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MT. DIABLO UNIFIED BOARD OF EDUCATION AGENDA Closed Session Regular Session |
BOARD OF
EDUCATION E.
William Leal, Vice President Gary L.
Eberhart April P.
Treece Richard
W. Allen SUPERINTENDENT Gary
McHenry ASSOCIATE
SUPERINTENDENT Alan
Young, Ed.D., Educational Services ASSISTANT
SUPERINTENDENTS Mildred
Browne, Ed.D., Special Education Roger
Bylund, Elementary Education Gloria
Gamblin, Chief Financial Officer Richard
C. Nicoll, Ph.D., Administrative Services Gail
Isserman, Personnel Services Gregory
J. Rolen, Esq., General Counsel |
WELCOME
* Addressing the Board -- To assure an orderly meeting and an
equal opportunity for each speaker, persons wishing to address the Board must
fill out a speaker card. Cards are
available at the meeting and must be turned in to the president of the Board
prior to the beginning of the meeting.
In the interest of time, speakers are limited to three minutes each, or
a total of thirty minutes for all speakers.
If there are multiple speakers on any one subject, the public comment
period may be moved to the end of the meeting.
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Meeting Ending Time -- Adjournment time will be no later
than
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Record Keeping -- For accuracy, all regular meetings
of the Board of Education are tape recorded.
Tape recordings are kept on file for a period of no less than thirty
days.
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Closed Session -- The Board of Education may meet in
closed session for discussion of labor negotiations, student discipline,
personnel matters, litigation, and other matters as provided for under
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Radio -- For the convenience of the public,
Board meetings are broadcast during the school year over the Clayton Valley
High School radio station KVHS (90.5 FM) starting at 7:30 p.m.
FUTURE MEETING DATE(S):
**Note: Calendar of Future Board and Committee
Meetings Attached**
CALL TO ORDER
1. ANNOUNCEMENT:
In closed session, the Board will consider the items listed on the
closed session agenda that follows.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT The public may address the Board
concerning items that are scheduled for discussion during closed session
only. These presentations are limited to
three minutes each, or a total of thirty minutes for all speakers.
3. ADJOURN
TO CLOSED SESSION
CLOSED SESSION
1. Negotiations
- The Board may discuss negotiations or provide direction to its representatives
regarding represented employees, pursuant to the EERA (Govt. Code Section
3549.1)
Agency negotiators:
Gail Isserman and Julie Braun-Martin.
Agencies: MDEA, CSEA,
Local One M & O, Local One CST, MDSPA, and Supervisory.
2. Expulsions(7)/Readmissions(13) - Review
Administrative Hearing Panel recommendations regarding student expulsions and
readmissions
3. Existing
Litigation
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N.
V. Heathorn v. Mt. Diablo Unified
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4. Anticipated
Litigation
5. Conference
with Real Property Negotiator
6. Public
Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release/Complaint
One
classified employee
RECONVENE OPEN SESSION
1. PRELIMINARY BUSINESS
·Pledge of Allegiance
·Roll Call
2. REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION
Topics ·Negotiations
·Expulsions/Readmissions
·Existing
Litigation
·Anticipated
Litigation
·Real
Estate
·Public
Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release/Complaint
3. CONSENT AGENDA
Items
listed under Consent Agenda are considered routine and will be approved/adopted
by a single motion. There will be no
separate discussion of these items; however, any item may be removed from the
consent agenda upon the request of any member of the Board and acted upon
separately.
3.1 Minutes
of the meeting of
3.2 Certificated
Personnel
3.2.1 Leaves of
Absence, Resignations, Retirements, Employment
3.2.2 Resolution
05/06-35 Variable Term Waiver Requests
Variable term waivers provide applicants with additional
time to complete certain requirements for the credential that authorizes the
service. The waiver request is made when
there is not a properly credentialed person available for the position.
3.2.3 Resolution
05/06-36 Education Code 44258.2 Board Authorization
Under Ed. Code 44258.2, holders of single subject or
secondary credentials who have 12 lower division units or 6 upper division
units in a subject can be authorized, by Board authorization, to teach that
subject(s) in a middle school for the current school year.
