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The Pleasanton school board will consider a resolution on Thursday that would allow the district to make emergency repairs after rainwater flooded the locker room and other areas of Amador Valley High School’s large gym building.
If approved, the Pleasanton Unified School District will be able to bypass its usual competitive bidding process to address damage that staff said poses a danger to students, employees and contractors.
“The current plan is to stabilize the damage and to reopen the areas,” staff stated in report prepared for the board’s Nov. 12 meeting. “Additional assessment and planning work will be needed to determine repairs and or next steps for the locker room.”
The damage occurred as the district was undertaking a project to replace the building’s roof, which officials said had reached the end of its life.
Workers began removing the roof and repairing dry-rot damage in late August; that work included placing temporary rain protection over the exposed roof.
Despite the protection, rainwater still managed to leak into the large gym’s locker room on Oct. 22.
The locker room, teacher’s offices and storage rooms were all flooded, which staff said created a potential safety hazard for those on campus, especially because school was in session at the time.
That prompted the district to seek authorization for the emergency work under the California Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Act.
“Emergency work to remediate the water damage to the locker room roof, walls, flooring, doors and electrical infrastructure, and to repair the damaged areas at the Project Site is necessary at Amador Valley High School in order to avoid danger to health and damage to property, and such an emergency will not permit a delay resulting from a competitive solicitation for bids,” staff noted.Â
The board is set to meet at 6 p.m. Thursday (Nov. 12) at the district office, 5758 West Las Positas Blvd. The meeting will also be livestreamed. Find the complete agenda here.
In other business:
* The board will vote on a resolution to increase its existing $752,000 contract with BNO Builders by $450,000 for the ongoing roof repairs to the the large gym building at Amador Valley.
The increase is necessary because construction workers have discovered dry rot on the roof decking, the wood framing underneath and the fascia boards in September, staff said. They noted costs had also increased as additional work was identified, including installing additional tapered insulation, replacement of skylights and repairs to damaged canopies above the doors leading in the building.
* The board is also set to appoint a new assistant superintendent of educational services. The district has not named the final candidate, but the board will review and consider approving the employment contract at Thursday’s meeting. The person hired will take over for Ed Diolazo, who was promoted to superintendent earlier this year.
The new assistant superintendent will be paid an annual salary in accordance with the board-approved executive cabinet salary schedule. The first salary step on the schedule is $237,413.Â
The contract also covers health insurance, degree stipends and other benefits. The contract is set to run Jan. 1, 2027-June 30, 2030, pending a positive performance review after the first year.
* The board will consider approving the district’s initial bargaining proposals for 2026-27 school year to the collective bargaining agreement between PUSD and the California School Employees Association (CSEA) Chapter #155, the union that represents classified employees at the district.
The existing contract covers classified employees through 2029, but both parties meet annually to consider opening certain articles for discussion; those topics must be made public before negotiations begin. According to staff, both sides agreed to negotiate wages, health and welfare benefits and the article on term and reopeners this year.
PUSD will also request negotiations on transfer and promotions and the evaluation procedure article.
CSEA is requesting to open articles regarding hours and leaves and is also proposing a new article to address technological change.
* The board will vote on a resolution that would declare the Alisal Elementary School Modernization Project to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act.Â
If approved, the resolution would also move the overall project forward.
The vote comes after residents have voiced their concerns over the traffic and safety impacts the project would have on the surrounding community.
