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MT. DIABLO UNIFIED BOARD OF EDUCATION AGENDA Tuesday, April 17, 2007 Closed Session Regular Session 7:30 p.m. |
BOARD OF EDUCATION Gary L. Eberhart, President April P. Treece, Vice President Richard W. Allen Paul P. Strange Linda K. Mayo 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 recorded electronically. 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):
April 24, 2007 7:30
p.m. Regular
Board Meeting
May 8, 2007 7:30 p.m. Regular Board
Meeting
May 22, 2007 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, Julie Braun-Martin and Dorothy Epps.
Agencies: MDEA, CSEA,
Local One M & O, Local One CST, MDSPA, and Supervisory.
2. Expulsions(6)
- Review Administrative Hearing Panel recommendations regarding student
expulsions.
3. Existing
Litigation
Orterry
v. Mt. Diablo Unified
4. Anticipated
Litigation
5. Conference
with Real Property Negotiator
6. Public
Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release/Complaint
RECONVENE OPEN SESSION
–
1. PRELIMINARY BUSINESS
·Pledge of Allegiance
·Roll Call
2. REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION – April 17, 2007
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 March 13, 2007.
3.2 Certificated
Personnel
3.2.1
Leaves of Absence, Resignations, Retirements, Employment
3.2.2 Resolution
06/07-95 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 Request to
Eliminate Two Resource Teacher Positions and Create Two ElementaryVice
Principal Positions for 2007-2008
At the April 11, 2006 Board meeting, the Board of Education
approved Resource Teacher positions to provide additional resources to
underperforming elementary schools that qualified for additional support under
Administrative Rule 4113.1 Delta View
and Highlands elementary schools now qualify for a full-time Vice Principal
based on student enrollment for 2007-2008.
Fiscal Impact: The cost for two
Elementary Vice Principals is $191,734.
The savings to eliminate two Resource Teachers is $145,238. Total cost
to the District is $46,496.
3.2.4 Post Retirement
Contracts for 2007-2008
The post retirement committee met on Tuesday, March 13,
2007, to review the proposals submitted.
Eight proposals were approved for a total of $25,000.
3.3 Classified
Personnel
3.3.1 Leaves of
Absence, Resignations, Retirements, Employment
3.3.2 Request to
Increase Work Year for an Intermediate Typist Clerk Position
General Counsel requests that an existing full time, 11
month/year Intermediate Typist Clerk position be increased to 12 month/year. The difference in cost to the General Fund
for fiscal year 2007-2008 will be $3,444.78
Funding Source: General Fund
3.4 Award
of Contract for Professional Testing and Inspection Service for Proposition 55
Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Improvement Project
Award
of contract to Consolidated Engineering in the amount of $79,761.10 for testing
and inspection services related to the District’s Proposition 55 funded
heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) improvement program at
3.5 Contract
Amendment #5 – Harlan Krusemark, Architect
Contract amendment to Harlan Krusemark, Architect in the
amount of $6,500 for architectural/engineering services for the Group 5 Measure
C Facility Improvement Program (
3.6 Contract
Amendment #6 – Corlett, Skaer and DeVoto Architects, Inc.
