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MT. DIABLO UNIFIED BOARD OF EDUCATION AGENDA Tuesday, May 27, 2008 Closed Session 4:30 p.m. Regular Session 7:30 p.m. LOCATION CHANGE |
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):
June 3, 2008 7:30 p.m. Regular Board
Meeting
June 17, 2008 7:30 p.m. Regular Board
Meeting
June 24, 2008 7:30
p.m. Regular
Board Meeting
**Note: Calendar of Future Board and Committee
Meetings Attached**
CALL TO ORDER – 4:30
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
·
Review
Administrative Hearing Panel recommendations regarding four (4) student
expulsions.
·
Second
request for 30 day extension.
3. Existing
Litigation
Wes Jones v. Mt. Diablo Unified
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
–
1. PRELIMINARY BUSINESS
·Pledge of Allegiance
·Roll Call
2. REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION – May 27, 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 meetings of April 22, 2008.
3.2 Certificated
Personnel
3.2.1 Leaves of
Absence, Resignations, Retirements, Employment
3.2.2 Resolution
07/08-80 Variable Term Waiver Request
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 Increase in
Full-Time Equivalent Position (FTE) for the 2008-09 School Year
Request .50 FTE be added to Categorical Funds. This action will result in an increase in the
expenditure budget of Categorical Funds in the amount of $30,114.
3.3 Classified
Personnel
3.3.1 Leaves of
Absence, Resignations, Retirements, Employment
3.3.2 Increase in
Hours for a Campus Supervisory II Position at
Oak Grove Middle School requests an existing 22.5 hour/week,
school day only, Campus Supervisor II position be increased to 40 hour/week
effective 7/1/08. The impact to Teacher
Recruitment and Retention Funds will be $22,247.86 for 2008-09 fiscal year.
3.3.3 Increase in Hours for a Campus Supervisor II Position
at
Riverview Middle School requests an existing 22.5 hour/week,
school day only, Campus Supervisor II position be increased to 35 hour/week,
effective 7/1/08. The impact to Teacher
Recruitment and Retention Funds will be $11,194.33 for 2008-09 fiscal year.
3.4 Monthly
Budget Transfers and/or Budget Increases/Decreases for the Month of April 2008
3.5 Fiscal
Transactions for April 2008
3.6 Award
of Bid 1513 to Dryco Construction, Inc.
Award of bid 1513, in the amount of $349,017, to provide the
paving improvements at
3.7 Award
of Purchase Order to A & E Emaar
Award of purchase order to A & E Emaar, in the amount of
$72,500, for gas line repairs at Sequoia Elementary and
3.8 Contract
with PHd Architect for Architectural/Engineering Services
Contract with PHd Architect, in the not to exceed amount of $6,000
for architectural/engineering services for the design and installation oversight
of new electric marquee at
3.9 Bid
1481 Biodegradable Lunch Trays
Request approval to exercise option to renew
contract for this fiscal year and to issue a purchase order to Danielson
Company in accordance with the terms, conditions and specifications of bid 1481
for a period of one (1) year, with an option to renew for an additional one
year extension of the District’s option.
Fiscal Impact: Projected cost not
to exceed $140,000 for the 2008-09 school year.
Funding Source: Cafeteria Funds
3.10 Food
and Nutrition Services
3.11 Contract
between Mt. Diablo Unified
Paradigm HealthCare Services, Inc. will prepare and submit
Medi-Cal claims to the State Department of Health Services for reimbursement of
health care services provided by
3.12 Approval
of Independent Contract with Laurie Gulutzan MFT to Provide Counseling Services to Students
at
Laurie Gulutzan will provide counseling and case management
services at
4. RECOGNITIONS
4.1 Intel-Affiliated
Contra Costa Science and Engineering Fair Winners, Teachers and Coaches
4.2 Coach of
the Year Award
Women’s Coach of the
Year - Pat Middendorf,
Men’s Coach of the Year
- Bill Kepler,
4.3 State
of
Bancroft Elementary
Strandwood Elementary
Walnut Acres Elementary
Westwood Elementary
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 Student Representatives
7.2 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.
8. REPORTS/INFORMATION – None
9. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT
10. BUSINESS
Action 10.1 Appointment of Assistant Director of
Curriculum and Instruction
Interviews have been conducted and a
candidate selected to fill the position of Assistant Director of Curriculum and
Instruction.
Recommendation
Approve
appointment as recommended.
Action 10.2 Appointment of Educational Consultation
and Behavior Management Specialist
Interviews have been conducted and a
candidate selected to fill the position of Educational Consultation and
Behavior Management Specialist.
