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Yuba City Unified School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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What happened at this meeting

Yuba City Unified board holds hearing on California Learning Academy charter petition 0:59

  • The board held a public hearing on a charter school petition for the California Learning Academy. 0:59
  • It was announced that the board would not take action on the petition that night and was scheduled to take action to grant or deny it on or before August 6th, 2026. 2:26
  • Speakers at public comment urged the board to deny the petition, citing misuse or mismanagement of public funds, while another speaker said the petitioner's school had changed the speaker's life. 22:40
  • The board also approved the proposed budget for the 26⁠-⁠27 school year and a contractor for the district office renovation. 56:39
Item by item (15)
  1. Opening and closed session 0:00
    • The meeting opened with a roll call, a closed session and the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:00
    • It was stated that there was nothing to report from closed session. 0:59
  2. Charter school petition public hearing 0:59
    • It was stated at the opening of the hearing that on May 7th, 2026, the district received a petition to operate a non-classroom-based charter school under the authorization of the district's Board of Education. 0:59
    • A representative of the petitioner described a new governance team and other changes and said the organization had met every one of the state auditor recommendations. 4:21
    • Asked how misused money would be repaid, a petitioner representative said the organization was going through the education audit appeals process and was trying to negotiate a settlement. 47:05
    • The public hearing was closed at 7:54 PM. 54:31
  3. Williams report and consent agenda 54:31
    • A speaker said there had been no complaints for the quarter under the Williams quarterly report. 54:45
    • There were no public comments on items not on the agenda. ~54:59
    • The consent agenda was approved with no opposition. 55:24
  4. Item presented at prior meeting 55:46
    • A speaker said the request was to approve the 26⁠-⁠27 item presented at the last board meeting with no changes. 55:53
    • A speaker said the item must go to the county board for approval in July. 56:04
    • The motion carried with no opposition. 56:21
  5. Proposed budget adoption 56:26
    • A staff member said there had been no changes since a public hearing on June 9th and asked for approval of the budget for the 26⁠-⁠27 school year. 56:39
    • The motion to approve the budget carried with no opposition. 56:48
  6. District office renovation contractor 56:53
    • A staff member said the district received 2 bids and recommended Rodan Builders, which scored highest and was the lowest cost at $2,479,000. 56:59
    • Asked about a local company, the staff member said no local company bid and a qualified local company lacked capacity to bid. 58:02
    • The motion carried with no opposition. 59:02
  7. Pre-construction services 59:09
    • A staff member said pre-construction services would cost $50,000 and would help finalize the design with the architects. 59:14
    • Asked about moving out of the current facility by December, the staff member said there were no guarantees but felt confident, and the timeline would be tight. 1:00:06
    • The motion carried with no opposition. 1:00:58
  8. School portable building replacement planning 1:00:58
    • A staff member said a contract with LPA Design Studios for $80,000 would start planning and cost estimates for school renovations. 1:01:08
    • The staff member said about 17 portables at schools including April Lane, Lincoln and Yuba City High School were identified for replacement. 1:02:00
    • The motion carried with no opposition. 1:03:00
  9. Phone system replacement 1:03:09
    • A staff member recommended 101 Voice Systems, saying it has a cellular backup and a 6-year warranty on equipment. 1:03:28
    • The staff member said the system could be running within the next 6 to 8 weeks. 1:04:37
  10. Custodial supplies vendor change 1:05:43
    • A staff member said the district would switch to Hilliard for custodial supplies through a publicly bid CMAS contract and that it would be less expensive. 1:05:47
    • Asked about future price increases, the staff member said there was no answer on escalation available. 1:06:27
    • The motion carried with no opposition. 1:08:00
  11. Student information system renewal 1:08:13
    • A staff member asked for approval to renew the Aeries student information system contract for the '26-'27 year. 1:08:15
    • A speaker said the training covers attendance, enrollment and grading, including new attendance recovery training next year. 1:08:43
  12. After-school culinary workshop 1:10:33
    • A speaker said the district sought to continue a culinary workshop in after-school programs for TK-6 students using ELOP funding. 1:10:38
    • A speaker said the program would be at 12 sites. 1:10:56
    • The motion carried with no opposition. 1:11:40
  13. Athletic section representative designation 1:11:45
    • A speaker asked to designate a principal as the representative for River Valley High School, saying it must be submitted to the CIF office by June 26th. 1:12:07
  14. Board policy second reading 1:12:33
    • Discussion covered the wording of a clause on excused absences for students who seek confidential medical services without the consent of a parent or guardian, and a rewording was proposed. 1:17:21
    • A speaker said the SARB committee was being formed for next school year and would be brought forward for approval. 1:21:48
    • Discussion also covered student release rules and hotline numbers required on student identification cards. 1:24:37
    • The policies were approved with the changes, and item M was pulled from the meeting. 1:34:50
  15. Reports and next steps 1:34:50
    • A speaker said 50% of the staff at one site was not getting any emails. 1:43:09
    • A staff member said the network internet would restart the next day with a new login process. 1:44:38
    • A speaker said a staff report on the charter petition would go out no later than July 22nd and the board must act no later than August 6th. 1:46:13

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Video: posted by the district as “YCUSD Board Meeting June 23rd 2026”