Coronado families who ride e-bikes to school and district employees watching labor talks both have reason to tune in Thursday.
The Coronado Unified School District (CUSD) Board of Trustees meets at 4 p.m. Nov. 12 at the district office, 201 Sixth St., with four action items on the agenda. The board will vote on a new e-bike permit policy, a tentative agreement with the California School Employees Association (CSEA), a retirement notice stipend and the formal start of teacher contract negotiations.
E-bike permits head to a final vote
Board Policy and Administrative Regulation 5142.04, covering bicycles and e-bikes, is up for approval after a first reading at the Oct. 15 meeting. If adopted, middle and high school students would need to complete a district-approved safety training program and obtain a permit before bringing an e-bike onto campus, The Coronado News reported in October.
Students arriving without a permit could not bring e-bikes on district property, and a parent or guardian would be contacted for removal, according to the proposed regulation. The policy would also ban charging e-bike batteries on campus and prohibit students under 12 from operating any e-bike, e-scooter or e-board on school grounds.
The district could suspend or revoke a student's e-bike privileges for violations on or off campus, including conduct while traveling to and from school. As of October, the district had not specified when it would begin issuing permits, which training program it would use or whether families would get a transition period.
Superintendent Karl Mueller called safe passage to school "a high community interest piece" during the Oct. 15 discussion, according to The Coronado News. Trustee Fitzhugh Lee said he and trustee Renee Cavanaugh would work with the city through the district's 2×2 Committee, which includes two City Council members, the city manager and the superintendent.
Teacher contract talks begin
The board will hold a public hearing on the Association of Coronado Teachers' (ACT) initial proposals for a 2027-2030 successor contract. Separately, the board is set to present CUSD's own initial proposals to ACT and acknowledge receipt of the union's proposals. ACT President Jennifer Landry is scheduled to deliver a report during the meeting.
The specific subjects in either side's proposals are not detailed in the agenda. The board approved a tentative agreement with ACT in October 2025 on a 5-0 vote, according to meeting minutes from that period.
CSEA agreement and retirement stipend
Trustees will vote on a tentative agreement and revised job description between CUSD and CSEA. The agenda does not describe the agreement's terms, wage changes or which job description is being revised. The board approved a separate CSEA agreement 5-0 in June.
A retirement notice stipend is also on the action calendar. The board approved a retirement notice stipend 5-0 at its Dec. 11, 2025, meeting. The agenda does not list the stipend amount or eligibility details for the Nov. 12 vote.
Other business
The consent calendar includes a resolution to accept continued state preschool funding at Silver Strand and Village elementary schools. The board will also set its annual organizational meeting for Dec. 15 at 4 p.m.
Board members Renee Cavanaugh, Fitzhugh Lee, Malachy Sandie, Dr. Scot Youngblood and Alexia Palacios-Peters are listed on the agenda, along with student board representative Ines Gil. The meeting will stream live on the district's website.
