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Sacramento City Unified board meeting, Sep 3, 2026

2 h 44 min · 10 public speakers

Chronic absenteeism ▶ 55:35Budget cuts and layoffs ▶ 15:07

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  7. Tara JeanePresident
What happened

What happened at this meeting

Sacramento City Unified board weighs special education contracts, including two County Office of Education payments 2:11:20

  • The board also took up a first reading of revised board policies, a charter renewal hearing for Language Academy of Sacramento and a general counsel employment agreement. 1:00:49
  • The board took up a second installment of 2026⁠-⁠27 special education contracts, and the chief academic officer said special education costs had increased nearly 100% over the last 3 years. 2:11:20
  • One board member asked the board to hold off on two contracts with SCOE, while another board member said they had committed to paying them after July and were ready to pay. 2:27:35
  • One board member said they were happy to go with the majority and moved to approve the contracts with a request for a future plan on bringing such services in-house. 2:39:49

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Item by item (13)
  1. Opening, closed session report and agenda 0:00
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a broadcast statement. 0:00
    • A speaker at public comment asked that the board add an item to either suspend board stipends or explain why that was off the table. 2:30
    • Tara Jeane called for a motion to adopt the agenda. 3:11
  2. General public comment 3:23
    • Speakers at public comment said volunteers seeking to mentor students in schools were being asked to pay for background checks, with one speaker citing a cost of $75. 7:04
    • A speaker asked whether decisions made by the board were in the best interest of students. 10:12
    • A speaker described a district community school spelling bee and asked for more support for site administrators to take part. 17:17
  3. Consent agenda 24:17
    • A speaker at public comment asked why the agreement in item 8.1H covered only a subset of positions and suggested more specific time limits. 24:34
    • Tara Jeane called for a motion to approve the consent agenda, and a roll call followed. 26:30
  4. Employee organization reports 26:59
    • A speaker said the district had 17 special day class positions and 56 speech and language pathologist positions open. 30:55
    • An SEIU representative said instructional aides receive no training and asked that training begin. 33:06
    • A UPE representative said the union had presented a proposal to the district and was awaiting a response. 35:51
  5. Advisory committee reports 36:40
    • Speakers said the group would facilitate focus groups at each of its high schools and launch a youth survey, and that it meets every Wednesday from 5:30 to 7 PM. 38:39
    • The chair of the Community Advisory Committee for Special Education outlined four priorities and events on September 15th, October 20th and November 10th. 39:47
    • A community schools staff member said the state expansion could add 32 schools, with an opt-in date of November 1st. 47:33
  6. Superintendent, president and board member reports 53:14
    • The superintendent said the rebuilt Cesar Chavez Elementary campus was named a best real estate project of the year award winner by the Sacramento Business Journal. 53:14
    • Tara Jeane said it is National Attendance Awareness Month and asked families having trouble getting children to school to contact their schools. 55:35
    • April K. Ybarra thanked ASB students from McClatchy High School for hosting a tour for the president of NEA. 59:29
  7. First reading of revised board policies 1:00:49
    • Tara Jeane announced that Board Bylaw 9250 and its accompanying resolution were pulled from the presentation. 1:00:49
    • Tara Jeane said the revisions were meant to align policies with current state and federal law and that the Board Policy Committee would become a standing committee. 1:01:41
    • A speaker at public comment asked whether pulling the stipend policy required four or more board members, and a speaker responded that the policy was not ready and pulling it was within the committee's purview. 1:11:20
  8. Language Academy of Sacramento charter renewal 1:15:11
    • A district staff member said staff recommended approving the renewal for a term of July 1st, 2027 through June 30th, 2032, on the condition of an operational MOU before December 1st, 2026. 1:18:54
    • The school's executive director said the school uses a 90/10 dual language model and would address items in the staff report through the MOU. 1:21:23
    • One board member said they would be voting to approve, and another board member confirmed the motion was for Resolution A. 1:28:01
  9. Facilities master plan update 1:39:33
    • A district staff member said Proposition 2 requires the plan to be updated every 5 years and that more than $100 million in projects may be eligible for state funding. 1:40:04
    • Tara Jeane asked whether the Neighborhood Equity Index needed an update, and the staff member said the data is updated and would be reviewed. 1:46:15
    • Tara Jeane said the item was information only with no action. 1:53:43
  10. Cabinet employment agreements 1:53:43
    • The assistant superintendent of human resources said the general counsel agreement carries a base salary of $238,622 and a term ending June 30th, 2028. 1:53:59
    • The assistant superintendent of human resources said the chief academic officer and chief of schools agreements each carry a base salary of $212,468. 1:56:41
  11. Contracts report over $15,000 2:00:34
    • Tara Jeane said item number 16, $1 million from the general fund, was pulled from the report. 2:01:10
    • A district staff member said the report represents about $11 million in listed commitments, with $7.62 million from the self-insurance fund. 2:02:18
    • Taylor Kayatta asked staff to address questions a speaker at public comment raised about rates, resource codes and the self-insurance fund. 2:06:19
  12. Special education contracts 2:11:20
    • The chief academic officer said contract negotiations and tracking would shift to the facilities support services team so special education leadership could focus on service fidelity. 2:12:42
    • A district staff member said SCOE had not paid the district part of its property taxes and cited the money the district owed for the two contracts. 2:33:27
    • One board member said the district should pay the contracts, and another board member moved to approve the contracts with a request for a plan to bring such services in-house. 2:37:24
  13. Community schools expansion information 2:42:10
    • Tara Jeane said the district has 17 community schools and that 32 schools could be added by November 1st, then read the eligible site list. 2:42:10
    • Tara Jeane said the next meetings are September 17th and October 1st. 2:43:38

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