REGULAR BOARD MEETING
Santa Rosa City Schools
April 22, 2026
Hybrid: Santa Rosa City Hall Council Chambers
4:00 p.m. – Closed Session
6:00 p.m. – Open Session
Hybrid: Zoom / Santa Rosa City Hall
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Video Board Meetings through a link on this district webpage. (It is often changed right before the meeting.)
Please take time to review the following abbreviated version of the agenda. Click here to see the entire agenda. It has live links on many items with more information. If you want to comment to the board about any upcoming items, email agendacomments@srcs.k12.ca.us. Please CC wearesrta@gmail.com on your email.
Members attending online are encouraged to add SRTA to the front of their Zoom client name.
Closed Session Items:
A.1. Public Comment On Closed Session Agenda Items To comment, email Melanie Martin at mmartinsrcs.k12.ca.us.
This is an opportunity for members of the public to speak to the board on Closed Session items only.
Without specifics on closed session agenda items, it is impossible for the public to know when to provide insights for items being reviewed.
B.1. Public Employee Appointment / Discussion, Position: Superintendent
B.2. Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release
B.3. Conference With Labor Negotiator (Name of designated rep attending: Dr. Vicki Zands (SRCS); name of organization: SRTA, CSEA 75, Teamsters Union
B.4. Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Title of employee being reviewed: Superintendent, Associate Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent, Principals, Vice Principals, Assistant Principals, Directors, Coordinators)
C. RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION (6 pm)
D. REPORTS (Bargaining Units, Sup, and Board)
E. Public Comment on Non Agenda and Consent Items
SRTA Members are invited to complete ‘blue cards’ at the board meeting in order to make public comments. Online comments have been suspended. Comments will be limited to 60 seconds. Only items NOT on the agenda are addressed at this time, with the exception of consent items (See section G.)
Comments are requested at the board meeting to bring a member’s perspective and share real experiences of the impact of district policies and practices on students and staff.
Speakers are limited to just those in person (unless a board member attends online.)
Comments are most impactful when they are well spoken, composed and reasonable.
F. CONSENT ITEMS
All consent items are enacted by the Board in one motion, unless a Board member requests that an item be removed and discussed separately.
F.2. Approval of Personnel Transactions
EdJoin shows a total of seventy-two current postings for two-hundred seventy jobs in SRCS. There are fifty-one certificated opening postings (forty more than last month). There are a few positions posted for next year. There are fifty current classified postings for two-hundred nineteen job openings (fifty more than the last meeting.) There are five certificated and no classified management positions posted.
We bid farewell to Madeline Daniels (HSMS) who is resigning at the end of the year, taking four years of service and experience with them.
We bid a fond farewell to William Huntsinger (MCHS), Carla Forchini (MHS), and Linda McCoy-Hernandez (SLES) who are all retiring at the end of the year, after eighty-seven years of combined service to our students and families. We are grateful for their service, and wish them all the best!
Changes to classified staff includes four new hires and one retirement. They leave taking with them fifteen years of knowledge and service to our staff and students.
Summer positions are opened for inhouse applicants. There are at least 38 certificated positions available. High School Credit Recovery will be at MHS from 6/11 to 7/2 and from 7/7 to 7/24. Pay is $60.73 per hour. Elementary jobs are posted for Charter sites.
