Recommendation 26-9
To create more effective governance, all NUSD Board of Education members must ensure that they have completed 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 unreasonable, saying the District cannot compel individual trustees to complete training.
Read official response · PDF page 7Directly states refusal and its reason; this is an agency position, not a determination of legal authority.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.