The Mountain View–Los Altos Union High School District Board of Trustees approved a joint District Teachers Association (DTA)–district sunshine document for the 2025–26 contract re‑openers and appointed two parent representatives to the Northwest County SELPA Community Advisory Committee during its Oct. 27 meeting.

Leila (district staff) introduced the sunshine document and said it listed the topics the district and DTA plan to negotiate in the coming contract negotiations, including compensation, progressive-discipline language, class-size language, the bell schedule and several language‑cleanup items. "So we are sunshining our DTA and district, joint sunshine document," Leila said during the public hearing introduction.

After opening the public hearing with no public testimony on the sunshine items, the board moved to take action and approved the sunshine agreement to begin contract reopener negotiations for 2025–26. The motion passed 5–0.

The board also moved and unanimously approved appointments of Laura Gill and Mackenzie Gallego as district representatives to the Northwest County SELPA Community Advisory Committee for the 2025–26 year. The board approved the consolidated agenda items earlier in the meeting by a separate 5–0 vote.

Why it matters

Sunshining a document is a procedural step that publicly lists district and union negotiation topics and allows both parties to schedule bargaining on those subjects. Appointing parent representatives to the SELPA Community Advisory Committee ensures district representation in special-education advisory discussions.

Provenance

- Sunshine document introduced at 00:52:27 by district staff (Leila). - Board approved the sunshine agreement at 00:54:05 (vote 5–0). - CAC appointments made at approximately 00:55:20 (vote 5–0).

Speakers cited

- Leila (district staff) — introduced the sunshine document
- Laura Gill and Mackenzie Gallego — appointed to Northwest County SELPA CAC

Actions

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