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Trustees ask staff to prepare proposal to raise board stipend, one trustee suggests $600
Summary
The superintendent presented survey results showing variation in neighboring districts' board stipends; trustees discussed restoring pre‑2010 levels and suggested a working figure of $600 for a future agenda item. The board provided direction to staff but did not take a final vote.
Superintendent Cruz presented results of a county survey showing 18 of 33 districts responded; 6 districts had increased board compensation and some had moved toward higher allowable levels. Cruz explained the state changed thresholds that allow districts to consider higher compensation (up to $1,200 in some cases) but did not mandate any action.
Trustees debated whether to restore a historical stipend level from about 2010 and weighed equity, recruitment and cost-of-living considerations. The district’s current stipend was discussed in the meeting as roughly $285 (speaker reading of the record). One trustee proposed asking staff to prepare an agenda item that would raise the stipend to $600 as a starting figure for board consideration; several trustees expressed support for returning to prior levels but stopped short of endorsing the state maximum.
Superintendent Cruz asked the board for direction on whether to bring a fully formed agenda item with a proposed amount; the board provided direction to staff to prepare that agenda item for a future meeting with the $600 figure as a working figure. No formal adoption of a stipend increase occurred at this session.
