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MT. DIABLO UNIFIED BOARD OF EDUCATION AGENDA Monday, February 25, 2008 Closed Session 5:00 p.m. 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 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):
March 4,
2008 7:00
p.m. Special
Board Meeting
March 11,
2008 7:30
p.m. Regular
Board Meeting
March 18,
2008 7:30
p.m. Regular
Board Meeting
**Note: Calendar of Future Board and Committee
Meetings Attached**
CALL TO ORDER – 5:00 p.m.
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(4)/Readmissions(38)
- Review Administrative Hearing Panel recommendations regarding student
expulsions and readmissions.
3. Existing
Litigation
Mt.
Diablo Unified
4. Anticipated
Litigation
Two anticipated cases.
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 – February 25, 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 January 22, 2008.
3.2 Certificated
Personnel
3.2.1 Leaves of
Absence, Resignations, Retirements, Employment
3.2.2 Reduction of
Full-Time Position (FTE) for the 2007-08 School Year
Request (1.0) full-time equivalent position be eliminated
from Categorical funds. Fiscal
Impact: This action will result in a
decrease in the expenditure budget of Categorical funds in the amount of $60,220
(Concord High – $24,088 and Ygnacio Valley High $36,132). Funding Source: Regional Occupational Program.
3.3 Classified
Personnel
3.3.1 Leaves of
Absence, Resignations, Retirements, Employment
3.3.2 Funding Change
for Senior Secretary in Curriculum and Instruction
Curriculum and Instruction requests that .40 of a .875
full-time, 11.5 month Senior Secretary be charged to the Teaching American
History grant. Fiscal Impact: The funding transfer will result in a savings
to the General Fund of $13,679.84 for fiscal year 2007-08 and $20,371 for a
full year.
3.4 Monthly
Budget Transfers and/or Budget Increases/Decreases for the Month of January 2008
3.5 Fiscal
Transactions for January 2008
3.6 Grant
Application Requests/Acceptance
3.6.1
Smaller Learning Community Grants
Request permission to submit a grant application to the U.S.
Department of Education for funding to establish and expand Smaller Learning
Communities at all six comprehensive high schools in the
3.6.2
3.6.3 Early Reading First Program Grant
Request permission to submit a grant application to the U.S.
Department of Education for funding to establish and expand four new preschool
classes at four elementary schools (
3.6.4 School Community Violence Prevention Program Grant
Request permission to submit a grant application to the
California Department of Education for funding to establish and expand violence
prevention and intervention services at
3.7 Final
Change Order to Bid 1470 Contract C-860, Biland Construction Company
Final change order to bid 1470, contract C-860 to Biland
Construction Company in the amount of $1,530, for installation of electrical
service upgrades at Silverwood, Strandwood, and Westwood elementary schools. Funding Source: Measure C
3.8 Notice
of Completion to Bid 1470, Contract C-860 Biland Construction Company
Notice
of completion to contract C-860, bid 1470, to Biland Construction Company, in
the amount of $465,530, for electrical upgrades at Silverwood, Strandwood, and
Westwood elementary schools. Funding
Source: Measure C
3.9 Award
of Bids
3.9.1 Award of Bid 1498 to Kel-Tec Builders, Inc., in the amount of
$120,125, to provide
3.9.2 Award of Bid 1499 to Sposeto Engineering, Inc., in the amount of $249,288,
to provide the concrete flatwork repair at Ayers, Meadow Homes, and
3.10 Consider
Increasing Spending Authority for the Contracts between Mt. Diablo Unified School District, Behavioral Intervention Association,
and Inside Out
In May of 2007, staff approved contracts with BIA and Inside
Out to provide behavioral health services as required by student individual
educational plans. The demand for
services has subsequently increased beyond the level that can be approved by
staff. Authorization is requested to
extend the contractual limit to $35,000 for each contract. Fiscal Impact: $70,000
Funding Source: No-Public
Agencies (1661)
4. RECOGNITIONS
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 Advance
Placement/Pre-Honors/Honors Courses – Vivian Boyd
9. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
10. BUSINESS
Public Hearing 10.1 Public Hearing and Plan of Action
to Address Decrease in Revenue from the State of
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
Recommendation
Hold
public hearing and discuss plan of action.