3.2.4 Resolution 05/06-37 Education
Code 44256(b) Board Authorization
Under Ed. Code 44256(b), holders of multiple subject or
elementary credentials who have 12 lower division units or 6 upper division units
in a subject can be authorized, by Board authorization, to teach that
subject(s) in a middle school for the current school year.
3.2.5 Resolution
05/06-38 Education Code 44258.3 Board Authorization
Under Ed. Code 44258.3, holders of any
3.2.6 Student
Teaching Agreement with
The purpose of this agreement is to engage the
3.2.7 Multiple and Single Subject Credential Internship
Agreement with
In order for a teacher to participate in an internship
program, there must be an agreement or memorandum of understanding on file
between the District and the institution providing the internship program.
3.3 Classified
Personnel
3.3.1 Leaves of
Absence, Resignations, Retirements, Employment
3.4 Monthly
Budget Transfers and/or Budget Increases/Decreases for the Month of December 2005
3.5 Dean
and Margaret Lesher Foundation Funds
Request permission to receive funds from the Dean and
Margaret Lesher Foundation to pay for
expanded and increased enrichment services to the Contra Costa County After
School 4 All Collaborative. There is no
impact to the General Fund. Total
funding for three years is $180,000.
Funding Source: Dean and Margaret
Lesher Foundation Grant
3.6 Award
of Bid 1404 to Teleset, Inc.
Award of Bid 1404 to Teleset, Inc. for the total amount of $237,423.46 to
provide new telephone systems 2005 at
3.7 Contract
Amendments for Architectural/Engineering Services for Charles Ham Associates
Recommend
amendments to Charles Ham Associates contract in the amount of $54,355. Funding Source: Proposition 55 - $21,000; Fire Insurance -
$6,355; Developer Fees - $27,000
3.8 Final
Change Orders
3.8.1 Final Change Order to Bid 1339, Contract C-781
3.8.2 Final Change Order to Bid 1374, Contract C-807 RAN
Electric, Inc. in
the amount of $22,619 for electrical upgrades, group I
at
3.8.3 Final Change Order to Bid 1376, Contract C-809 to RAN
Electric, Inc. in
the amount of $9,587.80 for electrical upgrades group II at Holbrook Elementary
and
3.9 Notices
of Completion
3.9.1 Notice of Completion to C-781, Bid 1339 in the amount of $5,119,475.36 to
Sierra Bay Contractors, Inc., who provided the new classrooms and modernization
work at Wren Avenue Elementary and Olympic High School. Funding Source: Measure C
3.9.2 Notice of Completion to C-807, Bid 1374 in the amount of $272,619 to RAN
Electric, Inc. who provided the electrical upgrades, package A at Highlands and
Mt. Diablo elementary schools, and Pine Hollow Middle School. Funding Source: Measure C
3.9.3 Notice of Completion to C-809, Bid 1376 in the amount of $259,857.80 to RAN
Electric, Inc. who provided the electrical upgrades, package C at Holbrook
Elementary; and El Dorado and Foothill middle schools. Funding Source: Measure C
3.10 Contract
for Architectural/Engineering Services for Replacement of the Walk-in
Freezer/Refrigeration Units at the Six Comprehensive High Schools
Contract
with Harlan Krusemark in the amount of $34,000 for
comprehensive design services related to the replacement of the walk-in
units. Funding Source: Measure A
3.11 Five-year
Partnership Program Agreement with Icon Enclosures, Inc.
Agreement
with Icon Enclosures, Inc. to provide vending equipment at
3.12
This agreement between JFKU and the District will establish
a suicide prevention program for the implementation of the School Emergency
Response to Violence (SERV) grant.
Fiscal Impact: $39,000 for 15
trainees and supervision. There is no
impact to the General Fund. Funding
Source: Funded through School Emergency
Response to Violence (SERV) Suicide Prevention Grant.
4. RECOGNITIONS none.
5. PUBLIC COMMENT
The
public may address the Board regarding any item within the jurisdiction of the Board
of Education of the
6. COMMUNICATIONS
6.1 Student
Representatives
6.2 Organizations
At
regular board meetings, a single spokesperson of each recognized organization
may make a brief presentation following the Consent Agenda. Items are limited to those which are
informational.
