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District staff explained the LVN contract will deliver dedicated health services for multiple students requiring intensive daily medical interventions. A staff member presenting Melanie’s item explained the LVN will perform health-care interventions for designated students; the board approved the contract 4–0.
Separately, Director of Nutritional Services Chuck Helm discussed a new partnership with the Chef Anne Foundation and a related career-catalyst worksite agreement that allows participating staff or external participants to be paid through the Career Catalyst structure without cost to the district. Helm said the program will begin mid-to-late October and that eight district internal staff and one external participant had signed on during initial orientation. Trustees approved the agreement 4–0.
Why it matters: the LVN contract provides legally required medical support for students with intensive health needs; the Chef Anne agreement creates paid culinary career training and staffing capacity through an external funder without adding recurring district payroll costs.
Ending: Both contracts were approved unanimously and staff said implementation timelines would be provided to the board as services begin.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","SRUSD Board Meeting - Sept. 24th, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Santa Rita board approved a contract to provide a licensed vocational nurse for students with intensive medical needs and an agreement with Chef Anne Foundation to support paid career-catalyst worksite opportunities.","taxTitle","Santa Rita Union Elementary, School Districts, California","taxId",68282,"location","California","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5974558,"CSEA submits sunshine proposal; board approves district’s sunshine to open successor negotiations",1479,3973000,5452000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5837690-d09be2ee3a4990588d97b45191ffae95&start=3973&end=5452","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5837690-d09be2ee3a4990588d97b45191ffae95/thumbnail_3973000.jpg","/articles/5974558/California/CSEA-submits-sunshine-proposal-board-approves-districts-sunshine-to-open-successor-negotiations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5974558-fac18b5aaec25912b36d2f1e577940f6/orig.mp4?Expires=1774805516&Signature=RRu2Uc9Mi4h-04e90B81wXWM38eSeqb8MqpO3Iuv983ALCNS-JX5nt92b43w~FdGKgFIXFsP4i90~zKLyHAMaiAK1vvKsqOZzQGeobq~CVX9t6foZfIBsU6-DhvnUsGNj4cbDs7Qya4oy~iSb9Ya3-nLhq6TTt-jgJK1BYCw29DMJCDOuV7l~erOGruYqQBLQyyNyFyE7ihXNglMeFeML~LN2H3ma7-wh9O-ZQraQtYEMlDen0tXQBmQfmOLiRozm-tYCMs-2dxLuhE2eDCAAsEmxV-ohOWpOxms7L~Td2xwckWyU0OVzx36gim6hbIHwjjRtAxuZ~3q8AV4RobxWw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Santa Rita chapter of the California School Employees Association formally submitted its initial sunshine proposal for 2025–2028 successor negotiations during public comment Tuesday, and trustees approved the district’s reciprocal sunshine proposal and the motion to open negotiations.
Juana Casillas, chapter president of CSEA Santa Rita chapter, told trustees, “In accordance with section 3547 of the government code, I'm here to formally present and submit CSCA's initial sunshine proposal for negotiations with the district for the upcoming successor negotiations 2025 through 2028.”
Why it matters: the sunshine exchange is the legal first step in public-sector labor negotiations under California law; it frames articles the union intends to reopen or revise and signals bargaining priorities.
Details: Casillas said the chapter seeks fair and transparent negotiations to improve working conditions for classified staff. The district’s sunshine submission, presented by district staff, proposed opening the classified salary schedule to include current classifications, reviewing the classified evaluation form and adding an evaluation form for classroom‑based positions. Trustees voted 4–0 to approve the district’s sunshine proposal and to begin negotiations; district staff said bargaining dates were already scheduled to begin the next week.
Discussion and next steps: staff indicated Claudia and Rosa would participate on the district negotiating team and that the superintendent was scheduling bargaining sessions. No tentative agreement or contract terms were adopted at this meeting.
