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MT. DIABLO UNIFIED BOARD OF EDUCATION AGENDA Tuesday, May 23, 2006 Closed Session Regular Session |
BOARD OF EDUCATION Gary L. Eberhart, Vice President April P. Treece Richard W. Allen Paul P. Strange 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):
June 8, 2006 7:30 p.m. Regular Board
Meeting
June 20, 2006 7:30 p.m. Regular Board
Meeting
August 8, 2006 7:30
p.m. Regular
Board Meeting
**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(3)
- Review Administrative Hearing Panel recommendations regarding student
expulsions.
3. Existing
Litigation
4. Anticipated
Litigation
5. Conference
with Real Property Negotiator
6. Public
Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release/Complaint
Up
to 17 certificated employees.
RECONVENE OPEN SESSION
1. PRELIMINARY BUSINESS
·Pledge of Allegiance
·Roll Call
2. REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION May 23, 2006
Topics ·Negotiations
·Expulsion
·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 April 25, 2006.
3.2 Certificated
Personnel
3.2.1 Leaves of
Absence, Resignations, Retirements, Employment
3.2.2 Resolution 05/06-75 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
05/06-77 Education Code 44258.3 Board Authorization
Under Ed. Code 44258.3, holders of any
K-12.
3.2.4 Recommendation
for Preliminary Single Subject Teaching Credential
Upon completion of a district intern credentialing program,
the Governing Board of the school district must recommend the applicant for the
Preliminary teaching credential.
3.3 Classified
Personnel
3.3.1 Leaves of
Absence, Resignations, Retirements, Employment
3.3.2 Increase in
Hours for a Part-time Secretary Position at
Mt. Diablo Adult Education requests an existing 24
hour/week, 12 month/year Secretary position be increased to 25 hour/week, 12
month/year. There is no impact to the
General Fund. The increase in cost for
fiscal year 2006-07 is $4,783. Funding
Source: Adult Education funds.
3.4 Monthly
Budget Transfers and/or Budget Increases/Decreases for the Month of April 2006
3.5 Fiscal
Transactions for the Period of November 2005 through February 2006
3.6 Grant
Awards
3.6.1
School Assistance and Intervention Team (SAIT) Grant for
The
District has been awarded a $7,200 grant from the California Department of
Education for the School Assistance and Intervention Team (SAIT) program at the
The
District has been awarded a $75,000 grant from the California Department of
Education to pay the costs of a contract with WestEd to serve as the School
Assistance and Intervention Team (SAIT) provider for
3.6.3
School Assistance and Intervention Team (SAIT) Grant for Mt. Diablo High School
The
District has been awarded $242,250 grant from the California Department of
Education for the School Assistance and Intervention Team (SAIT) program at
The
District has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the California Department of
Education to pay the costs of a contract with WestEd to serve as the School
Assistance and Intervention Team (SAIT) provider for
3.7 Community-Based
English Tutoring Program (CBET)
3.8 Award
of Bids
3.8.1 Award of Bid IFB 1414 to Cole Supply Co., Inc. in the
amount of $221,157.54 to purchase custodial supplies to support the overall
operation of school sites and departments throughout the District. Funding Source: General Fund
3.8.2 Award of Bid 1419 to Rodan Builders, Inc. in the amount of $610,017 to
provide the removal and replacement of freezers and coolers at
Measure A
3.9 Supplemental
Agreement #3 with Northgate Community Pride Foundation for Reconstruction of
the Little Theater
The
Foundation and the District wish to supplement the original and supplemental
agreements by entering into a third supplemental agreement regarding the
installation of the art sound system.
Fiscal Impact: Not to exceed $150,000 Funding Source: Northgate Community Pride Foundation
3.10 Award
of Inspector of Record Contracts
The
services of State Certified Inspectors of Record are required to support the
DSA approved construction projects.
Todd
Anders, ITS Enterprises, Inc. Total $135,000
Paul
Lucido Total $164,900
Total
cost not to exceed $299,900.
