Molly Parks

The meeting agenda includes a closed session for personnel, legal, and student discipline matters. The open session covers the Superintendent's report, student trustee reports, and board members' reports. Key business includes the report on the Local Control Accountability Plan indicators and its approval, adoption of the 2026-27 budget, public hearings on easement agreements with PG&E and the City of Santa Cruz, and approval of the Peartree + Belli Architects proposal for Harbor High School. Consent items involve various reports, budget transfers, personnel actions, and numerous professional service contracts and master agreements, as well as multiple bond-related projects including surveys, equipment quotes, and construction proposals.

The meeting includes a closed session covering personnel matters and labor negotiations. Open session agenda items feature a Local Control Accountability Plan update and public hearing, a presentation and public hearing for the 2026-2027 preliminary budget, and various business actions including change orders and construction lease agreements for Westlake Elementary. The board will also consider resolutions regarding election ordering and a request for state support for student achievement. Additionally, the agenda lists multiple consent items covering educational services contracts, personnel actions, and bond projects such as HVAC upgrades, solar installations, and furniture procurement for various school sites.

The board meeting agenda includes closed session items regarding personnel matters, collective bargaining, and employee discipline. Public session topics feature reports from the superintendent, student representatives, and board members. Specific business items involve public hearings on the Local Control Accountability Plan and the preliminary 2026-2027 budget, as well as approvals for various construction change orders and lease agreements for Westlake Elementary School. Additionally, the board will consider resolutions regarding election procedures, student academic performance support, and consent agenda items covering contracts, vendor warranties, and infrastructure improvements such as safety sensors and furniture procurement for multiple school sites.

The Board of Education meeting agenda includes closed session items concerning personnel leaves, resignations, appointments, employee discipline, and a performance evaluation for the Superintendent. Open session business features a study session focused on the budget, which encompasses discussion of the Governor's May Revise, the 2026-27 district budget, long-term fiscal projections, and the budget development process.

The SCCS Vision 2030 initiative by Santa Cruz City Schools establishes a committee to proactively address declining student enrollment. Comprising school staff, parents, and community members, this 'Think Tank' analyzes enrollment impacts and aims to develop comprehensive strategies for optimal resource allocation. The ultimate goal is to provide recommendations to the superintendent to best serve students over the next decade and beyond, envisioning the future of schools with adaptable strategies based on enrollment projections.