Ending: The board’s action authorizes formal bargaining sessions to proceed; both sides will exchange proposals and meet privately during negotiation sessions as permitted by law.","The Santa Rita CSEA chapter formally submitted its initial sunshine proposal under Government Code section 3547; the board approved the district’s sunshine proposal and voted to open successor contract negotiations with CSEA chapter 503.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},5974563,"Santa Rita to retire 'Indians' mascot under AB 3074; students selecting new name ahead of 2026 deadline",922,5477000,6399000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5837690-d09be2ee3a4990588d97b45191ffae95&start=5477&end=6399","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5837690-d09be2ee3a4990588d97b45191ffae95/thumbnail_5477000.jpg","/articles/5974563/California/Santa-Rita-to-retire-Indians-mascot-under-AB-3074-students-selecting-new-name-ahead-of-2026-deadline","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/5974563-417695cff60fc05c830cf69784bbbc62/orig.mp4?Expires=1774805516&Signature=ESyvuhN0JrCXWhQ~YuIfWzhzmgz1Gj1AFdNsiUwFhypaMrNUQZ7Pjh2bS2tebqf9ou1xDD9ns~0xSszrbql3lNTO7KGBWjbz4-qvqak~L3dX8km4jd12ivGPPRwvVotLhW6sum7hT~KyE88BEMiWQwxdW6AcW~MVz1ZbuNiUQk-ZgW-2BJcc-zoSlwbhABVua71JhrT64sY8AQTuwES9LylCvbcARvLpInbMMO6zDuTMFzXcvPzuGM4Jlps7T~I3qixOzpnjtyI-uitlcxIV7qz5k8LdTQIBpbIddCsumzVGZSt8pDrmFkHy3PcfmDJngcD5u8JEoyqpaUhVObQ3FQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Santa Rita Union School District presented a background briefing Tuesday on the history of the Santa Rita “Indians” mascot and on the process leading to a student‑driven selection of a new mascot after Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 3074 into law.
A staff member leading the presentation told the board, “Assembly Bill 3074...prohibits California public schools from using the term Indian as a mascot, team name, or a nickname, and it requires schools to retire the designation and to transition to culturally respective alternatives by 07/01/2026.”
Why it matters: AB 3074 establishes a statutory deadline for schools to retire mascots using the term “Indian.” Santa Rita’s approach emphasizes student participation and historical context: third- through fifth-graders have researched options and will submit finalists for the board’s consideration at the first October meeting.
Presentation highlights: staff traced the name’s local history — usages dating back to early newspapers and local baseball teams in the early 20th century — and presented archival photos from the Salinas Public Library’s Laverne Wilcox collection. The presenter noted oral-history connections from former students and community members and suggested the board consider a plaque acknowledging local Indigenous homelands when announcing the new mascot.
Board reaction: trustees expressed a range of views. One board member described the change as an example of evolving community standards: “We evolve with understanding,” they said, and praised the district’s plan to have current students propose the new mascot. Another trustee suggested producing a central online resource of local historical and cultural field-trip opportunities to support teachers.
Next steps: students’ finalists will be presented at the October board meeting, and the district will retire the existing designation by the statutory deadline of July 1, 2026. Staff also proposed a commemorative plaque acknowledging Indigenous peoples who historically inhabited the Salinas Valley.
Ending: The board received the informational presentation; no formal adoption of a new mascot was taken at the meeting.
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Zamurdio told the board the district also faces a separate accounting action by the state involving Expanded Learning Opportunities Program funds. “The funds that they took back this year were $3,700,000,” she said, and officials have filed an appeal. She added, “They did email me back, and they said that the penalties...they’re not gonna process those until 25/26.”
Why it matters: the unaudited actuals finalize last year’s cash flows and constrain how the district can plan next year’s one-time and ongoing spending. The ELOP recapture and any penalty could materially change available funds for programs if the state does not adjust the assessment on appeal.
Board members heard a line-by-line summary of variances between the board-approved budget and actuals. Zamurdio attributed revenue increases mainly to a higher final enrollment used in the three-year funding average and to a $1.1 million boost in interest earnings. She described timing differences — purchases and construction that occurred after July 1 — as the primary reason some budgeted expenditures appear as year-to-year variances rather than permanent savings.
Zamurdio described the ELOP issue in detail: the state recouped $3.7 million this year as unspent allocations for multi‑year ELOP apportionments, and the district’s auditors required the district to book an additional penalty estimate as part of last year’s closing entries. The district’s internal calculation of a possible penalty is approximately $4.4 million; district staff said they have filed an appeal and are seeking clarification from CDE, noting the state’s own guidance that a penalty should not exceed the original allocation.
Discussion and next steps: staff told trustees they had submitted documentation, including days of service and preliminary program expenses, to the state and its consultants and were seeking a waiver or reduction in the assessed penalty. Zamurdio said the district will not assume those funds are available for planning until the state responds.
Formal action: The board voted 4–0 to approve the unaudited actuals report and related resolutions; Zamurdio will continue to pursue the appeal and update the board if the state modifies its recapture or penalty calculations.
Ending: District staff said current cash-flow forecasting shows the district is not deficit-spending for 2025–26 even under the worst-case accounting entries, but a favorable outcome to the appeal would free resources identified now as restricted or payable.
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