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Templeton Unified reports leadership hires, new AI policy and continued budget uncertainty
Summary
Templeton Unified’s representative said the district introduced a new high-school principal and assistant principal, created a shared assistant-principal position, adopted a grade-level AI policy and flagged declining enrollment that keeps budget outlook uncertain.
Jennifer Griniger, speaking for the Templeton Unified School District, updated the board on personnel and policy developments in the district.
Griniger said the district introduced David Hawley as the new high‑school principal and named Caitlin Zach as the new assistant principal; Tracy Teese will serve as a shared assistant principal covering middle and high school sites. The district also adopted a new policy on artificial intelligence based on a CSBA draft and implemented grade-specific administrative regulations. "We're one of the first districts... that is jumping forward with doing a policy on AI," Griniger said.
On extracurriculars, the high school has added girls' flag football and boys' and girls' wrestling and approved an assistant to the athletic director, Joe Farley. Griniger told the board the budget was approved but said declining enrollment remains a downside driver; enrollment rose for TK and kindergarten but dropped at other grades, leaving some uncertainty about revenue. The district expects clearer revenue information at the interim in December.
Board members had no follow-up questions at the meeting; Griniger closed by noting the next board meeting will be in mid-August.
