001test. Good evening. I'd like to call this meeting to order at 5:00 and announce that the board will meet in close session to address items one through three. Uh Mr. Superintendent, do we have any blue cards on items 1 through three? We do not. Then I will close public comment and recess into close session. All right, I'd like to call this meeting back to order at uh 6:10 p.m. and announce that the board met in close session and no action was taken. Good evening and welcome to the Elgrove Unified School District's board meeting. Live streaming of full in-person board meetings is available to the public by using the link located on the district's website. Today's meeting is being v video recorded and will be available on the district's YouTube channel. We encourage you to attend
002the meetings and share your feedback with the board. Your active participation is valued and contributes to the decision-making process. Some notes on public comment. During regular board meetings, the public may make public comments on items on the agenda and items not on the agenda. Requests to make public comment will be accepted for an item up until the board president announces the item. Generally, members of the public will be given three minutes to address the board. If there are 15 or more comments on a specific item, the board will reduce individual comment time to two minutes each. If there are 30 or more comments on a specific item, the board will reduce individual comments to one minute each. Individuals may not diver def defer their time to another individual speaker to increase their total speaking time.
003Please be mindful that district students may be watching. You are encouraged to address the board and the public in a respectful manner such that all those observing from children to adults are made to feel safe, welcome, and valued. The board shall not permit any disturbance or willful interruption of board meetings. Persistent disruption by an individual or group shall be grounds for the board president to provide a warning and then to terminate the individual's privilege of addressing the board. Next up, we'll switch to our EGUSD land acknowledgement. We acknowledge the the Elkrove Unified School District administrative facilities and schools occupy the unseated territory of the Miwok, the original people of the skies, land, and waters where we work and learn. The Miwok have cared for these lands since time immoral. They continue to teach their traditional
004knowledge that comes from and responds to the needs of the land and people who share it. May our daily lives and work, teaching, learning, leadership, and community engagement support the evolving vision of the Miwok for the community and these lands. May we strive to acknowledge the past for the betterment of our future generations. May we look to our tribal partners, the Wilton Rancheria, the descendants of the original people of this land to assist with the successful education of our community. Thank you very much and welcome to our new student board member. All right. Uh the pledge of allegiance, Miss Bowwin, would you please lead us? Thank you very much. All right, we'll jump right into our resolutions for today. Uh, number one, our student bill of rights resolution. Mr. Schwitzer seemed like I always do
005this. There we go. Good evening, Board President Vargas, members of the board, Superintendent Hoffman and Miss Avalos. During the summer of 2020, members of our student equity councils from different schools joined to form a chapter of Gen EP and identified two primary student advocacy goals. One was to uh see a student board member, which we have, and the other was to develop a student bill of rights, which we also have. Students researched the student bill of rights examples from other districts and began drafting an EGUSD version that was initially adopted by the board June 13, 2023. Throughout the 24-25 school year, representatives from student voice committee and student equity councils met with student board member Selene Chen to make proposed revisions to the student bill of rights and are requesting the board adopt this new
006resolution. So tonight we're here requesting the board adopt student bill of rights resolution number two for the 202526 school year. Thank you very much. Uh Mr. Yang, are there any blue cards on this item? Board President, there's no blue card on this item. Thank you very much. I will entertain a motion to adopt resolution number two, the student bill of rights. So move. Moved by Mr. Yang. Seconded. Seconded by Miss Ballerini. Any board discussion on this? No. Thank you. Then we'll move to a vote. All those in favor, please say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Thank you. Thank you very much. All right. Next, we have student expulsion and involuntary transfer recommendations. Uh our first up is request for student expulsion. If anyone wishes to address the board in close session regarding a
