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MT. DIABLO UNIFIED BOARD OF EDUCATION AGENDA Monday, November 26, 2007 Closed Session Regular Session 7:30 p.m. LOCATION CHANGE |
BOARD OF EDUCATION Gary L. Eberhart, President April P. Treece, Vice President Richard W. Allen Paul P. Strange Linda K. Mayo 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):
December 11, 2007 7:30
p.m. Regular
Board Meeting
January 8, 2008 7:30
p.m. Regular
Board Meeting
January 22, 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
- Review Administrative Hearing Panel recommendations regarding student
expulsions and readmissions.
- Four expulsions
- Consider request for
extension of timeline
3. Existing
Litigation
4. Anticipated
Litigation
5. Conference
with Real Property Negotiator
6. Public
Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release/Complaint
One
certificated employee.
7. Superintendent’s
Evaluation
RECONVENE OPEN SESSION
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1. PRELIMINARY BUSINESS
·Pledge of Allegiance
·Roll Call
2. REPORT OF CLOSED SESSION – November 26, 2007
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 October 23, 2007.
3.2 Certificated
Personnel
3.2.1 Leaves of
Absence, Resignations, Retirements, Employment
3.2.2 Decrease in
Full-Time Equivalent Position (FTE) for the 2007-08 School Year
Request 2.0 FTE be deleted from the General Fund due to low
enrollment. This action will result in a
decrease in the expenditure budget of the General Fund in the amount of
$110,580.
3.3 Classified
Personnel
3.3.1 Leaves of
Absence, Resignations, Retirements, Employment
3.3.2 Increase in Hours for a Community Service Assistant
Position at
Bel Air Elementary requests that an existing 17.5 hour/week,
school day only, Community Service Assistant position be increased to 20
hour/week, school day only. There is no
impact to the General Fund. This
position and the proposed increase in hours are funded through Bel Air School
Improvement funds. The difference in
cost to fund the proposed increase for the 2007-08 fiscal year will be $11,687
and a full year $16,906.
3.3.3 Elimination of a Vacant, Part-Time Instructional
Assistant and Transfer the Fund to an Existing Intermediate Typist Clerk
Position at
3.3.4 Creation of a Part-Time Instructional Assistant
Position at
Strandwood Elementary requests the creation of a 19.5
hour/week, school day only, Instructional Assistant position to support their
art program. There is no impact to the
General Fund. The annual cost for fiscal
year 2007-08 will be $7,898 and a full year $10,959. Funding Source: Strandwood Elementary PTA
3.3.5 Request to Reallocate FTE for the Transportation
Department
Maintenance, Operations, and Facilities requests an existing
3.80245 School Bus Driver/Trainer FTE be redistributed. There will be a savings to the General Fund of
$6,732.09 for this school year and $8,976.11 for a full year.
3.3.6 Transfer of Funds from Measure C to Restricted
Maintenance and Proposition 55
To complete the transfer of funds from Measure C to
Restricted Maintenance and Proposition 55.
The transfer of funds from Measure C will be allocated accordingly:
Restricted
Maintenance $149,579.37
Proposition
55 $360,122.38
$509,701.75
3.4 Monthly
Budget Transfers and/or Budget Increases/Decreases for the Month of October 2007
3.5 Fiscal
Transaction for October 2007
3.6 Architectural/Engineering
Services Contracts
3.6.1 Contract with PHd Architects in the amount not to exceed $7,500
for kitchen floor replacement at
3.6.2 Contract with PHd Architects in the amount not to exceed $9,000
for the removal of the existing skylight systems and design of new roofing on
the gymnasium at
3.7 Award
of Professional Services Contract to MS Environmental Services
Award
of contract to MS Environmental Services in the amount of $15,842.50 for
hazardous materials project management and inspection of the demolition of
buildings F and G at Olympic High
School. Funding Source: Proposition 55 funding
3.8 Award
of Inspector of Record (Project Inspector) Contract to Paul Lucido Inspection
Services
Award of contract to Paul Lucido Inspection Services in the
amount of $36,000 to support and approve the installation of the
3.9 Contract
Amendment to MS Environmental Services
Contract
amendment to MS Environmental Services in the amount of $115,855 for the professional
services related to the hazardous materials management and inspection of the
Phase I sites of the District’s heating, ventilating and air conditioning
(HVAC) improvement program. Funding
Source: Proposition 55 funding
3.10 License
Agreement with Omnipoint Communications
Omnipoint Communications, a subsidiary of T-Mobile USA, Inc.
seeks a license to transmit and receive communication signals and the
installation, operation, and maintenance of related equipment at the
4. RECOGNITIONS
4.1 Jimmy
McLaughlin – volunteer extraordinaire
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
Public Hearing 10.1 Public
Hearing and Recommendation on Possible Budget Reductions
& Action The Board of Education desires to have additional
public hearings on budget reductions prior to making a decision. Budget reductions are necessary to pay for
unanticipated expenses and to meet compensation demands by employee groups.
Recommendation
Hold public hearing and
approve budget reductions.
Action 10.2 Appointment
of Elementary School Principal
Interviews have been conducted and a candidate selected to
fill the position of Elementary School Principal.
Recommendation
Approve appointment as recommended.
Action 10.3 Appointment
of Workers’ Compensation Manager
Interviews have been conducted and a candidate selected to
fill the position of Workers’ Compensation Manager.
Recommendation
Approve
appointment as recommended.
Action 10.4 Consider Review and Update of Job
Description for Chief Financial Officer
The job description for Chief Financial Officer was approved
by the Board of Education on May 10, 2005.
Changes have been made to the job duties since that time. It is necessary to update the job description
to reflect changes that have been made.
Recommendation
This
was presented as information at the November 13 Board 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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NOVEMBER 2007 |
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Community
Advisory Committee November 5 7:00 p.m. |
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Parent
Advisory Council November 7
7:00 p.m. |
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Regular Board
Meeting November 13
7:30 p.m. |
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Safe and
Drug Free Schools Task Force November 15
9:30 a.m. |
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Regular
Board Meeting November 26
7:30 p.m. |
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DECEMBER 2007 |
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Community Advisory Committee December 3
7:00 p.m. |
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Parent Advisory Council December 5
7:00 p.m. |
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Measure C Oversight Committee December 6
7:00 p.m. |
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Regular Board Meeting December
11 7:30 p.m. |
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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 9
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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