Redwood City board adopts two resolutions finalizing staff reductions for 2025–26

The Redwood City School Board on May 8 adopted two resolutions finalizing nonreemployment lists that will reduce classified and certificated full‑time‑equivalent (FTE) positions for the 2025–26 school year.

An agency official told the board the district held two previous layoff sessions, in December and February, and subsequent changes in funding and new requests between March and April altered the number of positions affected. "This resolution is requesting approval from the board for the reduction of 18.6668 FTE at this time," the official said, describing the classified‑staff item as a correction to earlier projections and noting employees without positions will be placed on the reemployment list "as outlined in Ed Code." The official also explained that for certificated staff "3.25 total FTE was reinstated due to additional funding sources" and that the recommended reduction for certificated employees is 30.7604 FTE.

Board members acknowledged the personal impact of layoffs. President Wells moved to adopt Resolution 22 (classified nonreemployment) and the motion was approved by voice vote; the transcript records two affirmative "Aye" responses but does not list individual vote names. The board later moved and approved Resolution 23 (certificated nonreemployment) by a similar voice vote.

During oral communications Maria Stockton, identified as classified president of CSEA Redwood City Park, urged the board to remember the human consequences of reductions and to visit nonteaching staff during Classified Week. "We don't ever wanna see somebody laid off because they're hired because they're needed," Stockton said, and she noted the union was continuing discussions with district staff about librarian hours and that CSEA expected to send a letter to the district.

The agency official also reported that one certificated employee pursued an administrative hearing and the board received the administrative law judge's decision prior to May 7 (attached as Exhibit A in the meeting materials), and that one employee had withdrawn a hearing request. The resolutions adopt the district's recommended reductions; the transcript does not record individual roll‑call votes naming members for the motion outcomes.

The meeting adjourned following the vote. The resolutions take effect as described in the board materials; details about reemployment timelines, individual employee notices and any bargaining outcomes were not specified in the public transcript.