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What happened at this meeting

Part 1 · 1 h 02 min

San Diego Unified board approves timeline to fill potential Subdistrict D vacancy 47:21

  • The board unanimously adopted resolutions recognizing October as Filipino American History Month and National Bullying Prevention Month. 5:45
  • The superintendent recognized Wagenheim Middle School for receiving a 2026 Civic Learning Award of Merit, and a teacher from the school gave a presentation. 12:51
  • The board also voted on a motion to revise its bylaws to include an appointment process for filling board member vacancies, and no result was announced. 43:29
  • The board unanimously approved a timeline for filling a potential Subdistrict D board member vacancy after a trustee raised questions about application questions, interview questions and board members' engagement with candidates. 46:59
Item by item (9)
  1. Opening and meeting protocols 0:01
    • The meeting was called to order with all trustees present, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:01
    • The board showed a land acknowledgment video prepared by students from the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts. 0:39
    • A motion to adopt the agenda was made and seconded, and a staff member explained that public comment on agenda items is limited to 10 minutes per side, or 20 minutes total. 1:57
  2. Student Advisory Board report 3:27
    • A student representative said the Student Advisory Board heard from 2 guest speakers, including a proposal on e-bike safety measures and permits. 3:37
    • The representative said the group collected student feedback through a survey to narrow its goals for the year and hoped to expand representation from schools such as Madison and Lincoln High School. 3:37
  3. Heritage and bullying prevention resolutions 5:45
    • A speaker at public comment on the bullying prevention resolution cited Trevor Project data that 52% of LGBTQ+ middle and high school students experienced bullying in the past year. 6:24
    • A board member who spoke from a student perspective said the speaker was in full support of the resolution. 8:48
    • Another board member noted the district's Tagalog language program at Mira Mesa High School and said the first one started at Moores in 1989. 10:23
    • The resolutions passed unanimously. 11:21
  4. Reportable actions and administrative assignments 11:21
    • A staff member said there were no reportable actions. ~11:44
    • The superintendent announced new principals and associate principals at schools including Hardy, Horton and Pendleton elementary schools, Loma Portal and Roosevelt International. 11:53
  5. Superintendent recognitions and civics presentation 12:48
    • The superintendent said the district's Data Insights and Systems Supports Department received the 2026 California School Boards Association Golden Bell Award, and Wagenheim Middle School received a 2026 Civic Learning Award of Merit. 12:51
    • A Wagenheim teacher described a 7th grade mock trial lesson and a field trip that took 108 7th grade students to the federal courthouse. 18:26
    • A trustee asked whether there was an opportunity to share the students' remarks with other middle school students, and the vice president said they would like to see the work shared more widely across the district. ~29:17
  6. Bylaw process for filling board vacancies 38:15
    • The superintendent said it had been a decade since the district enacted a process to appoint a replacement for a board vacancy, and the proposal would include a community town hall. 38:49
    • A trustee said most of the trustee's questions concerned the timeline and agreed to hold them for the second part of the item. 44:06
  7. Timeline for potential Subdistrict D vacancy 46:59
    • A trustee asked about application questions, a scoring rubric and expectations for board members' engagement with candidates, and asked that community feedback from the town hall be reflected in the questions posed to applicants. 47:47
    • A staff member said application and interview questions would be brought back for board approval on November 17th, when the board would declare the vacancy. 50:00
    • The timeline passed unanimously. 56:32
  8. Superintendent's consent agenda 56:32
    • A trustee moved the consent agenda, items I1 through 14, and commented on the Lincoln High School homecoming event. 56:32
    • The motion was seconded and trustees were asked to vote. 58:36
  9. Non-agenda public comment and adjournment 58:36
    • A speaker at public comment raised concerns about how the district handles employee workplace accommodation requests. 59:27
    • The meeting was adjourned, and the next regular meeting was set for October 27th, 2026. 1:02:04

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Part 2 · 2 h 13 min

San Diego Unified board approves consent agenda, hears regional housing authority update 1:07:37

  • Leaders of the District Advisory Council for Compensatory Education presented on Title I spending transparency, a new Title I Priorities Committee and a Title I school pilot. 30:50
  • The board heard an update on the San Diego Regional Housing Finance Authority from the trustee who chairs it, who said the authority secured $6.5 million in the governor's budget through AB 113. 1:07:37
  • The board approved the superintendent's consent agenda unanimously. 1:45:02
  • Several speakers at public comment raised concerns about classroom technology use, Chromebooks and generative AI tools. 1:48:58
Item by item (7)
  1. Opening and agenda adoption 0:00
    • The meeting opened with a flag ceremony by a high school Army JROTC color guard, the Pledge of Allegiance and a land acknowledgment video. 0:00
    • A motion to adopt the agenda was made and seconded. 3:21
    • A staff member explained public comment rules, including a limit of 10 minutes per side on agenda items. 3:54
  2. Student Advisory Board report 5:08
    • The report said members reached out to a district wellness committee to explore partnerships on wellness projects. 5:17
    • The report said the Student Advisory Board is narrowing three priorities for the year: student wellness, college and career readiness, and civic engagement. 5:37
  3. Superintendent's report and recognitions 7:35
    • The superintendent said the district is preparing facilities for heavy rain associated with El Niño and that its food and nutrition program earned Silver Certification from Eat Real, one of only 3 of the 80 participating districts to do so on an initial assessment. 7:35
    • The superintendent said the district's graduation rate reached 94.1% and nearly 74% of graduates are prepared for college and careers, and that 15 district schools ranked among the top 20 in the county. 8:15
    • The superintendent said a newly formed technology use committee met in September and October and that committee members stressed the need for broader engagement on draft elementary guidance. 22:13
  4. District Advisory Council for Compensatory Education update 27:45
    • A council representative said a Title I monitoring spreadsheet makes budgets for over 200 school sites available to the public. 32:34
    • The council chair said unspent Title I funds have decreased and the council hopes this year to leave 200,000 or less unspent, and the chair described a new Title I Priorities Committee. 33:36
    • The superintendent said the Title I school pilot uses schools already selected for state federal program monitoring to avoid duplication. 42:49
  5. Regional housing finance authority report 1:07:37
    • The trustee presenting said the authority, formed with San Diego Community College District, is the first in the state under SB 440. 1:09:18
    • The trustee said a foundation provided about $650,000 and the two districts provided about $500,000 in in-kind staff time. 1:12:14
    • The trustee said $6.5 million was secured in the governor's budget through AB 113 and that next steps include hiring staff, starting programming and possibly adding a third agency. 1:17:11
  6. Superintendent's consent agenda 1:44:53
    • No speakers signed up on the consent agenda, and a motion to approve it was made and seconded. ~1:45:02
    • The consent agenda passed unanimously. 1:45:02
  7. Non-agenda public comment 1:45:30
    • A speaker at public comment asked the board to direct staff to update the staffing formula for dual strand schools and return in January with a public update. 1:45:56
    • Several speakers at public comment raised concerns about Chromebook use and generative AI tools and asked for non-digital alternatives and more transparency. 1:48:58
    • Other speakers at public comment said restrictions on YouTube and other sites limited access to recorded lessons and asked for more teacher input on the technology committee. 1:52:50

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Video: posted by the district as “Board of Education Regular Charter Meeting, October 13, 2026”