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Votes at a glance: WPUSD board approves contracts, wage adjustments and procedural items
Summary
At its Feb. 4 meeting the Western Placer Unified School District board approved a series of resolutions, contracts and salary-schedule revisions, authorized filing for state facility funding and reported closed-session personnel actions. Most votes passed unanimously or by voice roll call; key costs and conditions are listed below.
The Western Placer Unified School District board took multiple formal actions Feb. 4, approving contracts, personnel waivers and salary-schedule revisions across employee groups. Below are the board’s recorded actions and outcomes from the meeting’s regular session.
Closed session reportouts
- Dismissal of a permanent classified employee (case 24-25.19): The board reported it “unanimously moved to dismiss a permanent classified employee, 24-25.19,” and instructed legal counsel to draft factual findings in accordance with the decision. (Reported out by Trustee Crawford.)
- Approval of resignation and retirement agreement for certificated employee (24-25.01): The board approved a resignation and retirement agreement effective March 31, 2024; the roll-call vote was unanimous and legal counsel was instructed to process the documents. (Reported out by Trustee Croft.)
Major consent and action items (selected)
- Resolution 24-25-2018: Authorize filing applications under the state School Facility Program and comply with new requirements tied to Proposition 2 (applies to Phoenix High School new-construction application). Motion to approve was moved and seconded; roll-call: Member Procter — Yes; Member Nitzos — Yes; Member Price — Yes; Member Dexter — Yes; Member Freeman — Yes. Outcome: approved.
- Award contract for network switch equipment (RFP 25-105) to Development Group, Inc.: The district reported one responsive bid with the top score (500); total contract price $70,623, approximately half expected to be funded through the federal E-rate discount (district discount level reported at 50%). The board authorized entering the contract subject to E-rate approval; if E-rate funding is denied the district will not proceed. Outcome: approved (voice vote; motion, second; no roll-call names recorded in transcript).
- Variable-term waiver (Resolution 24-25.17) for a counselor hired under the Community Schools grant at First Street School: The waiver enables a temporary county certificate while the candidate completes credential requirements. Motion carried by roll-call: Member Price — Yes; Member Proppitt — Yes; Member Nitzos — Yes; Member Dykstra — Yes; Member Freeman — Yes. Outcome: approved.
Collective bargaining and salary schedule approvals
- Tentative agreement with CSEA (classified) and revised 2024–25 classified salary schedule: The board approved a tentative agreement to increase classified salary schedules by 1.07% for 2024–25 with retroactive pay back to July 1; the district’s disclosure AD form estimated the full cost at $209,109. The CSEA ratified the TA before the board vote. Outcome: approved (voice vote; motion and second recorded).
- Multiple additional salary-schedule adjustments implementing the same 1.07% COLA (retroactive to July 1) for other employee groups: approved schedules included revised classified confidential, classified management and senior management, certificated management, and the assistant superintendent/chief business officer schedules. Combined incremental costs reported in the meeting: classified confidential ($13,917), classified & senior managers ($23,926), assistant superintendent/CBO ($7,362). Outcomes: approved (voice votes; motions and seconds recorded; roll calls where noted).
Other classification/position changes and MOUs
- MOU and revised position-title changes between WPUSD and CSEA chapter 741: Board approved multiple job-title clarifications and revised job descriptions (elementary vs. secondary campus monitor, addition of “food service” prefix to certain roles, changes to school secretary titles). Outcome: approved.
- Special-education clerk reclassification and MOU: The special-education clerk position was revised to add student-data duties and reclassified from range 22 to 24; board approved the job description and MOU. Outcome: approved.
Administrative and procedural items
- Updated board representative assignments and revised Board Bylaw 9320 (meetings and notices) to reflect the board’s agreed meeting-start time changes: both items were approved. Outcome: approved.
How the board voted
Where the transcript records a roll-call vote, member responses are reproduced above. Many approvals were carried by unanimous voice vote; where the transcript records only “all in favor say aye” no individual roll-call names were recorded in the public audio provided.
What happens next
Several items will proceed to implementation steps described by staff: contracting work will go to E-rate review and vendor scheduling; reclassifications and salary-schedule adjustments will be processed in payroll (retro to July 1 where specified); and the temporary credential waiver will proceed through the county credentialing office. The board also noted upcoming mediation with employee representatives relating to outstanding bargaining issues.
