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Novato Unified Board of Trustees

6 meetings on our record, 5 of them from the past year and 1 with an unconfirmed date · 7,209 students · 7 members on our roster

Latest · Oct 6, 2026
Novato Unified board votes on moving Hamilton grades 6-8 to San Jose Middle SchoolPlay 2:28:37
Newest meeting we have
Oct 6, 2026 · District's board page ↗ (it may list later ones)
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Also on the board: Magali Limeta, Board President · Chandra Alexandre, Vice President/Clerk · Diane Gasson, Board member

Recent meetings

What the board took up lately

Board meeting · 4 h 04 minTuesday, October 6, 2026Novato Unified board votes on moving Hamilton grades 6-8 to San Jose Middle SchoolSpeakers: Debbie Butler, Julie Jacobson, Abbey Picus, Greg Mack
Play 2:28:37
Board meeting · 2 h 39 minTuesday, September 15, 2026Novato Unified board hears proposal to move Hamilton 6th-8th grade program to San JoseSchool closuresBudget cuts and layoffsEnrollmentSafety, weapons and policeVouchers and school choiceSpeakers: Debbie Butler, Julie Jacobson, Abbey Picus, Diane Gasson and 1 more
Play 56:44
Board meeting · 41 minTuesday, September 1, 2026School closuresBudget cuts and layoffsEnrollmentSpeakers: Chandra Alexandre, Debbie Butler, Julie Jacobson, Abbey Picus and 1 more
Watch
Board meeting · 2 h 11 minTuesday, June 23, 2026Budget cuts and layoffsSpeakers: Chandra Alexandre, Debbie Butler, Julie Jacobson, Abbey Picus and 2 more
Watch
The board

Who talks on this board

Minutes speaking per full board meeting · 5 board meetings, May 19, 2026 – Oct 6, 2026 · talk time only, never tone or stance

Listed by seatAbout 56% of members' speaking time here is named; we rank at 60%.
Coverage: about 56% of members’ speaking time named (38%–63%)

Minutes = time we heard them speak per meeting, from the speech we have named so far, so each is a floor: at least that much.

Runs the meeting
Magali LimetaBoard President · Trustee Area 6 · runs the meeting, not ranked—min per meeting—We haven't identified their voice at a full board meeting—runs the meeting, counted apart—no question counted
Julie JacobsonBoard member · Trustee Area 3 · runs the meeting, not rankedShare2.7min, at least5 of 5meetings heard, of those while seated—runs the meeting, counted apart1.8questions asked per meeting, at least
Members · listed by seat
Debbie ButlerBoard member · Trustee Area 1 · Seated for 5 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share2.7min, at least5 of 5meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked0.8questions asked per meeting, at least
Chandra AlexandreVice President/Clerk · Trustee Area 2 · Seated for 5 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share0.8min, at least3 of 5meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked1.0questions asked per meeting, at least
Abbey PicusBoard member · Trustee Area 4 · Seated for 5 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share6.1min, at least5 of 5meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked2.2questions asked per meeting, at least
Diane GassonBoard member · Trustee Area 5 · Seated for 5 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share4.4min, at least4 of 5meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked2.0questions asked per meeting, at least
Greg MackBoard member · Trustee Area 7 · Seated for 5 board meetings on our record; we rank at 8Share3.2min, at least3 of 5meetings heard, of those while seated—not ranked1.0questions asked per meeting, at least

Minutes speaking per full board meeting held while seated; a meeting they missed or stayed silent in counts as zero · bar = minutes named so far · talk time only, never tone or stance · Hamlet

Meetings on our record
All 6 meetings on our record
Clips

What Greg Mack said

Meadow Park is important, and I think it's really important for Meadow Park to have secure parking. So the option 2 with outdoor parking, no thank you, um, because we need to have people to be able to park their car securely and not have MPD have more issues.Greg MackBoard member · Novato Unified Board of TrusteesWatch the full meeting from 2:35:28
Meeting time

Where the board's meeting time went

Budget and finance16%11%–23%
Safety and discipline2%0%–8%
Public comment2%0%–7%
Ceremony and recognition0%0%–3%

    The two readers didn’t agree on 7% of the time; it counts toward no topic, so every share above is a floor.

    Not shown: facilities, closures and enrollment, curriculum and instruction, student services and special education, labor and personnel, governance and policy, routine business, other subjects, whose checks haven’t passed

    Public comment

    Of the 6 meetings on our record, we counted public speakers at 6; 5 had at least one. The busiest, on Oct 6, 2026, heard from 18.

    18 on Oct 6, 202618 speakers9 speakers8 a meeting on average
    Attendance

    The roll call at 2 of the 6 meetings on our record: the ones where we could read it

    Roll-call attendance, member by meeting
    MemberOct 6Sep 15Sep 1Jun 23May 19
    Greg MackNot recordedNot recordedNot shownNot recordedNot recorded
    Chandra AlexandreNot shownNot recordedNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded

    PresentNot shownNot recorded

    Federal district ID 0627720 · student count from the federal 2023-24 count · meeting videos posted by the district