Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Reed Union School District Board Meeting Summary — September 15, 2026

The headline of the September meeting was the district's FY2025-26 Unaudited Actuals — the financial close of the year that ended June 30, 2026 — and the news was good: the year came in far stronger than the budget had feared. Trustee Sandeep Sahai was absent; President Shelby Tsai, Vice President Liz Webb, Mike Ghaffary, and Asaneh Zolfaghari carried the agenda.

The budget closed much better than projected

Staff reported that FY2025-26 ended with about $32.2 million in revenue against roughly $32.69 million in expenditures and other uses — a net decrease to the general fund of just $492,593. That is about a quarter of the ~$1.83 million drawdown the adopted budget had anticipated: revenue landed within ~0.3% of budget and expenditures came in about 1.3% below. The general fund ended the year at roughly $13.83 million (about $12.28M unrestricted, $1.54M restricted), leaving unrestricted reserves at 37.6% — comfortably above the board's 27% policy floor (3% required by the state, 24% designated by Board Policy 3105.1).

But the structural pressure is still real

Staff were careful to frame the actuals as "one point in a continuous budget cycle," not a standalone good-news story. The multi-year forecast still shows the district spending more than it takes in — drawdowns of roughly $1.2M in FY26-27 widening to about $1.48M by FY28-29 — which would carry reserves from 37.6% down to 24.6% by FY28-29, below the policy floor. The pressures named: personnel costs, special education, the district's contribution to Foundation-supported programs, and the TK program.

Student achievement (CAASPP)

The board reviewed 2025-26 CAASPP results, with staff describing work to vertically align writing instruction across grades 6-8 and a staff calibration day set for October 19.

Resolutions and reports

Following a public hearing, the board adopted Resolution 02-2026/27 certifying sufficiency of textbooks and instructional materials, adopted Resolution 03-2026/27 on the Gann appropriations limit, and approved the Prop 28 arts and music annual report (a voter-approved stream, roughly $141K this year). A consent agenda covering personnel, pay warrants, special-education service agreements (including Kyo Autism Therapy), and a second reading of CSBA-aligned board policies was approved. Revised board policies and bylaws were presented for a first reading.

Also noted

In discussion, trustees touched on crossing-guard funding — currently supported through a Marin countywide transportation sales-tax measure (TAM), which reduced its allocation in the last funding cycle.