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Chico Unified board approves charters, rebuild contract and budget updates in unanimous votes
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Summary
The Chico Unified School Board approved two charter renewals, a lease-leaseback contract to rebuild a fire‑damaged Pleasant Valley High School building, an auditing contract and accepted its second interim budget; all action items passed by unanimous voice votes or roll call (4-0).
The Chico Unified School Board on March 1 approved a slate of action items, including two charter renewals, a guaranteed construction cost for a fire rebuild at Pleasant Valley High School, an external auditing contract and acceptance of the district's second interim budget.
Board members voted unanimously to approve the consent calendar and then granted five-year renewals to Blue Oak Charter School and Wildflower Charter School after staff from Ed Services said both petitions met authorization requirements. Heather Cifuentes, director of Ed Services, told the board the petitions had been reviewed and met the criteria for renewal; Trustees moved and approved authorization by voice vote.
In business services, the board authorized an amendment to a lease-leaseback agreement with United Building Contractors for the Pleasant Valley High School Building D rebuild. Julie Kissel and facilities planner Maria Campos said the contractor provided a guaranteed project cost of $5,163,845 and estimated total project costs at about $6.4 million to cover engineering and testing. The board approved the contract and authorized the district to begin construction, with work planned to start during spring break.
Ms. Bromley presented the district's recommendation for external auditing services after an RFP process. Trustees approved awarding the contract to local firm Horton McNulty and Saturn (H M and S) to cover fiscal year 25-26 and the two following years.
Budget staff presented the second interim update, noting a roughly $600,000 revenue increase largely tied to an average daily attendance correction and a projected current-year fund-balance increase of about $500,000. The district's multi-year projection showed a near break-even position for 2026-27 under current assumptions; the board accepted the report.
Other personnel-related actions adopted by unanimous votes included two resolutions eliminating certain vacant classified positions and a decision to shift elementary counselors from categorical probationary funding to the district's LCAP-funded permanent track.
All votes on action items during the meeting were recorded as passing by a 4-0 margin.
The board adjourned at the close of the agenda.
