Recommendation 26-10
The NUSD Governance Team Handbook must be updated to mandate that all current and future Board of Education members complete the California School Board Association’s Institute for New and First-Term Board Members, New Member Orientation, and Masters in Governance Training within 90 days of receipt of the Grand Jury report.
Jury report: Newark Unified School District Revisited: Unresolved Problems and New Challenges · PDF page 55
Permanent linkOfficial response
Newark Unified School District Board of Education
Agency declines implementationDeclines as unwarranted, again citing inability to compel trustees; says the Board may update the handbook as needed.
Read official response · PDF page 7Conditional willingness to revise the handbook is not a commitment to mandate the three trainings.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.