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Votes at a glance: Santa Clara Unified board approves instructional-material sufficiency, proclamations, bargaining proposals and other actions (Sept. 25, 2025)
Summary
The Santa Clara Unified Board approved a range of resolutions, bargaining proposals, construction change orders and a student-discipline waiver at its Sept. 25 meeting; the board also reported a 7–0 closed-session vote rejecting a settlement offer in an administrative hearing case.
The Santa Clara Unified School District Board of Trustees recorded a series of unanimous and majority votes during its Sept. 25 meeting, taking action on textbook sufficiency, proclamations, bargaining proposals, construction change orders and a student disciplinary waiver. The board also reported a closed-session decision to reject a compromise agreement in an Office of Administrative Hearings case.
Key votes reported or taken at the meeting (full roll calls recorded where provided):
- Closed session, B-1: In closed session the board reported a 7–0 roll-call vote to reject a compromise agreement in Office of Administrative Hearings case number 2025051001. Motion by Board Member Andy Rotterman; seconded by Board Member Vicky Fairchild. Roll call recorded: Jim Canova — yes; Vicky Fairchild — yes; Bonnie Lieberman — yes; Jody Muirhead — yes; Andy Rotterman — yes; Michelle Ryan — yes; Kathy Watanabe — yes.
- G-2 Resolution 25-60 (Sufficiency of Instructional Materials): Adopted 7–0. Motion to approve (moved Trustee Fairchild; second Rotterman). Student trustee Suresh voted yes.
- J-series proclamations (all adopted 7–0): - J1 Resolution 25-54 affirming October as LGBTQ+ History Month (moved Trustee Ryan; second Rotterman). - J2 Resolution 25-55 affirming October as National Bullying Prevention Month (moved Trustee Ryan; second Rotterman). - J3 Resolution 25-56 (Red Ribbon Week, Oct. 23–30, 2025) (moved Trustee Ryan; second Rotterman). - J4 Resolution 25-57 (Week of the School Administrator, Oct. 12–18, 2025) (moved Trustee Ryan; second Rotterman). - J5 Resolution 25-58 (Walk and Roll to School Day, Oct. 8) (moved Trustee Ryan; second Rotterman).
- K-series bargaining proposals and sunshine items (all adopted 7–0): - K1 2025–26 bargaining proposal between Santa Clara Unified School District and United Teachers of Santa Clara (UTSC) — approved. - K2 2025–26 UTSC sunshine proposal — approved. - K3 2025–26 bargaining proposal between Santa Clara Unified School District and California School Employees Association (CSEA) Chapter 350 — approved. - K4 CSEA Chapter 350 initial sunshine proposal — approved.
- L-series construction and finance actions (all adopted 7–0): - L1 Change Order No. 1 to Penn Core Wrecking for earthwork at Westwood Elementary School modernization — approved. - L2 Change Order No. 1 to Asbestos Management Group, Inc. for hazardous building-materials abatement at Briarwood Elementary School modernization — approved. - L3 Resolution 25-53 to adopt the district's revised GANN limit — approved.
- M1 Student discipline: Motion to accept a waiver of administrative hearing dated 09/10/2025 for Student 092525A. The board approved an expulsion with suspension of enforcement through 09/25/2026, a change of placement from McDonald High School to Santa Clara High School, and a rehabilitation plan; the student may apply for reinstatement at the end of the expulsion term. Motion by Board Member Andy Rotterman; second by Trustee Vicky Fairchild. Roll call vote: passed 7–0.
- Early-agenda action: Approval of the agenda passed 6–0 with Trustee Jim Canova absent.
Most votes were unanimous (7–0, including the student trustee voting in favor where recorded). Where the transcript recorded roll-call names, those names are recorded above. Where a motion's mover and seconder were identified in the public record, they are noted. No motions failed or were tabled during the meeting portion transcribed.
