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As the Livermore school board on Tuesday is set to kick off a school year of meetings, the district expects to see a funding increase of over $12 million for 2026-27.
The projected revenue increase ($12,295,779) as well as an increase in expenditures ($2,784,415) for the school year comes as part of the district’s 45-day budget revision.
This revision applies to the district’s adopted budget, which was required prior to July 1. The revision takes into account the state of California’s budget for 2026-27, which Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted via the State Budget Act.
The expected influx of funds follows budgeting challenges last school year in which the board approved about $14.8 million in adjustments and cuts for the 2026-27 school year followed by the recouperation and introduction of over $2.7 million worth of programming and staffing.
The budget revision will be up for presentation at the board’s Aug. 11 meeting.
The meeting is set to begin at 6 p.m. The full agenda is available here.
In other business
* LVJUSD student services director Tracie Christmas is set to resign, effective Aug. 14, the agenda states.
* The board is set to host two public hearings regarding the initial sunshine proposals for the 2026-29 successor collective bargaining agreements with Service Employees International Union and California School Employees Association.
The collective bargaining agreements between LVJUSD and both employee groups expired June 30, 2026 and permits negotiation of all contract items, the agenda states.
Items proposed for bargaining differ by entity.
* Among the consent items, which are typically considered noncontroversial and passed with a single motion, the board is poised to approve a memorandum of understanding between Service Employees International Union and LVJUSD regarding layoff impact bargaining, longevity compensation and effects of layoff – use of generative artificial intelligence.
The bargaining teams for SEIU and LVJUSD agreed upon the MOUs during 2025-26 negotiations, the agenda states.
* Also on consent, the board is set to update longevity compensation for Livermore Management Association Classified salary schedules from 2022-23 to 2025-26. The revision aligns longevity compensation with CalPERS-approved language, according to the agenda.
