August 20, 2026 Board of Education Meeting
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1.0 OPEN SESSION / CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL
2.0 ANNOUNCEMENT AND PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION
3.0 CLOSED SESSION
While the Brown Act creates broad public access rights to the meetings of the Board of Education, it also recognizes the legitimate need to conduct some of its meetings outside of the public eye. Closed session meetings are specifically defined and limited in scope. They primarily involve personnel issues, pending litigation, labor negotiations, and real property matters.
3.1 Government Code 54956.9 - Conference with Legal Counsel:
a) Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(2) of Government Code section 54956.9 (One Potential Case)
b) Initiation of litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(4) of Government Code section 54956.9 (One Potential Case)
c) Existing litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(1) of Government Code section 54956.9 (OAH Case No. 2026040528)
3.2 Government Code 54957.6 (a) and (b) Negotiations/Collective Bargaining SCTA SEIU, TCS, Teamsters, UPE, Non-Represented/Confidential Management (Dan Schallock)
3.3 Government Code 54957 – Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release/Complaint
3.4 Government Code 54957- Public Employee Appointment
(a) Approve- Instructional Assistant Superintendent
(b) Approve- Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High School Principal
3.5 Government Code 54956.8-Conference with Real Property Negotiators
(a) Property: 4625 44th Street, Sacramento, California 95820, Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APNs) 020-0301-001-0000 Agency Negotiator: Chris Ralston, Assistant Superintendent, Facilities Support Services Negotiating Parties: Sacramento City Unified School District and Mutual Housing California Under Negotiation: Price and terms of potential sale of property (Chris Ralston)
3.6 Government Code 54957—Public Employee Performance Evaluation Title: Superintendent
4.0 CALL BACK TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4.1 The Pledge of Allegiance
4.2 Broadcast Statement
5.0 ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION
6.0 AGENDA ADOPTION
7.0 PUBLIC COMMENT
Members of the public may address the Board on non-agenda items that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board. Public comment may be (1) emailed to publiccomment@scusd.edu; (2) submitted in writing through the district’s website at https://www.scusd.edu/submit-public-comment; or (3) provided in-person at the meeting. The submission deadline for written public comments shall be no later than noon on the day of the meeting. If you intend to address the Board in-person, please fill out a yellow card available at the entrance. Speakers may be called in the order that requests are received or grouped by subject area. We ask that comments are limited to two (2) minutes with no more than 15 minutes per single topic so that as many people as possible may be heard. By law, the Board is allowed to take action only on items on the agenda. The Board may, at its discretion, refer a matter to district staff or calendar the issue for future discussion.
8.0 CONSENT AGENDA
Generally routine items are approved by one motion without discussion. The Superintendent or a Board member may request an item be pulled from the consent agenda and voted upon separately.
8.1a Approve/Ratification of Grants, Entitlements, and Other Income Agreements (Gerardo Castillo)
8.1c Approve Personnel Transactions (Jake Hansen)
8.1e Approve Job Descriptions (Dan Schallock)
9.0 COMMUNICATIONS
9.1 Employee Organization Reports:
▪ SCTA
▪ SEIU
▪ TCS
▪ Teamsters
▪ UPE AFSA Local 154-AFL-CIO
9.2 Information Sharing by Board Members
10.0 INFORMATION ITEM
10.1 Opening of Schools (District Staff)
11.0 ACTION ITEMS
11.1 Fiscal Sustainability Plan Update (Gerardo Castillo & Chris Ralston)
11.2 Approve Contracts Report over $15,000 (Gerardo Castillo)
11.3 Approve Chief Academic Officer (Erin Findley) Employment Contract (Dan Schallock)
11.4 Approve Chief of Schools (Aprille Shafto) Employment Contract (Dan Schallock)
Special Education Non-Public Agency and Non-Public School Contracts for Board Approval
12.0 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION/REPORTS
13.0 FUTURE BOARD MEETING DATES / LOCATIONS
✔ September 3, 2026, 5:00 p.m. Closed Session, 6:30 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Regular Workshop Meeting
✔ September 17, 2026, 5:00 p.m. Closed Session, 6:30 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Regular Workshop Meeting
14.0 ADJOURNMENT
NOTE: The Sacramento City Unified School District encourages those with disabilities to participate fully in the public meeting process. If you need a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in the public meeting, please contact the Board of Education Office at (916) 643-9314 at least 48 hours before the scheduled Board of Education meeting so that we may make every reasonable effort to accommodate you. [Government Code § 54953.2; Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, § 202 (42 U.S.C. §12132)] Any public records distributed to the Board of Education relating to an open session item will be available for public inspection at the Serna Center, at 5735 47th Avenue, Sacramento, during normal business hours or on the District’s website at www.scusd.edu.