California / School Districts / Mt. Diablo Unified
At its Feb. 11, 2026 meeting the Mt. Diablo Unified School District board entered closed session to discuss labor negotiations, a potential personnel discipline matter and a stipulated expulsion agreement for student No. 9-26; no public action was recorded in the transcript.
California / School Districts / Mt. Diablo Unified
The board approved minutes and several consent and business items including non‑reelection notices, a stipulated expulsion agreement, a seniority resolution and acceptance of the independent audit; no action was taken on the dual immersion proposal (information only).
California / School Districts / Mt. Diablo Unified
Dozens of parents, teachers and students told the Mount Diablo Unified School District board they were blindsided by an announcement to phase out Bancroft’s two‑way dual immersion program and move it to Woodside; commenters asked the board to pause implementation, share data and follow LCAP engagement requirements.
California / School Districts / Mt. Diablo Unified
Nigro & Nigro presented the district independent audit for fiscal year 2024‑25, reporting an unmodified (clean) opinion and several findings; trustees accepted the audit 5–0 and staff said corrective steps are underway.
California / School Districts / Mt. Diablo Unified
Teachers and union leaders told the board about alleged long‑running ventilation failures, suspected asbestos and mold, flooded stockrooms and other maintenance lapses they say threaten health and violate OSHA standards; the union said grievances have been slow to resolve.
California / School Districts / Mt. Diablo Unified
The district’s Black Educators Association presented a program overview and recruitment priorities, noting Black certificated staff represent about 1.9% of teachers and urging greater efforts to recruit and retain Black educators.
California / School Districts / Mt. Diablo Unified
The Mount Diablo Unified board voted unanimously Jan. 21 to approve second amendments to employment agreements for Chief Business Officer Adrian Vargas and General Counsel Suzanne Sterecki Kim, including salary and stipend details; both items passed 5-0 with student trustee consent.
California / School Districts / Mt. Diablo Unified
Students and instructors from Mount Diablo Unified told the board Jan. 21 that EMT and dental assistant programs change lives and said low instructor pay and limited class capacity threaten program continuity. The board heard multiple student presentations and unanimously approved a CTE Month resolution.
California / School Districts / Mt. Diablo Unified
Finance staff told the board the governor’s January budget proposal reduces projected COLA, outlines several one‑time block grants (student support, learning recovery, universal meals), and could mean continued deficit spending; the district will model scenarios for its second interim report in March.
California / School Districts / Mt. Diablo Unified
Northgate and College Park principals presented results from a multi‑school pilot of Yonder phone pouches, reporting reduced some discipline incidents and reported GPA gains ("average GPA rose from 3.557 to 3.79") while cautioning that correlation is not causation; trustees asked for comparability data and the district noted a July deadline for a cell‑phone policy under California law.