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 may be (1) emailed to publiccomment@scusd.edu; (2) submitted in writing, identifying the matter number and the name of the public member at the URL  ; or (3) using the same URL, submitting a request for oral comment only when the matter is called, instead of written comment.  Regardless of the method by which public comment is submitted, including a request for oral comment, the submission deadline for closed and open session items shall be no later than noon, April 22.  Individual public comment shall be presented to the Board orally for no more than two minutes, or other time determined by the Board on each agenda item. Public comments submitted in writing will not be read aloud, but will be provided to the Board in advance of the meeting and posted on the District’s website.  The Board shall limit the total time for public comment presented on each agenda item, including communications and organizational reports, 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 agenda item and the number of 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 (San Joaquin County Superior Court Case No. STK-CV-UBC-2019-0007274, OAH Case No. 2021030253 and OAH Case No. 2021010161)

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

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 – Jeremy Webster-Hawkins, a Sophomore at the School of Engineering and Sciences

5.0 ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION

6.0 AGENDA ADOPTION

7.0 PUBLIC COMMENT

Public comment may be (1) emailed to publiccomment@scusd.edu; (2) submitted in writing, identifying the matter number and the name of the public member at the URL ; or (3) using the same URL, submitting a request for oral comment only when the matter is called, instead of written comment.  Regardless of the method by which public comment is submitted, including a request for oral comment, the submission deadline shall be no later than noon, April 22 for any agenda item.   Individual public comment shall be presented to the Board orally for no more than two minutes or other time determined by the Board, on each agenda item. Public comments submitted in writing will not be read aloud, but will be provided to the Board in advance of the meeting and posted on the District’s website.  The Board shall limit the total time for public comment presented on each agenda item, including communications and organizational reports, 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 agenda item and the number of public comments.

8.0 SPECIAL PRESENTATION

8.1 Approve Resolutions:  School Library Month; National School Bus Driver Day; National Assistant Principals Week (Cancy McArn)

PowerPoint

8.2 Independent Audit Report for the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020, Submitted by Crowe LLP (Rose Ramos)

PowerPoint

8.3 Approve Resolution No. 3196:  Committing to Returning Students to In-Person Instruction by the First Day of School Year 2021-22 and Mitigating Learning Loss (Isa Sheikh)

Res No 3196 as amended at Bd Mtg 4-22-21

Public Comment

8.4 Update on Re-Opening MOU’s and Next Steps (Raoul Bozio)

PowerPoint

8.5 Federal and State COVID Relief Funds (Rose Ramos)

PowerPoint

Public Comment

8.6 Special Education Assessments and CDE Determinations Update (Raoul Bozio and Dr. Sadie Hedegard)

PowerPoint

Addition to PowerPoint 8.6

Public Comment

9.0 COMMUNICATIONS

9.1 Employee Organization Reports:  SCTA

10.0 PUBLIC HEARING

10.1 Public Hearing:  Approve Revised Board Policy 3315, Relations with Vendors (Raoul Bozio)

PowerPoint

Public Comment

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 (Cancy McArn)

11.1c) Approve Donations to the District for the Period of March 31, 2021 (Rose Ramos)

11.1d) Approve Business and Financial Report:  Warrants, Checks, and Electronic Transfers Issued for the Period of March 31, 2021 (Rose Ramos)

11.1e) Approve Minutes of the March 18, 2021, Board of Education Meeting (Jorge A. Aguilar)

11.1f) Approve Minutes of the March 25, 2021, Board of Education Special Meeting (Jorge A. Aguilar)

12.0 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION/REPORTS

12.1 Business and Financial Information:  Purchase Order for the Period of February 15, 2021, through March 14, 2021 (Rose Ramos)

12.2 Head Start Reports (Christine Baeta and Jacquie Bonini)

13.0 FUTURE BOARD MEETING DATES / LOCATIONS

May 6, 2021 4:30 p.m. Closed Session, 6:00 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Regular Workshop Meeting

May 20, 2021 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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