Recommendation 26-21
The NUSD Board of Education should work with the Alameda County Office of Education to convene a committee within 120 days to study whether it remains viable to continue operating the NUSD as its own district and prepare a report for public review by the end of the 2026-2027 school year. The study must address the option of merging NUSD with another district.
Jury report: Newark Unified School District Revisited: Unresolved Problems and New Challenges · PDF page 56
Permanent linkOfficial response
Newark Unified School District Board of Education
Agency declines implementationDeclines as unwarranted, saying no compelling financial or academic reason supports the study and the Board opposes spending resources on it; continued on page 11.
Read official response · PDF page 10States refusal and reasons; neither the jury’s suggested study nor the District’s opposition establishes a merger outcome.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.