F.4. Approval of Donations and Gifts
F.5. Approval of Contracts over $15,000
The total cost of contracts is $113,539.00
| # | Provider | Cost | Description |
| 1 | Walker Creek Ranch | $29,785.00 | HVES Outdoor Ed |
| 2 | Cyber High FCSS | $65,139.00 | 458 students utilized this program last year at a cost of $142 per student. Where is the analysis of how this program impacts future learning? Do students learn enough Math 1 to have a foundation for success in Math 2? |
| 3 | Shared Plate Strategies | $18,615.00 | This contract signifies the end of co-operative bidding with regional districts to a bid for just SRCS. |
F.6. Approval of Contracts – Bond
| # | Provider | Site | Description | Cost | Total Cost |
| Charter | |||||
| 2 | Greystone West Company | CCLA | Construction Management for Exterior Paint | $15,259 | $275,000 |
| 5 | Greystone West Company | SRCSA | Construction Management for Exterior Paint | $12,596 | $155,000 |
| 6 | Greystone West Company | SRMS | Construction Management for Exterior Paint | $15,890 | $370,000 |
| 8 | Redwood Moving and Storage | SRFACS | Moving Services | $46,460 | $200,000 |
| 15 | OneWorkPlace | SRFACS | New Furniture – 6 TK Rooms | $198,062 | $17,816,113 |
| District | |||||
| 1 | AireSpring Inc | DO – Warehouse | SIP trunk relocation | $26,545 | $9,500,000 |
| Elementary | |||||
| 3 | Greystone West Company | HVES | Construction Management for Exterior Paint | $11,724 | $210,000 |
| 4 | Greystone West Company | JMES | Construction Management for Exterior Paint | $10,490 | $210,000 |
| 10 | Redwood Moving and Storage | LELA | Moving Services | $32,960 | $200,000 |
| 12 | Redwood Moving and Storage | SLES | Moving Services | $31,160 | $200,000 |
| 13 | OneWorkPlace | JMES | New Furniture – 4 TK Rooms | $137,393 | $14,500,000 |
| 14 | OneWorkPlace | HLES | New Furniture – 6 TK Rooms | $198,062 | $18,000,000 |
| Secondary | |||||
| 7 | Stanton Inspection | SRHS | Inspection Services | $38,800 | $8,000,000 |
| 9 | Redwood Moving and Storage | HCMS | Moving Services | $43,640 | $120,000 |
| 11 | Redwood Moving and Storage | SRHS | Moving Services | $27,510 | $8,000,000 |
| 16 | OneWorkPlace | SRHS | New Furniture – 25 DeSoto Rooms | $796,695 | $8,000,000 |
| 17 | OneWorkPlace | PHS | New Furniture – 12 New Rooms | $395,563 | $27,633,236 |
| 18 | Golden State Electric | PHS | Electrical for Gym Divider | $1,791 | – |
| 19 | Mobile Modular | RHS | Removal of 2 Portables | $50,000 | $50,000 |
Measure C = $1,603,383.62
Measure G = $487,215.06
Total = $2,090,598.68
Last time SRCS was moving classrooms, there was a complaint from another moving and storage company about the inability to bid on the projects. It was stated by management at a board meeting that these contracts would be spread among different companies over time. It appears the same company is being utilized again.
F.7. Approval of the Contract for the Hidden Valley Elementary School Exterior Paint Project
Fund 21, Measure G: $172,800
Exterior Paint_Notice of Intent to Award
SRTA members wonder how long a paint job is expected to last. The paint from last summer has not put up with normal wear on metal door frames.
F.8. Approval of the CEQA Notice of Exemption for the Luther Burbank Elementary School Fencing Project.
Fund 21, Measure G: $50.00
F.9. Approval of the CEQA Notice of Exemption for the James Monroe Elementary School Shade Structure, Fencing and Exterior Paint Project.
Fund 21, Measure G: $50.00
F.10. Approval of the Contract for the James Monroe Elementary School Exterior Paint Project.
Fund 21, Measure G: $133,200
Exterior Paint_Notice of Intent to Award
F.11. Approval of the Contract for the Santa Rosa Middle School Exterior Paint Project.
