Public Notices

Notice of Public Hearing and of Proposal for Implementing School Facilities Fees as Authorized by Education Code Section 17620 and Government Code 65995 | Posted March 26, 2024

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that immediately following a public hearing on the matter, a proposed resolution will be considered by the Governing Board of Union School District during its regular meeting that begins at 6:00 p.m. on April 15, 2024, which if adopted by the Board of Trustees will implement development fees established by the District against residential construction and reconstruction at $3.62 (70 percent of $5.17) per square foot and against new commercial or industrial construction at $0.59 (70 percent of $0.84) per square foot.  Education Code Section 17620 and Government Code Section 65995 authorize the proposed fees. Data pertaining to the cost of school facilities is available for inspection during regular business hours at the District’s administrative offices. The fee, if approved by the Governing Board, will become effective on June 14, 2024, which is 60 days after the proposed adoption of the resolution levying such fee by the Governing Board.

Past Notices

Notice of Public Hearing (2023-2024 Union School District and Union District Educators Association (UDEA) Contract Opener) | Posted February 2, 2024

The Board of Trustees of Union School District will hold a public hearing to receive community input regarding the 2023-2024 reopener contract Union District Educators Association (UDEA) and Union School District.


The public hearing will be held on February 12, 2024 during the Board Meeting that starts at 6:00 p.m. in the Union School District Boardroom located at 5175 Union Avenue, San Jose, CA 95124.

USD Public Notice - District’s Bidders Book for 2024

Union School District is inviting bidders to submit a request to be included in the District’s Bidders Book for 2024.  Bidders need to submit Contractor’s name, address, phone #, email, current license/s held and Department of Industrial Relations Registration Number.  

Trade categories include but may not be limited to:

Asbestos, Abatement, Audio-Visual, Cabling, Commissioning, Concrete, Demolition, Doors, Electrical, Energy Management, Fences, Fire Protection, Flooring, Frames, Furniture, General Contractor, Inspection & IOR Services, Landscape, Mechanical, Modular Buildings, Moving, Painting, Paving, Phone/Data, Photovoltaic, Plumbing, Roofing, Testing, Trenching, Windows, Window Coverings

Request submission no later than: December 15, 2023.  

Send all information to:

Union School District

5175 Union Avenue

San Jose, CA  95124

ATTN:  M&O 2024 Bidders’ List

(408) 377-8010 ext. 44216

Notice of Public Hearing for 2023-24 Local Control Accountability Plan and Budget | Posted May 26, 2023

As required by Education Codes 42103, 42127, 52061 and 52062, the governing board of Union School District will hold a public hearing to solicit public comment on the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) and proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year 2023-24, prior to final adoption.

The public hearing will be held on June 5, 2023 during the Board of Trustees meeting that starts at 6:00 p.m. in the Union School District Board Room located at 5175 Union Avenue, San Jose, CA  95124.


The LCAP and proposed Budget may be inspected by the public beginning May 31, 2023 during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Union School District Office located at 5175 Union Avenue, San Jose, CA 95124.

Inspection is also available on the District website at www.unionsd.org


Notice Posted:

District Office

8 school sites

Maintenance & Operations Building


Notice of Public Hearing (Sufficiency of Textbooks and Instructional Materials) | Posted September 1, 2022

You are hereby notified that the Union School District Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing and public comments are invited:


Date: September 12, 2022

Public Hearing Topic: Certification of Sufficiency of Textbooks and Instructional Materials



Public Hearing

The Union School District Board of Trustees will conduct a Public Hearing for the Sufficiency of Textbooks and Instructional Materials. Education Code §60119 and AB 831 require that local governing boards hold an annual public hearing and adopt a resolution stating whether all pupils, including English Learners, have or will have, prior to the end of the fiscal year, sufficient textbooks and/or instructional materials that are aligned to the academic content standards adopted pursuant to Education Code 60605 in the core subjects to use in class and to take home consistent with the content and cycles of the curriculum frameworks adopted by the state board.


This hearing gives the public an opportunity to comment on the sufficiency of textbooks and instructional materials. The public hearing will be held on September 12, 2022 during the Board Meeting that starts at 6:00 p.m. in the Union School District Boardroom located at 5175 Union Avenue, San Jose, CA 95124.


Notice of Election | Posted August 12, 2022

Notice of Public Auction - USD Tech Surplus

Union Elementary School District, 5175 Union Ave., San Jose, CA 95124, will sell assets that have been declared as surplus in accordance with State of California Government and Education Code Laws regarding the sale of surplus goods. The District will dispose of surplus property by public auction. 


The auction will be listed and advertised on https://sites.google.com/unionsd.org/surplus-auction/home

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on November 8, 2022, a Governing Board Election will be held in the County of Santa Clara, specifically including the District(s) named below and the office(s) for which candidates may be nominated. 


Also, pursuant to Education Code section 5342 and Elections Code section 10400, such election may be either completely or partially consolidated. 


