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Board approves School Counseling Week resolution, accepts vision‑van grant and approves MOU; CSBA delegate votes selected
Summary
The Tahoe‑Truckee Unified School District Board of Trustees unanimously adopted a resolution recognizing National School Counseling Week and approved several personnel and program items at its Feb. 5 meeting, including a $3,000 Truckee Lions Club grant for a Vision to Learn mobile vision van pilot and an MOU with CSEA for a community liaison/interpreter role.
The Tahoe‑Truckee Unified School District Board of Trustees took several formal actions at its Feb. 5 meeting.
The board unanimously adopted a resolution recognizing National School Counseling Week, Feb. 3–7, 2025. The resolution honored school counselors and the role they play in tracking academic progress and supporting students’ social‑emotional needs; the board voted to approve the resolution during the meeting’s action items.
The board also accepted a $3,000 grant from the Truckee Lions Club to fund a pilot with the Vision to Learn mobile vision van, which will provide on‑site eye exams and glasses to students. The initial pilot will serve Truckee Elementary and Kings Beach Elementary, with possible expansion to Alder Creek Middle School depending on program demand and funding. Staff told the board they intend to pursue Medi‑Cal reimbursement next year to expand the program.
Trustees approved Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) No. 6 with the California School Employees Association (CSEA). The new job description in the MOU establishes a community liaison/interpreter position that will support attendance and TUPE (Tobacco Use Prevention Education) work, staff said.
The board also completed administrative business including approval of the consent agenda and personnel items. As part of governance business, trustees cast their district’s two votes for the California School Boards Association (CSBA) delegate assembly: the board supported candidates Alyssa Fong and Jessica Spade for the Sub‑Region ballot.
Votes at a glance
- Resolution: “Adopt resolution 21 (2024–25) in honor of National School Counseling Week, Feb. 3–7, 2025.” Motion: recorded on the public record; mover and seconder not specified in the transcript. Outcome: approved (board vocal roll call of “Aye” recorded). Referenced by: agenda item presented by Executive Director Anna Marie Cohen.
- Grant acceptance: “Accept $3,000 grant from Truckee Lions Club to partner with Vision to Learn for a mobile vision van pilot serving Truckee Elementary and Kings Beach Elementary (possible expansion to Alder Creek Middle School).” Motion: recorded on the public record; mover and seconder not specified in the transcript. Outcome: approved.
- MOU No. 6 with CSEA: “Approve MOU No. 6, new job description titled community liaison/interpreter supporting attendance and TUPE.” Motion: recorded on the public record; mover and seconder not specified in the transcript. Outcome: approved.
- CSBA delegate assembly votes: “Board voted to support Alyssa Fong and Jessica Spade for the Sub‑Region delegate assembly seats.” Motion and second recorded on the public record; outcome: approved by the board vote.
Details and context
- School Counseling Week: Executive Director of Student Services Dr. Anna Marie Cohen presented the resolution and summarized counselors’ roles in academic planning and social‑emotional support. The board’s recorded action recognized the week districtwide.
- Vision van grant: District staff said the Truckee Lions Club donation will fund a pilot in April–May. The pilot scope and future expansion are contingent on service uptake and reimbursements; staff identified Medi‑Cal reimbursement as the anticipated mechanism to scale the program next year.
- MOU No. 6/CSEA: Human Resources staff presented the agreement and described the position as a shared effort with CSEA to improve attendance outreach and to support TUPE work. The board approved the MOU on the consent/action portion of the agenda.
- CSBA delegate votes: Trustees discussed candidate statements and, after discussion, the board cast its two votes for Alyssa Fong and Jessica Spade.
No formal dissent was recorded on the public audio for the items listed above; votes were recorded as vocal “Aye” responses. The transcript does not include a roll‑call list of recorded individual ballots by name for each action, so mover/ seconder attribution and per‑member tallies are not specified in the minutes published with the meeting transcript.
