The Santa Rosa City School Board took several formal actions during its Jan. 8 meeting, including votes on disciplinary cases, a ceremonial resolution and internal committee structure. Key outcomes:

Student discipline
- Approved: Student expulsion case number 202425-15. Motion by Trustee Damien De La Torre; seconded by Trustee Rusty Medina. Roll-call votes recorded: Trustee De La Torre — Aye; Trustee Medina — Aye; Trustee McNally (board president) — Aye; Trustee Manieri — Aye; Trustee Casten — Aye; Trustee Jenkins — Aye; Trustee Kirby — Aye. The motion passed.
- Approved earlier in the meeting: Student readmission case 202324-1 (reported by staff as approved in the Report of Actions Taken in Closed Session; no separate roll call in open session transcript excerpt).

Resolution
- Approved unanimously: Resolution recognizing Jan. 27, 2025, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Motion moved by Vice President Manieri and seconded by Trustee Medina. Roll call: Student Board Member Zuniga — Aye; Trustee Manieri — Aye; Trustee Medina — Aye; Trustee Casten — Aye; Trustee Kirby — Aye; Trustee Jenkins — Aye; Trustee De La Torre — Aye; President McNally — Aye.

Board structure and committees
- Approved unanimously: Establishment of a standing Fiscal Analysis board committee and a one-year ad hoc Board Policy Update committee (motion passed; trustees will be assigned to committees at a later step).

Consent and other votes
- Tabled to next meeting: Agreement to proceed with design work for electronic locking systems (Consent item G-8). Vote to table passed 6–1 (Trustee Kirby voted No; other trustees voting Aye included Medina, Magnieri, Casten, Jenkins, De La Torre, President McNally). District staff said the item covered design fees only and that the matter will return for further discussion.
- Several consent items were approved as presented (items G-4, G-7 and G-10 through G-12 were approved by roll call earlier in the meeting).

Ending

Several actions require follow-up by staff, including drafting committee charge language and returning committee appointments, posting materials for upcoming town halls and bringing the electronic-lock item back at the next meeting. The board’s calendar shows a public hearing and potential action on consolidation recommendations scheduled in February.