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The Pleasanton Unified School District Board of Trustees will be looking to approve a new memorandum of understanding with the California State University Chancellor’s Office during Thursday’s board meeting, which would allow PUSD to participate in the CSU Direct Admissions Program.
According to the June 11 staff report, this program would help PUSD students get more information about the colleges and get them on the right track to get admitted.
“The CSU Direct Admissions Program is designed to increase college access and awareness by proactively identifying students who meet, or are on track to meet, CSU admission requirements and providing them with personalized communications regarding admission opportunities,” according to staff.
In addition to the MOU, the trustees will also vote on approving a data sharing agreement that would allow the school district to share limited student information with the CSU Chancellor’s Office — in accordance with privacy laws.
“Participation in the program will provide eligible PUSD students with early notification of CSU admission opportunities, encourage completion of A-G coursework, strengthen college-going awareness, and connect students and families with information regarding enrollment, financial aid, and student support services,” the June 11 staff report states.
If approved, PUSD will not have to pay to participate in the admissions program and students could begin receiving help beginning with the fall 2027 admissions cycle, according to staff. Students who are not meeting CSU criteria could also receive information regarding alternative pathways, including the CSU Transfer Success Pathway program.
The board’s open-session meeting is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. Thursday (June 11). Read the full agenda here.
In other business:
* Trustees will be taking a first look at the district’s 2026-27 draft annual budget, which will be brought back for approval on June 25.
Staff will present the annual budget, answer questions from the board and receive additional input from the community.
Some key takeaways from Thursday’s presentation include how the district is projected to meet the state’s required 3% minimum reserve for the upcoming fiscal year and the two following ones; how the upcoming budget projects a growing reserve balance with about $2 million of new ongoing funding; and how approximately $5 million of one-time dollars have been replaced with ongoing revenues.
The budget presentation also shows how the district’s unappropriated ending fund balance, which was in the negatives, improved and is now in the positives.
* The board will then vote on approving a second amendment to the contract with Roebbelen Construction Management to continue construction management services through the completion of the Alisal Elementary School Modernization Project.
According to the $1,615,093 contract amendment, the scope of work will include “full design phase management, construction phase management and closeout.” The total contract amount, which is now up to just over $1.83 million, will come out of both Measure I1, the 2016 general bond measure, and Measure I, which was approved by voters in 2022.
“The total fee is within the overall project budget and is within industry standards for a project of this size,” staff stated in Thursday’s report.
* Finally, the board is poised to approve a list of resolutions regarding the upcoming Nov. 3 general election, where two of the school board seats will be up for grabs.
In order to fulfill certain requirements listed in the district’s education code, the board must deliver “Specifications of the Election Order”; “Candidates’ Statement of Qualifications”; and “Tie Vote” resolutions to the Alameda County Superintendent of Schools by no later than 125 days before the November election.
