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MT. DIABLO UNIFIED BOARD OF EDUCATION AGENDA Tuesday, January 22, 2008 Closed Session Regular Session |
BOARD OF EDUCATION April P. Treece, President Richard W. Allen, Vice President Paul P. Strange Linda K. Mayo Gary L. Eberhart 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):
February 12, 2008 7:30
p.m. Regular
Board Meeting
February 25, 2008 7:30
p.m. Regular
Board Meeting
March 11, 2008 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/Readmissions
Review Administrative Hearing Panel recommendations
regarding student expulsions and readmissions.
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Seven
expulsions
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Nine
readmissions
·
One
request for extension of timeline (second request)
3. Existing
Litigation
Spieler
v. Mt. Diablo Unified
4. Anticipated
Litigation
5. Conference
with Real Property Negotiator
6. Public
Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release/Complaint
7. Superintendent’s
Evaluation
RECONVENE OPEN SESSION
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1. PRELIMINARY BUSINESS
·Pledge of Allegiance
·Roll Call
2. REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION – January 22, 2008
Topics ·Negotiations
·Expulsions/Readmissions
·Existing
Litigation
·Anticipated
Litigation
·Real
Estate
·Public
Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release/Complaint
·Superintendent’s
Evaluation
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 December 11, 2007.
3.2 Certificated
Personnel
3.2.1 Leaves of
Absence, Resignations, Retirements, Employment
3.2.2 Resolution
07/08-49 Variable Term Waiver Request
Variable term waivers provide applicants with additional
time to complete certain requirements for the credential that authorizes the
service.
3.2.3 Decrease in
Full-Time Equivalent Position (FTE) for the 2007-08 School Year
Request 1.60 FTE be deleted from Categorical Funds. This action will result in a decrease in the
expenditure budget of the Title I Program in the amount of $60,860 and a
decrease in the School Improvement Program of $38,650.
3.2.4 Change in
Funding for Full-Time Equivalent Position (FTE) for the 2007-08 School Year
Request 11.83 FTE be deleted from General Purpose Funds and
added to Categorical Funds. This action
will result in a decrease in the expenditure budget of General Purpose Funds
and an increase in Categorical Funds for Economic Impact Aid-Limited English
Proficient (EIA-LEP) in the amount of $929,128.
3.2.5 Reduce General Purpose Fund Expenditures
Request 3.63 full-time equivalent employee be deleted from
General Purpose Funds and added to Categorical Funds. This action is for the 2007-08 school year
only and will result in an increase in the expenditure budget of the Title III
Program in the amount of $137,302 and an increase in the expenditure budget of
Economic Impact Aid-Limited English Proficient in the amount of $76,829. This will result in a decrease in the General
Purpose Funds expenditure budget of $214,131.
3.2.6 Resolution 07/08-53 Provisional Internship Permit
(PIP) Request
All requests for a PIP must be presented to the Governing
Board of a public school district for approval.
Every PIP request that is submitted to the Commission on Teacher
Credentialing must also include verification that a notice of intent to employ
the named applicant in the identified position has been made public.
3.2.7 Resolution 07/08-54 Education Code 44258.3 – Board
Authorization
Under Ed. Code 44258.3, holders of any California teaching
credential can be authorized, by Board Authorization, to teach departmentalized
classes with their consent in grades K-12, irrespective of the designations on
their teaching credentials, as long as the teacher’s competence is verified
according to policies and procedures established by the governing board
consistent with the language of the statute.
3.3 Classified
Personnel
3.3.1 Leaves of Absence,
Resignations, Retirements, Employment
3.3.2 Creation of a
Part-Time Community Service Assistant for
3.4 Monthly
Budget Transfers and/or Budget Increases/Decreases for the Month of December 2007
3.5 Fiscal
Transactions for December 2007
3.6 Budget
Calendar for 2008-09
Education Code 42127 requires the Board of Education to
adopt a budget for the 2008-09 school year and submit it to the
3.7 Grant
Application Requests
3.7.1 City of
Request permission to submit a grant application to the City
of
3.7.2 Nell Soto
Parent/Teacher Involvement Program Grant
Request permission to submit a grant application to the Nell
Soto Parent/Teacher Involvement Program in the amount of $35,000. There is no impact to the General Fund. Funding Source: California Department of Education.
