Vallejo City Unified board recesses to closed session to discuss litigation, labor talks and superintendent review

The Vallejo City Unified School District governing board convened Jan. 14, 2026, and recessed into closed session to discuss one anticipated litigation matter, labor negotiations and the superintendent's performance evaluation, board President Glenn Amboy said.

President Glenn Amboy called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m., stating, "This meeting is called to order at 5:00 p.m." The board then conducted roll call; Trustee Fox, Trustee Hodes and Trustee Young, Vice President Flores and President Amboy were recorded present, and the presiding officer noted, "We have a quorum."

Amboy outlined the closed-session agenda, listing three items: "A conference with legal counsel for anticipated litigation for one case; B conference with labor negotiations of VCUSD; C public performance evaluation of the superintendent." The board invited public comment on those closed-session items; none was recorded in the transcript.

The board recessed into closed session and said it would reconvene at 6:00 p.m. The transcript does not record any motions, votes or public testimony on the closed-session items in open session.

The meeting record indicates the board intended to address legal, labor and personnel matters in closed session; no decisions or outcomes from that closed session are recorded in the provided transcript.