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Votes at a glance: Santa Rosa board approves school‑counselor, CTE and African American History Month resolutions and an early‑tell incentive for classified
Summary
At its Jan. 22 meeting the board approved several resolutions recognizing National School Counseling Week, Career Technical Education Month, African American History Month and an early‑tell incentive for classified employees; the board also approved consent agenda items.
The Santa Rosa City Schools Board of Education approved multiple resolutions and consent items at its Jan. 22 meeting.
What the board approved
- Resolution 2425‑34: Recognizing National School Counseling Week, Feb. 3–7, 2025. Motion approved by roll call (recorded as unanimous in the meeting roll call).
- Resolution 2025‑35: Recognizing February as Career Technical Education (CTE) Month. Approved by roll call (recorded as unanimous).
- Resolution 2025‑36: Recognizing February as African American History Month. Approved by roll call (recorded as unanimous).
- Resolution 2025‑37: Early‑tell incentive for classified employees. The incentive offers a tiered payment for classified staff who submit irrevocable letters of retirement or resignation by prescribed dates: $1,000 by Jan. 31; $750 by Feb. 15; $500 by Feb. 28. The board approved the resolution by roll call.
- Consent agenda: The board approved the consent agenda as published, with item G‑8 (request for a later discussion) noted during the motion. The consent agenda included routine business and personnel items; no financial items requiring separate public hearing were adopted apart from those on the consent list.
Vote counts and procedure
Roll‑call votes for the resolutions listed above were recorded as "Aye" in the meeting transcript for all trustees present and the student board representative. The meeting used standard roll‑call procedure; individual trustee comments were recorded before votes on specific resolutions, and each vote recorded as passed.
What this means
The resolutions are ceremonial recognitions and do not by themselves change district policy. The early‑tell incentive is a short‑term compensation measure intended to encourage classified employees who plan to retire or resign at the end of the contract year to notify the district early; it is structured as an irrevocable declaration tied to payment at the end of the contract year.
The board also directed staff to continue public outreach and committee work on higher‑profile policy matters (school consolidation and the SRO MOU), which were discussed elsewhere on the agenda.
