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Gonzales Unified School District, CA

Gonzales Unified School District public meetings in 2024

37 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.

Tue Dec 17, 2024

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Gonzales Unified School District to approve FY 2024-25 First Interim Budget Report

The Board will decide on the first interim budget report for the 2024-25 fiscal year. The meeting also includes the annual organizational process to elect board officers and establish the 2025 meeting calendar.

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Tue Dec 10, 2024

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Board to hear CA Dashboard results and consider $88K equine program contract

The Gonzales Unified School District Board will receive a presentation on the 2024 California Dashboard, which measures student performance and readiness. The board will also vote on several action items, including a proposed $88,211 service agreement with Fused Learning LLC for an equine education program and a revision to the 2025-2026 school calendar.

Tue Nov 12, 2024

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Board to vote on superintendent employment agreement and cell phone policy

The Gonzales Unified School District Board will consider approving an employment agreement with a new Superintendent and an addendum extending the Acting Superintendent's term. The Board will also vote on a resolution regarding cell phone usage. Other action items include ratifying contracts entered into by the Superintendent and approving donations to the GHS Wrestling Club.

Sun Oct 27, 2024

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Board to discuss superintendent appointment in closed session

The Gonzales Unified School District Board will hold a special meeting with a closed session to discuss the appointment of a superintendent. The board will also take public comments on agenda items and closed session topics before adjourning.

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Tue Oct 22, 2024

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Gonzales school board to hear CAASPP test results, stadium update, and counseling program

The Gonzales Unified School District Board will receive informational presentations on 2024/2025 CAASPP student achievement data, the Early College Program, counseling services, and a stadium project update. The board will also vote on ratifying contracts entered by the superintendent, approving travel requests for staff and students, and a $80,000 teacher induction service agreement.

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Wed Oct 16, 2024

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Special board meeting to discuss superintendent appointment in closed session

The Gonzales Unified School District Board of Education is holding a special meeting on October 16, 2024. The main item is a closed-session discussion regarding the appointment of a Superintendent, as permitted under Government Code Section 54957. The meeting includes public comment periods before the closed session, but no other substantive open-session actions are listed.

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Tue Oct 8, 2024

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Board to consider $78,000 student empowerment contract and teacher internship permit

The Gonzales Unified School District Board will hold a regular meeting with a closed session for student discipline, personnel, and anticipated litigation. In open session, the board will consider action items including a $78,000 contract with Scholar Systems for professional learning and student empowerment services, approval of a provisional internship permit for a teacher, and two field trips beyond the 100-mile limit. The consent agenda includes routine approvals of warrants, surplus items, personnel changes, and donations.

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Tue Sep 24, 2024

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Board to vote on amended 2024-25 LCAP and approve contracts, preschool funding, and Prop 28 arts plan.

The Gonzales Unified School District Board will hold a regular meeting on September 24, 2024, at Gonzales High School. Action items include ratifying contracts entered by the superintendent, approving an amended 2024-25 Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP), a provisional internship permit for a teacher, a preschool continued funding application, field trips, and a Proposition 28 arts education plan with a $387,000 budget. The board will also discuss closed session items on anticipated litigation and employee matters.

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Fri Sep 13, 2024

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School board to approve 2023-24 unaudited financial report and Gann spending limit

The Gonzales Unified School District Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting to receive a presentation on the Unaudited Actuals for the 2023-24 fiscal year and consider approving the report, which must be submitted to the County Superintendent by September 15. The board will also consider adopting Resolution No. 2024-25-04 to approve the Gann Limit, a state-mandated cap on tax-funded spending. Public comments are limited to three minutes per topic.

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Tue Sep 10, 2024

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Board to approve contracts, policies, and new VAPA teacher positions

The Gonzales Unified School District Board will hold a regular meeting with a closed session, followed by open session items including approval of minutes, consent agenda items, and several action items. Key actions include ratifying superintendent contracts, approving revised employment agreements, adopting board policies on homeless and foster youth education, and creating new VAPA teacher job descriptions to support Prop 28. The board will also consider an $18,489 asphalt pathway proposal and agreements for adult school CTE programs.

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Wed Sep 4, 2024

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Board discusses superintendent search process and timeline

This is a special board meeting focused on the superintendent search. The board will discuss the search process, timeline, protocols, an online survey, and community/staff input sessions. A closed session is also scheduled to discuss the appointment of a superintendent.

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Tue Aug 27, 2024

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Board to interview candidates for vacant trustee seat and select superintendent search firm

The Gonzales Unified School District Board will interview four candidates to fill a vacant Board of Education seat and consider a provisional appointment. The Board will also hear presentations from three firms (Hazard Young Attea, Leadership & Associates, McPherson & Jacobson) and may select one to assist with the superintendent search. Consent items include approval of minutes, warrants, surplus items, personnel changes, and two variable-term teacher waiver requests.

