Meeting Recording
RUSD has not published a recording for this meeting. The district currently shares board-meeting recordings going back to August 2025. This recap is built from the official published agenda and approved minutes — see the Agenda tab below for the full item-by-item breakdown.
The Reed Union School District Board of Trustees gave Superintendent Dr. Kimberly McGrath a positive evaluation in closed session and welcomed Dr. Chris J. Kim as the district's new Chief Business Official, set to begin after current CBO Carlos Estrella's retirement at the end of June. The June 4, 2024 meeting also featured public hearings on the 2024-2025 budget and Local Control Accountability Plan, with formal adoption scheduled for June 11.
Closed Session Actions
The board met in closed session beginning at 4:54 PM to evaluate the superintendent and discuss potential litigation. Board President Afsaneh Zolfaghari reported that Dr. McGrath received a positive evaluation.
Contract Discussion
Trustee Shelby Pasarell Tsai pulled the proposed contract with 3D Strategies from the consent agenda due to concerns with contract language and structure. CBO Estrella agreed to review the concerns with Tsai and 3D Strategies, with plans to revise the contract and potentially bring it back for future board approval. The board unanimously approved the remaining consent items, including personnel actions, warrants, board policy updates aligned with California School Boards Association recommendations, the district's response to Marin County Civil Grand Jury findings, an updated contract with Changing Perspectives, and disposal of surplus equipment.
LCAP Parent Advisory Group
The board unanimously approved the formation of a new Local Control Accountability Plan Parent Advisory Group, which Superintendent McGrath explained is a new state mandate. Trustees may assist in guiding the group's Brown Act compliance.
Salary Schedule Debate
The board engaged in extended discussion about reactivating the Business Manager/Chief Business Official position on the Management Salary Schedule, moving away from the contract model used with the outgoing CBO. An initial motion by Trustee Jacqueline Jaffee failed on a 2-3 vote, with Trustees Zolfaghari and Jaffee voting yes and Trustees Wangenheim, Tsai, and Webb voting no. After further discussion about posted salary schedules and employment procedures, Trustee Sherry Wangenheim made a new motion to adopt the Management Salary Schedule with the CBO line reactivated, which passed 4-1 with Trustee Tsai dissenting.
Budget and Planning Items
The board held public hearings on both the 2024-2025 LCAP and 2024-2025 budget at 9:19 PM and 9:20 PM respectively, with no public comments received. Both items will return for formal adoption at the June 11 meeting. The board also discussed but did not adopt the district's 2024-2030 Strategic Plan; Superintendent McGrath will make adjustments and bring it back on June 11.
The board unanimously approved Resolution No. 07-2024/2025, authorizing incoming CBO Dr. Kim to sign documents on behalf of the board during the 2024-2025 school year.
Superintendent's Report
Dr. McGrath reported on end-of-year celebrations, upcoming professional development activities, and August kick-off plans including inclusion and equity training for new staff and strategic plan training for all staff. She noted that music instruction at Bel Aire will integrate with math curriculum in the fall, and that all three preschool classes for next year are at maximum capacity.
Future Agenda Items
Trustees requested future reviews of the management salary schedule, the equity and inclusion work with Changing Perspectives including curriculum details, and pre- and post-program data measuring impact.
No audio recording is available for this meeting, so this summary is based on the published agenda and the approved minutes.
Agenda and summary drawn from official RUSD board-meeting records. Always cross-reference with the official RUSD recording for accuracy.