To be elected: 


Term of Office: Full-Term:  4 years, Short-Term:  2 years 


Santa Clara County School District Offices (Elementary School) 

Alum Rock Union School District (Three Full-Term Seats; One Short-Term Seat) 

Berryessa Union School District (Three Full-Term Seats) 

Cambrian School District (Three Full-Term Seats) 

Campbell Union School District (Three Full-Term Seats: Trustee Areas 1, 4 & 5; One Short-Term Seat: Trustee Area 3) *

Cupertino Union School District (Three Full-Term Seats) 

Evergreen School District (Three Full-Term Seats; One Short-Term Seat)

Lakeside Joint School District (Three Full-Term Seats) 

Los Altos School District (Three Full-Term Seats) 

Luther Burbank School District (Three Full-Term Seats; Two Short-Term Seats) 

Moreland School District (Three Full-Term Seats: Trustee Areas 2, 3 & 4) *

Mountain View-Whisman School District (Two Full-Term Seats) 

North County Joint Union School District (Two Full-Term Seats; One Short-Term Seat)  

Oak Grove School District (Three Full-Term Seats: Trustee Areas 2, 3 & 5) * 

Saratoga Union School District (Three Full-Term Seats) 

Sunnyvale School District (Three Full-Term Seats: Trustee Areas 1, 3 & 5) *

Union School District (Three Full-Term Seats) 

* School Trustees Must Reside in Trustee Area and are Voted on by Trustee Area Voters


Santa Clara County School District Offices (High School) 

Campbell Union High School District (Three Full-Term Seats: Trustee Areas 1, 2 & 3) *

East Side Union High School District (Three Full-Term Seats) 

Fremont Union High School District (Three Full-Term Seats)

Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District (Three Full-Term Seats) 

Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District (Three Full-Term Seats)

* School Trustees Must Reside in Trustee Area and are Voted on by Trustee Area Voters


Santa Clara County School District Offices (Unified) 

Gilroy Unified School District (Four Full-Term Seats: Trustee Areas 1, 3, 4 & 7) *

Milpitas Unified School District (Three Full-Term Seats) 

Palo Alto Unified School District (Two Full-Term Seats)

Patterson Joint Unified School District (One Full-Term Seat: Trustee Area 2) * 

San Jose Unified School District (Two Full-Term Seats: Trustee Areas 2 & 4) *  

Santa Clara Unified School District (Four Full-Term Seats: Trustee Areas 1, 3, 4 & 6) *

* School Trustees Must Reside in Trustee Area and are Voted on by Trustee Area Voters


Santa Clara County School District Offices (Community Colleges) 

Foothill-De Anza Community College District (Two Full-Term Seats: Trustee Areas 2 & 4) *

Gavilan Joint Community College District (Two Full-Term Seats: Trustee Areas 1 & 3; One Short-Term Seat: Trustee Area 2 ) * 

San Jose-Evergreen Community College District (Three Full-Term Seats: Trustee Areas 2, 4 & 6; One Short-Term Seat: Trustee Area 3) *

West Valley-Mission Community College District (Three Full-Term Seats: Trustee Areas 3, 5 & 7) *

* School Trustees Must Reside in Trustee Area and are Voted on by Trustee Area Voters


Santa Clara County School District Offices (Board of Education) 

Santa Clara County Board of Education (Three Full-Term Seats: Trustee Areas 2 ,6 & 7) *

* School Trustees Must Reside in Trustee Area and are Voted on by Trustee Area Voters


Santa Clara County Special District Offices 

Aldercroft Heights County Water District (Two Full-Term Seats) 

Burbank Sanitary (Three Full-Term Seats) 

Cupertino Sanitary District (Two Full-Term Seats; One Short-Term Seat) 

Lion’s Gate Community Services District (Two Full-Term Seats) ★

Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District (Three Full-Term Seats: Wards 1, 2 & 5 ) * ■

Purissima Hills Water District (Two Full-Term Seats; One Short-Term Seat) 

Rancho Rinconada Recreation & Park District (Two Full-Term Seats)

San Martin County Water District (Two Full-Term Seats; Two Short-Term Seats) ⌘

Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority (Four Full-Term Seats: Districts 2, 5, 6 & 7) * 

Santa Clara Valley Water District (Four Full-Term Seats: Districts 1, 4, 6 & 7) * ♦ 

Silver Creek Valley Country Club Geologic Hazard Abatement District (Three Full-Term Seats) † 

South Santa Clara Valley Memorial District (Two Full-Term Seats) ‡ 

* Special District Directors Must Reside in District/Ward and are Voted on by District/Ward Voters


SCHOOL DISTRICTS


General Qualifications:  Must be 18 years of age or older, a U.S. citizen, a legal resident within the District/School District, a registered voter, and not legally disqualified from holding an office.  Cannot be employed by any school district, community college district, or office of education in the County of Santa Clara while serving on a school board. 


