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Votes at a glance: Humboldt Unified School District board approves dance team, field renaming, districtwide salary and staffing actions
Summary
At its public meeting the Humboldt Unified School District governing board approved a series of personnel and extracurricular measures: creation of a Bradshaw Mountain High School dance team, renaming Coyote Springs Elementary School baseball field to Shepherd Field, a proposed 3% salary increase districtwide, classroom site fund modifications to
The Humboldt Unified School District governing board approved several action items at its meeting. Brief summaries and formal outcomes follow. Vote tallies reflect the five board members present unless otherwise noted.
Votes at a glance
- Create dance team at Bradshaw Mountain High School — Approved Motion: "to approve creating a dance team at Bradshaw Mountain High School as presented." Mover: Board Member Maison; second: Board Member Sprague. Outcome: approved (board recorded "All in favor? Aye.").
- Rename Coyote Springs Elementary School baseball field to Shepherd Field — Approved Motion: "to rename Coyote Springs Baseball Field to Shepherd Field as presented." Mover: Board Member Unverick; second: Board Member Sprague. Outcome: approved.
- Districtwide salary/hours increase (proposed 3% across staff) — Approved Motion: "approve the proposed salary and hourly wage increases as presented." Mover: Board Member Sonbrick; second: Board Member Sprague. Outcome: approved.
- Classroom site fund distribution modification (add occupational/physical therapy assistants and 3.8 SLPAs) — Approved Motion: "approve the classroom site fund distribution to include the addition of occupational therapist assistants, physical therapist assistants, and speech language pathologist assistants for the 2025–26 school year and beyond as presented." Mover: Board Member Maison; second: Board Member Sprague. Outcome: approved.
- Classified staff rehire and substitute work‑agreement language for 2025–26 — Approved Motion: Board approved the substitute work agreement language and recommended rehire list for classified employees for 2025–26. Outcome: approved (mover and second recorded for motions as part of the consent/action agenda).
- Administrative and certified staff contracts for 2025–26 (second wave) — Approved Motion: "approve the administrative and certified staffing and issuing of contracts for the 2025–26 school year." Mover: Board Member Mazon; second: Board Member Sprague. Outcome: approved.
Details and context: Several of the personnel items followed earlier one‑on‑one meetings between board leadership and district staff and were presented as the administration’s recommended actions. The salary increase was described by the district CFO as the outcome of a budget process that aimed to minimize classroom impacts while delivering a targeted 3% increase. The classroom site fund modification added positions (noted in the record as 3.8 SLPAs plus placeholders should the district later hire occupational or physical therapy assistants).
Why it matters: The approvals affect staffing levels, compensation for district employees, student activities and school facility names. The salary and classroom funding decisions will take effect in the 2025–26 fiscal year and affect budgeting and staffing allocations.
What’s next: Staff will execute contracts, finalize the Classified/Certified lists and implement the approved changes for the 2025–26 school year. The board requested routine updates as needed.
