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Ukiah Unified School District board meeting, Oct 8, 2026

1 h 27 min

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What happened at this meeting

Ukiah Unified board hears how classroom capacity is defined in facilities master plan 33:19

  • The board also took motions on a resolution on the sufficiency of instructional materials and on initial negotiation proposals involving CSEA and UTA. 24:42
  • A district staff member presented a follow-up to the facilities master plan on how classroom capacity is defined and applied, using Oak Manor and Eagle Peak as examples. 33:19
  • The board considered a 2-year lease of the south tennis courts at Pomolita to the city of Ukiah for an urban forestry program, with an annual lease of about $500 based on estimated water use. 1:05:28

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Item by item (11)
  1. Opening, consent agenda and donations 0:00
    • A staff member reported that no action was taken in closed session and that items B1, B2, B3 and B4 were discussed. 0:32
    • The chair called for motions to approve the agenda as is and the consent agenda. 0:42
    • The chair read donations totaling $4,540 for school programs and called for a motion to accept them. 1:10
  2. Student report on high school activities 1:59
    • A student representative described homecoming week activities, including theme days, rallies, a parade and a dance on Saturday the 10th at 8 PM. 2:08
    • The student representative also reported on a blood drive, Hispanic Heritage Spirit Week and winter sports tryouts the week of November 2nd. 2:08
  3. Employee organization reports 5:11
    • A CSEA representative said the group was holding a site rep training on October 15th from 5 to 7 PM via Zoom and had negotiations on October 29th. 5:22
    • The bargaining chair said the group turned in its Sunshine list and that November 10th was believed to be the first bargaining date. 6:34
    • The bargaining chair also handed out a calendar of arts events and described art field trips to the de Young in December and the MoMA in May. 6:34
  4. Elementary school leadership team report 9:24
    • The presenter of the leadership team report described a goal of shorter common formative assessment cycles and a target of having a maximum of 50% of student writing done on a computer. 9:24
    • The presenter said the school's suspension target is 1%, last year's rate was 4.3%, and attendance was 95.2% last year and 95.6% so far this year. 9:39
    • Tyler Nelson asked how the assessment cycle works and whether students learn to type, and the presenter said most students still work slowly at typing. 21:57
  5. Public hearing on instructional materials 23:53
    • The chair opened and closed the public hearing and called for a motion to approve the resolution. 23:53
    • A staff member said the annual resolution on sufficiency of instructional materials was before the board and that the district is currently sufficient. 24:18
  6. First readings of board policies 25:09
    • A staff member said revised graduation requirements add a 1-semester personal finance course required in 2030 and make ethnic studies contingent on funding. 25:39
    • A speaker asked for wording tying the ethnic studies requirement to state funding, and a staff member said the language would be updated. 27:49
    • A staff member described changes to policies on mobile communication devices and library media centers, and John Bailey asked about a provision allowing the board to exclude sectarian, partisan or denominational materials. 28:41
  7. Facilities master plan classroom capacity follow-up 33:19
    • A staff member said the consultant calculated target capacity using factors of 0.95 for TK-5, 0.85 for middle schools and 0.75 for high schools. 36:11
    • The staff member said core utilization was 82.5 at Oak Manor and 94% at Eagle Peak, or 80% when accounting for use 6 out of 7 periods. 43:15
    • One board member said getting rid of portables would cost more than the $50 grand to remove them. 1:03:47
  8. Tennis court lease to the city 1:05:28
    • A staff member said the city received a grant for an urban forestry program, expects around 500 trees a year, and the 2-year lease would be about $500 a year based on water estimates. 1:05:58
    • A staff member said the lease covers water expenses and that the city would pay if water use exceeds that amount. 1:14:34
    • A staff member said the city would run Megan Law's checks on volunteers and the area would be physically separated from the campus. 1:15:26
  9. Initial negotiation proposals 1:16:31
    • A presenter said the CSEA initial Sunshine proposal was being presented publicly pursuant to Government Code 3547. 1:16:58
    • Motions were called for to recommend acceptance of the CSEA reopeners and to approve the district's initial proposal to CSEA. 1:17:24
  10. Superintendent and board reports 1:19:06
    • The superintendent said the Education Foundation is awarding about $50,000 in grants to teachers. 1:21:06
    • The superintendent said a county fundraising effort provided about $9,000 last year, which was used on field trips. 1:21:32
    • A speaker said the UC Cooperative Extension hired a 4-H advisor focused on college and career readiness. 1:23:14
  11. Agenda planning and upcoming meetings 1:24:09
    • Participants discussed who would attend a session on Tuesday, November 3rd at 12:00, and John Bailey said the date would work. 1:24:53
    • A staff member noted an upcoming board workshop and possible trustee interviews. 1:25:47

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Video: posted by the district as “Ukiah Unified School District Board Meeting October 8th, 2026”