Board of Education Meeting
Serna Center Community Rooms

Board of Education Meeting

4:30 p.m. Closed Session
6:30 p.m. Open Session

Agenda

1.0 OPEN SESSION / CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL

2.0 ANNOUNCEMENT AND PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION

3.0 CLOSED SESSION

 While the Brown Act creates broad public access rights to the meetings of the Board of Education, it also recognizes the legitimate need to conduct some of its meetings outside of the public eye.  Closed session meetings are specifically defined and limited in scope.  They primarily involve personnel issues, pending litigation, labor negotiations, and real property matters.

3.1 Government Code 54956.9 – Conference with Legal Counsel:

a) Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(2) of Government Code section 54956.9 (One Potential Case)

b) Existing litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(1) of Government Code section 54956.9 (OAH Cases 2022110488 and 2022120141)

3.2 Government Code 54957.6 (a) and (b) Negotiations/Collective Bargaining SCTA SEIU, TCS, Teamsters, UPE, Non-Represented/Confidential Management (District Representative Pam Manwiller)

3.3 Government Code 54957 – Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release/Reassignment

4.0 CALL BACK TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.1 The Pledge of Allegiance

4.2 Broadcast Statement 

4.3 Stellar Student introduced by Board Member Taylor Kayatta

5.0 ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION

 6.0 AGENDA ADOPTION     

 7.0 PUBLIC COMMENT

Members of the public may address the Board on non-agenda items that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board.  Public comment may be (1) emailed to publiccomment@scusd.edu; (2) submitted in writing through the District’s website at /submit-public-comment; or (3) provided in-person at the meeting.  The submission deadline for written public comments shall be no later than noon on the day of the meeting.  If you intend to address the Board in-person, please fill out a yellow card available at the entrance.  Speakers may be called in the order that requests are received, or grouped by subject area.  We ask that comments are limited to two (2) minutes with no more than 15 minutes per single topic so that as many people as possible may be heard.  By law, the Board is allowed to take action only on items on the agenda.  The Board may, at its discretion, refer a matter to district staff or calendar the issue for future discussion.   

PUBLIC COMMENT

8.0 COMMUNICATIONS

8.1 Employee Organization Reports: 

  • SCTA
  • SEIU
  • TCS
  • Teamsters
  • UPE

8.2 District Advisory Committees:

  • Community Advisory Committee
  • District English Learner Advisory Committee
  • Local Control Accountability Plan/Parent Advisory Committee
  • Student Advisory Council
  • Black/African American Advisory Board

8.3 Student Member Report (Liam McGurk)

9.0 SPECIAL PRESENTATION

9.1  Safety Update (Raymond Lozada)

PPT

9.2  Resolution 3305: Recognition of National Black History Month, February 2023 (Dr. Tiffany Smith-Simmons and President Chinua Rhodes) 

PPT

9.3  Overview of Student Achievement, Supports, and Strategic Priorities (Yvonne Wright)

PPT

9.4  2023-24 Governor’s Budget Proposal Update (Rose Ramos)

PPT

9.5  Board Policy 3100- Business and Noninstructional Operations (Reserves and Use of One-Time Funds) (Rose Ramos)

PPT

10.0 COMMUNICATIONS

10.1 Superintendent’s Report (Jorge A. Aguilar)   

10.2 President’s Report (Chinua Rhodes) 

10.3 Information Sharing By Board Members

11.0 CONSENT AGENDA 

Generally routine items are approved by one motion without discussion.  The Superintendent or a Board member may request an item be pulled from the consent agenda and voted upon separately.

11.1  Items Subject or Not Subject to Closed Session: 

11.1a  Approve Grants, Entitlements and Other Income Agreements, Ratification of Other Agreements, Approval of Bid Awards, Approval of Declared Surplus Materials and Equipment, Change Notices and Notices of Completion (Rose Ramos) 

11.1b  Retention of Seven (7) Firms for the Electrical/ Low Voltage Design Services Pool in Response to Request for Qualifications (Rose Ramos)

11.1c  Approve Personnel Transactions (Cancy McArn)

11.1d  Approve Minutes for the January 19, 2023, Board of Education Meeting (Jorge A. Aguilar)

11.1e  Approve Mandatory Reporting to the Sacramento County Office of Education – Uniform Complaints Regarding the Williams Settlement Processed for the Period of October 2022 through December 2022 (Cancy McArn)

11.1f  Approve Appointment of Board President Rhodes and Member Villa to the California School Board Association (CSBA) Delegate Assembly (Board President Chinua Rhodes)

12.0  FUTURE BOARD MEETING DATES / LOCATIONS

  • February 16, 2023 4:30 p.m. Closed Session, 6:30 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Regular Workshop Meeting
  • March 2, 2023 4:30 p.m. Closed Session, 6:30 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Regular Workshop Meeting

 13.0  ADJOURNMENT

NOTE:  The Sacramento City Unified School District encourages those with disabilities to participate fully in the public meeting process.  If you need a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in the public meeting, please contact the Board of Education Office at (916) 643-9314 at least 48 hours before the scheduled Board of Education meeting so that we may make every reasonable effort to accommodate you.  [Government Code § 54953.2; Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, § 202 (42 U.S.C. §12132)]   Any public records distributed to the Board of Education less than 72 hours in advance of the meeting and relating to an open session item will be available on the District’s website at www.scusd.edu   

Watch the Meeting

Cable Viewing

This meeting of the Sacramento City School Board is being videotaped in its entirety and will be cablecast without interruption on Metro Cable 14, the government affairs channel on the Comcast and SureWest Cable Systems.

Video Archive