Board of Education Meeting
Serna Center Community Rooms

Board of Education Meeting

4:30 p.m. Closed Session
6:00 p.m. Open Session

Agenda

1.0 OPEN SESSION / CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL

NOTICE OF PUBLIC ATTENDANCE BY LIVESTREAM

 Members of the public who wish to attend the meeting may do so by livestream at:  /post/watch-meeting-live.  No physical location of the meeting will be provided to the public.

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

NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT AND DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: 

Public comment will only be submitted in writing, identifying the matter number and the name of the public member though or e-mailed to publiccomment@scusd.edu.  The submission deadline for closed session items shall be no later than 3:30 p.m., May 7.   The submission deadline for all open session items shall be no later than 4:30 p.m., May 7.  Individual written public comment shall be no more than two minutes in length on each agenda or nonagenda item. The Board shall limit the total time for public comment on each agenda item to 15 minutes in length. With Board consent, the President may increase or decrease the length of time allowed for public comment, depending on the topic and the number of written public comments. 

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) Existing litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(1) of Government Code section 54956.9 (OAH Case No. 2020020006 and OAH Case No. 2019120865)

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

c) Initiation of litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(4) of Government Code section 54956.9 (One Potential Case)

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

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

3.4 Government Code 54957 – Public Employee Appointment

a) Chief Information Officer

3.5 Government Code 54957 – Public Employee Performance Evaluation

a) Superintendent

3.6 Education Code 35146 – The Board will hear staff recommendations on the following student expulsion re-entries:

a) Expulsion #7, 2018-19

4.0 CALL BACK TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.1 The Pledge of Allegiance

4.2 Broadcast Statement

5.0 ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION

6.0 AGENDA ADOPTION

7.0 SPECIAL PRESENTATION

7.1 Coronavirus Response Update (Christine Baeta, Vincent Harris, Victoria Flores, Diana Flores, Doug Huscher, Jennifer Kretschman, and Chad Sweitzer)

7.1 PowerPoint

7.2 Approve Resolution No. 3133:  Recognition of National School Nurse Day, May 6, 2020 (Victoria Flores); Approve Resolution No. 3134:  Recognition of California Day of the Teacher, May 5, 2020 (Cancy McArn); Approve Resolution No. 3135:  Recognition of National School Principals’ Day, May 1, 2020 (Cancy McArn)

7.2 PowerPoint

8.0 PUBLIC COMMENT

All public comments will be submitted only in writing through or e-mailed to publiccomment@scusd.edu if submitted by the deadline of Thursday, May 7 by 4:30 p.m.  Individual written public comment shall state the name of the member of the public and shall be no more than two minutes in length on each agenda or nonagenda item.  The Board shall limit the total time for public comment on each agenda item to 15 minutes in length.  With Board consent, the President may increase or decrease the length of time allowed for public comment, depending on the topic and the number of written public comments.  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.

9.0 COMMUNICATIONS

9.1 Employee Organization Reports:  SCTA; SEIU; TCS; Teamsters; UPE

9.2 District Parent Advisory Committees:  Community Advisory Committee; District English Learner Advisory Committee; Local Control Accountability Plan/Parent Advisory Committee

9.3 Superintendent’s Report (Jorge A. Aguilar)

9.4 President’s Report (Jessie Ryan)

9.5 Student Member Report (Olivia Ang-Olson)

9.6 Information Sharing By Board Members

10.0 BOARD WORKSHOP/STRATEGIC PLAN AND OTHER INITIATIVES

10.1 State Budget Update for Fiscal Year 2020-21 (Leilani Aguinaldo and Rose F. Ramos)

Note:  Executive Summary added

10.1 PowerPoint

10.2 District 2020-2021 Healthcare Plan Renewal Rates Update (Debra DeSpain, Rose F. Ramos, and Raoul Bozio)

10.2 PowerPoint

10.3 Approve Resolution No. 3131:  Renewal of the Charter for Yav Pem Suab Academy (Jesse Ramos)

10.3 PowerPoint

10.4 Local Control Accountability Plan Update (Steven Ramirez Fong and Vincent Harris)

10.4 PowerPoint

10.5 Adopt Resolution No. 3136:  Resolution Regarding Proposed Decision of Administrative Law Judge and Implementing Certificated Layoffs (Cancy McArn)

10.5 Attachment – Resolution No. 3136

10.5 PowerPoint

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.

11.1a 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 F. Ramos)

11.1b Approve Personnel Transactions, 4/16/20 and 5/7/20 (Cancy McArn)

11.1c Approve Business and Financial Report:  Warrants, Checks, and Electronic Transfers Issued for the Period of March 2020 (Rose F. Ramos)

11.1d Approve Donations List for the Period of March 1-31, 2020 (Rose F. Ramos)

11.1e Approve Mandatory Reporting to the Sacramento County Office of Education – Uniform Complaints Regarding the Williams Settlement Processed for the Period of January 2020 through March 2020 (Cancy McArn)

11.1f Approve Minutes of the April 2, 2020, Board of Education Meeting (Jorge A. Aguilar)

11.1g Approve Resolution No. 3129:  Resolution Declaring Results of School Bond Election Held on March 3, 2020 (Rose F. Ramos)

11.1h Approve Resolution No. 3130:  Resolution Appointing Bond Oversight Committee and Approving By-Laws and Guidelines for Conduct of the Committee (Rose F. Ramos)

11.1i Approve Resolution No. 3132: Designation for Applicant’s Agent Resolution for Non-State Agencies (Rose F. Ramos)

11.1j Approve Staff Recommendations for Expulsion Re-Entry of Expulsion #7, 2018-19, as Determined by the Board (Stephan Brown)

12.0 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION/REPORTS

12.1 Business and Financial Information:  Purchase Order Board Report for the Period of February 15, 2020, through March 14, 2020; Month 7 Attendance Report (Rose F. Ramos)

12.2 Monthly Suspension Report – March (March 13 Last Physical School Day (Ed Eldridge)

13.0 FUTURE BOARD MEETING DATES / LOCATIONS

May 21, 2020 4:30 p.m. Closed Session, 6:00 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Regular Workshop Meeting

June 4, 2020, 4:30 p.m. Closed Session, 6:00 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Regular Workshop Meeting

14.0 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

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