MT. DIABLO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT James W. Dent Education Center 1936 Carlotta Drive Concord, CA 94519-1397 BOARD OF EDUCATION AGENDA Special Closed Session Board Meeting February 19, 2008 Special Closed Session - 5:00 p.m. Special Board Meeting - 7:00 p.m.

BOARD OF EDUCATION April Treece, President Richard W. Allen, Vice President Linda K. Mayo Paul Strange 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 Richard Nicoll, Ph.D., Administrative Services Gail Isserman, Personnel Services Gregory J. Rolen, Esq., General Counsel

* 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.

* Meeting Ending Time

Adjournment time will be no later than 11:00 p.m. for all regular and special meetings unless extended to a specific time as determined by a majority of the Board.

* 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.

* 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 California state law.

AGENDA

1. CALL TO ORDER

CLOSED SESSION – 5:00 p.m.

2. Superintendent’s Evaluation

3. PUBLIC COMMENT

The public may address the Board regarding any item within the jurisdiction of the Board of Education of the Mt. Diablo Unified School District that is not on this agenda. These presentations 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.

BUSINESS – 7:00 p.m.

4. Public Hearing and Plan of Action to Address Decrease in Revenue from the State of California

With the Governor’s proposed cuts to K-12 grade education, funding for education is expected to be reduced by $4.4 billion. This means that we will have to reduce approximately $129 per ADA from Revenue Limits, $30 per ADA for Special Education $146 per ADA from Categoricals. The total loss is estimated $305 of ADA from the 2007-08 revenues. As a district, we need to prepare to reduce our expenditures to maintain a balanced budget in light of the governor’s proposed budget.

Recommendation

Hold public hearing and discuss plan of action.

5. Consider Approval of Budget Reductions

On January 10, Governor Schwarzenegger declared a State of California fiscal crisis and released a projected $14 billion deficit. Education funding will be cut by over $4.4 billion. The Mt. Diablo Unified School District will have to cut expenses by close to $14 million for the 2008-09 school year.

To get to a decision on position and possible program reduction, the following Board of Education adopted budget reduction criteria will guide us.

Criteria for Budget Reductions

1. Insure all campuses are safe for students and staff

2. Honor collective bargaining contracts and comply with local, state, and federal mandates

3. Maintain programs for students

· Analyze program effectiveness

· Eliminate programs that are ineffective

· Maintain programs that are effective

4. Protect as many positions as possible

5. Honor our commitments and our promises to the public e.g. Measure A and Measure C, Kindergarten Class Size Reduction

6. Affect expenditure reductions across all programs

7. Shift expenditures to grants and other funding source where possible

On the pages to follow is a list of possible budget reductions for discussion and action. Fiscal Impact: Up to $14 million.

Funding Source: General Purpose

Special Education

Routine Restricted Maintenance Account

Recommendation

Approve the following items:

1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 17, 18, 19, 21, 23, 24, 25

5. ADJOURNMENT