007student expulsion, you say so. Seeing none, I will entertain a motion to approve the recommendation for student expulsion. So move. Moved by Mr. Yang. Good. Seconded by Miss Albiani. All those in favor, please say I. I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Next up is public comment for items not on the agenda. Mr. Yang, are there any blue card blue cards for any items not on the agenda? Board present. There is no blue car on this item. Excellent. Thank you very much. Then we will move to the consent calendar. Mr. Yang, are there any blue cards on any items on the consent calendar? Oh, I'm sorry agenda. President, there's no blue card in this item as well. Thank you very much. Then I will entertain a motion to approve items 1 through 30 on the
008consent agenda. So move. Moved by Mr. Yang. Second. Seconded by Miss Ballerini. All those in favor, please say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Thank you. Bargaining units. Are there any bargaining units wish wishing to address the board? I see one. You uh all right, then we move right on to reports and discussion items. First up is Elkrove Unified School District Community Facilities District 202526 tax report and first reading of ordinance number one 202526. Uh Dr. Coats. Good evening. Um, President Vargas, um, members of the board, Superintendent Hoffman, um, staff and public who are watching with us. Um, tonight I am here to present the first reading of the Elkrove Unified School District Community Facilities District 2025 2026 tax report um, ordinance number one. So, the facilities and planning staff has prepared the um
0092025 2026 Elkrove Unified School District community facilities district tax report which sets the tax rate for each parcel within the district. The rate is based on information on each parcel in the district and tax formulas established by the passage of measure A on April 28th, 1987 and again on March 10th, 1998 with amendments. The tax report will be used by the county of Sacramento to prepare tax bills and collect tax revenues for the 2526 tax year. The Melus Act requires the board acting on behalf of the Elkrove Unified School District Community Facilities District number one adopt the tax report at a regular as a regular agenda item. The act requires that action taken by the board is in the form of adopting an ordinance. Ordinance number one 2526 when adopted by the board allows the
010administration to make changes to the tax report in response to appeals from taxpayers or otherwise to correct errors in the application the special tax to particular parcels. Uh we are requesting that the board conduct a first reading of ordinance number one for 2025 2026 exhibit A. The board um would conduct and should conduct a final reading and adoption uh of the ordinance on August 5th, 2025. Public notices for today's meeting were placed in the Elkrove Citizen on June 11th, 2025 and July 25th, 2025. The financial plan uh adopted on January 26, 1987 allows for the appeal of the tax rate for a parcel. The board should receive input from the public regarding an appeals for a specific tax for a parcel of the land only. The actual tax formula cannot be appealed since the formula
011was estab established by the electorate when they approved measure A. and all appeals should be directed to the administration for consideration and the board um are asking the board to proceed with the adoption of tax report and ordinance number one um against exhibit A. The 2526 task report continues the current and maximum tax rate of $45.84 per year for existing development and $117.84 per year for future development per equivalent taxable unit. according to the manner specified in resolution number 27 1986 through87 due to the March 10th 1998 bond election future development occurring from July 1st 1998 through June 30th 2001 will be assessed at $180 per year per taxable unit and future development occurring July 1st 2001 um Ford will be assessed $200 per year per taxable unit lot of information. The attached summary of
012the tax report indicates preliminary tax revenue information. Um once received, the report will be delivered to the Sacramento County Auditor's office no later than August 8th. Um the senior citizen disabled person tax reduction period closed on June 30th, 2025. Those who did not renew by that date did um will have their reductions deleted from the tax role. Um we are asking that the board um one receive the 2526 Elkrove Unified School District Communities facility district tax report um receive any input from property owners appealing specific parcel tax and then conduct the first reading and we would bring this back on August 5th um for adoption. Thank you very much. Uh Mr. Yang, are there any blue cards on this item? for president. There's no blue on this item. Thank you. Then I'll move to board
013member questions and comments. We'll start with Miss Baldwin. Miss Moore, Miss Berini. No comments. Any comments for you? Okay. Miss Yang, Miss Davies. All right. Thank you. The report is received and we look forward to hearing from you again August 5th. All right. Next up, public hearings. Uh, tentative agreement between Elkrove Unified School District and the National Union of Healthcare Workers 2425 and 2526. Mr. Riley. Thank you, President Vargas, members of the board. Mr. Hoffman. It's my pleasure to ask for public hearing and approval of the tentative agreement between the Elkrove Unified School District and the National Union of Health Healthcare Workers, NUHW, for the 2425 and 2526 school years. Um, this agreement has been ratified by a vote of the NUHW membership. In addition, education code section 3540.2 two stipulates a fiscal review by