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Tue Aug 13, 2024

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Gonzales school board to discuss labor negotiations, special education MOU, and adult education grants

The Gonzales Unified School District Board will hold a regular meeting on August 13, 2024, starting with closed session for labor negotiations and legal matters. In open session, the board will consider action items including a $137,000 MOU with South Monterey County JUSD for special education services, approval of adult education courses, and a $143,550 federal grant for adult education. The agenda also includes routine consent items such as warrants, personnel changes, and donations.

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Wed Aug 7, 2024

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Board to discuss employee discipline and potential litigation in closed session

This is a special board meeting of the Gonzales Unified School District Board of Trustees. The board will hold a closed session to discuss public employee discipline/dismissal/release and conference with legal counsel regarding anticipated litigation involving three potential cases. The open session portion is limited to procedural items and public comment.

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Tue Jul 23, 2024

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Board to discuss vacancy, approve contracts, and hear Ag grant proposal

The Gonzales Unified School District Board will hold a regular meeting with a closed session first. Key items include continued discussion on filling a board vacancy, approval of superintendent-entered contracts, and a public hearing on collective bargaining disclosures. The board will also consider submitting an Agricultural Career Technical Education Incentive Grant application for $29,600.

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Mon Jul 22, 2024

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Board self-evaluation workshop and governance handbook review

The Gonzales Unified School District Board of Trustees is holding a special study session to participate in a governance team workshop led by a CSBA consultant and to review a draft Governance Handbook for future approval. No votes or decisions are scheduled; the session is for discussion and information only.

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Tue Jul 9, 2024

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Gonzales school board to discuss stadium, board vacancy, and approve contracts

The Gonzales Unified School District Board will hold a regular meeting with informational presentations on the parent engagement liaison, 2024 summer school, the stadium project, and a board vacancy. The board will also take action on several contracts and agreements, including services for special education and technology, and the purchase of two school buses.

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Tue Jun 25, 2024

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Gonzales school board to adopt 2024-25 budget and LCAP

The Gonzales Unified School District Board will hold a regular meeting with a closed session on labor negotiations, followed by open session action items. The board is set to adopt the 2024-2025 budget and the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP), and to approve several contracts and purchases, including buses, vans, and counseling services.

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Tue Jun 18, 2024

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Gonzales school board holds public hearing on 2024/25 preliminary budget

The Gonzales Unified School District Board of Trustees is holding a special meeting with a public hearing on the 2024/25 preliminary budget. The hearing is required by state law before the board formally adopts the budget and LCAP at a separate meeting on June 25, 2024. Public comments are limited to three minutes per topic, with a 20-minute total limit per topic.

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Tue Jun 11, 2024

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Board to consider contracts, construction proposals, and LCAP hearing

The Gonzales Unified School District Board will hold a public hearing on the 2024-2025 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) and consider several action items, including ratifying contracts, approving a CSEA MOU, and approving proposals for construction inspection and material testing services for the Track and Field Improvements and Stadium Renovation projects. The board will also meet in closed session to discuss labor negotiations, personnel matters, and the appointment of Angela Rodriguez as Assistant Superintendent.

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Thu Jun 6, 2024

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Special board meeting to consider hiring Assistant Superintendent for Business Services

The Gonzales Unified School District Board of Trustees is holding a special meeting to discuss and potentially act on the appointment of an Assistant Superintendent for Business Services (CBO). The meeting includes public comment periods and a closed session for the employment discussion, followed by a reconvened open session to report any action taken.

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Tue May 28, 2024

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Board to consider acting superintendent appointment and labor negotiations in closed session

The Gonzales Unified School District Board will hold a regular meeting with closed session items on public employee appointments, including an acting superintendent, and labor negotiations with employee organizations. The board will also consider several action items, including contracts, a math program MOU, and a behavioral health MOU. Public comments are limited to three minutes per topic.

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Thu May 23, 2024

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Special board meeting to consider acting superintendent appointment

The Gonzales Unified School District Board of Trustees is holding a special meeting with a closed session to discuss the appointment of an Acting Superintendent. The board will also take public comments and reconvene to report any action taken. The agenda is otherwise procedural.

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Tue May 14, 2024

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Gonzales school board to hear LCAP hearing notice, approve contracts and grants

The Gonzales Unified School District Board will hold a regular meeting with a closed session, public hearing announcement for the LCAP, recognitions, informational reports, and a consent agenda. The board will consider approving minutes, accepting a GEAR-UP grant, warrants, surplus items, donations, personnel changes, and ratifying contracts entered by the superintendent.

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Tue May 14, 2024

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School board to approve new math curriculum purchases for three schools

The Gonzales Unified School District Board of Trustees is holding a special meeting to consider action items, including approving the purchase of new math instructional materials for La Gloria Elementary, Fairview Middle, and Gonzales High School, and adopting a resolution authorizing staff to sign school orders. The board will also handle a consent agenda item for certificated personnel actions and take public comments.

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Sat Apr 27, 2024

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Gonzales school board holds special study session with closed labor talks

The Gonzales Unified School District Board of Trustees is meeting in a special study session. The open portion is largely procedural, with the substantive items occurring in closed session, including labor negotiations with the Gonzales Teachers Association and CSEA Chapter 756, potential litigation, and a superintendent performance evaluation. No action items are listed for the open session.

