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Willits Unified board meeting, Sep 10, 2026

2 h 36 min · 0 public speakers

Chronic absenteeism ▶ 58:01Budget cuts and layoffs ▶ 1:24:16Reading and test scores ▶ 10:36

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  6. Jeanne KingPresident
What happened

What happened at this meeting

Willits Unified board takes up $5 million bond sale and 2025⁠-⁠2026 unaudited actuals 1:53:51

  • Jeanne King reported out of closed session that the vote on item A was 5 to 0 in favor and the board vote on item B was again 5 to 0. 2:46
  • Principals presented goals for the school year as part of an informational school site annual goals presentation. 10:36
  • A district staff member presented the unaudited actuals, and questions were raised about variances in the numbers and about money from unfilled positions. 1:54:40
  • A presenter described a resolution authorizing the sale of general obligation bonds in an amount not to exceed $5 million and reported that the district's credit rating was downgraded by one notch. 2:18:11

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Item by item (14)
  1. Opening and agenda 0:01
    • Jeanne King called the meeting to order at 4 o'clock and said one board member was absent. 0:01
    • A staff member said the only agenda revision concerned item 15C, because an incorrect Excel spreadsheet had been uploaded to the presentation. 1:45
    • After closed session, Jeanne King reported the vote on item A was 5 to 0 in favor and the vote on item B was 5 to 0. 2:46
  2. Recognition of reclassified English learners 2:46
    • Principals recognized students who were reclassified from English learner status at several schools. 5:17
    • A principal said students take the ELPAC assessment every year and must score a 4. 5:59
  3. School site annual goals 10:36
    • The high school principal said the goal was for 75% of referred students to make progress and cited a survey in which 11% of students said they want to come to school every day and 52% said they have an adult they can trust. 19:04
    • A principal said the goal at Blossom was for 80% of students to publish a piece of writing each trimester. 47:01
    • A staff member presenting for Sherwood said 90% of students will produce and publish one piece of writing each trimester. 1:03:58
  4. Student board member report 1:06:30
    • Jeanne King opened the communications section and asked April Lamprich to introduce the new student board member. 1:06:57
    • The student board member said a senior golf tournament was set for September 26th and the homecoming game for October 9th. 1:07:17
  5. Board member reports 1:08:45
    • One board member said the district now has long-term goals and that they were very pleased with that. 1:12:48
    • Jennifer Sookne said three more meetings remained before they leave the board. 1:13:51
    • Jeanne King said the district paid $135,380.84 to PG&E last month. 1:24:16
  6. Employee group comments 1:27:38
    • The president of WTA said the district's reserve came back at 2.38%, below the state requirement of 3%. 1:28:11
    • The speaker said the budget aims to cut about $600,000 this school year and that WTA is interested in reviewing matching grants and outside contracts. 1:29:07
  7. Superintendent report 1:35:10
    • The superintendent said a Budget Advisory Committee would start on September 29th. 1:35:10
    • The superintendent said PG&E expenses and solar panel output would be analyzed and presented to the board. 1:39:09
  8. Public comment 1:41:36
    • Jeanne King said the person who submitted a public comment card was no longer present. 1:41:36
  9. Consent agenda 1:42:23
    • A speaker asked about staff turnover reflected in employee status changes. 1:43:05
    • A staff member said the district had 160 9th graders and had to add a math teacher. 1:46:37
    • A staff member said exit interviews are done for all staff and a quarterly report would be provided. 1:48:41
  10. Unaudited actuals 1:53:51
    • The staff member said Form 51 would come to the next board meeting and the roofing project was about $1.6 million. 1:55:52
    • A staff member said the projected reserve decreased by 1.03% and the general fund balance of $4.2 million was mostly restricted funds. 1:56:45
  11. Education Protection Act expenditure report 2:09:09
    • A staff member described the item as a yearly report on district expenditures under the EPA. 2:09:20
  12. Second reading of board policies 2:10:01
    • Paula Nunez asked about the procedure for pulling one or two policies for discussion. 2:10:37
    • A staff member said to email the request, and another staff member said such concerns are raised during first reads. 2:10:49
  13. LCAP update 2:15:11
    • A staff member said the update made language adjustments and a new LCAP would be developed after November. 2:15:19
    • The staff member said surveys and community input would take place mostly after Christmas break. 2:16:11
  14. General obligation bond resolution 2:17:17
    • A presenter said the district's assessed value is about $1.689 billion and its credit rating was downgraded by one notch but remains investment grade. 2:20:43
    • The presenter said the bond sale was projected for September 22nd. 2:26:21
    • One board member asked what factors go into the good faith estimate of 4.99%, and another board member said it is difficult to trust that things will go the way they go. 2:27:25

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