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Board reviews 2025 legislative goals, casts unit vote for CSBA delegates
Summary
Superintendent presented proposed 2025 legislative priorities (federal and state funding, energy costs, workforce training, PERS relief); the Board deferred final action and cast the district's CSBA Delegate Assembly unit vote for three recommended candidates.
Superintendent Dr. Kristin Baranski presented proposed legislative goals for 2025 to guide the district’s advocacy work, including seeking full funding for formula‑based federal programs (Title programs and special education), support for impact aid serving military families, maintaining the national school lunch program, increasing the Local Control Formula base funding at the state level instead of creating new categorical programs, and exploring a specialized educational cost‑of‑living index.
Additional priorities included restructuring K‑14 energy costs, supporting statewide workforce training, and relieving districts of PERS retirement cost increases separate from Proposition 98 general fund allocations. The Board agreed to take additional time to review the proposed goals and asked staff to return the item at a future meeting for action.
On the same item set, President Barbara Ryan, the district’s CSBA Delegate Assembly representative, recommended three candidates for Region 17. Member Dianne El‑Hajj moved to cast the district’s unit vote for Jane Lea Smith (San Dieguito Union HSD), Cipriano Vargas (Vista USD) and Barbara Ryan; the motion passed 4‑0 (Burns not present).
