Votes at a glance: Wiseburn Unified board approves compensation resolution, WFA tentative agreement and salary adjustments (5-0)

The Wiseburn Unified School District board held a series of formal votes at its Jan. 16 meeting. All recorded roll-call actions described below passed by unanimous recorded votes (5'00) unless noted otherwise in the transcript. Board members present at roll call were: Doctor Neil Goldman, Kathy Ligaspi, Mr. Martinez (first name not specified in the transcript), Ben Williams and Rebecca Hamper Cappy.

Votes and formal actions reported at the meeting

- Closed-session report: The board reported that in closed session it approved an amendment to a settlement agreement originally approved on Nov. 21, 2024 in matter 2024-2025 item b. The motion was made by board member Rebecca Hamper Cappy and seconded by Doctor Neil Goldman. The board president reported the vote as five in favor, zero against.

- Consent agenda: The board approved the consent agenda, items 9.1 through 9.15, by motion and second (motion from Board Member Nelson, second from Rebecca Hamper Cappy). The board announced the motion carried 5'00.

- School Accountability Report Cards (SARC): The board voted to approve the 2024 SARC documents. Motion recorded from Nelson with a second from Neil; vote recorded 5'00.

- Settlement (Item 10.2): The board approved a settlement agreement for OAH case number 2024110729. Motion and second were recorded and the board announced the item carried 5'00.

- Board member compensation (Item 10.3): The board adopted Resolution No. 24/25.25 authorizing implementation of board member compensation (the meeting transcript records a motion and second and a subsequent vote; the board carried the motion 5'00). Staff explained a second related policy reading (10.4) would follow the required policy-reading schedule.

- Tentative agreement with Wiseburn Faculty Association (WFA) (Item 10.5): The board approved the tentative agreement reached with WFA (motions from Neil and a second from Nelson recorded in the transcript). Vote recorded 5'00.

- Salary increases for non-represented certificated and non-represented classified employees (Items 10.6 and 10.7): The board approved salary adjustments for both groups together; motion from Neil and second from Nelson; vote recorded 5'00.

- Receive audit report (Item 11.1): The board voted to receive the audit report; motion from Nelson, second from Rebecca, recorded 5'00.

- Additional funds for a special-education contract (cross-country education) (Item 11.2): The board approved additional funding to cover a contracted service (covering a leave in the speech services team) charged to special education program funds; motioned and seconded, vote 5'00.

Procedural votes

- The board adopted the meeting agenda (voice votes recorded) and approved a minor agenda reordering to move a school-site presentation ahead of a special presentation so students could present earlier in the meeting. Those procedural motions passed by voice vote at the start of the meeting.

Vote records: the transcript records roll-call presence of five board members and repeated announcements of "Motion carries 5'00" for the major actions enumerated above. Where the transcript recorded mover and seconder, those names are listed above. Where specific mover/second names were not read at the moment of vote, the transcript provided only a motion/second and the final roll-call tally.

Ending: The board unanimously adjourned the meeting. No votes failed, and no abstentions were recorded in the meeting transcript.