Tuesday, October 20, 2026

TUSD Governing Board — What to Watch

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Governing Board Special Meeting — 5:00 p.m. Meeting — via Zoom (View Livestream by going to the Governing Board website,, https://govboard.tusd1.org/, )

TUSD Board to Schedule Public Study Session on Superintendent's School Closure and Consolidation Proposal

At a special meeting Tuesday, Oct. 20, the Tucson Unified Governing Board will consider when to hold a study session on Superintendent Dr. Gabriel Trujillo's proposal for school closure and consolidation. The board will also meet in closed session to instruct its negotiators on agreements covering six employee groups, and members of the public can address the board during Call to the Audience.

Board to set a date to study the school closure and consolidation proposal

The board will discuss placing a study session on "the administration's proposal for school closure and consolidation" on the agenda of an upcoming meeting. Superintendent Dr. Gabriel Trujillo is listed as the presenter. The agenda does not name any schools. This item only schedules the study session, and no closure or consolidation vote is on Tuesday's agenda. Families and staff can use the decision to learn when the board will take up the proposal in public. According to the Arizona Department of Education, TUSD enrolled 40,209 students in 2024-25, down from 45,473 in 2017-18.

Not on the consent agenda.

Closed-door session on contracts for six employee groups

In executive session, which is closed to the public, the board will set its position and instruct its representatives on revisions to current agreements and on future agreements with six employee groups:

- AFSCME MOU (2026-28 revisions and/or 2028-30) - CWA Supervisory/Professional Agreement (2026-28 revisions and/or 2028-30) - ELI Meet & Confer Agreement (2026-27 revisions and/or 2027-28) - TEA Consensus agreement (2026-27 revisions and/or 2027-28) - TEA White Collar/Food Service Agreement (2026-27 revisions and/or 2027-28) - TEA Substitute Teachers Agreement (2026-27 revisions and/or 2027-28)

These agreements cover groups including teachers, food service and white-collar workers, substitute teachers, and supervisory and professional staff. Jason Freed, director of employee relations, and Jon Fernandez, chief human capital officer, are listed as presenters. The agenda does not list a public vote on any of the agreements.

Not on the consent agenda; executive session.

Public can address the board before the closure discussion

Call to the Audience comes before the study/action item on the closure and consolidation study session. That gives residents a chance to speak to the board before members decide when to take up the proposal. The meeting starts at 5 p.m. via Zoom and will be livestreamed on the Governing Board website, https://govboard.tusd1.org/.

Not on the consent agenda.

Source: TUSD Governing Board portal

This preview was generated automatically by Claude Opus 5.5 from the TUSD Governing Board's published agenda, and published at 8:00 AM MST on October 20, 2026 without human review. Read more about how this is made.