# SPUSD Board Meeting  10/28/26


**Body:** Santa Paula Unified School District 
**Date:** October 27, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Education, Construction & Infrastructure, Grants & Funding, Physical Infrastructure


The Santa Paula Unified School District Board meeting on October 28, 2026, included several approved spending and funding actions. The board approved a service agreement with Star of California for targeted behavioral support to general-education students, at a cost not to exceed $102,000 for the 2026–27 school year; the district said the expense was already budgeted through LCAP funds. The board also adopted a resolution authorizing an application for continued California State Preschool Program funding, with estimated annual reimbursement of approximately $260,000–$310,000, and approved an agreement with SPSG for evaluation, data analysis, and reporting for the district’s federal mental health services grant; $70,000 for those services is included in the grant. Motions on these items passed.

The superintendent discussed Measure C, a proposed general-obligation bond for school facilities, including rebuilding a gym, bringing the pool to CIF competition standards, and repairing the Jones Field track. The district reported about $21.5 million in net insurance proceeds remaining against an estimated gym reconstruction cost exceeding $30 million, and described a tax rate of $27.98 per $100,000 of taxable value; voters were encouraged to vote, but no bond vote occurred at this meeting. Trustees also discussed the district’s budget challenges and a potential deficit approaching $10 million amid declining enrollment. The board held first readings of policy updates, including staff development, but took no final action on those policies.

**Source:** Santa Paula Unified School District