Fund 21, Measure C: $233,000
Exterior Paint_Notice of Intent to Award
F.12. Approval of the CEQA Notice of Exemption of the Santa Rosa Middle School Exterior Paint Project
Fund 21, Measure C: $50.00
Notice of Exemption
F.13. Approval of the Contract for the CCLA Exterior Paint Project
Fund 21, Measure C: $223,700.00
Exterior Paint_Notice of Intent to Award
F.14. Approval of the Contract for the Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts Exterior Paint Project
Fund 21, Measure G: $185,100.00
Exterior Paint_Notice of Intent to Award
F.15. Approval of the CEQA Notice of Exemption for the Santa Rosa Charter School for the Arts Exterior Paint and Fencing Projects
Fund 21, Measure G: $50.00
F.16. Approval of the CEQA Notice of Exemption for the CCLA Exterior Paint and Fencing Projects
Fund 21, Measure C: $50.00
F.17. Approval of the CEQA Notice of Exemption for the Hidden Valley Elementary School Exterior Paint Project
Fund 21, Measure G: $50.00
F.18. Approval of the CEQA Notice of Exemption for the Abraham Lincoln Elementary School Fencing Project
Fund 21, Measure G: $50.00
F.19. Approval of the CEQA Notice of Exemption for the Elsie Allen High School Fencing and Turf Replacement Projects
Fund 21, Measure G: $50.00
F.20. Approval of the CEQA Notice of Exemption for the Montgomery High School Turf Field Replacement Project
Fund 21, Measure C: $50.00
F.21. Approval of the CEQA Notice of Exemption for the Santa Rosa High School Turf Field Replacement Project
Fund 21, Measure C: $50.00
F.22. Approval of the CEQA Notice of Exemption for the Maria Carrillo High School Fencing and Turf Field Replacement Projects
Fund 21, Measure C: $50.00
F.23. Approval of the CEQA Notice of Exemption for the Piner High School Fencing and Turf Field Replacement Projects
Fund 21, Measure C: $50.00
F.24. Approval of Consent Letter for T-Mobile Modifications to Telecommunication Facility at Elsie Allen High School
SRCS has a lease agreement with T-Mobile. T-Mobile is modifying their project at EAHS. DSA inspection is required. T-Mobile will reimburse all costs.
F.25. Approval of Job Description for Updated Data Compliance Manager Position
F.26. Approval of the Santa Rosa City Schools 2026-2027 Instructional Calendar
1. 180 instructional days
2. Two (2) Professional Development Days on:
- August 11, 2026 – Staff Professional Development Day (non-student)
- August 12, 2026 – Staff Professional Development Day (non-student)
3. Four (4) non-instructional workdays on:
- August 13, 2026 – Work Day Principal-Directed Non-Instructional (non-student)
- August 14, 2026 – Work Day Staff-Directed Non-Instructional (non-student)
- December 18, 2026 – Teacher Workday/Pupil Holiday: Secondary only
- June 4, 2027 – Teacher Workday/Pupil Holiday: Elementary only
4. 185 Certificated workdays
5. The first instructional day for students will be on:
- Monday, August 17, 2026
6. The last instructional day for students will be on:
- Thursday, June 3, 2027 – Elementary only
- Friday, June 4, 2027 – Secondary only
7. Two (2) Emergency Closure Days (non-workday, non-student if not used)
- Friday, April 30, 2027
- Friday, May 28, 2027
For the complete draft 2026-2027 Instructional Calendar, see attached.
Consideration
This is the initial Board activity on the draft 2026-2027 Instructional Calendar presented herein.
The draft 2026-2027 Instructional calendar is pending ratification by the Classified School Employee Association and the Santa Rosa Teachers Association membership.
G. DISCUSSION / ACTION ITEMS
G.1. Board of Education Calendar
G.1. a. Public Comment
Comments will be limited to 60 seconds. Only items on G.2. agenda are addressed at this time
G.1. b. (Action) Trustee Area 2 Candidate Interview to Select a Board Member Due to Vacancy
Don Gibble Hernandez 35 year Spanish Teacher
Shaun Du Fosee Labor Consultant
Teresa Medina Boys and Girls Club Program Coordinator
G.2. Business Services Calendar
G.2. a. Public Comment
Comments will be limited to 60 seconds. Only items on G.2. agenda are addressed at this time
G.2. b. (Discussion) Sonoma County Office of Education 2nd Interim Approval Letter
SCOE approves positive certification with grave concerns.
SRTA members are concerned that there are no implementation plans for the programmatic cuts. There are no details about the impacts of these changes, or the expectations for who will do what. With increased class sizes and decreased student support positions, members are prepared to defend against scope creep. When we are asked to do something, there needs to be a trade for something we are no longer required to do.
