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Ravenswood City Elementary School District board meeting, Sep 10, 2026

1 h 30 min · 0 public speakers

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Ravenswood board approves unaudited actuals after report of about $30 million in reserves 27:50

  • The board approved a resolution on the diversity of the Latino Latina community 5⁠-⁠0 and approved item 7A 5⁠-⁠0. 11:59
  • A presenter reviewed the district's unaudited actuals for 2025⁠-⁠2026, reporting total unrestricted reserves of about $30 million, with about $19 million available for deficit spending. 28:36
  • The presenter said the district expects a balanced budget or small surplus over the next 4 years, with deficit spending beginning again in school year 31. 28:36
Item by item (10)
  1. Opening and agenda changes 2:53
    • The board pulled item 8A4 from the consent agenda to consider separately and tabled items 5A1 and 5A2 until the next regular meeting. 3:47
    • Mele K. Latu said item 8A7 would also be tabled. 4:45
    • No speaker cards were submitted for public comment. ~6:10
    • The amended agenda was approved 5⁠-⁠0. 5:26
  2. Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month resolution 6:12
    • Resolution Number 2708 recognizes September 15th through October 15th, 2026 as National Hispanic and Latino/Latina/Latine Heritage Month, and students read the proclamation aloud. 6:12
    • The resolution read aloud states that Latino, Latina, Latine students represent 87.6% of the district's student population. 10:20
    • Samuel Tavera thanked the students and families for attending. 12:23
    • The resolution was approved 5⁠-⁠0. 11:59
  3. Board member comments 19:13
    • A speaker during board member comments said the City of East Palo Alto accepted the proposal for a site to be affordable housing prioritizing district teachers and staff. 21:09
    • Samuel Tavera said the teaching and learning subcommittee held its second meeting of the school year and will meet monthly. 23:19
    • Mele K. Latu said office hours will resume on the Thursdays of board meetings from 3 to 5. 25:00
  4. Superintendent's report 25:33
    • A staff member said staff will review beginning-of-year assessment data ahead of family goal-setting meetings scheduled between September 30th through October 2nd. 25:55
  5. District unaudited actuals 27:50
    • The presenter said that at current per-pupil spending, reserves would last until approximately school year 35. 28:36
    • The presenter said the district ended the year with a surplus of about $4 million due to a one-time increase in rental revenue from a primary school lease payout. 32:37
    • The board approved the unaudited actuals 5⁠-⁠0. 41:36
  6. Charter school unaudited actuals 41:36
    • The board considered unaudited actuals for fiscal year 2025⁠-⁠2026 from KIPP Valiant and Aspire without presentations. 41:36
    • Mele K. Latu moved to approve item 7A1. 42:00
    • Both items were approved 5⁠-⁠0. 42:10
  7. Resolution required by the Government Code 42:38
    • A speaker said the resolution is required by the Government Code and California Constitution. 42:54
    • The resolution was approved 5⁠-⁠0. 43:30
  8. Policies and regulations second reading 43:29
    • Mele K. Latu moved to approve items 7C 1 through 7 together. 44:09
    • The items were approved 5⁠-⁠0. 44:26
  9. Consent agenda 44:26
    • The board considered item 8A4 separately, with two trustees recusing. 45:23
    • Mele K. Latu moved to approve the remaining consent agenda minus items 8A4 and 8A7. 46:14
    • Item 8A4 was approved 3⁠-⁠0⁠-⁠2, and the remaining consent agenda was approved 5⁠-⁠0. 45:39
  10. Closed session report and adjournment 46:25
    • The next regular board meeting was scheduled for September 24th, 2026 at 6:00 PM. 1:30:12

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