February 5, 2026 Board of Education Meeting
AMENDED AGENDA PACKET: Please scroll down to view individually linked agenda items.
1.0 OPEN SESSION / CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL
2.0 ANNOUNCEMENT AND PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION
Additional Written Public Comment
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) Existing litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(1) of Government Code section 54956.9 (OAH Case No. 2025110306, OAH Case No. 2025091027, & OAH Case No. 2025080781)
3.2 Government Code 54957.6 (a) and (b) Negotiations/Collective Bargaining SCTA SEIU, TCS, Teamsters, UPE, Non-Represented/Confidential Management (Cancy McArn)
3.3 Government Code 54957 – Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release/Complaint
3.4 Government Code 54956.8-Conference with Real Property Negotiators
a) Property:3301 37th Avenue and 3200 37th Avenue, Sacramento, California 95824, Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APNs) 025-0202-005-0000 and 025-0231-009-0000 Agency Negotiator: Chris Ralston, Assistant Superintendent, Facilities Support Services Negotiating Parties: Sacramento City Unified School District and La Familia Counseling Center, Inc. Under Negotiation: Price and terms of potential sale of property (Chris Ralston)
b) Property: 401 1st Ave, Sacramento, California 95818 Assessor’s Parcel Numbers (APN) 009-0237-017-0000 Agency Negotiator: Chris Ralston, Assistant Superintendent, Facilities Support Services Negotiating Parties: Sacramento City Unified School District and 401 1st Avenue LLC Under Negotiation: Price and terms of acquisition of property (Chris Ralston)
3.5 Government Code section 54957—Public Employment, Evaluation, Appointment Title: Superintendent
4.0 CALL BACK TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4.1 The Pledge of Allegiance
4.2 Broadcast Statement
4.3 Stellar Student introduced by Board Member Taylor Kayatta
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.
8.1 Items Subject or Not Subject to Closed Session:
8.1a Approve Grants Entitlements and Other Income Agreements (Lisa Grant-Dawson)
8.1c Approve Contracts Report >$15,000 (Lisa Grant-Dawson)
8.1d Approve Personnel Transactions (Jake Hansen)
8.1e Adoption of Resolution No. 3549 – Delegation of Project Authorized Signer (Chris Ralston)
8.1g Approve Resolution No. 3551: Resolution Regarding Board Stipends (Superintendent Lisa Allen)
8.1h Approve Resolution No. 3552: Resolution Regarding Board Stipends (Superintendent Lisa Allen)
8.1i Approve Resolution No. 3553: Resolution Regarding Board Stipends (Superintendent Lisa Allen)
8.1j Approve Resolution No. 3554: Resolution Regarding Board Stipends (Superintendent Lisa Allen)
9.0 COMMUNICATIONS
9.1 Employee Organization Reports:
- SCTA
- SEIU
- TCS
- Teamsters
- UPE AFSA Local 154-AFL-CIO
9.2 District Advisory Committees:
- Student Advisory Council
- Community Advisory Committee
- District English Learner Advisory Committee
- Local Control Accountability Plan/Parent Advisory Committee
- Black/African American Advisory Board
- Community Schools Advisory Committee
- American Indian Education Program Parent Committee
9.3 Board Committee Reports
9.4 Student Member Report (Maggie Kemper)
9.5 Superintendent’s Report (Lisa Allen)
9.6 President’s Report (Tara Jeane)
9.7 Information Sharing by Board Members
10.0 SPECIAL PRESENTATION
10.1 Black History Month Celebration (Ashley Alexander and Erinn Leone)
10.2 African American Studies Update (Ashley Alexander and Julie Law-Marin)
11.0 BOARD WORKSHOP/ STRATEGIC INITIATIVE
11.1 Fiscal Solvency Plan Update (Lisa Grant-Dawson)
11.2 Early Learning and Care Update (Erin Findley)
11.3 Dependent Charter Fiscal Distress and Potential Closure (Amanda Goldman, Ed.D)
11.4 Open Enrollment Presentation (GioVonna Washington Woodfy)
12.0 PUBLIC HEARING
12.2 First Reading of Board Policy 1445: Response to Immigration (Board Member Jasjit Singh)
13.0 SPECIAL PRESENTATION
13.1 Approve 7-11 Committee for McClaskey Adult Center Property (Nathaniel Browning)
14.0 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION/REPORTS
15.0 FUTURE BOARD MEETING DATES / LOCATIONS
- February 19, 2026, 4:45 p.m. Closed Session, 6:15 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Regular Workshop Meeting
- March 5, 2026, 4:45 p.m. Closed Session, 6:15 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Regular Workshop Meeting
16.0 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.