G.2. c. (Action) Approval of the Facilities Master Plan (FMP) Update
Planning Sheet This list shows some of the projects from the FMP, that equal spending all of the bond funds and the reimbursement funds from the state. Is this the actual planned projects list? What is planned to be covered with the $10 million deferred maintenance?
SRTA members notice the projected enrollment increases between now and 2030 and again for 2035.
Slide 13 of the presentation shows 624 community responses to the community survey. The elementary responses are highly concentrated at two elementary sites (PTES and SRCSA) and the high school responses were significantly lower at CCLA and EAHS. How did the district elicit responses to this survey? The disparity in responses suggests that district outreach could be improved to make results more equitable.
G.3. Charter School Calendar
G.3. a. Public Comment
Comments will be limited to 60 seconds. Only items on H.3. agenda are addressed at this time
G.3. b. Public Hearing: CCLA Charter Renewal
Staff will post its findings and recommendations no later than April 28, 2026. The Board will not take action at the Public Hearing, but will take action to grant or deny the renewal within 30 days after the Public Hearing.
The charter extends the student population through twelfth grade, offering dual enrollment and/or independent study to high school students.
Revised Charter Petition (Changes not obvious)
Financials (Running at a $1million per year profit.)
SRTA recognizes the improvement in dashboard rankings for CCLA.
G.3. c. (Discussion) Current Charter School Strategies Overview
Each site will have the opportunity to discuss the targeted strategies it has developed or is continuing to develop to strengthen academic outcomes, enhance student engagement, and support enrollment stability and growth.
Highlighting well-funded programs at our charter schools while dismantling those at our non-charter sites feels like a slap in the face to the students and staff bearing the brunt of recent cuts.
SRTA members recognize that our charter schools are currently in a more stable financial position than the district as a whole. As a result, these schools are not experiencing the same level of cuts impacting students at non-charter sites—creating clear inequities. Charters can choose how to spend their LCAP funds, and can protect their students from K–3 class size reductions, loss of restorative practices, and loss of counseling services.
As this disparity becomes more widely understood, it raises an important question: why wouldn’t families consider transferring to these sites to preserve access to smaller class sizes and essential student supports?
Why are these schools financially stable? Is this because our district expenses are top heavy? Is it because the District is not charging charter schools the appropriate fees?
G.4. Student Services Calendar
No Public Comment is listed for this item
G.4. (Discussion / Possible Action) School Site Capacity and Waitlist Study
Presentation Additional historical trends and context will be included in the presentation to support a more comprehensive understanding of capacity and inform future planning.
How do strategic priorities of SRCS impact this discussion?
Will data be included about the decisions that have been made by families that have not been allowed to transfer? There appears to be an assumption that they stay with their neighborhood school, creating a zero-impact sum. To what degree is this actually the case?
Is the 10% marker historically defensible? What percentage of students move into neighborhoods and enroll during the school year?
The information for JMES is almost completely missing on slide “Campus Capacity – 2026-2027: Draft–Not Complete”. This is especially concerning because the decision not to keep Steele Lane open was made in part because of district claims regarding the capacity of JMES for the 2026-2027 school year and its ability to house the 150+ SL students assigned to JMES next year. The district’s numbers regarding the capacity of JMES have been wildly different at each meeting they have been presented to the board. One unsubstantiated number presented on March 11th during the SL closure board item claimed that the JMES’ capacity would be close to 700 students, nearly 100 above the theoretical capacity stated in the Facility Master Plan (FMP). How can the school board make informed decisions without accurate information?
