The Stockton Unified Board of Education will vote this week whether to publicly “reaffirm” its previous approval of a resignation agreement between the district and former Superintendent John Ramirez Jr.
The move comes after Troy Brown, San Joaquin County Superintendent of Schools, wrote a letter last month informing the district that the agreement’s approval was done illegally, and its governing board needed to “cure and correct” any violations.
Trustees allegedly violated California’s Brown Act, a state law requiring government meetings and decision-making be open to the public, when it approved Ramirez’s “resignation and transition agreement”during closed session at a special meeting June 9.
Though, there seems to be disagreement between Stockton Unified and the county over whether Ramirez’s resignation agreement also included a new employment contract.
The board has scheduled a public vote at its meeting scheduled for 5 p.m. Tuesday at SUSD headquarters to reapprove and clarify its previous actions surrounding Ramirez’s resignation, according to the meeting’s agenda. But the agenda item also contests Brown’s assessment of trustees’ prior actions.
“While the District does not agree that there was a violation of the Brown Act, it is nevertheless recommended that the Board reaffirm its approval of the Agreement,” according to agenda documents. …
Cassie Dickman 