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Votes at a glance: Santa Clara Unified Board actions, Sept. 11, 2025
Summary
A roundup of motions and roll-call items the Santa Clara Unified Board of Trustees approved at its Sept. 11 regular meeting, including employment agreements, budget reports and committee formation.
At its Sept. 11, 2025 regular meeting the Santa Clara Unified Board of Trustees took several routine and substantive actions. The votes below summarize each formal motion taken on the record.
• Approval of agenda and minutes: The board approved the meeting agenda (motion passed; student trustee voted yes). Consent items G1 and G2 were approved by roll call 7–0. Consent items H1 and H3–H21 were approved together with H2 pulled for revision and return; that motion passed 7–0 with the student trustee voting yes.
• Employment agreements: The board approved the Deputy Superintendent/Chief Business Official employment agreement (term 07/01/2025–07/30/2029) including salary and benefits; motion passed 7–0. The board approved Amendment No. 2 to the Chief Academic and Innovation Officer’s employment agreement (effective 07/01/2025; salary adjusted to $316,240 reflecting a 2% increase); motion passed 7–0.
• Local assignment option for speech and language services: The board approved the local assignment option under the Education Code to provide speech and language services; motion passed 7–0.
• Unaudited actuals: The board approved the 2024–25 unaudited actuals report (presentation by fiscal services) by a 7–0 vote. Fiscal staff reported approximately $419 million in revenues, $439 million in expenses and a $31.1 million net decrease in fund balance for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. The County Office of Education noted concerns about using one-time reserves for ongoing expenditures and said it may require a fiscal stabilization plan if improvements are not made.
• Resolution 2553 (GAM limit): The board adopted Resolution 2553 establishing the 2025–26 Gann Appropriations Limit and recalculated the 2024–25 limit; roll-call vote 7–0.
• Fee waivers for Parade of Champions: Trustees Muirhead and Rotterman recused themselves because they serve on the parade board. With those recusals the remaining trustees approved fee-waiver requests for the Santa Clara Parade of Champions 5–0 (student trustee voted yes; two trustees abstained due to recusal).
• Special Education Committee: The board voted 7–0 to add a district-level Special Education Committee to the list of board committees; staff will return with bylaws and recommended membership.
• Adjournment: The board adjourned the meeting at 9:44 p.m.
For more information or to view staff reports and exhibits, see the district meeting packet and minutes.
