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Carpinteria USD board approves nonreelection of four probationary teachers amid union protests
Summary
The Carpinteria Unified School District board voted 5-0 on Feb. 25 to approve a resolution nonreelecting four certificated probationary employees. The decision drew extended public comment from the district employee union accusing the district of fiscal mismanagement and the replacement of program funding with legal and administrative spending.
The Carpinteria Unified School District Board of Trustees on Feb. 25 approved Resolution 25-935 to not reelect four certificated probationary employees for the 2025–26 school year.
The vote was taken by roll call and passed 5-0. Board members recorded as voting “aye” were Eric, Aaron, Sally, Jamie and the fifth board member present (roll call recorded five ayes; no abstentions or no votes were recorded). The board directed the superintendent or designee to deliver notices of nonreelection to the employees identified in the resolution.
The decision came after more than an hour of public comment focused on personnel, compensation and district finances. Jay Hotchner, who identified himself as the district employee…
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