Antioch High Staff Poke Fun at School Board President

Weeks after Antioch Unified School District Union Employees took a “vote of no confidence” on Board President Ellie Householder, employees were sporting “You are not recognized” t-shirts on the campus of Antioch High School.

The t-shirt was in response to Householder failing to recognize fellow board members Mary Rocha and Gary Hack who made several motions and attempted to speak during the past few board meetings, only for Householder to respond, “You are not recognized”. She also failed to recognize Superintendent Stephanie Anello.

Rocha twice placed on the agenda for Householder to be removed as Board President, only to have Householder unilaterally remove the item.

This prompted both a recall effort against Householder and the unions voting at 97.5% in favor of a “vote of no confidence”.

The following statement was submitted to the Antioch Unified School District on behalf of the three employee groups, Antioch Education Association, Antioch Management Association, and Classified School Employees Association, Antioch Chapter 85, along with the results of the Vote of No Confidence.

Statement:

A vote of no confidence is defined as “a formal vote by which people indicate that they do not support a leader, government, etc.”

In an electronic secret ballot election held from September 18-22, 2021, 97.5% percent of votes cast were in support of a Vote of No Confidence in Ellie Householder as the President of the AUSD School Board. Only 15 votes were cast in opposition, representing only 0.02% of the total ballots cast. The breakdown of votes is as follows: 98.2% of certificated staff (AEA), 97.8% of management staff (AMA), and 97.3% of classified staff (CSEA) stated their lack of confidence in the Board President.

The following violations of Roberts Rules of Order and the Brown Act have occurred at board meetings presided by President Ellie Householder:

• • Allowing a substitute motion to go through on a non-debatable motion such as “motion to table”
  • Efforts to limit or eliminate public comment by removing agenda items without consensus of the board
  • Efforts to shorten public comment by reducing the time limit allowed after comments had been submitted
  • Stopping public comments midstream when she felt it wasn’t appropriate or directly related to the agenda item
  • Requesting staff to use personal judgement on which public comments should be entered into public record and which should not
  • Abusing her presidential authority by not recognizing staff and board members’ requests to speak or provide input during a public meeting
  • Asserting that the president must not only collaborate on, but approve, the board agenda. Ed. Code and Board Policy do not require the board president’s approval, just collaboration on the development
  • Abusing her authority by calling and/or adding agenda items at special meetings, that were neither urgent, nor necessary
  • Violating the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), by publicly posting unauthorized video of students without permission

For all of these reasons, The employees of the AUSD have No Confidence in Ellie Householder’s ability to lead the Antioch Unified School District.

Regards,

Valorie Luke, President Antioch Education Association

Scott Bergerhouse, President Antioch Management Association

Josh Isenbarger, President Classified School Employees Association, Chapter 85

Previous Articles on the Antioch School Board

• Updated: For Second Time Householder Pulls Item on Her Removal as Antioch School Board President
• Antioch School District Unions “Vote of No Confidence” in Ellie Householder
• Antioch School Board Takes No Action in Discipline or Removal of Superintendent
• Antioch School Board President Calls for Removal of Superintendent Stephanie Anello
• Antioch School Board Set to Discuss Removal of Board President for Second Time
• Emails Reveal Antioch School Board Trustees and Mayor Manufactured Outrage in Antioch High Incident
• Emails Show Householder Lied When Removing Agenda Item from Antioch School Board Meeting
• Updated: Antioch School Board President Unilaterally Pulls Item from Agenda to Remove Her as President
• Antioch School Board Punts “Use of Force” Discussion for 60-Days
• Antioch School Board President Calls Special Meeting to Talk “Use of Force”
• Antioch High School Issues Statement After TikTok Video Shows Student Detained by Security
• Antioch School Board Votes to Censure Trustee Householder in 3-2 Vote
• Antioch School Board Seeks to Censure Trustee Ellie Householder