014the Sacramento County Office of Education of negotiated agreements to determine the financial impact of the agreement on the district budget. The AB1200 report which provides the financial analysis of the tentative agreement is attached was submitted to Skoey and was approved by Skoey. The EGS EGUSD board is now asked to approve or ratify the attached 2425 and 2526 tentative agreement. The EGUSD board president has asked to announce and open the public hearing with a request for anyone who wishes to speak to the NUHW tentative agreement to please come forward. After listening to any speakers, the board president should close the public hearing. After closing the public hearing, the board should be asked to take action to approve or ratify the tentative agreement. Thank you very much. I'd like to open the public hearing. Mr. Yang, are
015there any blue cards on this item? Board President, there's no blue card on this item. Very well. Then I will close the public hearing and entertain a motion to approve the tentative agreement between Elkrove Unified School District and the National Union of Healthcare Workers for the 2024 25 and 2526 school years. So move. Moved by Mr. Yang. Second. Seconded by Miss Berini. All those in favor, please say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Thank you very much. Next up is action to approve the unit recognition and representation agreement with the Elkrove Supervisory Classified employees. Exy. Uh, Mr. Riley, thank you very much. Uh the unit recognition and represent representation agreement between the Elkrove Supervisory classified employees and Elkrove Unified School District consistent with the Educational Employment Relations Act provides that EGUSD will voluntarily recognize
016EGS as the exclusive representative of the supervisory employee positions listed in the EXI agreement contingent upon the complete satisfaction of all the terms and conditions included in the agreement. The contingent provisions include the negotiation of and the ratification by both parties of EXC collective bargaining agreement between EXC and EGUSD. As such, the EGUS EGUSD board is asked to approve or ratify the attached EXC agreement. The EGUSD board president is asked to announce and open the public hearing with a request for anyone who wishes to speak regarding XC's recognition and representation agreement and to have them come forward and after listening to any speakers um asked to close the public hearing. After closing the hearing, the board is asked to consider take action to approve or ratify the EXC recognition and representation agreement. This agreement will
017be referred to as the EXC agreement. Thank you very much. I'd like to open the public hearing. Mr. Yang, are there any blue cards on this item? Board President, there's no blue card on this item. Very well. Then I'll close the public hearing and entertain a motion to approve the unit recognition and representation agreement with the Elkrove Supervisory Classified employees. So moved by Mr. Yang, second. Seconded by Miss Baldwin. All those in favor, please say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Thank you very much. Thank you. Next up, we have the amendment agreements for non-represented employees. Miss Butmaster, take it away. Good evening, President Vargas, trustees, Superintendent Hoffman. Um, I'm here tonight to bring forward the amendment agreements for non-represented employees. Um, the law requires that I read out the terms so everyone get
018a little comfortable. California Government Code section 54953C3 requires that a verbal summary of the proposed compensation and fringe benefits be given to the public prior to final board action on certain employment agreements. The amendment agreements for the 2024 2025 and 2025 2026 school years for Deputy Superintendent Business Services and Facilities, Deputy Superintendent Education Services and Schools, Associate Superintendent of Labor Relations and Student Support, two assistant superintendent, three executive directors of student support, chief financial officer, chief human resources officer, and chief technology officer. require board action in open session to extend the term of their employment agreements, increase salary schedules, including contingency provisions, and for movement on their respective salary schedules unless they are on the top step of their salary schedule or on a 2-year step. Whereas all eligible represented employees in the district automatically
019receive step and column advances effective July 1st, the salary schedule step advances and increases and contract term extensions for unrepresented contracted employees must be approved by the board in open session at a regular school board meeting. Each of the proposed amendment agreements contain the following material terms. A term the term of the proposed amendment employment agreements for deputy superintendent business services and facilities, deputy superintendent education services and schools, associate superintendent labor relations and student support, two assistant superintendent, three executive directors of student support, chief financial officer, chief human resources officer, and chief technology officer shall be extended one year and shall expire on June 30th, 2028. unless terminated on an earlier date by the parties or extended by the parties. The next section is compensation. The salary for these unrepresented employees shall align with the