Contract amendment to Corlett, Skaer and DeVoto Architects,
Inc. in the amount of $30,202.76 for architectural/engineering services for
work identified in the Measure C Facility Improvement Program. Funding Source: Measure C
3.7 Final
Change Orders
3.7.1 Final Change Order to Bid 1382, Contract C-816 to Golden Bay Fence Plus Iron
Works, Inc. in the amount of $41,136 for installation of perimeter fencing
around athletic facility improvements at Riverview Middle,
3.7.2 Final Change Order to Bid 1398, Contract C-824 to Taber Construction, Inc., in the
amount of $155,803.59 for modernization and new classrooms at Bancroft, Valle
Verde, Woodside, and Walnut Acres elementary schools. Funding Source: Measure C
3.8 Notices
of Completion
3.8.1 to Contract C-816, Bid 1382 to Golden Bay Fence Plus Iron
Works, Inc., in the amount of $227,779, who provided the athletic facility
improvements, package B, perimeter fencing at Riverview Middle and Concord and
Ygnacio Valley high schools. Funding
Source: Proposition 55
3.8.2 to Contract C-824, Bid 1398 to Taber Construction, Inc., in the
amount of $14,779,303.59, who provided new classrooms and modernization at
Bancroft, Valle Verde, Walnut Acres, and Woodside elementary schools. Funding Source: Measure C
3.9 Grant
Application Requests
3.9.1 California Department of
Education,
3.9.2
Kaiser Permanente and Contra Costa Farmers Market Grant
3.9.3
Chevron Grant
Hidden
3.9.4
Nell Soto Parent/Teacher Involvement Program Grant
Bel Air and Delta View elementary schools request permission
to submit an application for a Nell Soto Parent/Teacher Involvement grant, in
the amount of $35,000, to improve relationships between school and home through
home visits. There is no impact to the
General Fund. Funding Source: Nell Soto Parent/Teacher Involvement Program Grant
3.9.5
Staff requests permission to submit an application for a
Contra Costa County Family and Children’s Trust Grant in the amount of $60,300
to provide support services for teen parents at
3.9.6
Staff requests permission to submit an application for a
California Instructional School Garden Program Grant, in the amount of $57,500 to
establish and expand instructional school gardens at 20 schools in the
District. There is no impact to the
General Fund. Funding Source:
3.10 High
School Technology Centers
Request approval of purchases in the amount of $64,498 to
complete the plans for the high school technology center at Northgate and
4. RECOGNITIONS
4.1 Teacher
of the Year Nominees
The Board of Education
will recognize the following teacher of the year nominees:
Luz Beard –
Sandra
Conley –
Shauna Hawes
– Hidden
Sandy
Johnson-Shaw –
Angela
LaTorre –
Aline Lee –
Ann McCabe –
Hidden Valley Elementary
Heather
Nivas –
Laurie
Rogers –
Ellen
Terminello –
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 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 – None
8. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
9. BUSINESS
Action 9.1 Appointment of Coordinator,
Classified Training
Interviews have been conducted and a
candidate selected to fill the position of Coordinator, Classified Training.
Recommendation
Approve as presented.
Action 9.2 Request to Revise the Job Title, Job
Description, and
The District would like to change
the job title of Grant Writer to Director of Development and place this
classification at Range 29 of the management salary schedule.
Recommendation
Revise job title, job description, and salary
range as presented.
Action 9.3 Request to Revise Job Description for
Chief Accountant
This job description is being
updated to better describe the current duties and responsibilities of the
position
Recommendation
Approve as presented.
Information 9.4 Local
Education Agency (LEA) Application for Quality Education Investment Act (QEIA) Funding
The Quality Education Investment Act is the result of an
agreement between Governor Schwarzenegger and CTA designed to pay back some of
the funding lost because of the suspension of Proposition 98. Funding Source: QEAI grant
Fiscal Impact:
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2007-2008 |
2008-2009 to 2013-2014 |
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K-3 |
$333 |
$500 |
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4-8 |
$600 |
$900 |
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9-12 |
$667 |
$1,000 |
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Amount is per pupil |
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Recommendation
Approve as presented.
Action 9.5 Mt. Diablo
Request
approval in the amount of $182,730 for expenditures for the
Recommendation
Approve as presented.
Information 9.6 Adoption
of the Elementary Science Materials
A curriculum specialist working with
an elementary school science committee, that represented all the elementary
schools in the district, went through a seven month process to recommend for
adoption the: Kindergarten through grade
5 – Macmillan/McGraw-Hill science program: California Science
Recommendation
This is being recommended as information only
and will be returned for action.
