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Votes at a glance: Central Unified board actions and consent items, Aug. 12, 2025
Summary
At its Aug. 12 meeting the Central Unified School District board approved several routine and personnel items and voted to approve a one-year SEL contract and other fiscal actions.
The Board of Trustees held its regular meeting Aug. 12 and voted on multiple consent and action items. Key motions and outcomes are listed below; all vote outcomes are taken from the official meeting record as read aloud during the session.
- Consent agenda: Approved. Motion carries 7-0.
- Accept gifts to the district: Administration reported a $5,500 donation from Eric Art to support library materials and related programs at Central East High School, Justin Garza High School and Central High School. Motion to accept gifts approved 7-0.
- Adjust regular meeting start times: The board approved changing the closed-session start to 5:30 p.m. and the open-session start to 6:30 p.m. to better accommodate student representatives. Motion carries 7-0.
- Elect board member to City of Fresno School Liaison Committee: Trustee Kirk was nominated and elected to serve as Central Unified’s liaison; the board recorded the motion as carrying 6-0-1 (Trustee Kirk voted for herself and the chair confirmed self-vote was permitted). Trustee Kirk will represent the district on the City of Fresno School Liaison Committee.
- Approve Ripple Effects contract (SEL resource): Motion to approve the one-year Ripple Effects contract carried 7-0. (See separate article covering discussion and evaluation concerns.)
- Authorize filing Notice of Completion for Tilly Elementary green space project: Approved 7-0. Staff noted the document establishes the official date a construction project is complete for public record.
- Approve compensation modifications for unrepresented employees (management, supervisory, confidential): Approved 7-0. Staff reported a 1.5% increase to base salary retroactive to July 1, 2024, for management, supervisory and confidential employees.
- Project Stealth mentorship: Staff presented pilot results and recommended placing a full-year contract on the Aug. 26 agenda for board action; no vote taken at this meeting.
- California Ed Partners (OnTrack) collaboration: Staff presented a proposed three-year collaboration; trustees requested additional outcome data and cost justification before action; item will be returned on Aug. 26.
- Carpet replacement at Ladell Elementary: Staff reported a CMAS contract with RJ Flooring to replace classroom carpet at a cost of $62,714.56 to be paid from the deferred maintenance budget; item will return for action on Aug. 26.
Several informational items were also discussed (SPSAs, labor negotiation notice, labor compliance services for the Justin Garza athletic project); staff will return items requiring board action at a future meeting after requested clarifications.