Funding Source:
Proposition 55 - $168,440; Deferred Maintenance - $35,000;
Measure C - $1,000; Developer Fees - $74,900; Measure A -
$20,000
3.11 Approval
of Purchase Orders
3.11.1
Purchase Order to Marken Mechanical Services in the amount of $50,850 to
provide labor and materials to replace nine (9) roof-top HVAC units on E-Pod at
3.11.2
Purchase Order for RFQ 1427 to Cummins West, Inc. in the amount of $49,416
for a diesel driven generator for the
3.11.3
Purchase Order for RFQ 1428 to Musson Theatrical in the amount of $111,472.13
for the sound system at Northgate High School Little Theater. Funding Source: Northgate Community Pride Foundation
4. RECOGNITIONS
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 Presentation
on the Brown Act
8. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
9. BUSINESS
Action 9.1 Appointment of Curriculum Specialist
Interviews have been conducted and a
candidate selected to fill the position of Curriculum Specialist.
Recommendation
Approve
appointment as recommended.
Action 9.2 Appointment of Program Specialist
Special Education
Interviews have been conducted and a
candidate selected to fill the Program Specialist, Special Education position.
Recommendation
Approve
appointment as recommended.
Action 9.3 Disclosure of Proposed Collective
Bargaining Agreements with Mt. Diablo School Psychologists Association (MDSPA);
Local One Clerical, Secretarial, and
Technical (CST):Local One Maintenance and Operations (M & O);
For the 2006-2007 fiscal year, all
bargaining units/associations will receive the equivalent of a three percent
(3%) compensation increase effective July 1, 2006, plus a possible one (1%)
effective January 1, 2007 for a total of approximately four percent (4%). Fiscal Impact: $2,937,605
Funding Source: General Fund and
other applicable funds of the District.
Recommendation
Approve
disclosure of tentative agreement and multi-year projections.
Action 9.4 Request to Increase Compensation to
Employee Bargaining Units and Associations
Request to increase compensation to
employee bargaining units and associations effective July 1, 2006 and January
1, 2007 and to revise retiree benefit language for eligible non-MDEA employees
(similar language is already in place for MDEA members). Fiscal Impact: $2,937,605
Funding Source: General Fund
Recommendation
Approve
additional compensation and revised retiree language.
Action 9.5 Resolution 05/06-79 Authorizing the
Issuance of Community Facilities District No. 1, Series 2006 Special Tax Bonds,
Measure A
Due to current low interest rates,
the school district may refinance 1996 Measure A bonds. As a result, the
repayment of all outstanding Measure A debt will be paid by fiscal year
2017-2018, approximately one year earlier.
Recommendation
Adopt
resolution as presented.
Action 9.6 Declaration of Need for Fully
Qualified Educators
Regulations from the Commission on
Teacher Credentialing require the District to submit an annual Declaration of
Need form indicating the number of teachers we anticipate hiring under
emergency permits for the 2006-07 school year.
Recommendation
Approved
as presented.
Action 9.7 Consider
Approval of Service Agreement with Connect-ED
Staff has been talking with several
vendors about a phone or computer e-mail system to get a message out to parents
quickly in an emergency. Connect-ED has
a system that would allow us to send a message to all parents of students in
the district within five minutes in an emergency.
Fiscal Impact: Up to $137,332 Funding Source: General Fund.
Recommendation
Approve as presented.
Action 9.8 Creation of a Welder Position and
Elimination of a Vacant Planner Position
Request
creation of a Welder position and elimination of a vacant Planner position.
Recommendation
Approve
as presented.
Information 9.9 Recommendation
for Year Three Program Improvement and SAIT Schools Corrective Action Plan
Liaison teams consisting of staff
from Administrative Services, Curriculum and Instruction, and Student Services
have identified three corrective actions and developed a plan for technical
assistance. Fiscal Impact: Local district match may include dedication
of general and/or categorical funds.
