Board certifies positive fiscal status, asks for follow‑up on Gateway costs and bargaining impacts

Deputy Superintendent Kevin Bultema presented the 2024–25 Second Interim Financial Report to the Board on March 19. Board members asked detailed questions about line items and longer‑term impacts: Board Member Susan Alvaro queried services totaling about $168,000 in the Gateway Budget Fund 1 General Fund; Bultema said some services may relate to certificated salaries and that further research would confirm allocations. Superintendent Nancy Magee added that some services likely reflect contracts with mental‑health and community partners such as Effective School Solutions.

Board Member Chelsea Bonini asked about Career and Technical Education (CTE) vendor work and MOUs; Associate Superintendent Kris Shouse said CTE vendor contracts are funded through one‑time fees or grants (including Golden State Pathways) intended to sustain programming for roughly two more years without hitting the general fund. Bultema estimated the general fund impact for Chapter 887 at roughly $600,000; he said costs for unrepresented groups remain "not yet determined." After a motion by Board Member Beverly Gerard and a second by Board Member Patricia Love, the Board approved the Second Interim Financial Report by roll call vote (six in favor, one absent).

Janice Pellizzari, identified in the record as a San Mateo County Office of Education teacher and president of the San Mateo County Educators Association, provided public comment during the financial item; the transcript lists her participation but does not include the content of her remarks. Board members directed staff to follow up on the Gateway service allocations and to report back with additional detail on bargaining estimates and MOU thresholds.