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MT. DIABLO UNIFIED BOARD OF EDUCATION AGENDA Tuesday, November 28, 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):
December 12, 2006 7:30
p.m. Regular
Board Meeting
January 9, 2007 7:30
p.m. Regular
Board Meeting
January 23, 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 and Julie Braun-Martin.
Agencies: MDEA, CSEA,
Local One M & O, Local One CST, MDSPA, and Supervisory.
2. Expulsions(1)
- Review Administrative Hearing Panel recommendations regarding student
expulsions.
3. Existing
Litigation
Spieler
v. Mt. Diablo Unified
4. Anticipated
Litigation
5. Conference
with Real Property Negotiator
6. Public
Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release/Complaint
RECONVENE OPEN SESSION
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1. PRELIMINARY BUSINESS
·Pledge of Allegiance
·Roll Call
2. REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION – November 28,
2006.
Topics ·Negotiations
·Expulsions
·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 October 24, 2006.
3.2 Certificated
Personnel
3.2.1 Leaves of
Absence, Resignations, Retirements, Employment
3.2.2 Resolution
06/07-43 Education Code 44258.2 - Board Authorization
Under Ed. Code 44258.2, holders of single subject of
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.
3.2.3 Increase in
Full-Time Equivalent Position (FTE) for 2006-2007
In accordance with Administrative Rule 4113.1 – Staffing
Ratios, request 1.0 FTE be added to the General Fund. This action will result in an increase in the
expenditure budget of the General Fund in the amount of $63,062 for the period
of November 2006 through June 2007.
3.2.4 Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement to Provide
Education Specialists and Teaching Interns
The purpose of this agreement is to engage the
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 October 2006
3.5 Fiscal
Transactions for October 2006
3.6 Award
of Request for Proposal (RFP) 1448
Award of RFP 1448 to Service Pro Security to provide
security guard services (unarmed).
Fiscal Impact: $103,369.75 Funding Source: General Fund
3.7 Award
of Request for Quotation (RFQ) 1451
Award
of RFQ 1451 to Prins Pool Remodeling to provide pool tile replacement at
3.8 Award
of Request for Quotation (RFQ) 1452
Award
of RFQ 1452 to Martinez Sheet Metal, Inc. to provide air conditioning at
3.9 Award
of Request for Quotation (RFQ) 1453
Award
of RFQ 1453 to Martinez Sheet Metal to provide the heater replacement at
3.10 Contract
Amendment to Western Construction Services/California (WCS/Ca) for Phase I of
the Board Approved Proposition 55 Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning (HVAC)
Improvement Program
Contract
amendment in the amount of $138,677 to Western Construction Services/California
(WCS/Ca) to provide comprehensive labor compliance program administration for
all Group I and II Measure C projects.
Funding Source: Proposition 55
Funding
3.11 Final
Change Order – Bid 1363, Contract C-800
Final change order to bid 1363, contract C-800 to Sausal
Corporation in the amount of $494,888 for the modernization and construction of
new classrooms at Highlands and
3.12 Notice
of Completion – Bid 1363, Contract C-800
Notice
of completion to bid 1353, contract C-800 to Sausal Corporation for the total
amount of $16,469,888 who provided the modernization and new classrooms at
Highlands and
3.13 Independent
Service Contract for Speech-Language Pathologist through CompHealth Medical Staffing
Contract to CompHealth Medical Staffing in the amount of
$103,000 for a speech pathologist.
Funding Source: Related Services
Other Specialized – Operating Budget (1219).
3.14 Independent
Service Contract for a Speech-Language Pathologist through Communication Works
Contract
to Communication Works in the amount of $80,000 for a speech-language
pathologist. Funding Source: Related Services Other Specialized –
Operating Budget (1219).
3.15 Addendum
to Real Property Lease Agreement – The Creek, A
On July 11, 2006, the Board approved in concept the addition of a 960 square foot addition to the
existing building owned by The Creek, A Middle School Youth Center located at
3.16 Middle
and High School Counseling Program Application
The application for this program is now available, and
eligible districts are required to submit a signed set of program assurances in
order to receive funding. Funding
Source: Assembly Bill 1802. Fiscal Impact: Estimated amount – $1,162.060
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 – None
8. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
9. BUSINESS
Action 9.1 2006-2007
Single Plan for Student Achievement
Senate Bill 374 requires that, as a
condition of receiving funding for specified categorical programs, the school
district will ensure that each school in the district, operating those
categorical programs, consolidates any plans that are required by those
programs into a single plan to be known as the Single Plan for Student
Achievement.
Recommendation
Approve the Single Plan for Student
Achievement for each school site.
Action & 9.2 Opportunity
for Public Response to Public Employees
At the November 14 Board meeting,
Public Employees Union, Local One M & O and the Board’s Successor Agreement
proposals were publicly presented. They
are now being presented for public response.
Recommendation
Provide opportunity for public response to Public Employees
Union, Local One’s (M&O) and the Board’s Successor Agreement proposals.
Action 9.3 Request
to Approve Job Description for Coach/Specialist (Teacher on Special Assignment)
and Creation of One
(1.0) Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Position
The Teaching American History grant
is one such grant which cites a coach/specialist position to be created and
funded to support specific goals stated in the grant. Request job description for approval and
request the creation of one (1.0) FTE to support and fulfill the goals of the
Teaching American History grant. Fiscal
Impact: $59,792 Funding Source: Teaching American History Grant
Recommendation
Approve the job description and creation of
1.0 FTE as presented.
Action 9.4 Naming
of the Newly Renovated Northgate Little Theater
Request from the Northgate staff and
administration to name the newly renovated new little theater at
Recommendation
Approve the name of the
Discussion 9.5 Discussion
and Development of Plan of Action to Address the Needs Assessment
Over the last year we have been
hearing from students, employees, and parents about specific needs in the
District. As late as Monday, November
13, council members scheduled a series of meetings to meet with employees and
parents to follow-up on needs heard during the 2005-2006 school year concerning
new monies as well as to address their concerns on some of their needs in the
district.
Recommendation
Discuss and approve plan of action for
addressing needs.
Discussion 9.6 Creation
of a Budget Advisory Committee
& Action The Board of Education is
establishing a Budget Advisory Committee beginning with the 2007-2008 budget
development process.
Recommendation
Discussion and creation of Budget Advisory
Committee.
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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NOVEMBER 2006 |
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Parent Advisory Council November
1 7:00 p.m. |
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Community Advisory Committee November
6 7:00 p.m. |
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Regular Board Meeting November 14 7:30 p.m. |
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Safe and Drug Free Schools Task Force November 16 3:30 p.m. |
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Regular Board Meeting November 28 7:30 p.m. |
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DECEMBER 2006 |
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Community Advisory Committee December
4 7:00 p.m. |
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Parent Advisory Council December
6 7:00 p.m. |
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Measure C Advisory Committee December
7 7:00 p.m. |
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Regular Board Meeting December
12 7:30 p.m. |
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JANUARY 2007 |
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Parent Advisory Council January 3
7:00 p.m. |
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Community Advisory Committee January 8
7:00 p.m. |
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Regular Board Meeting January 9
7:30 p.m. |
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Safe and Drug Free Schools Task Force January
18 3:30 p.m. |
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Regular Board Meeting January
23 7:30 p.m. |
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