Nohemí Arroyo-Magaña

The board meeting agenda covered several critical items, including student discipline matters, labor negotiations, and legal consultations during closed session. The public session included recognitions for the Marysville High School men's basketball and wrestling teams, along with reports from various employee organizations and the superintendent. Key consent agenda items involved the ratification of Indian Education grants, special education service agreements with Placer Learning Center and San Joaquin County Office of Education, and professional development contracts with Greenfield Learning. Additionally, the board approved field trip requests for FFA student leadership events and received various donations to district schools.

The Board of Trustees held a meeting to address various student matters, including expulsion contracts and reinstatements. Personnel actions included the approval of several job descriptions, staff reassignments, and the appointment of a new Director of Educational Services. Additionally, the Board ratified various service agreements and contracts for educational development and facilities maintenance, recognized students for academic achievements, and held a public hearing regarding developer fees and school facilities.

The Board meeting commenced with a roll call and subsequent approval of the agenda for the regular meeting. The session included closed sessions addressing student matters, labor negotiations, and conferring with legal counsel regarding anticipated, pending, and existing litigation, as well as personnel appointment/employment matters. Upon reconvening in open session, actions taken in closed session included the approval of resolutions regarding the non-reelection/release of temporary and probationary certified employees, and the approval of expulsion cases and suspended expulsion contracts for students. The Board also addressed several consent agenda items, approving resolutions for America's Reading Week and various curriculum additions (Punjabi courses, AP Research, Visual Storytelling). Further consent actions included ratifying Memoranda of Understanding with various entities, approving financial audit reports, and ratifying a change order for an office modernization project. In new business, the Board voted on a delegate for the CSBA Assembly, approved a side letter agreement with the Marysville Unified Teachers Association regarding new special education teachers, and publicly disclosed and approved initial negotiation proposals for the 2025-2026 term with CSEA Chapters #648 and #326. Additionally, the Board ratified an MOU with California State University, Chico, and approved the 2026-2027 student calendar.

The Board meeting addressed student disciplinary matters, including expulsions and stipulated expulsions. Key personnel actions were taken, such as the reclassification and reassignment of administrators, the non-reelection of probationary staff, and the creation of a new Nutrition Services Procurement Specialist position. The Board also reviewed presentations regarding the Local Control and Accountability Plan for both the district and the Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts. Additional items included the approval of various service agreements, athletic policy revisions, a transportation service plan, and the recognition of an administrator for an annual award.

The meeting included a 5:30 PM Open Session covering agenda approval and public comment procedures, followed by a Closed Session addressing student-related matters (expulsions, stipulated expulsions), labor negotiations, pending and existing litigation, and appointment/employment matters. The Regular Open Session commenced at 6:30 PM. Key discussion points included presentations on the Midyear Update to the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) and Local Control Funding Formula Budget Overview for the Marysville Joint Unified School District and the Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts. Consent items focused heavily on ratifying agreements for educational services, including independent contractor services for Medi-Cal billing, grief counseling, and professional development workshops for 2025-26 and 2026-27. Consent items also covered approvals for student field trips for FFA, Medical/Dental, and AVID students, as well as approvals for personnel actions (resignations, retirements, reassignments, seasonal athletics positions) and ratification of purchase orders from November 2025 through January 2026. New business included approving revisions to Board Policy Annex 6145.2 regarding Athletic Competition, approving a job description for a Nutrition Services Procurement Specialist, and approving the 2025-26 Transportation Plan.