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FJUHSD board elects county committee representatives and approves revised 2026–27 pupil calendar
Summary
The board cast unanimous votes for three Orange County Committee on School District Organization candidates and approved a revised 2026–27 pupil attendance calendar shifting the start to Monday and adding a winter break day; several consent and procedural items were also approved by voice vote.
The Fullerton Joint Union High School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously on several procedural and action items at its October meeting.
Elections to county committee: The board cast votes for the district’s slate of candidates to the Orange County Committee on School District Organization. The board approved David Johnson for the first supervisorial district, Paulette Chaffee (incumbent) for the fourth supervisorial district, and Sheila Benicki for the fifth supervisorial district. Each candidate’s selection was approved by voice vote with a recorded board tally of 5–0.
Pupil attendance calendar: Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Mark Miller presented a revised 2026–27 pupil attendance calendar that changes the district’s start date back to Monday and adds one day to winter break to accommodate the shift. After a motion to approve, the board approved the revised 2026–27 calendar by unanimous vote (5–0). Student member Ari cast a preferential vote and stated, "I approve." The proposed 2027–28 calendar was presented for first reading and will be posted for stakeholder review before a second reading and adoption at the Nov. 12 board meeting.
Other approvals at a glance: The board approved confidential pupil expulsion deliberation findings for two numbered confidential pupil reports (2526 #5 and #6) following closed‑session motions; the minutes for the Sept. 9, 2025 meeting were approved; and the consent calendar passed by unanimous voice vote (5–0).
Votes at a glance: - Confidential pupil expulsion deliberation report 2526, number 5 — motion approved, outcome: approved (voice vote recorded as unanimous) - Confidential pupil expulsion deliberation report 2526, number 6 — motion approved, outcome: approved (voice vote recorded as unanimous) - Minutes approval (09/09/2025) — approved (voice vote recorded as unanimous; student member cast a preferential vote) - Orange County Committee on School District Organization: David Johnson (1st district) — approved (5–0) - Orange County Committee on School District Organization: Paulette Chaffee (4th district, incumbent) — approved (5–0) - Orange County Committee on School District Organization: Sheila Benicki (5th district) — approved (5–0) - Revised 2026–27 pupil attendance calendar (start on Monday; one extra winter break day) — approved (5–0) - Consent calendar — approved (5–0)
The board did not identify individual trustee votes by name in the meeting record; outcomes were recorded by voice vote and reflected as unanimous in the meeting's roll call.
