Octavia Thuss
CA · Member, La Cañada Unified School District Governing Board
Octavia Thuss has served on the La Cañada Unified School District Governing Board since December 2022, when she was sworn in to a four-year term.
Where Octavia Thuss stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (2 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Data Privacy (1 record),
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (2 support · 6 oppose), Public Education Quality (5 support · 2 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 2 support
Made the motion appointing four residents to the citizens' committee that oversees how Measure LCF bond money is spent. It passed 4-0.
August 11, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
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Seconded a 30-year agreement letting Crestview Preparatory Academy use school space, expected to bring the district about $540,000 in its first year. It passed unanimously.
April 21, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
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Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 support · 6 oppose
Seconded the motion to sell the first $27 million of bonds from the voter-approved $113 million Measure LCF to pay for school construction. It passed 4-0.
August 11, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Seconded approval of the 2026-27 district budget, which included 3.11% raises for all employee groups and kept reserves above the board's 3.5% minimum. It passed unanimously.
June 23, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Voted with the full school board to call a school construction bond election (Measure LCF) for the June 2, 2026 ballot.
February 24, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Seconded approval of the 2025-28 teachers' union contract. It gave a permanent 0.25% raise and a one-time 2.05% payment, mostly paid by the local education foundation. It passed unanimously.
August 12, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Made the motion to cancel the planned cut to the gifted program (GATE) teacher, keeping that teacher's time at 0.6 of a full-time job. It passed unanimously.
August 12, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Made the motion to reverse part of the earlier non-teaching staff cuts, fully restoring the intervention aide jobs and some office assistant hours. It passed unanimously.
June 3, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Made the motion to cut 6.25 full-time non-teaching staff jobs, including a secretary, a data specialist, a maintenance worker and aide hours, to save $362,000. It passed unanimously.
February 25, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Voted with the full school board to cut 1.8 full-time teaching jobs, including the elementary Spanish teacher and part of the gifted program, to balance the budget.
February 25, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Made the motion to update the district's anti-bullying policy to match new state law, covering cyberbullying and hate-based behavior. It passed unanimously.
January 13, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
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Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 5 support · 2 oppose
Seconded approval of the district's 2026-27 three-year school improvement plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan), which sets yearly goals for students. It passed unanimously.
June 23, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
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Seconded approval of the 2026-27 district budget, which included 3.11% raises for all employee groups and kept reserves above the board's 3.5% minimum. It passed unanimously.
June 23, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Made the motion to cancel the planned cut to the gifted program (GATE) teacher, keeping that teacher's time at 0.6 of a full-time job. It passed unanimously.
August 12, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Made the motion to reverse part of the earlier non-teaching staff cuts, fully restoring the intervention aide jobs and some office assistant hours. It passed unanimously.
June 3, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
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Made the motion to update the student technology-use policy, adding rules on artificial intelligence (AI) use and online safety. It passed unanimously.
February 25, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
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Made the motion to cut 6.25 full-time non-teaching staff jobs, including a secretary, a data specialist, a maintenance worker and aide hours, to save $362,000. It passed unanimously.
February 25, 2025Opposes Public Education Quality
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Voted with the full school board to cut 1.8 full-time teaching jobs, including the elementary Spanish teacher and part of the gifted program, to balance the budget.
February 25, 2025Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Voted with the full school board to adopt a new policy on responding to immigration enforcement, covering both students and staff, based on the state model policy.
February 24, 2026Supports Data Privacy
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Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support
Voted with the full school board to adopt a new policy on responding to immigration enforcement, covering both students and staff, based on the state model policy.
February 24, 2026Supports Civil Rights
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Made the motion to update the district's anti-bullying policy to match new state law, covering cyberbullying and hate-based behavior. It passed unanimously.
January 13, 2026Supports Civil Rights
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Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 3 support
Seconded the motion to sell the first $27 million of bonds from the voter-approved $113 million Measure LCF to pay for school construction. It passed 4-0.
August 11, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
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Seconded raising the fees builders pay to the school district on new construction, with the home rate rising from $5.17 to $5.38 per square foot. It passed unanimously.
April 21, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
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Voted with the full school board to call a school construction bond election (Measure LCF) for the June 2, 2026 ballot.
February 24, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
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Track record — General
General · 3 records
Voted yes on a contract hiring Dr. Debra Cradduck as superintendent through June 2029. The vote was unanimous.
March 24, 2026
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Was elected clerk of the La Cañada school board for 2025-26 by a 5-0 vote, after declining a nomination for board president.
December 9, 2025
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Seconded hiring the consulting firm TeamCivX to study whether a new school construction bond could pass and to plan voter outreach. It passed unanimously.
September 23, 2025
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Past race Octavia Thuss ran in:
- La Cañada Unified School District Governing Board Member · November 3, 2026 · La Cañada Unified School District, California · incumbent