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Board discusses governance handbook tweaks: agenda review, negotiating team selection and hiring approvals
Summary
Superintendent Miguel Barriga and trustees reviewed the governance handbook and discussed changes to require the Board President to preview agendas, to formalize the board's role in appointing negotiating team members, and to adopt a three‑step hiring approval for new district positions.
Superintendent Miguel Barriga led a governance workshop reviewing the district's Board Governance Handbook and recommended minor updates to reflect recent practice. He and trustees discussed norms, the agenda process and communications channels. Barriga said the handbook language is current with names updated and suggested the president meet with the superintendent before monthly meetings to review the agenda.
Board members asked that the handbook be amended to give the board a formal role in selecting members of the district negotiating team and to require a three‑part process for creating new positions (job description, salary schedule placement, and board review) so that hiring decisions have fuller board input. No vote occurred at the study session; trustees directed staff to draft specific handbook edits for a future meeting.
