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Willits Unified board meeting, Aug 13, 2026

1 h 12 min · 0 public speakers

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  6. Jeanne KingPresident
What happened

What happened at this meeting

Willits Unified board hears summer maintenance report, takes up 45-day budget revision 13:41

  • Before the agenda was adopted, a board member asked to pull a special education paraprofessional job description and a salary schedule from the consent agenda, and staff said the job description replaced contract language on extra hourly pay for hazardous duties. 1:16
  • Jeanne King moved to accept the agenda with only item G removed, saying the district had done its due diligence. 11:30
  • The board heard a summer maintenance report and took up the 2026⁠-⁠2027 45-day budget revision and the 2026⁠-⁠2027 Agricultural Career Technical Education Incentive Grant. 13:41

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Item by item (13)
  1. Opening and agenda changes 0:01
    • A staff member asked to remove item G from the agenda. ~1:03
    • Staff said the extensive support needs job description covers current special education instructional assistants and replaces contract language on additional per-hour pay for hazardous duties. 4:16
    • Jeanne King moved to accept the agenda as amended with G removed but without the other changes. 11:30
  2. Summer maintenance completed projects report 13:41
    • The director of maintenance operations said crews renovated the high school office and that both locker rooms and the auditorium were done under the roofing projects. 14:27
    • The staff member said the office renovation was paid from the general fund, out of $8,150. 17:32
    • David Lilker asked about the next area of focus, and the staff member cited windows at Bechtel and the high school and classroom renovations at Brookside, budget pending. 19:45
  3. Initial contract negotiation proposals 22:14
    • Staff said the union proposal covers Article 5 on hours and overtime, Article 6 on paid add-ons, Article 7 on medical and dental benefits and Article 19 on professional growth. 22:28
    • Staff said the district proposal covers wages and health benefits and Article 10 on transfers and vacancies. 23:29
  4. Board member reports 23:45
    • Paula Nunez said maintenance personnel were at a lot of the sites and asked for a meeting to get clearer on issues found at the high school. 23:57
    • David Lilker said the district has a high school music teacher and has filled special education jobs. 28:07
    • One board member said the Blossom Lane mural and Bechtel Grove basketball hoops looked good and said the official would like to see more improvement at BGMS. 29:10
  5. Union comments 35:25
    • A speaker for the teachers association said an existing tax on high earners represents about 15% of budgets and that Willits Unified could lose more than $3.6 million every year without it. 35:33
  6. Superintendent report 39:49
    • The superintendent listed goals including strengthening professional learning communities, an expanded MTSS and improving the quality of classroom instruction. 43:12
    • The superintendent said the district would revive Facebook with weekly information about work at schools. 44:12
  7. Public comment and consent agenda 45:03
    • Jeanne King said there were no public comments. 45:03
    • A motion to accept the consent agenda as presented was made and seconded. 45:29
  8. 45-day budget revision 45:36
    • A board member asked how much the special education revenue increase would reduce the general fund contribution. 46:28
    • A staff member said special education is funded at about 20% and the district covers the rest. 47:16
    • The staff member cited an amount of $626,000 and said the district is separating from the charter schools. 48:25
  9. Administrator hires with variable term waivers 50:32
    • Staff said a principal candidate needs a variable term waiver because the credential program was delayed due to low enrollment, with projected completion by the end of the next school year. 51:14
    • Staff said a vice principal candidate is in the same situation and on track to complete by mid-December. 54:13
  10. Teacher hires with provisional internship permits 54:40
    • Staff said a middle school teacher candidate holds a clear credential in Colorado and should clear the California credential before the end of the school year. 55:16
    • Staff said a teacher candidate will have an intern credential by February. 56:16
  11. Agricultural career technical education grant 56:48
    • A staff member said the grant would be $17,000 for books, supplies, conferences, farm and shop maintenance and teacher pay. 57:26
    • A speaker asked how many students are in the classes and why the numbers did not appear to match. 57:57
    • Staff said the district generally gets roughly $80,000 to $105,000 and that the money must go to an approved CTE pathway with a teacher who has a CTE credential. 1:02:40
  12. Perkins application 1:08:43
    • A motion to approve the Perkins application was made and seconded. 1:08:43
  13. Insurance group bylaws resolution 1:08:54
    • Staff said the proposed bylaws amendments require approval of 2/3 of the membership and that the resolution lets the district take part in that process. 1:09:33
    • Jeanne King adjourned the meeting at 6:12. 1:12:15

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