020step increments and the 202425 and 202526 salary schedules attached to their represent their respective amendment agreements as attachment a 2024 2025 salary schedule ongoing increase 2%. for the 20242025 school year. Effective retroactive to July 1, 2024 and consistent with attachment A to the amendment agreements, the 2024 20225 salary schedule shall be increased by 2% on an ongoing basis. In addition, for the 2024 2022 school year, a one-time off the schedule payment of $1,000 shall be paid to offset the cost of health and welfare benefits. 2025 20226 compensation and contingency language effective retroactive to July 1 2025 1% shall be added to the 2024 20225 salary schedule consistent with the 20252026 salary schedule included in the amendment agreements as attachment A 2025 20226. The next section is one-time off compensation for 20252026 school year. Second 1%
021effective July 1, 2025. For the 2025 20226 school year, non-represented employees shall receive a second 1% allocation for the 20252026 school year based on the 2024 2025 salary schedule and the employees 2025 2026 salary schedule placement as a one-time off-schedule payment that will be issued by the district. This one-time off-schedule compensation allocation will be prrated for part-time part-year status. To be eligible for this one-time offsets schedule salary compensation allocation, the employee must be in paid status on September 30th, 2025. This one-time off-schedule compensation allocation shall be calculated based on the individual employees base salary consistent with their applicable July 1, 2025 salary schedule placement. This calculation shall not be based on additional compensation factors. The next section is 2025 2026 contingency conversion to ongoing second 1% revenue and expenditure contingencies. Effective retroactive to July 1,
0222025. If the district's first interim budget in December 2025 includes all of the following. If a student enrollment if student enrollment increases as compared to the 2024 2025 school year by a minimum of an additional 350 students and if the district maintains a minimum of 62 and 510% unduplicated pupil count UPC for the 20252026 school year and if the district maintains a 2025 20226 average daily attendance ADA rate of 94% % and if the district is able for the 20252026 school year as compared to the 2024 2025 school year to reduce general fund expenditures for non-public agency NPA contracts resulting in net savings after backfill employment of district employees of 7 million and $500,000 and to reduce the district operating costs under the following budget code ranges: 4,000s 5,000s and 6,000s within district departments by
023$2 million. The next section is 202526 contingency conversion to ongoing implementation second 1%. Effective retroactive to July 1, 2025. If both the revenue and expenditure contingencies in section 3B are satisfied, then this one-time offset 2025 20226 1% increase described in section 3B of this agreement for the 20252026 school year shall be null and void and instead such value will be con shall be converted effective retroactive to July 1, 2025 to an ongoing 1% increase to each cell on the applicable employees 2024 2025 salary schedule on an ongoing basis consistent with attachment B 2025 20226 contingency salary schedule section 3B. If the contingency factors needed for conversion to an ongoing increase for 2025 2026 are not achieved, section B, excuse me, section 3 BA and 3B shall not be implemented. Amendment agreement attachment B contingent contingency
024salary schedule section 3B. This contingency 2025 2026 ongoing increase shall not be allocated to stipens. Revenue contingency for ongoing increase for 2026 20252026 school year of an additional 1%. Effective retroactive to July 1 2025 for the 2025 20226 school year and calculated after the second principal attendance period P2 in May 2026 and no later than June 2026. If the district has an equivalent to a 20252026 average daily attendance ADA rate of 95% or more including the revenue value of the state attendance recovery allocation, then an additional 1% increase shall be added to each cell based on the 2024 2025 applicable employee salary schedule on an ongoing basis consistent with attachment C 20252026 contingency salary schedule section Section 3 C amendment agreement attachment C contingent salary schedule section 3C. This additional 1% contingency increase when combined
025with the section 3A 1% ongoing increase and the section 3B 1% contingency provision if applicable shall be added to the 2024 2025 salary schedules for a maximum increase of an overall 3% increase for the 2025 2026 salary schedule. If the contingency factor for this additional 1% ongoing increase for 20252026 included in section 3C is not achieved, section 3C shall not be implemented. This additional contingency 2025 2026 1% ongoing increase shall not be allocated to stipens. As a result, the following constitutes each employees pay on the following effective dates for the 20252026 school year. Effective July 1, 2025. For the 2025 202266 school year, the following employees shall receive the following base salary consistent with their applicable 2025 2026 salary schedule and step placement. Deputy Superintendent of Business Services and Facilities shall continue on step nine