G.4. (Action) Run-Off Election for the 2026 CSBA Delegate Assembly
LaDonna Moore (Wright ESD)
Nick Caston (Santa Rosa City Schools)
Mike Cook (Rincon Valley Union ESD)
Adele Walker (Bellevue Union SD)
H. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
April 8, 2026 Minutes and Supporting Documents
I. BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION
J. INFORMATION ITEMS
J.1. Future Board Discussion Items
Future Agenda Items (tentative):
- Child Nutrition Services (CNS) Update (
April 22, May 13, 2026) - Approval of Classified Employee Calendar (
April 8, April 22, May 13 2026) - Approval of Instructional Calendar (
April 8, April 22, May 13 2026) - Approval of CCLA Charter Renewal Petition (May 13, 2026)
- Approval of SRACS Charter Renewal Petition (May 13, 2026)
- Discussion on Athletics Update (May 13, 2026)
- Final Layoff Notices Resolution (May 13, 2026)
- Deferred Maintenance and Facilities Update (May 27, 2026)
- Third Interim Budget Report & Governor’s May Revise (May 27, 2026)
SRTA looks to the future scheduling of the following items:
Medina- AP instruction data with number of years of experience of Teachers
-Clarification about board policy adoption requiring a majority of board membership versus a majority of those present/voting
– consider E-sports clubs or teams
Caston- Site funding finance report with various amounts and sources
-strategy of athletics program across the district
-update 3510 policy around reducing waste as a discussion item
– how different sports programs are supported with rallies, etc.
– Communication plan.
Prak – Turf fields maintenance level report
– update on sports at MS level
– Info about a non voting teacher on the board.
Kirby – add an assistant wrestling coach for women?
– Copies of the panorama and youth truth surveys.
DeLaTorre- facility fee, possible reductions?
– Data on waiver’s impact on graduation rates.
– Info on how we identify College and Career readiness.
Jenkins – Update on transportation for middle school sports
– projected enrollment for next year.
– marketing plan update as committed to last year.
- Approval of Mental Health Coordinator Position (delayed from Feb 2026)
- Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) Update (Dec 2025)
- Panorama and Youth Truth Survey Data (August 2025)
- Restorative Practices Data (March 2025)
- VAPA Program Highlights (Feb 2025)
- Plan and timeline for implementation of Dr. Gillespie’s recommendations around Special Services (January 2025), Requesting New FCMAT Study on SRCS SpEd Program
- First Draft of the District Safety Plan (delayed from September 2024)
- Sharing the Library Master Plan with implementation expectations
- Officially Closing Learning House, and other sites
- Plan for Staff Housing support program from the proceeds of Fir Ridge
Until the district makes a decision, the proceeds from the sale of the Fir Ridge property are just sitting and losing value as the cost of housing continues to rise. Getting a program started could help SRCS attract and retain CSEA staff. The potential impact of the funds continues to diminish as time passes.
- Student Voice Policy
- Long standing request for site budgets including all sources as well as enrollment and unduplicated numbers.
J.3. Board Subcommittee Meeting Schedule
Board Finance Subcommittee Meeting Schedule for 2026:
- Monday, May 4, 2026
- Monday, June 1, 2026
Board Policy Subcommittee Schedule for 2026:
- Thursday, April 23, 2026
- Thursday, June 18, 2026
- 1, 2026
J.4. Dates of Future Special Board Meetings and Study Sessions
- Friday, May 15, 2026 Special Board Meeting, Superintendent Search
SRTA members are appreciative of this transparency.
J.5. Non-Public School/Non-Public Agency Contract Update
List of contracts with Non-Public Agencies and Non-Public Schools, serving our students with IEPs. This is a grand total of $15,752,594.84.
$6,647,292 of this is for 234 Aides, Behavior Techs and LVNs that should be in house hires.
Non-Public School $9,571,368.24 for 160 students, averaging $59,821.05 per student.
Non-Public Agency $8,370,217.42 for 275 staff, averaging $30,437.15 per staff.
SRTA members support students getting the services they need. A review of the demographics of students receiving these services seems prudent. There must be a system in place to ensure this is done in an equitable way.
How can the tide be seriously turned to limit outside contracts for positions that should be in house hires? The most recent pay raise was a small help, but these contracts show us paying far more to outside agencies than it would cost to hire.
J.6. Williams Settlement Quarterly Report
There was one report found not to be valid and is marked as resolved.
The attached report states:
“Complaints were filed with schools in the district during the quarter indicated above. The following chart summarizes the nature and resolution of these complaints. Copies of the complaint and the district’s written response will be submitted along with this report.”
The copy of the complaint and district response for the complaint are missing from this report.
K. Adjournment