Natomas Charter School board approves appointments, calendars and job-description updates

The Natomas Charter School Board approved a slate of routine and personnel items during its November meeting, adopting consent items and approving several motions by roll call.

In a formal motion, the board renewed Arsenio Mataka’s two-year term as a community member representative. The motion was moved and seconded and carried in a roll-call vote with board members recorded as voting yes during the sequence of calls for the motion.

The board also approved the appointments of Alicia Hernandez and Emma Flood to the Natomas Arts and Education Foundation board after those candidates were interviewed by the foundation and staff. "These two individuals were interviewed by the NAEP board…and we're recommended to move forward as board members," a presenter said.

Members voted to adopt proposed school calendars for the 2026–27 and 2027–28 school years. Staff explained a recurring scheduling note: when Veterans Day falls midweek the district may schedule an additional day off (the presenters described how Veterans Day timing affects the number of days off in different years).

The board approved revised technology job descriptions to reflect modern responsibilities and career progressions for IT staff. The titles include Technology Systems Specialist levels 1–3 and Technology Systems Manager; the change aligns classifications and adds salary-schedule lines to support those tiers. Staff emphasized the need to update titles because the IT roles now include systems management and cybersecurity responsibilities that did not exist in 2020.

All of the action items above were adopted by motion and roll-call vote during the meeting. The board’s packet and meeting minutes will record the formal vote tallies and the effective dates of the personnel and calendar changes.

Next steps: staff will implement the updated job descriptions through the classified salary schedule and finalize calendar communications to families and staff.