Board of Education Meeting
Serna Center Community Rooms

Board of Education Meeting

4:30 p.m. Closed Session
6:00 p.m. Open Session

Agenda

1.0 OPEN SESSION / CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL

2.0 ANNOUNCEMENT AND PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION

3.0 CLOSED SESSION

While the Brown Act creates broad public access rights to the meetings of the Board of Education, it also recognizes the legitimate need to conduct some of its meetings outside of the public eye.  Closed session meetings are specifically defined and limited in scope.  They primarily involve personnel issues, pending litigation, labor negotiations, and real property matters.

3.1 Government Code 54956.9 – Conference with Legal Counsel:

a) Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(2) of Government Code section 54956.9 (One Potential Case)

b) Initiation of litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(4) of Government Code section 54956.9 (One Potential Case)

c) Existing litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(1) of Government Code section 54956.9 (OAH Case No. 2022030223)

3.2 Government Code 54957.6 (a) and (b) Negotiations/Collective Bargaining SCTA SEIU, TCS, Teamsters, UPE, Non-Represented/Confidential Management (District Representative Pam Manwiller)

3.3 Government Code 54957 – Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release

3.4 Government Code 54957 – Public Employee Appointment

a) John Still K-8 School, Principal

b) Matsuyama Elementary School, Principal

3.5 Education Code 35146 – The Board will hear staff recommendations on the following student expulsion:

b) Expulsion #7, 2021-22

4.0 CALL BACK TO ORDER / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.1 The Pledge of Allegiance

4.2 Broadcast Statement

4.3 Stellar Student, Karla Flores Castro, a Freshman at Luther Burbank High School, to be introduced by Second Vice President Rhodes

5.0 ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION

6.0 AGENDA ADOPTION

7.0 PUBLIC COMMENT

Members of the public may address the Board on non-agenda items that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board.  Please fill out a yellow card available at the entrance.  Speakers may be called in the order that requests are received, or grouped by subject area.  We ask that comments are limited to two (2) minutes with no more than 15 minutes per single topic so that as many people as possible may be heard.  By law, the Board is allowed to take action only on items on the agenda.  The Board may, at its discretion, refer a matter to district staff or calendar the issue for future discussion.

8.0 BOARD WORKSHOP/STRATEGIC PLAN AND OTHER INITIATIVES

8.1 Approve Letter Supporting CLARA (E. Claire Raley Studios for the Performing Arts) Proposal for State Funding (Leticia Garcia)

8.2 Local Control and Accountability Plan Update (Steven Ramirez-Fong)

PowerPoint

8.3 Expanded Learning Opportunities Program Grant (Manpreet Kaur and Mark Carnero)

PowerPoint

8.4 Amend Appointment of Board Members to Advisory Subcommittee on Common Assessments

9.0 COMMUNICATIONS

9.1 Employee Organization Reports:  SCTA; SEIU; TCS; Teamsters; and UPE

9.2 District Advisory Committees:  Community Advisory Committee; District English Learner Advisory Committee; Local Control Accountability Plan/Parent Advisory Committee; Student Advisory Council; African American Advisory Board

9.3 Superintendent’s Report (Jorge A. Aguilar)

9.4 President’s Report (Christina Pritchett)

9.5 Student Member Report (Jacqueline Zhang)

9.6 Information Sharing by Board Members

10.0 CONSENT AGENDA

Generally routine items are approved by one motion without discussion.  The Superintendent or a Board member may request an item be pulled from the consent agenda and voted upon separately.

10.1a Approve Grants, Entitlements and Other Income Agreements, Ratification of Other Agreements, Approval of Bid Awards, Approval of Declared Surplus Materials and Equipment, Change Notices and Notices of Completion (Rose Ramos)

10.1b Approve Personnel Transactions (Cancy McArn)

10.1c Approve Staff Recommendations for Expulsion #7, 2021-22 (Lisa Allen and Stephan Brown)

10.1d Approve Sutter Middle School Field Trip to Boston, Massachusetts from May 15 to May 20, 2022 (Christine Baeta and Chad Sweitzer)

10.1e Approve Removal and Disposal of Out of Adoption K-5 Science Instructional Materials (Christine Baeta)

10.1f Approve Resolution No. 3271:  Adopting the Specifications of the Election Order and for Consolidation with Statewide Elections (Anne Collins)

10.1g Approve Minutes of the April 7, 2022, Board of Education Meeting (Jorge A. Aguilar)

10.1h Approve 2022-2023 Traditional School Attendance Calendar (Shawn Hadnot)

10.1i Approve Revised Board of Education Meeting Calendar for 2021-22 (Jorge A. Aguilar)

11.0 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION/REPORTS

11.1 Business and Financial Information:  Enrollment and Attendance Report, Month 7

12.0 FUTURE BOARD MEETING DATES / LOCATIONS

May 19, 2022 4:30 p.m. Closed Session, 6:00 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Regular Workshop Meeting

June 9, 2022 4:30 p.m. Closed Session, 6:00 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Regular Workshop Meeting

13.0 ADJOURNMENT

NOTE:  The Â鶹ÊÓƵ City Unified School District encourages those with disabilities to participate fully in the public meeting process.  If you need a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in the public meeting, please contact the Board of Education Office at (916) 643-9314 at least 48 hours before the scheduled Board of Education meeting so that we may make every reasonable effort to accommodate you.  [Government Code § 54953.2; Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, § 202 (42 U.S.C. §12132)]   Any public records distributed to the Board of Education less than 72 hours in advance of the meeting and relating to an open session item will be available on the District’s website at www.scusd.edu

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