3.7.3 Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Program
Grant
Request permission to submit a grant to the U.S. Department
of Education in the amount $350,000 annually for a total of $1,050,000 over
three years. There is no impact to the
General Fund. Funding Source:
3.8 Adult
Ed/Instructional Garden Project Grant at
Request
approval for acceptance of a grant from the City of
3.9 Contract
with the Marine Science Institute to Provide the Discovery Voyage Program Aboard the Research Vessel Brownlee
Contract with the Marine Science Institute to provide the
Discovery Voyage Program aboard the research vessel Brownlee to the 5th
grade students for the 2007-08 school year.
Fiscal Impact: $38,550 Funding Source: General Purpose – Budget Code 3947 (money is
already budgeted)
3.10 Award
of Inspector of Record (Project Inspector) Contract
Award
of Inspector of Record contract to Paul Lucido Inspection Services in the not
to exceed amount of $136,000, to inspect and approve the installation of the
new heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems at Concord High, Oak
Grove Middle, and Bel Air and Rio Vista elementary schools. Funding Source: Proposition 55 funding
3.11 Award
of Bids
3.11.1
Award of Bid 1490 to Meehleis Modular Buildings, Inc. in the amount of
$566,218 to provide the prefabricated modular restrooms at
3.11.2
Award of Bid 1494 to Meadows Construction Services, Inc. in the amount of $635,000
to provide the site work – increment #1 – additional classrooms at Olympic High
School. Funding Source: Proposition 55
3.11.3
Award of Bid 1496 to Planned Environments, Inc. in the amount of $125,000
to provide engineered wood fibar removal and replacement at various district
sites. Funding Source: 5505 Capital
3.12 Contract
Amendment #7, Harlan Krusemark, Architect
Contract
amendment #7 to Harlan Krusemark, Architect in the amount of $900, for the
architectural/engineering services for the Group 5 Measure C Facility
Improvement Program at
3.13 Intermediate
Change Order to Bid 1443, Contract C-849
Intermediate
change order to bid 1443, contract C-849, Arntz Builders, Inc., in the amount
of $49,622.34, for the modernization and construction of new classrooms at
Sunrise, Shadelands, and Dent Center.
Funding Source: Measure C
3.14 Notices of
Completion
3.14.1 Notice of Completion to Purchase Order 43779, Request
for Quotation 1472,
in the amount of $83,655 to Engineered Facility Equipment, Inc., who provided
the locker replacement at
3.14.2 Notice of Completion to Service Agreement with
Johnson Controls, Inc. in the amount of $6,418,293, for the replacement of the heating,
ventilation and air conditioning system at Northgate High; the installation of
lighting improvements at thirty (30) district sites; adding energy conservation
controllers on vending machines at fourteen (14) sites; retrofitting domestic
hot water heaters at six (6) high schools and installing trash compactors at
five (5) sites. Funding Source: Deferred Maintenance, rebates from PG&E
and matching state funds
3.15 Independent
Service Contract with Steve Zuieback
Independent
service contract with Steve Zuieback, in the amount of $30,000, for Facilitation
Skills in Chaotic Times, a training to develop leadership capacity. This contract is budgeted and funded within
the General Fund.
3.16 Contract
between Mt. Diablo Unified School District and The Speech Pathology Group for Speech
Language Pathologists Services at
Due to the inability to hire qualified speech pathologists
to fill all vacancies, the District has had to use staff contracted through an
agency in order to fill the open positions and meet student Individualized
Education Program (IEP) requirements.
Fiscal Impact: The cost of the
replacement contract is $68,000 which is less than the $71,841 of unspent
allocations from previously approved contracts.
