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Board approves tentative adult-educator contract, instructional-material resolutions and overnight trip
Summary
The Petaluma Joint Union High School District Board of Education approved a tentative collective-bargaining agreement for adult educators, passed resolutions finding instructional materials sufficient for 2025–26, and approved an overnight field trip. Several consent- and agenda-related motions also passed by voice vote.
The Petaluma Joint Union High School District Board of Education approved a tentative collective-bargaining agreement with the Petaluma Federation of Teachers, adult educators, and adopted district resolutions confirming sufficiency of textbooks and instructional materials for the 2025–26 school year, and approved an overnight Casa Grande High School field trip.
The actions were taken during the board meeting following public comment and presentations. Board members passed the tentative agreement for the period July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025, approved separate resolutions for secondary and elementary instructional-material sufficiency, and authorized the requested overnight trip for Casa Grande High School students to serve as counselors at a weekend leadership event.
Board President called each motion, and votes were recorded by voice. For each motion the board chair asked for those in favor; members responded “Aye,” with no opposed votes announced on the record. The motions to adopt the meeting agenda and to approve the consent agenda also passed by voice vote.
Why it matters: the tentative agreement sets contract terms for adult-education instructors for the stated contract year; the textbook sufficiency resolutions satisfy California Education Code requirements that districts hold a public hearing and adopt a resolution affirming that all pupils have sufficient instructional materials for the upcoming year.
Votes at a glance - Tentative agreement between Petaluma City Schools and the Petaluma Federation of Teachers, Adult Educators (07/01/2024–06/30/2025): motion passed (voice vote; no opposition announced). Motion text: approval of tentative agreement and associated salary schedules and documents. (Provenance: meeting discussion and motion at 3400.545–3453.36.)
- Resolution 2526-07 (secondary) — sufficiency of textbooks and instructional materials for 2025–26: motion passed (voice vote; no opposition announced). (Provenance: 3485.87–3541.47.)
- Resolution 2526-08 (elementary) — sufficiency of textbooks and instructional materials for 2025–26: motion passed (voice vote; no opposition announced). (Provenance: 3541.53–3554.185.)
- Overnight field trip request (Casa Grande High School counselors, weekend leadership trip): motion passed (voice vote; no opposition announced). (Provenance: 3556.325–3605.615.)
- Agenda adoption and consolidated consent agenda: both motions passed by voice vote during the meeting. (Provenance: 2187.3–2196.095 for agenda; 2955.145–2963.965 for consent agenda.)
What the record shows: the board held the required public hearing on instructional materials and then adopted the resolutions; the tentative agreement was presented by staff and approved without a recorded roll-call tally in the transcript. The meeting record includes public comment in support of adult-education programs from Andrea Larson, identified as the PFT president.
