3/17/2026 Board of Education Meeting

Newark Unified Board of Education · March 18, 2026

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Opening and recess to closed session

Adjournment

11:26 → 1:12:35(1h 1m)

Board President Thomas opened the March 17 meeting, called roll and announced the board would recess to closed session to discuss public employee discipline, potential litigation and labor negotiations under cited Government Code sections 54956.92 and 54957.6.

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Newark Unified Board of Education met March 17, 2026. The board returned from closed session with no reportable action, approved several contracts (including a benefits study and a summer program contract), and heard extensive public comment urging retention of the sixth-grade cohort/flex model and concerns about teacher non-reselection and HR processes.

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