Votes at a glance: Board approves package of resolutions, labor agreement and personnel items
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Summary
At its Aug. 27 meeting the Santa Rosa City Schools Board approved a block of cultural and observance resolutions, ratified a tentative Teamsters agreement, approved a provisional internship permit and passed consent items; several items had unanimous support while one item (international teachers) passed 6–1.
The Santa Rosa City Schools Board took a series of formal actions on Aug. 27. Key votes and outcomes are summarized below.
Consent calendar - Consent items F1–F13: Approved by roll-call vote. Student Board Member Carrillo — Aye; Student Board Member Olivera — Aye; Trustee Casten — Aye; Trustee Kirby — Aye; Trustee Jenkins — Aye; Trustee De La Torre — Aye; President McNally — Aye.
Personnel and agreements - F14 (international teacher placement/J‑1 program via IAG): Approved (6–1). Student Board Member Carrillo — Aye; Student Board Member Olivera — Aye; Trustee Casten — Aye; Trustee Kirby — Aye; Trustee Jenkins — Aye; Trustee De La Torre — No; President McNally — Aye. - Tentative agreement with Teamsters Local 665 (head custodians): Board approved ratified tentative agreement for successor contract 2025–26 (unanimous roll-call vote). Student Board Member Carrillo — Aye; Student Board Member Olivera — Aye; Trustee Casten — Aye; Trustee Kirby — Aye; Trustee Jenkins — Aye; Trustee De La Torre — Aye; President McNally — Aye. - Provisional internship permit (Kelsey Fatui, special education at Abraham Lincoln Elementary): Approved (unanimous roll-call vote).
Resolutions (presented as a package; board directed staff to plan programmatic activities for the months named and approved the package) - Recognitions approved included: Suicide Prevention Month (September), Attendance Awareness Month (September), Latinx Heritage Month (Sept. 15–Oct. 15), LGBTQIA+ History Month / National Coming Out Day (Oct. 11), Indigenous Peoples' Day (Oct. 12), Week of the School Administrator (October), Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day (Nov. 14, 2025), Filipino American History Month (October; resolution 25‑26‑16 cited), Coaches Appreciation Month (October; resolution 25‑26‑18 cited), Week of the School Psychologist, and Italian Heritage Month. Motion to approve the package passed on roll-call (unanimous where recorded).
Budget/finance policies - Finance committee package (including reserve target language and other amendments to board policy): Approved on roll-call. Student Board Member Carrillo — Aye; Student Board Member Olivera — Aye; Trustee De La Torre — Aye; Trustee Casten — Aye; Trustee Jenkins — Aye; Trustee Kirby — Aye; President McNally — Aye. (Committee discussion described a target reserve goal of 10% as a multi‑year objective; the board noted the immediate goal remains to reach 3%.)
Votes that recorded a specific negative - The international teacher program (F14) was the only item with a recorded 'No' vote from Trustee De La Torre; all other recorded votes on consent, labor agreement, internship and the resolutions package were recorded as unanimous.
Ending: Staff will move forward on the approved agreements and permits and complete implementation steps (e.g., onboarding international hires once visas are secured; Teamsters agreement execution; internship placement). Several items require follow-up reports to the board on implementation and timelines.
