Alisal Union trustees approve three-year superintendent contract, second interim budget and multiple personnel actions

The Alisal Union School District Board of Trustees approved a three-year employment agreement for Monica Anzo and adopted the district's second interim budget report, along with a slate of personnel and administrative actions, during a regularly scheduled meeting (meeting date not specified).

The board voted to adopt the employment agreement that will run from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028, with an annual salary listed in the meeting materials as $263,000. Trustees amended the contract language to replace the word "classified" with "certificated" in the indicated paragraphs to reflect Anzo's certificated status. The board also voted to file the district's fiscal year 2024-25 second interim report with a positive certification.

Why it matters: the superintendent contract sets district leadership through the 2027-28 school year, and the second interim certification affirms the district's multiyear budget assumptions and required reserves as staff prepare the 2025-26 budget.

Key details and supporting items

- Superintendent contract: The board approved a three-year employment agreement for Monica Anzo beginning 07/01/2025 and ending 06/30/2028, with the salary figure and participation in district health and welfare plans described in the contract summary read into the record. During the motion the board directed an amendment changing instances of the term "classified" to "certificated" in the contract text.

- Second interim budget: Staff presented the second interim budget report for the period ending Jan. 31, citing planning factors (enrollment, funded ADA, unduplicated pupil percentage and a COLA of 1.07%). The presentation said the district projects an ending general fund balance and maintains a 10% minimum reserve. Staff recommended the board approve filing the 2024-25 second interim report with a positive certification.

- Other approved actions: the board approved a resolution for budgetary increases and transfers at second interim, approved a memorandum of understanding and revised job description for the district translator/interpreter classification, adopted a resolution reducing or eliminating certain classified positions for the 2025-26 school year, authorized destruction and reclassification of specified records, approved a software/agenda system agreement ("Diligent Cooperation for Community Platform"), and adopted new board policies and administrative regulations (Series 3000) covering business and noninstructional operations.

- Appointments reported after closed session: the board announced unanimous (4-0, Trustee Garcia absent) appointments of Avelina Navarrete as principal (effective 07/01/2025), Hema Ashleman as occupational therapist (effective immediately), Rosa Araguin de Salinas as community school site coordinator (effective immediately), and Jesus Valenzuela Felix as community school site coordinator (effective immediately).

Votes at a glance (as recorded in the meeting)

- Employment agreement, Monica Anzo (3-year contract starting 07/01/2025): motion passed in a line vote; Vice President Ocampo: yes; Clerk Beatriz Perez: yes; Trustee Gilpin Pareda: yes; Trustee Jimenez: yes. (Trustee Garcia absent for later roll calls.)

- Fiscal year 2024-25 second interim report (positive certification): motion passed; motion reported moved by Sierra Perez, second by Sierra Jimenez; roll calls recorded unanimous among members present.

- Resolution 2425116 (budgetary increases and transfers at second interim): motion passed (vote recorded as yes by present trustees).

- Memorandum of Understanding with CSEA chapter 577 (district translator/interpreter job description, and revised job description): motions passed on line votes.

- Resolution 242517 (reducing or eliminating certain classified positions for 2025-26): motion passed on line vote.

- Records destruction and reclassification (records damaged by water intrusion; reclassification from Class 1 to Class 3 for records meeting California regulation criteria): motions passed.

- Agreement for Diligent Cooperation (Community Platform / board meeting agenda system): motion passed.

- Adoption of new policies/administrative regulations Series 3000 (business and noninstructional operations): motion passed.

- Closed-session appointments: announced on reconvening to open session, each appointment approved on a 4-0 vote with Trustee Garcia absent.

Board comments and context

Trustees offered congratulations to Monica Anzo and took a brief break for attendees to offer personal congratulations. During the budget presentation, staff noted multiyear projections, step-and-column adjustments for eligible employees and that projections do not include unsettled salary negotiations. The presentation cited Education Code requirements for interim budget reporting.

What the board did not do

Board members did not indicate any further changes to the superintendent contract beyond the wording correction for certificated status, and no additional conditions were listed in the meeting materials read into the record. The meeting minutes show no substantive public opposition to the actions recorded in the roll calls.

Ending

Trustees adjourned the meeting after announcing the closed-session appointments. Several administrative and budget items were referred to future agendas for ongoing monitoring as the district advances the 2025-26 budget cycle.