7. REPORTS/INFORMATION
7.1
8. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
9. BUSINESS
Action 9.1 Appointment
of Construction Manager II
Interviews have been conducted and a
candidate selected to fill the position of Construction Manager II.
Recommendation
Approve recommendation as presented.
Action 9.2 Summer
School Administrative Positions
Candidates for administrative positions for
summer school 2006 have been selected.
Recommendation
Approve candidates as presented.
Action 9.3 Request to
Freeze One Journey Level Electro-Mechanical Technician Position and Create One Apprentice Electro-Mechanical
Technician Position
The District has been unsuccessful in its recent attempts to
hire a journey level Electro-Mechanical Technician. In an effort to maintain the sufficient
personnel needed to perform the duties and responsibilities of this position,
the following is requested.
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Freeze
one journey level Electro-Mechanical Technician
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Create
on apprentice Electro-Mechanical Technician position
Fiscal Impact: Net
savings to the General Fund from January through June 2006 - $4,142. Annual savings to General
Fund - $8,234.
Recommendation
Approve freezing one (1) journey level Electro-Mechanical
Technician position and creating one (1) Apprentice Electro-Mechanical
Technician position.
Action 9.4 Adoption
of the Courses of Study for Student, School, and Support Services (Academy Plus
I in
A curriculum specialist worked with
a committee of high school teachers from the
Recommendation
This was presented as information at
the
Action 9.5 Award of Bid
1397
Award of bid 1397 to Arntz Builders, Inc. in the amount of $16,459,929 to
provide modernization and new classrooms at
Recommendation
Approve as presented.
Action 9.6 Agreement with
On
Recommendation
Approve as presented.
Action 9.7 Procurement and
Installation of Synthetic Turf for
Request approval to purchase and install the all weather
synthetic turf through the State of California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS)
contract. Empire and Associates is the
CMAS contractor approved by the State of
Recommendation
Approve as presented.
Action 9.8 Consider
Establishing Criteria for Additions to the Budget
During the last three years, the
Board of Education approved $14 million worth of budget reductions. We have negotiated three year contracts with
all bargaining units and associations.
We now need to determine a process of handling any new revenue.
Recommendation
Approve criteria for additions to the budget.
Action 9.9 Rescission
of Board Action on
At its meeting on
Recommendation
Approve as presented.
Action 9.10 School
Assistance and Intervention Teams Report of Findings and Recommendations for Corrective
Actions for
The School Assistance and
Intervention Team (SAIT) is the next level of the state accountability program
for Immediate Intervention/Underperforming School Program (II/USP). Sunrise School and Mt.
Recommendation
Accept reports as presented.
Action 9.11 Board Policy
1313 and 5133 Gifts to School Personnel
Board policies are being updated to reflect District and
California School Board Association language and to incorporate recent
California Education Code legislation.
Recommendation
This was presented as information at the meeting of
Action 9.12 Consider
Establishing Calendar of Board Meetings in June
On December 13 the Board did not approve two calendar dates
for Board meetings in June because June 6 is a statewide election.
Recommendation
Establish dates for Board meetings in June.
Information 9.13 Consider
Modification to Administrative Rule 6146.1, High School Graduation Requirements
Board Policy and Administrative Rule 6146.1 list the
specific requirements a student must meet to earn a high school diploma.
Recommendation
This
is being presented as information only and will be returned for action.
10. DISCUSSION OF REPORTS
10.1 Committee
Minutes
10.2 Board
of Education
11. ADJOURNMENT
12. CLOSED
SESSION - Items not
completed during the first closed session will be carried over to this closed
session.
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JANUARY 2006 |
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Regular Board Meeting January |
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Parent Advisory Committee January |
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Community Advisory Committee January |
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Regular Board Meeting January
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Safe and Drug Free Schools Task Force January
19 |
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FEBRUARY 2006 |
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Parent Advisory Committee February |
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Community Advisory Committee February |
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Regular Board Meeting February
14 |
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Safe and Drug Free Schools Task Force February
23 |
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Regular Board Meeting February
28 |
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MARCH 2006 |
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Parent Advisory Committee March |
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Measure C Advisory Committee March |
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Community Advisory Committee March |
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Regular Board Meeting March
14 |
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Safe and Drug Free Schools Task Force March
23 |
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Regular Board Meeting March
28 |
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