026and their base salary at step nine shall be $35,394. Deputy Superintendent of Educational Services and Schools shall continue on step 11 and their base salary at step 11 shall be $311,00052. Associate Superintendent of Labor Relations and Student Support shall continue on step 11 and their base salary at step 11 shall be $275,822. Assistant Superintendent Chad Schwitzer shall continue on step 9 and their base salary at step 9 shall be $223,829. Assistant Superintendent Jen Jennifer Ay shall continue on step 11 and their base salary at step 11 shall be $228,35. Executive director school supports Amri Singh shall continue on step 13 and their base salary at step 13 shall be $217,463. Executive Director School Supports Lisa Lavasser shall move to step eight and their base salary at step eight shall be $21,57. Executive Director School supports
027Travis E. Travis Collier shall continue on step nine and their base salary at step 9 shall be $29,999. Chief Financial Officer shall move to step eight and their base salary at step eight shall be $212,447. Chief human resources officer shall continue on step 9 and their base salary at step 9 shall be $197,3. Chief technology officer shall move to step four and their base salary at step four shall be $195,139. This concludes the summary of the following cabinet addendum agreements. Deputy superintendent business services and facilities. K. Coats third amendment agreement. Deputy superintendent M. Serudi education services and schools. Amendment agreement. Associate superintendent D. Riley. Ninth amendment agreement. Assistant superintendent J. Ay. First amendment agreement. Assistant superintendent C. Schweitzer. Third amendment agreement. Uh, executive director school supports a sing first amendment. Executive director school supports Lisa
028Lavasser. First amendment. Executive director school supports E. Travis Collier. First amendment. Chief Financial Officer A. Watkins. Third Amendment. Chief Human Resources Officer C. Buckmaster. First amendment. Chief Technology Officer T. Barber. First amendment. Copies of the amendment agreements are available upon request. Well done. I'm a distance runner. Thank you very much. All right. With that said, I'll open the public comment. Uh, and Mr. Yang, are there any blue cards on this item? Board President, there is no blue card on this item. Thank you very much. Then I will close public comment and entertain a motion to approve the amendment agreements for 2425 and 202526 school years for the following non-represented employees. Number one, deputy superintendent, business services and facilities. Number two, deputy superintendent, education services and schools. Number three, associate superintendent for labor relations and student
029support. Number four, two assistant superintendent. Number five, three executive directors for student support. Number six, chief financial officer. Number seven, chief uh chief human resources officer. And number eight, chief technology officer. So moved. Moved by Miss Ballerini. Second. Seconded by Mr. Yang. Any discussion? All right. All those in favor, please say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Thank you very much. All right. Before we move on to the next item, this just feels like an appropriate point to say thank you to all of you for everything that you do. Um, we are incredibly grateful to have you supporting our students. Um, and we just don't have the opportunity to say it enough. So, thank you. All right. Next item. Ninth amendment agreement for superintendent a non-represented employee. Miss Buckmaster again. All right. So, we
030get to go through through um this again. So, um, as I shared earlier, government California government's code section 54953C3 requires that a verbal summary of the proposed compensation and fringe benefits be given to the public prior to final board action on certain employment agreements. Approval of the ninth employment agreement for the 2024, 2022, and 2025 20226 school years for the superintendent requires board action. The ninth amendment agreement for the superintendent contains the following material terms. Compensation. The salary for the superintendent shall align with the step increment and the 2024 20225 and the 2025 20226 salary schedules attached to his ninth amendment agreement as attachment A for the 2024 2025 school year effective retroactive July 1, 2024 and consistent with attachment A to the amendment agreement. The 2024 20225 salary schedule shall be increased by 2%