SPECIAL DISTRICTS 


General Qualifications: Must be 18 years of age or older, a U.S. citizen, a legal resident within the District (s), a registered voter, and not legally disqualified from holding an office.


★ Additional Qualifications for Lion’s Gate Community Services District: Must be a property owner in the district and must file a form stating property ownership in the district; an example form can be obtained from the Office of the Registrar of Voters.


■ Additional Qualifications for Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District: Candidates are also required to file a Nomination Petition with a minimum of 50 valid signatures of registered voters who live within the Ward in which the candidate is to be voted on.  

⌘ Additional Qualifications for San Martin County Water District: Must be resident of the district or a property owner in the district. If a landowner, candidate must file a form stating property ownership in the district; an example form can be obtained from the Office of the Registrar of Voters.

♦ Additional Qualifications for Santa Clara Valley Water District: Must continue to reside within the electoral district during candidate’s term of office, except that no change in boundaries of an electoral district shall affect the term of office of any incumbent director. Candidates are also required to file a Nomination Petition with a minimum of 20 valid signatures of registered voters who live within the sub-district in which the candidate is to be voted on.  


† Additional Qualification Silver Creek Valley Country Club Geologic Hazard Abatement District: Must be either an owner of land within the District or be designated by an owner of land within the District as their representative. 


‡ Additional Qualification for South Santa Clara Valley Memorial District: A candidate for the South Santa Clara Valley Memorial District must also be a veteran. Proof of veteran status can be fulfilled by filing a copy of Discharged Certificate Form DD214.


NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Declaration of Candidacy for eligible candidates desiring to file for the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District elective office may be obtained from the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, 330 Distel Circle, Los Altos, California, 94022. The Declaration of Candidacy will be available on July 18, 2022 and must be filed with the Midpeninsula Regional Office Space District at the above noted address no later than 5:00 p.m. on August 12, 2022. 


NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Declaration of Candidacy for eligible candidates desiring to file for elective office may be obtained from the County of Santa Clara Registrar of Voters’ Office, 1555 Berger Drive, Building 2, Candidate Services Division, San José, California, 95112. The Declaration of Candidacy will be available on July 18, 2022 and must be filed with the Registrar of Voters at the above noted address no later than 5:00 p.m. on August 12, 2022. 


NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that appointment to each elective office will be made in the event there are no nominees or an insufficient number of nominees for each office and a petition for the election, signed by ten percent (10%) of the voters or 50 voters, whichever is the smaller number in the District, has not been filed no later than 5:00 p.m. on August 17, 2022. 


NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all active registered voters will automatically be mailed a Vote-by-Mail ballot package beginning on October 10, 2022; the Vote Centers for said election will be open starting on October 29, 2022, through November 7, 2022, for varying hours of operations. Please see our List of Vote Centers hours of operation posted on our website at https://www.sccvote.org/.  The Vote Centers will be open on Election Day, November 8, 2022, from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. All ballots cast in said election will be counted centrally at the County of Santa Clara Registrar of Voters’ Office, 1555 Berger Drive, Building 2, San José, California, 95112. 


NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to Elections Code section 15101(b), as amended by AB 860, Vote-by-Mail ballots can be opened and processed for counting beginning on October 10, 2022, at the County of Santa Clara Registrar of Voters’ Office, 1555 Berger Drive, Building 2, San José, California, 95112.


Dated: July 26, 2022 

Shannon Bushey, Registrar of Voters

Notice of Public Hearing (2022-2023 Union School District to California School Employees Association (CSEA) Initial Contract Opener) | Posted August 5, 2022

The Board of Trustees of Union School District will hold a public hearing to receive community input regarding the initial contract opener presented by California School Employees Association

(CSEA).


The public hearing will be held on August 15, 2022 during the Board Meeting that starts at 6:00 p.m. in the Union School District Boardroom located at 5175 Union Avenue, San Jose, CA 95124.

Posted: District Office

8 School Sites

Date: August 5, 2022 

USD Public Notice - District’s Bidders Book for 2022

Union School District is inviting bidders to submit a request to be included in the District’s Bidders Book for 2022.  Bidders need to submit Contractor’s name, address, phone #, email, current license/s held and Department of Industrial Relations Registration Number.  

Trade categories include but may not be limited to:

Asbestos, Abatement, Audio-Visual, Cabling, Commissioning, Concrete, Demolition, Doors, Electrical, Energy Management, Fences, Fire Protection, Flooring, Frames, Furniture, General Contractor, Inspection & IOR Services, Landscape, Mechanical, Modular Buildings, Moving, Painting, Paving, Phone/Data, Photovoltaic, Plumbing, Roofing, Testing, Trenching, Windows, Window Coverings

Request submission no later than: December 15, 2021.  

Send all information to:

Union School District

5175 Union Avenue

San Jose, CA  95124

ATTN:  M&O 2022 Bidders’ List

(408) 377-8010 ext. 44216