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Sat Apr 27, 2024

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Board to review math curriculum, approve contracts and agreements

The Gonzales Unified School District Board is holding a regular meeting, continuing from an adjourned April 23 meeting. They will hear a math curriculum presentation, receive reports from employee groups, and vote on a consent agenda and several action items, including contracts, service agreements, and travel requests. The meeting includes public comment and a closed session afterward.

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Tue Apr 23, 2024

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Board to review chronic absenteeism, math curriculum, and approve contracts

The Gonzales Unified School District Board will hold a regular meeting with informational presentations on chronic absenteeism and the math curriculum, plus a quarterly Williams Uniform Complaints report. Action items include ratifying superintendent contracts, approving a $60,427.63 video project at FMS Gym, and several memoranda of understanding for services like substance abuse prevention and counseling. The consent agenda covers routine items like warrants, surplus items, donations, and personnel changes.

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Tue Apr 9, 2024

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Gonzales school board to hear election, intervention, mental health presentations

The Gonzales Unified School District Board will hold a regular meeting with informational presentations on school board elections, high school interventions, and a mental health fair. The board will also consider consent items including warrants, surplus items, donations, and personnel changes, plus action items on contracts, a teacher hiring incentive MOU, and a Fused Learning service agreement. Closed session items include labor negotiations and personnel matters.

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Tue Mar 26, 2024

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Board to approve $52,976.26 BDJ Tech cabling contract for GHS gym

The Gonzales Unified School District Board will hold a regular meeting on March 26, 2024, at Gonzales High School Library. They will consider routine consent items (minutes, warrants, surplus items, donations, personnel) and several action items, including a $52,976.26 service agreement with BDJ Tech for cabling and projector installation in the GHS gym, approval of the 2nd Interim Budget Report, the 2022/23 audit report, and a resolution to call for bids for the Gonzales Stadium Track & Field Improvements Project. The board will also hear a presentation from the City of Gonzales on the Vista Lucia Specific Plan updates.

Tue Mar 12, 2024

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Gonzales school board to review budget, facilities, and contracts

The Gonzales Unified School District Board will hold a regular meeting with a closed session first, followed by an open session. The board will receive reports on facilities and the 2023/24 second interim budget, and will vote on consent items including warrants, surplus items, donations, and personnel actions. Action items include ratifying superintendent contracts, approving MOUs for the California Healthy Kids Survey and Canvas licensing, purchasing a new mower, appointing a substitute director, and revising a board policy on remote work.

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Sat Mar 2, 2024

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Gonzales school board to hold study session, closed session, and approve personnel and contracts

The Gonzales Unified School District Board will hold a special meeting on March 2, 2024, featuring a study session on the Brown Act, the Board Handbook, and Board Bylaw 9250, followed by a closed session for labor negotiations, employee discipline, appointments, and the superintendent's performance evaluation. The board will also receive a budget overview, approve personnel actions and contracts, and consider a telework policy.

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Tue Feb 27, 2024

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Gonzales school board to vote on 2025-26 calendar, graduation policy, travel

The Gonzales Unified School District Board will hold a regular meeting with closed session, public comments, and action items. Key decisions include approving MOUs with teacher and classified employee unions for the 2025-2026 school calendar, updating graduation requirements, and authorizing several student field trips funded by the GEAR UP program. The board will also consider routine consent items like warrants and personnel changes.

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Tue Feb 13, 2024

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Gonzales school board to vote on contracts, bus engine, locker room flooring

The Gonzales Unified School District Board will hold a regular meeting with a closed session first. The board will consider several action items including ratifying superintendent contracts, approving a $100,000 amendment for behavior services, adopting a resolution for electric bus grants, approving a $72,114.76 epoxy flooring installation, and a $55,731.07 bus engine replacement. The agenda also includes routine consent items, informational reports, and public comments.

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Mon Jan 29, 2024

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Gonzales school board to hear 2024 election presentation, approve MOU on bell schedule

The Gonzales Unified School District Board of Trustees will hold a special study session to receive a presentation on the 2024 election and consider several action items, including a memorandum of understanding with the teachers association regarding the high school bell schedule and resolutions honoring National School Counseling Week and Career and Technical Education Month. The board will also meet in closed session to discuss potential litigation, personnel matters, and the superintendent's mid-year evaluation.

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Tue Jan 23, 2024

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Gonzales school board to consider contracts, travel, and personnel actions

The Gonzales Unified School District Board will hold a regular meeting with a closed session for legal, labor, and personnel matters, followed by an open session. The board will consider approving minutes, consent agenda items including warrants and personnel changes, and several action items such as contracts, travel requests, and donations.

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Tue Jan 9, 2024

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Gonzales school board to hold closed session, approve contracts and travel

The Gonzales Unified School District Board will meet in closed session to discuss labor negotiations, potential litigation, and personnel matters, including the superintendent's evaluation. In open session, the board will consider consent items such as warrants, surplus items, personnel changes, and donations, plus action items including contract ratification and a $1,600 field trip for a student to Butte College.

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