031on an ongoing basis. In addition, for the 2024 2025 school year, a one-time off the schedule payment of $1,000 shall be paid to offset the cost of health and welfare benefits. The 20252026 compensation and contingency language included in the ninth amendment agreement provides the following. Effective retroactive to July 1, 2025, 1% shall be added to the superintendent salary schedule consistent with the 2025 20226 salary schedule described as attachment A 20252026 to the 9th amendment agreement. Effective July 1, 2025 for the 20252026 school year, the superintendent shall receive a second 1% allocation for the 20252026 school year based on the 2024 2022 salary schedule and the superintendent's 20252026 salary schedule placement as a one-time off-schedule payment that will be issued by the district. This one-time off-schedule compensation allocation will be prrated for part-time part-year status. To
032be eligible for this one-time off-schedule salary compensation allocation, the superintendent must be in paid status on September 30th, 2025. This one-time off-schedule compensation allocation shall be calculated based on the superintendent's base salary consistent with his applicable July 1, 2025 salary schedule placement. This calculation shall not be based on additional compensation factors effective retroactive to July 1, 2025 if the district's first interim budget in December 2025 includes all of the following. If student enrollment increases as compared to the 2024 2025 school year by at minimum an additional 350 students and if the district maintains a minimum of 62 and 510% and duplicated pupil count UPC for the 20252026 school year and if the district maintains a 20252026 average daily attendance ADA rate of 94% and if the district is able for the 2025 20226 school year
033as compared to the 2024 2025 school year to reduce general fund expenditures for non-public agencies NPA contracts resulting in net savings after backfill employment of district employees of 7 million and500 excuse me 7 million500,000 and to reduce the district operating costs under the following budget code ranges 400s 5000s and 6000s within district departments by $2 million effect effective retroactive to July 1, 2025. If both the revenue and expenditure contingencies in section 3BA are satisfied, then this one-time offset 20252026 1% increase described in section 3B of this agreement for the 20252026 school year shall be null and void and instead such value shall be converted effective retroactive to July 1, 2025 to an ongoing 1% increase to each cell on the attached 2024 or 2025 superintendent salary schedule on an ongoing basis consistent with attachment B
0342025 20226 contingency salary schedule section 3B. If the contingency factors needed for conversion to an ongoing increase for 2025 2026 are not achieved, section 3BA and 3BB shall not be implemented. Attachment B contingency salary schedule section 3B. This contingency 20252026 ongoing increase shall not be allocated to stipens effective retroactive to July 1 2025 for the 2025 2026 school year and calculated after the second principal attendance period P2 in May 2026 and no later than June 2026 if the district has an equivalent to a 2025 20226 average daily attendance ADA rate of9 95% or more including the revenue value of the state attendance recovery allocation. Then an additional 1% increase shall be added to each cell based on the 2024 2025 superintendent salary schedule on an ongoing basis consistent with attachment C 20252026 contingency salary schedule
035section 3C. Attachment C contingency salary schedule section 3C. This additional 1% contingency increase when combined with the section 3A 1% ongoing increase and the section 3B 1% contingency provision if applicable shall be added to the 2024 2025 salary schedules for a maximum increase of an overall 3% increase for the 2025 2026 salary schedule. If the contingency factor for this additional 1% ongoing increase for 2025 20226 included in section 3C is not achieved, section 3C shall not be implemented. This additional contingency 20252026 1% ongoing increase shall not be allocated to stipens effective July 1, 2025 for the 20252026 school year. The superintendent shall receive the following base salary consistent with their applicable 2025 2026 salary schedule and step placement. Superintendent shall continue on step 9 and their base salary at step 9 shall be $454,413. Copies
036of the ninth amendment agreement will be available on upon request. Thank you very much. I'd like to now open the public comment. Mr. Yang, are there any blue cards on this item? President, there is no blue on this item. Very well. Then I will close the public comment and entertain a motion to approve the ninth amendment to the superintendent's employment agreement. So move. Moved by Mr. Yang. Second. Seconded by Miss Ballerini. All those in favor, please say I. I. Any opposed? Motion carries unanimously. Thank you. Thank you very much. All right, that concludes our action items for the evening. Our last item is board member and superintendent board member and superintendent reports. Mr. Superintendent, anything? Yeah, just very quickly, um I I appreciate you um taking the time to to recognize the cabinet team um
037they are phenomenal. Um and I appreciate the work that they do every day and I appreciate the board um their support and vote of confidence by proving their contracts um this evening and um obviously that goes um for me as well. So, I appreciate uh the partnership, the work we're doing together and team. Thank you very much for all you do. Thank you. Uh any board member reports? All right. Seeing none, then we have no further business at this meeting. So, I will adjourn at 6:48 p.m.