Santa Cruz County Office of Education
County Board of Education
Thursday, September 17, 2026, 5:30 PM
How to take part
Show up: Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 5:30 PM. California's open-meetings law (the Brown Act) gives you the right to speak on agenda items. Remote-participation links, when offered, are on the agenda.
Write in: public-comment@santacruzcoe.org (from the address this meeting's agenda gives for public comment)
What's being decided
- Minor· Government & transparency, Schools & youthBoard names members to its standing committees
The County Board of Education will make appointments to its standing committees, including the Agenda Committee.
- Minor· Government & transparency, Schools & youthBoard names members to temporary (ad hoc) committees
The Board will appoint trustees to ad hoc committees, including budget, policy, community outreach and legislation, and a student trustee engagement committee.
- Minor· Schools & youthPublic hearing on whether alternative education students have enough textbooks
State law requires the Board to take public comment on whether students in the County Office of Education's Alternative Student Programs will have sufficient instructional materials for the 2026-2027 school year. A booklist is included with the item.
- Minor· Schools & youthBoard to declare whether students have enough textbooks, to qualify for state funding
After the public hearing, the Board would adopt Resolution #26-42 stating whether each student in County Office of Education programs has sufficient standards-aligned textbooks and instructional materials in required subjects. Adopting the resolution is required for the agency to receive state instructional materials funding.
- Minor· Schools & youth, Planning & development, Taxes, fees & budgetNaming staff who can sign state school construction funding paperwork
Resolution #26-45 would designate County Office of Education representatives to submit and sign applications, funding agreements and other documents with the state Office of Public School Construction, which administers funding for school building and modernization projects.
Everything else on the agenda
- 1.1Board Member Remote Attendance
- 8.1.1Agenda Committee
- 8.2.1Budget Committee
- 8.2.2Policy Committee
- 8.2.3Community Outreach and Legislative Committee
- 8.2.4Other committee(s) as determined
- 9.1DEFERRED CONSENT ITEMS (if required)
- 12.1Resolution #26-39 Recognizing September as National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15)
- 12.2Resolution #26-40 Recognizing National Suicide Prevention Month
- 12.3Resolution #26-41 Recognizing Attendance Awareness Month
- 12.5Resolution #26-43 Recognizing October 12–18, 2026 Week of the School Administrator
- 12.6Resolution #26-44 Recognizing October as LGBTQIA2S+ History Month
- 12.8Resolution #26-46 October as College and Career Month