Votes at a glance: Tahoe‑Truckee board approves easement resolution, donations, summer MOU, calendar and contracts

The Tahoe‑Truckee Unified School District Board of Trustees handled multiple formal actions at its June 11 meeting. Highlights of motions and outcomes recorded on the agenda follow. Vote tallies in the transcript were recorded as unanimous "Aye" responses; the meeting record did not consistently attach individual board member names to each recorded vote.

• Agenda approval: Trustees approved the adjusted agenda after staff removed items 22.1 and 22.2.

• Stipulated suspension/expulsion agreements: The board approved two stipulated suspension/expulsion settlement agreements (case numbers referenced as 202425 number 1 and 202425 number 2) in closed session and moved them on the public record; motions to approve each agreement were made and the board responded "Aye." (No other public details of the agreements were disclosed in open session.)

• Resolution of intent to convey easements to Southwest Gas (Resolution No. 35‑2024‑2025): The board approved a resolution declaring intent to convey easements to Southwest Gas under the utility’s customer‑owned yard line (COIL) program for multiple district sites, including Truckee Elementary School, Truckee High School, the district office, Sierra Expeditionary Learning School, Sierra High School, and the warehouse. Trustees approved moving forward with a public hearing and the subsequent easement process.

• Donations accepted: The board accepted multiple donations, including a $1,500 gift from the Truckee Rotary Community Foundation to support Alder Creek Middle School eighth graders attending the Tahoe Lab and Outdoor School, and a $1,000 individual donation from Murray Brennan to support instruction at Tahoe Lake Elementary School. Trustees also approved a $1,000 Rotary Club grant to rehabilitate the Truckee Elementary garden.

• Memorandum of understanding: Trustees approved an MOU with Aim High to provide a free summer program for up to 100 rising sixth‑through‑eighth graders at Keans Beach Elementary School; TTUSD agreed to provide a one‑time monetary contribution of $35,000 and transportation to support the program.

• Declaration of Need: The board approved the annual Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators (necessary for authorizing certain credential permits), a routine annual item to be filed with the county office of education.

• 2026–27 school calendar start and end dates: Trustees approved the recommended start and end dates for the 2026–27 school year, with students’ first day on Aug. 26, 2026, and the last day on June 7, 2027 (absent snow days). The district noted seven built‑in snow days.

• Athletic director MOU: The board discussed a proposed 1‑year MOU to release high‑school athletic directors from some duties to provide additional time for athletics administration. Trustees agreed to postpone action on that MOU pending further discussion at a special athletics study session scheduled for Friday.

• Contract award — North Tahoe High School tennis courts (Agreement 25‑31‑11M): Trustees approved a $70,266 contract with Asphalt Impressions Inc. to resurface and recoat four tennis courts at North Tahoe High School after reviewing alternatives and timelines.

• Instructional materials and policy reads: The board received reads (information only) on proposed instructional materials for an AP Spanish course, a new Sierra High School CTE course in Forestry and Natural Resources, and a newcomer English course at North Tahoe High School; and read proposed policy/regulation changes on pregnant and parenting students and animals at school.

• Consent agenda and routine personnel items: Trustees approved the consent agenda as presented and routine personnel and administrative items.

Next steps: Several items discussed at the meeting — including the Southwest Gas easement final approval, the athletic directors’ MOU, and benefits procurement alternatives — will return to future board agendas for final action or updates.