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The school trustees are set to consider Pleasanton Unified School District’s 2025-26 latest interim budget report, which marks the third and final update to the district’s budget this academic year, during Tuesday’s off-schedule board meeting.
According to the May 26 Board of Trustees meeting agenda report, the third interim report — required by the state due to the district’s budget being negatively certified during the last two interim updates — will provide the board with a “more accurate picture of Pleasanton Unified School District’s finances, based on actual revenues and expenditures through April 30, 2026”.
“The Third Interim data serves as the basis of our Estimated Actuals for the 2026/27 Budget,” staff noted in the agenda report. “The District is simultaneously developing the 2026/27 budget, which will be presented to the Board for an initial reading at the Public Hearing on June 11, 2026.”
According to staff, the third interim report shows an improved unrestricted ending fund balance, which went from negative $110,121 to a positive $670,125.
“The unrestricted Adjusted Ending fund balance also improved from a negative ($3,342,827) to ($2,562,582),” according to the staff report. “These improvements are mainly driven by one-time revenue adjustments and expenditure savings.”
The board’s open-session meeting is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday (May 26). Read the full agenda here.
In other business
* Trustees will be receiving an update on educational equity from the superintendent’s Ad Hoc Advisory Committee.
The committee, according to staff, met four times over the past two months and went over several topics including “district data trends, student experiences, inclusion and belonging, root cause analysis, systems alignment, and development of high-level input and potential next steps”.
* The board will be voting on approving a $1,946,900 agreement with Calstate Construction for pool repair and deck replacement work at Amador Valley High School. The work is part of the larger campus renovation project, funded by the $395 million voter-approved Measure I.
This work aims to fix “concrete on the pool deck (that) is cracked, flaking, and has exposed rebar. In addition, the pool plaster has a hole in need of repair.”
* Due to time constraints, district staff said they didn’t have time to complete the contract process for the hardcourt renovations that are part of Harvest Park Middle School’s larger field renovation project. That’s why the district is asking the board to give assistant superintendent of business services Ahmad Sheikholeslami the authority to award a not-to-exceed $931,700 construction contract to JPB Designs in order to ensure the project is done over the summer and in time for the start of the next school year.
“This approach eliminates delays associated with waiting for a subsequent board meeting and allows for timely contract execution,” staff stated in the agenda report.
* The board will also be voting on adopting a resolution that would formalize the district’s commitment on exploring ways to “integrate climate literacy education, thereby supporting our students’ journey to becoming responsible world citizens”.
According to the staff report, this student-led initiative would ensure compliance with state and city-wide climate action plans.
“By establishing a student-led Climate Literacy Steering Committee, the district reaffirms its commitment to Board Policy 5145.13, fostering a safe, inclusive, and multi-disciplinary learning environment that equips all students to navigate and lead in a changing world,” the staff report states.
* Trustees will finally be voting on approving a resolution that recognizes the month of June as LGBTQIA+ Pride Month.