Funding Source: SAIT; Title I;
Title II; EIA LEP
Recommendation
This
is being presented as information only.
Public Hearing 9.10 Public
Hearing Regarding the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Concord High School
Stadium Lighting Project
The purpose of this Draft
Environmental Impact Report (EIR) is to evaluate environmental consequences
that would result in lighting the football field at
Recommendation
Conduct Public Hearing
Action 9.11 Adoption of K-5 History/Social Science
Materials
A curriculum specialist working with
a group of K-5 teachers and administrators from schools throughout the district
went through a process to select for recommendation for adoption of the
Harcourt School Publishers History/Social Science materials: Reflections/Reflexiones
for
Recommendation
This was presented as information at
the May 9 Board meeting. It is now being
returned for action.
Action 9.12 Adoption of the 9-12 History/Social
Science Materials
A committee of high school
History/Social Science teachers and a curriculum specialist met various times
throughout the year to develop and implement a process to select new
history/social science textbooks.
Recommendation
This was presented as information at
the May 9 Board meeting. It is now being
returned for action.
Action 9.13 Consider Approval
of Board Policy 6146.12 Which Clarifies Options for Students Who Have Not Passed the
Current education code provides
options for
Recommendation
This was presented as information at the May 9 Board
meeting. It is now being returned for
action.
Action 9.14 Board Policy and Administrative Rule
5123 Promotion/Retention/Acceleration
Staff has revised Board Policy and Rule
5123 in order to reflect legislative changes in Education Codes 48070-48070.5
Promotion and Retention, 60641-60648 Standardized Testing and Reporting Program
and 60850-60856 Exit Examination.
Recommendation
This was presented as information at
the May 9 Board meeting. It is now being
returned for action.
Action 9.15 Board
Policy and Administrative Rule 5131 (e) Possession of Cellular Phones and
Other Personal Electronic
Signaling Devices
The governing board of each school
district in accordance with the California Educational Code 48901.5 may
regulate the possession or use of any electronic signaling device that operates
through the transmission or receipt of radio waves, including, but not limited
to, paging and signaling equipment, by pupils of the school district while the
pupils are on campus, while attending school sponsored activities, or while
under the supervision and control of school district employees.
Recommendation
This was presented as information at
the February 28 Board meeting. It is now
being returned for action.
Information 9.16 Healthy
Living Course of Study
A curriculum specialist worked with
a committee consisting of two high school vice principals and a health teacher
to develop the high school Healthy Living course of study.
Recommendation
This is being presented as information only
and will be returned for action.
Information 9.17 Adoption
of the Advanced Film Course of Study
A curriculum specialist worked with
a committee of teachers to develop the high school Advanced Film course of
study which is a continuation of Introduction to Film Study.
Recommendation
This is being presented as information only
and will be returned for action.
Information 9.18 Modification
of Board Policy and Rule 1312.3(a) Community Relations, Uniform Complaint
Procedures
This change will bring the District
into compliance with State and Federal program regulations pertaining to procedures
for individuals filing complaints around alleged discrimination.
Recommendation
This is being presented as information only
and will be returned for action.
Information 9.19
Each year
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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MAY 2006 |
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Community Advisory Committee May
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Parent Advisory |
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Regular Board Meeting May
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Regular Board Meeting May
23 7:30 p.m. |
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Safe and Drug Free Schools Task Force May
25 |
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JUNE 2006 |
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Community Advisory Committee June
5 7:00 p.m. |
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Parent Advisory |
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Regular Board Meeting June
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Measure C Advisory Committee June
15 7:00 p.m. |
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Regular Board Meeting June
20 |
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Safe and Drug Free Schools Task Force June
22 |
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JULY 2006 |
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No
meetings in July |
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Note: This is being provided for information only.
Please
call 682-8000 ext. 4000 to confirm meeting dates, times and locations.