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Recent school-board coverage from Humboldt County, including local decisions, public meetings, and civic updates.
The Oct. 19 agenda lists three choices, including plans that would begin Oct. 20 or apply retroactively to Aug. 12, but it does not specify an amount or outcome.
Trustees approved a one-year employment agreement amendment for Roger Macdonald after reporting a positive evaluation.
The board’s agenda lists a public determination hearing and possible consideration of Resolution 2627-4, but does not describe the requested changes or report an outcome.
The Oct. 8 agenda put a proposed 2026-2029 contract on the Fortuna Elementary School District board’s action calendar after a closed-session discussion of superintendent matters and labor negotiations.
The Oct. 8 agenda schedules a closed-session evaluation and labor-negotiation discussion before the proposed contract comes up for board action.
The Oct. 8 agenda does not list costs, contractors or construction timelines for the two facilities items.
The special session is scheduled for 9 a.m. at the district office in McKinleyville; the agenda does not identify the candidates or vacancies.
The Oct. 1 agenda lists a proposed employment agreement for Gary Storts covering July 2027 through June 2031, but does not provide terms or show whether the board approved it.
The board’s Sept. 14 agenda lists a public hearing on Coastal Grove Charter School’s Material Revision Addendum, but does not describe the requested changes or indicate an outcome.
Minutes from the Sept. 14 meeting say the district could face two more years of liability tied to a 2024–25 NCSMIG assessment true-up, but do not detail the payment schedule or underlying records.
Approved minutes show the district’s two-member quorum ratified an agreement with the Big Lagoon Teachers Association effective July 1, 2026.
The board’s Sept. 9 meeting agenda includes a public hearing on instructional materials, a related resolution and an action item to set the superintendent’s 2026-27 salary.
The district’s Aug. 11 agenda includes a proposed county-wide interdistrict attendance agreement for 2026-27, running from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
Trustees unanimously signed off on the district’s annual planning and spending items at the June 12 meeting.
The school board signed off on next year’s consortium technology agreement at its May 19 meeting but postponed final action on an amended ELOP plan after making edits.
The Humboldt County Board of Education unanimously approved retirement-incentive windows, a State Parks partnership contract, bylaw updates and intent to apply for a literacy grant at its May 13 meeting.
The June 16 agenda also tees up a separate charter authorization MOU for 2026-29, making the meeting a key checkpoint for the district and school.
