Board of Education Meeting
Serna Center Community Rooms

Board of Education Meeting

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

WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT

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.

Government Code 54956.9 – Conference with Legal Counsel:

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

Government Code 54957.6 (a) and (b) Negotiations/Collective Bargaining SCTA SEIU, TCS, Teamsters, UPE, Non-Represented/Confidential Management (Superintendent Jorge A. Aguilar)

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

3.4 Education Code 48918- The Board will hear staff recommendation on the following student expulsions: Expulsion# 25 2022/2023 (Lisa Allen and Stephan Brown)

Government Code 54957 – Public Employee Appointment

(a)   Approve- Assistant Superintendent, Early Learning & Care

(b)   Approve- Chief Legal Counsel

 (c)  Approve- Principal, Bowling Green, McCoy

(d)  Approve- Principal, Capital City

(e)  Approve- Principal, Mark Twain

 (f)  Approve- Principal, The MET

3.6 Government Code 54957—Public Employee Performance Evaluation

(a)  Superintendent         

4.0 CALL BACK TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.1 The Pledge of Allegiance

4.2 Welcome New Student Board Member

4.3 Broadcast Statement

4.4 Stellar Student introduced by Board Member Tara Jeane

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.  Public comment may be (1) emailed to publiccomment@scusd.edu; (2) submitted in writing through the district’s website at /submit-public-comment; or (3) provided in-person at the meeting.  The submission deadline for written public comments shall be no later than noon on the day of the meeting.  If you intend to address the Board in-person, 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.  

WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT

8.0 COMMUNICATIONS

8.1 Employee Organization Reports: 

  • SCTA
  • SEIU
  • TCS
  • Teamsters
  • UPE

8.2 District Advisory Committees:

  • Community Advisory Committee
  • District English Learner Advisory Committee
  • Local Control Accountability Plan/Parent Advisory Committee
  • Student Advisory Council
  • Black/African American Advisory Board

9.0 SPECIAL PRESENTATION

9.1 Middle School Mathletes Awards & Recognition (Erin Hanson)

10.0 PUBLIC HEARING

10.1 SCUSD SELPA Local Plan (Geovanni Linares)

10.2 Public Hearing for Resolution No. 3327: Resolution to  Convey Easement Entitlements to the City of Â鶹ÊÓƵ for a Public Sidewalk in front of Ethel Phillips Elementary (Rose Ramos)

11.0 BOARD WORKSHOP/STRATEGIC PLAN AND OTHER INITIATIVES

11.1 Approve 2023-24 Local Control and Accountability Plan Adoption (Krystal Thomas)

PPT

11.2 Resolution No. 3332 of the Board of Education of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ City Unified School District Designating Certain General Funds as Committed Fund Balance (Rose Ramos)

PPT

11.3 Adopt Fiscal Year 2023-24 Proposed Budget for All Funds (Rose Ramos)

PPT

11.4 Approve Renaming of Peter Burnett Elementary, Kit Carson, and Sutter Middle School (Rose Ramos)

PPT

WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT

11.5 Early Literacy Support Block (ELSB) Grant Updates (Erin Hanson and Shannon Pella)

PPT

11.6 Resolution No. 3334: To Adopt Professional Experience Qualifications to Teach Transitional Kindergarten for the 2023-24 School Year (Cancy McArn)

PPT

12.0 COMMUNICATIONS

12.1 Superintendent’s Report (Jorge A. Aguilar)

12.2 President’s Report (Chinua Rhodes)

12.3 Information Sharing by Board Members

13.0 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.

13.1 Items Subject or Not Subject to Closed Session:

13.1a 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)

13.1b Approve Personnel Transactions (Cancy McArn)

13.1c Approve Mandatory Reporting to the Â鶹ÊÓƵ County Office of Education- Uniform Complaints Regarding the Williams Settlement Processed for the Period of January 2023 through March 2023 (Cancy McArn)

13.1d Approve Retention of Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost LLP for the Legal Services Response to Request for Qualifications (Rose Ramos)

13.1e Approve J-13A Waiver Request and Affidavit (Rose Ramos)

13.1f Approve Business and Financial Report: Warrants, Checks and Electronic Transfers issued for the Period of May 1-31, 2023 (Rose Ramos)

13.1g Approve Donations to the District for the Period of May 1-31, 2023 (Rose Ramos)

13.1h Approve PO Board Report for the Period of 4/15/23-5/14/23 (Rose Ramos)

13.1i Approve School Plan for Student Achievement Approval (Kelley Odipo)

13.1j Approve Minutes for the April 13, 2023, Regular Board of Education Meeting (Jorge A. Aguilar)

13.1k Approve Minutes for the April 27, 2023, Regular Board of Education Meeting (Jorge A. Aguilar)

13.1l Approve Minutes for the May 4, 2023, Regular Board of Education Meeting (Jorge A. Aguilar)

13.1m Approve Minutes for the May 18, 2023, Regular Board of Education Meeting (Jorge A. Aguilar)

13.1n Approve Resolution No. 3327: Resolution to Convey Easement Entitlements to the City of Â鶹ÊÓƵ for a Public Sidewalk in front of Ethel Phillips Elementary (Rose Ramos)

13.1o Approve 1-Year Extensions To Existing Charter Facilities Use Agreements (Amanda Goldman)

WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT

13.1p Approve Joint Venture and License Agreement Between Â鶹ÊÓƵ City Unified School District and A Different Path (Rose Ramos)

WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT

13.1q Approval of Request to Amend Hours to Council on Occupational Education Programs in CAJ Regional Manufacturing Training Center: Introduction to Manufacturing; Electro-Mechanical Assembly; Material Handling and Logistics (Rose Ramos)

13.1r Approve Staff Recommendations for Expulsion, # 25 2022/2023 (Lisa Allen and Stephan Brown)

13.1s Approve Retention of 5 Firms for the Architectural Services Pool in Response to Request for Qualifications (Rose Ramos)

14.0 FUTURE BOARD MEETING DATES / LOCATIONS

  • August 17, 2023, 4:30 p.m. Closed Session, 6:30 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Regular Workshop Meeting
  • September 7, 2023, 4:30 p.m. Closed Session, 6:30 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Regular Workshop Meeting 

15.0 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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