Recommendation
Approve
appointment as recommended.
Action 10.3 Discussion and Determination of
Strategies to Reduce Legal Fees
Legal services cost are significant. We need to look at
other strategies to reduce legal cost. The
Board of Education has considered various strategies for the reduction of legal
fees over the last four years. These
include:
·
Changing
attorneys for the Special Education Consent Decree.
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Establishment
of the General Counsel position and elimination of Risk Manager position.
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Establishment
of legal services auditing.
·
Utilization
of legal services billing standards.
Fiscal Impact: Estimated savings of $100,000 annually. Funding Source: Unrestricted General Fund
Recommendation
Consider
submitting a request for quotation for legal services.
Action 10.4 Consider Approval of Budget Reductions
At the Board of Education budget
study session on May 20, the Board indicated a desire to continue to look at
budget reductions as well as determine how much would need to be reduced to
cover compensation increases already proposed in collective bargaining. The cost of compensation proposal for all
employee groups will be presented to the Board.
Fiscal Impact: $88,256, 2008-09; $333,000, 2009-10;
$165,000, 2010-11. Funding Source: Unrestricted, General Fund, and Special
Education
Recommendation
Add
to the list, remove items from the list, approve items 110 and 111.
Information 10.5 2007-2008
Third Interim Report
When the Governing Board
self-certified a qualified Second Interim at the March 18, 2008 Board meeting,
the District was subject to Education Code Section 42131(e) which states:
The governing board of each school district filing a qualified or
negative certification for the second report required under Section 42130, or
classified as qualified or negative by the county superintendent of schools, the
Controller, and the Superintendent of Public Instruction no later than June 1,
financial statement projections of the district’s fund and cash balances
through June 30 for the period ending April 30.
Fiscal Impact: The multi-year projection shows that the
school district will be able to meet the requirement of a 2% reserve for two of
the three years. Additional budget
reductions and/or revenue increases will be needed to balance the budget in the
2009-2010 year.
Recommendation
This
is being presented as information only.
Action 10.6 Release of Temporary Certificated
Teachers
In accordance with Education Code
44954, the District requests that all teachers on temporary contracts for the
2007-08 school year be released effective June 11, 2008.
Recommendation
Approve
release of temporary teachers as presented.
Award of bid 1515 to McGuire and
Hester to provide the landscape and irrigation improvements at Bancroft,
Recommendation
Approve
award of bid as presented.
Action 10.8 Board Policy and Administrative Rule
6164.2 – Guidance Counseling Services
Revisions to Board Policy and
Administrative Rule 6164.2 as required by newly approved legislation.
Recommendation
This has been presented as
information. It is now being returned
for action.
Action 10.9 School Site Comprehensive Safety Plans
for 2007-08
In accordance with Education Codes
32280-32288 staff requests approval of the Comprehensive School Site Safety
Plan in order to ensure compliance with state law Board Policy and
Administrative Regulations 0450(a) (b).
Recommendation
Approve
as presented.
Information 10.10 Update
of the Local Education Agency Plan (LEAP)
The Local Education Agency Plan has
gone through a 2 year process of revision.
District and site staff have worked together on the update of the LEAP;
various stakeholder groups have had the opportunity to review the existing plan
and suggest revisions based on district and site need.
Recommendation
This is being presented as information only
and will be returned for action.
Information 10.11 Adoption
of 6th grade novel A Place in
the Sun, by Jill Rubalcaba for the Extended Core Literature List
A Site Literature Committee at
Recommendation
This is being presented as information only
and will be returned for action.
Information 10.12 Board
Policy 3513.1(a) – Use of Cellular Phones
The proposed policy and rule
addresses Internal Revenue Services regulations regarding use of cellular
phones.
Recommendation
This is being presented as information only
and will be 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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MAY 2008 |
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Community Advisory
Committee May 5
7:00 p.m. |
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Community Input Meeting May 6
7:00 p.m. |
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Parent Advisory Committee May 7
7:00 p.m. |
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Regular Board Meeting May
13 7:30 p.m. |
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Regular Board Meeting May
27 7:30 p.m. |
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Safe and Drug Free Schools
Task Force May
29 3:30 p.m. |
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JUNE
2008 |
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Regular Board Meeting June 3
7:30 p.m. |
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Parent Advisory Committee June 4
7:00 p.m. |
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Regular Board Meeting June
17 7:30 p.m. |
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Safe and Drug Free
Schools Task Force June
19 3:30 p.m. |
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Regular Board Meeting June
24 7:30 p.m. |
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JULY 2008 |
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NO
MEETINGS IN JULY |
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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.