Action 10.2 Consider
Approval of Budget Reductions
Beginning in November of 2007, we began a process of budget
reductions to provide compensation for all of our employees. As of January we had reduced expenditures by
approximately $3.5 million. On January
10, Governor Schwarzenegger declared a State of
Fiscal Impact: Up to $14 million.
Funding Source: General Purpose
Special Education
Routine
Restricted Maintenance Account
Recommendation
Approve the following items:
8, 13, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33,
35, 40, 41, 42, 51, 52, 53
Action 10.3 Resolution 07/08-63 Women’s History
Month – March 2008
The California Department of
Education has designated March as Women’s History Month. The resolution recognizes the many
contributions made by women in the formation of American History.
Recommendation
Adopt
resolution as presented.
Action 10.4 Resolution 07/08-64 Arts Education
Month – March 2008
The California Department of
Education has designated March as Arts Education Month. The resolution recognizes the importance of
celebrating the arts with meaningful student activities and programs.
Recommendation
Adopt resolution as presented.
Action 10.5 Resolution 07/08-66 Week of the School
Administrator
The California Department of Education has designated the
week of March 3 through March 7, 2008, as the Week of the School
Administrator. This resolution
recognizes the administrators of the
Recommendation
Adopt resolution as
presented.
Action 10.6 Appointment of Summer School
Administrator
Interviews have been conducted and a
candidate selected to fill an administrative position for Summer Session 2008.
Recommendation
Approve appointment as recommended.
Action 10.7 Mobile School-Based Health Clinics
Request approval of a Memorandum of
Understanding with Contra Costa Health Services to provide mobile school-based
health clinics, which will rotate among campuses providing up to 20 hours of
services per week. The campuses to be
served are: Fair Oaks,
Recommendation
This was presented as information at the February 8 Board
meeting. It is now being returned for
action.
Action 10.8
Board Policy and Administrative Rule
5132 provide the policy and procedures for implementing a voluntary uniform
dress code.
Recommendation
Approve as presented.
Action 10.9 Shore Acres Elementary
Board Policy and Administrative Rule
5132 provide the policy and procedures for implementing a voluntary uniform
dress code.
Recommendation
Approve as presented,
Action 10.10 Resolution
07/08-64 Relative to the Elimination of Classified Positions
Program modifications and budgetary
limitations make it necessary to eliminate and reduce classified positions in
the Fiscal Services Department. The
leadership of Local One, CST has been advised of this action. Fiscal Impact: This reduction will result in a savings to
the General Fund of $29,298.29 for fiscal year 2007-08. Funding Source: General Fund
Recommendation
Adopt resolution as presented.
Public Hearing 10.11 Resolution
07/08-65 Dedication of Easements at
& Action Pursuant to the process
specified under Section 15556 of the Education Code regarding dedication of
easements to any public entity, the Board of Education adopted the Resolution
of Intent to Dedicate Easement to the Pleasant Hill Recreation and Park
District.
Recommendation
Adopt
resolution as presented.
Action 10.12 2008
There are three vacancies in Subregion 7-A for membership on
the 2008 CSBA Delegate Assembly. The
candidates are Laura Canciamilla (Pittsburg USD), Kathi McLaughlin (Martinez
USD), Yolanda Pena-Mendrick (Liberty Union USD), and Joyce Seelinger (Antioch
USD).
Recommendation
Consider the candidates and
cast ballot
Recommendation
Adopt
resolution as presented.
Information 10.13 Job
Description for Director, Fiscal Services
This is revision of the job
description of Director, Fiscal Services.
Recommendation
This is
being presented as information only and will be returned for action.
Information 10.14 Review
of Board Policy 6146.1(a) – High School Graduation Requirements
Review and clarification of BP
6146.1(a) High School Graduation Requirements and Physical Education.
Recommendation
This is being presented for
review, discussion and information.
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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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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Special Board Meeting March 4
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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Community Input Meeting March 13
7:00 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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APRIL 2008 |
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Parent Advisory Committee April 2
7:00 p.m. |
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Community Advisory Committee April 7
7:00 p.m. |
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Regular Board Meeting April 8
7:30 p.m. |
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Regular Board Meeting April 22
7:30 p.m. |
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Safe and Drug Free Schools Task Force April 24
7:00 p.m. |
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Note: This is being provided for information only.
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call 682-8000 ext. 4000 to confirm meeting dates, times and locations.