Board of Education Meeting
Serna Center Community Rooms

Board of Education Meeting

5:00 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 (Three Potential Cases)

b) Existing litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(1) of Government Code section 54956.9 (OAH Case No. 2024071050, OAH Case No. 2024070465, & OAH Case No 2024080121)

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 – Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release/Complaint

3.4 Education Code 49070—Consideration of Student Records Challenge

3.5 Education Code 35146- The Board will hear staff recommendation on the following student expulsions from 24-25: Expulsions #4 & #5 2024/2025 (David Van Natten)

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

9.0  SPECIAL PRESENTATION

9.1 Approve Resolution No. 3454 Recognition of National School Bus Safety Week (October 21-25, 2024) (Ron Hill)

PPT

9.2 Approve Resolution No. 3455: Recognition of Filipino American History Month (Board Member Jasjit Singh)

9.3  SCUSD Culture & Climate Framework (Erin Findley & Danny Rolleri)

PPT

9.4 Student Outcomes Data Aligned to LCAP Goals (Dr. Wayne Stagnaro)

PPT

10.0 PUBLIC HEARING

10.1 Public Hearing: Renewal of Charter and Material Revision to Add Transitional Kindergarten for Sol Aureus College Preparatory (Amanda Goldman)

PPT

11.0 COMMUNICATIONS

11.1 Student Member Report (Justine Chueh-Griffith)

11.2 President’s Report (Lavinia Phillips)

11.3 Information Sharing by Board Members

12.0 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.

12.1 Items Subject or Not Subject to Closed Session:

12.1a 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)

12.1b Approve Contracts Report >$15,000 (Janea Marking)

12.1c Approve Personnel Transactions (Cancy McArn)

12.1d Approval of Unauthorized Vendor Payments (Janea Marking)

12.1e Approve Purchase Order Report for the Period of August 15, 2024 through September 14, 2024 (Janea Marking)

12.1f Approve minutes for the September 19, 2024, Regular Board of Education Meeting (Lisa Allen)

12.1g Approve minutes for the October 3, 2024, Regular Board of Education Meeting (Lisa Allen)

12.1h Approve Resolution No. 3452: Resolution Regarding Board Stipends (Lisa Allen)

12.1i Approve Resolution No. 3453: Resolution Regarding Board Stipends (Lisa Allen)

12.1j Approve SETA Head Start Budget COLA for 2024-25 school year (Yvonne Wright)

12.1k Approve Lease and Joint-Use Agreement Between Â鶹ÊÓƵ City Unified School District and Pivot Â鶹ÊÓƵ for Fruitridge Community Collaborative (Nathaniel Browning)

12.1l Approve Board Policy 1330 and Civic Permit Pricing Updates (Chris Ralston)

12.1m Approve Job Descriptions (Cancy McArn & Dan Schallock)

12.1n Approve Salary Schedules (Cancy McArn & Dan Schallock)

12.1o Approve Staff Recommendations for Expulsions # 4 & #5 2024/2025 (David Van Natten)

13.0 FUTURE BOARD MEETING DATES / LOCATIONS

  • November 7, 2024, 5:00 p.m. Closed Session, 6:00 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Regular Workshop Meeting
  • November 21, 2024, 5:00 p.m. Closed Session, 6:00 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Regular Workshop Meeting

14.0 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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