Funding Source: Related Services
Other Specialized – Operating Budget (1219)
3.17 Memorandum
of Understanding with Contra Costa Health Services for the Contra Costa
Automated Immunization Registry (CCAIR)
Request approval of a Memorandum of Understanding with
Contra Costa Health Services to allow participation by Student Services staff
including nurses in the Contra Costa Automated Immunization Registry
(CCAIR). There is no impact to the
General Fund.
4. RECOGNITIONS
4.1 National
Board Certification
The Board will recognize
the following teachers for achieving National Board Certification:
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Lorena
Cueva Stiles,
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Janis
Realegeno,
5. BOARD FORUM
This item is here for the Board of
Education to discuss any issues of concern.
5.1 Committee
Minutes
5.2 Board
Reports (time limit – 3 minutes)
5.3 Issues
of Concern
6. PUBLIC COMMENT
The
public may address the Board regarding any item within the jurisdiction of the
Board of Education of the
7. COMMUNICATIONS
7.1 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.
8. REPORTS/INFORMATION
8.1 Coordinated
School Health
9. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
10. BUSINESS
Report 10.1 Report
and Discussion of the 2008-09 Proposed State of
Report
and discussion of the 2008-09 proposed state of
Recommendation
Report and discussion of
the proposed 2008-09 State of
Action 10.2 Appointment
of Administrator, Coordinated School Support
Interviews have been conducted and a
candidate selected to fill the position of Administrator, Coordinated School
Support.
Recommendation
Approve appointment as recommended.
Action 10.3 Resolution 07/08-50 African American
History Month – February 2008
The California Department of
Education has designated February 2008 as African American History Month. The resolution recognizes the many
contributions made by African Americans to the American Heritage.
Recommendation
Adopt resolution as presented.
Action 10.4 Resolution 07/08-51 In Appreciation of
the Black Families Association of Contra Costa County
Recommendation
Adopt resolution as presented.
Action 10.5 Resolution 07/08-52 Elimination and
Reduction of Classified Positions
Program modifications and budgetary
limitations make it necessary to eliminate and reduce classified positions.
Recommendation
Adopt
resolution as presented.
Action 10.6 Board
Committee Assignments
The Board President will make Board committee assignments
for the period of January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008.
Recommendation
Make committee
assignments.
Action 10.7 Adopt Job Description and Create
Position for Fire Systems Technician
This job description has been
developed to provide regularly available in-house programming on fire alarm
panels. There is no impact to the General
Fund. There will be an increase to the
Restricted Maintenance Account of approximately $2,060 for 2007-08 fiscal year
and $4,945 for a full year.
Recommendation
Adopt job description and
create position as presented.
Action 10.8 Board Policy 5030 Student Wellness
The federal Child Nutrition and
Women, Infants, and Children Reauthorization Act of 2004 mandates that each
district participating in the National School Lunch Program or any program in
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 including the School Breakfast Program, adopt a
district wide school wellness policy with specified components.
Recommendation
This was presented as information at
the January 8 meeting. It is now being
returned for action.
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 2008 |
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Community Advisory Committee January 7
7:00 p.m. |
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Regular Board Meeting January 8
7:30 p.m. |
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Parent Advisory Committee January 16
7:00 p.m. |
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Regular Board Meeting January 22
7:30 p.m. |
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Safe and Drug Free Schools Task Force January 24
3:30 p.m. |
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FEBRUARY 2008 |
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Community Advisory Committee February 4
7:00 p.m. |
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Parent Advisory Committee February 6
7:00 p.m. |
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Regular Board Meeting February 12
7:30 p.m. |
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Safe and Drug Free Schools Task Force February 21
3:30 p.m. |
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Regular Board Meeting February 25
7:30 p.m. |
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MARCH 2008 |
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Community Advisory Committee March 3
7:00 p.m. |
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Parent Advisory Committee March 5
7:00 p.m. |
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Measure C Oversight Committee March 6
7:00 p.m. |
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Regular Board Meeting March 11
7:30 p.m. |
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Regular Board Meeting March 18
7:30 p.m. |
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Safe and Drug Free Schools Task Force March 19
3:30 p.m. |
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