meeting or so. 35:38
  6. Facilities update and school mergers presentation 37:15
    • The superintendent said most Newark schools and facilities were built in the 1950s and that the district was probably looking at something like $700 million of need to repair aging infrastructure. 41:19
    • A speaker asked about cost overruns and the construction timeline, and the response described budgeting with a contingency and the possible use of developer fees. 1:47:04
  7. Public hearing and resolution on metrics 2:00:13
    • No one addressed the public hearing on the AB 1912 metrics, and it was closed. 2:00:13
    • A speaker at public comment asked that the resolution require a public hearing on the mergers at least 7 days after the equity impact report and CEQA determination are released. 2:03:27
    • The superintendent asked the board to approve the resolution with a clause about receiving input from the SAC removed. 2:07:38
    • The tally was announced as 3 yeses after the student board member's vote was clarified as an abstention. 2:08:27
  8. Classified employee tentative agreement 2:09:07
    • A district staff member said the district and CSEA settled a tentative agreement for the 2025 through 2028 collective bargaining agreement and agreed on 9 articles. 2:09:36
  9. Personnel consent agenda 2:11:50
    • A motion was made to approve items 9.2 through 9.4. 2:12:36
  10. Non-personnel consent agenda 2:12:42
    • Item 10.2 was pulled after a speaker at public comment said the board handbook cited a bylaw provision that is not in the bylaw. 2:13:38
    • The superintendent said the board had given direction to keep the 9th as the regular December meeting and the 11th as the organizational meeting. 2:16:10
    • A motion was made to approve items 10.3 through 10.18 and 10.20 through 10.33, with 10.19 pulled, and the vote was announced as 5 ayes. 2:17:20
  11. Closed session report and board comments 2:17:49
    • The board recessed to closed session at 8:20 and the meeting was adjourned at 8:55. 2:17:49
    • The board voted 4 to 0 in closed session to deny tort claim 679537. 2:50:59

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Video: posted by the district as “10/06/2026 Newark Unified Board Meeting”