Information 9.7 Adoption
of the Middle School Science Materials
A curriculum specialist working with
a middle school science committee, representing all of the middle schools in
the district, went through a seven month process to recommend for adoption the
science text and materials from Prentice Hall.
6th
grade – California Focus on Earth Science
7th
grade – California Focus on Life Science
8th
grade – California Focus on Physical Science
Recommendation
This is being presented as information only
and will be returned for action.
Information 9.8 Adoption
of High School Science Materials
A curriculum specialist working with
a high school science committee, that represented all the high schools in the
district, went through a seven month process to recommend for adoption of the
following science texts and their publishers.
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Course |
Text |
Publisher |
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Biology I |
Biology
(Miller-Levine) |
Pearson/Prentice
Hall |
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Biology AP |
Advanced
Placement Biology |
Pearson/Prentice
Hall |
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Chemistry
I |
Chemistry: Matter and Change |
Glencoe
Publishing Co. |
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Chemistry
I Honors |
Chemistry
(7th ed.) |
Houghton
Mifflin |
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Earth
Science I |
Earth
Science |
Pearson/Prentice
Hall |
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Earth
Science II |
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Environmental
Science |
Environmental
Science |
Holt,
Rinehart, and Winston |
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Environmental
Science AP |
Living in
the Environment |
Thomson
Learning |
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General
Physical Science |
Physical
Science with Earth and Space Science |
Pearson/Prentice
Hall |
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Healthy
Living |
Health |
Pearson/Prentice
Hall |
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Healthy
Living |
Reducing
the Risk (supplement) |
E.T.R. Associates |
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Introduction
to Biology |
Biology: Cycles of Life |
AGS
Publishing |
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Marine
Biology |
Marine
Biology |
Thomson
Learning |
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Physics |
Conceptual
Physics |
Pearson/Prentice
Hall |
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Physics
Honors |
College
Physics |
Thomson
Learning |
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Physiology |
Essentials
of Human Anatomy and Physiology |
Pearson/Prentice
Hall |
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Zoology |
Zoology |
McGraw-Hill/Glencoe |
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Foods |
Guide to
Good Food |
Goodheart/Wilcox
Publishing |
Recommendation
This is being presented as information only
and will be returned for action.
Information 9.9 Course
Title Change – Biology Honors (AP) to Biology Advanced Placement (AP)
The title of the course for Biology
Honors (AP) is recommended to be changed to Biology Advanced Placement (AP). This decision is a result of work done
recently with the AP audit.
Recommendation
This
is being presented as information only and will be returned for action.
Information 9.10 Course
Title Change – General Life Science to Introduction to Biology
The title of the course called
General Life Science is recommended to be changed to Introduction to Biology,
since the new title reflects the intent of the course and might encourage more
students to continue their studies in the sciences.
Recommendation
This
is being presented as information only and will be returned for action.
10. BOARD FORUM
This item is here for the Board of
Education to discuss any issues of concern.
10.1 Committee
Minutes
10.2 Board
Reports
10.3 Issues
of Concern
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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APRIL 2007 |
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Regular Board Meeting April 17
7:30 p.m. |
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Regular Board Meeting April 24
7:30 p.m. |
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Safe and Drug Fee Schools Task Force April 26
3:30 p.m. |
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MAY 2007 |
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Parent Advisory Council May 2
7:00 p.m. |
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Community Advisory Committee May 7
7:00 p.m. |
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Regular Board Meeting May 8
7:30 p.m. |
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Safe and Drug Free Schools Task Force May 22
3:30 p.m. |
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Regular Board Meeting May 22
7:30 p.m. |
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JUNE 2007 |
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Regular Board Meeting June 5
7:30 p.m. |
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Parent Advisory Committee June 6
7:00 p.m. |
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Measure C Advisory Committee June 7
7:00 p.m. |
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Regular Board Meeting June 19
7:30 p.m. |
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Safe and Drug Free Schools Task Force June 21
7:00 p.m. |
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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.