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Votes at a glance: San Marcos Unified Board actions, Sept. 11, 2025
Summary
The board approved several personnel and financial items and adopted resolutions including a denial of Bay Point’s charter renewal; items below summarize motions, movers and outcomes recorded in the meeting minutes.
At its Sept. 11 meeting the San Marcos Unified School District Board of Education voted on multiple procedural, personnel and financial items. Key actions taken during open session include a denial of Bay Point Preparatory Academy’s renewal petition (covered in a separate article). The remainder of the meeting’s recorded actions is summarized below.
• Closed‑session settlement approved: By motion of Board Member Ahmad, seconded by Board Member Meehan, the board approved a settlement agreement and release for certified employee number 630908, effective Aug. 18, 2025. The report read the roll call: Ahmad, Carlson, Herrick, Martin and Niam voted aye; no no’s or abstentions were recorded in the transcript excerpt.
• Personnel actions (certified and classified): The board approved hiring, resignations, leaves, promotions, retirements and reassignments as presented, including the appointment of Charity Shepherd as assistant principal at San Marcos Middle School. Motion to approve personnel changes was moved by Member Martin and seconded by Member Ahmad; the motion carried.
• Instructional materials resolution (Education Code §60119): Staff recommended and the board adopted Resolution No. 04‑25/26 affirming availability of standards‑aligned textbooks and instructional materials for the 2025‑26 school year. The motion to adopt was moved by Member Herrick and seconded by Member Carlson; the motion carried.
• Unaudited actuals (FY 2024‑25): The board approved the district’s unaudited actual financial report for 2024‑25. Staff reported total general fund revenues of approximately $312.6 million and expenditures of about $320.2 million, with an ending combined general fund balance of $95.8 million and an unrestricted reserve of roughly 10% after commitments. The motion to approve the unaudited actuals was moved and seconded during the meeting and the motion carried.
• Consent agenda and other routine items: The board approved the consent agenda and other routine items listed in the public packet; motions were made and seconded and the board recorded the votes as "motion carries." The meeting also included an informational update that the district plans to use an earlier emergency‑restoration authorization at Carrillo Elementary to complete remaining repairs related to prior water intrusion; the updated estimate for the remaining scope is approximately $250,000 and staff expects most costs to be covered by property insurance.
Details: The meeting minutes and staff reports posted with the board agenda provide full lists of personnel changes, the unaudited reports and the full language of adopted resolutions.
