Board of Education Meeting
Serna Center Community Rooms

Board of Education Meeting

5:00 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

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) Existing litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(1) of Government Code section 54956.9 (OAH Case No. 2023120718 and OAH Case No. 2023120695)

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

3.3 Government Code 54957.6(a) and (b) Negotiations/Conference with Labor Negotiator, Non-Represented Employee: Interim Superintendent (District Representative: Board President) 

3.4 Government Code 54957 – Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release/Complaint

3.5 Education Code 35146- The Board will hear staff recommendation on the following student expulsions from 23-24: Expulsion #4 2023-2024 (David Van Natten)

3.6 Government Code 54957- Public Employee Appointment

a) Approve – Principal, Father Keith B. Kenny

4.0 CALL BACK TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.1 The Pledge of Allegiance

4.2 Broadcast Statement

4.3 Stellar Student introduced by Board Member Jamee Villa

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:

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

9.0 SPECIAL PRESENTATION

9.1 Approve Resolution No. 3394: Recognition of Women’s History Month, March 2024 (Board Member Tara Jeane)

9.2 Approve Resolution No. 3395: Recognition of Trans Day of Visibility (Board President Lavinia Phillips)

9.3 Presentation on Information to Approve State Board of Education Waiver Request for 2021-22 Instructional Time Penalty for Â鶹ÊÓƵ City Unified School District, Bowling Green Charter School, New Joseph Bonnheim Community Charter School, George Washington Carver School of Arts and Science, and New Technology High School (Cancy McArn)

PPT

10.0 PUBLIC HEARING 

10.1 Secondary World Languages Instructional Materials Adoption: Program Recommendations (Shannon Pella, Deputy Chief of Academics Erin Hanson, Assistant Superintendent Curriculum and Instruction Kari Lofing, Coordinator GATE and AP Programs)

PPT

11.0 BOARD WORKSHOP/STRATEGIC INITIATIVE

11.1 Surplus Property: Options and Overview of Process (Nathaniel Browning)

PPT

12.0 COMMUNICATIONS

12.1 President’s Report (Lavinia Phillips)

12.2 Student Member Report (Liliana Miller Segura)

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 (Janea Marking)

13.1b Approve Personnel Transactions (Cancy McArn)

13.1c Approve Donations to the District for the Period of January 1-31, 2024 (Janea Marking) 

13.1d Approve Purchase Order Board Report for the Period of January 15, 2024, through February 14, 2024 (Janea Marking) 

13.1e Approve Business and Financial Report: Warrants, Checks and Electronic Transfers Issued for the period of January 1-31, 2024 (Janea Marking)

13.1f Approve Minutes for the February 15, 2024, Regular Board of Education Meeting (Lisa Allen)

13.1g Approve Resolution No. 3392:  Resolution Regarding Board Stipends (Lisa Allen)

13.1h Approve Staff Recommendation for Expulsion #4 2023-2024 (David Van Natten)

13.1i Approve Resolution No. 3393: Resolution of Intention to Convey Public Utilities Easement to the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Municipal Utilities District at the PS7 Elementary School Project (Chris Ralston)

13.1j Approve Developer Fee Consulting Services Proposal for Updated Justification Studies Services (Chris Ralston)

13.1k Approve 2023-24 Transportation Plan (Ron Hill)

13.1l Approve Traditional School Calendar 2024-2025 & 2025-2026 School Year (Cancy McArn)

13.1m Approve Adult Education Calendar 2024-2025 & 2025-2026 School Year (Cancy McArn)

13.1n Approve New Technology High School Calendar 2024-2025 & 2025-2026 (Cancy McArn)

13.1o Approve George Washington Carver School of Arts and Science Calendar 2024-2025 & 2025-2026 School Year (Cancy McArn)

13.1p Approve Bowling Green Charter School Calendar 2024-2025 & 2025- 2026 School Years (Cancy McArn)

13.1q Approve New Joseph Bonnheim Community Charter School Calendar 2024-2025 & 2025-2026 School Year (Cancy McArn)

13.1r Approve State Board of Education Waiver Request for 2021-22 Instructional Time Penalty – Â鶹ÊÓƵ City Unified School District (Cancy McArn)

13.1s Approve State Board of Education Waiver Request for 2021-22 Instructional Time Penalty – New Technology High School (Cancy McArn)

13.1t Approve State Board of Education Waiver Request for 2021-22 Instructional Time Penalty – George Washington Carver School of Arts and Science (Cancy McArn)

13.1u Approve State Board of Education Waiver Request for 2021-22 Instructional Time Penalty – Bowling Green Charter School (Cancy McArn)

13.1v Approve State Board of Education Waiver Request for 2021-22 Instructional Time Penalty – New Joseph Bonnheim Community Charter School (Cancy McArn)

14.0 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION/REPORTS               

14.1 Business and Financial Information: Enrollment and Attendance Report, Month 5, Ending Friday, January 26, 2024 (Janea Marking)

15.0 FUTURE BOARD MEETING DATES / LOCATIONS

  • April 4, 2024, 5:00 p.m. Closed Session, 6:30 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Regular Workshop Meeting
  • April 18, 2024, 5:00 p.m. Closed Session, 6:30 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Regular Workshop Meeting

16.0 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 relating to an open session item will be available for public inspection at the Serna Center, at 5735 47th Avenue, Â鶹ÊÓƵ, during normal business hours or on the District’s website at www.scusd.edu.

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