Board of Education Meeting
Serna Center Community Rooms

Board of Education Meeting

5:00 p.m. Closed Session
6:00 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 Case No. 2024040459, OAH Case No. 2023120077, & OAH Case No. 2024040089 )

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

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

3.4 Government Code 54957- Public Employee Appointment

(a) Approve- Principal, Parkway Elementary

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 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 https://www.scusd.edu/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.   

8.0 COMMUNICATIONS

8.1 Employee Organization Reports: 

  • SCTA
  • SEIU
  • TCS
  • Teamsters
  • UPE

8.2 District Advisory Committees:

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

9.0 SPECIAL PRESENTATION

9.1 Recognition of Outgoing Student Board Member Liliana Grace Miller Segura (Board President Lavinia Phillips)

9.2 Recognition of  the 2023-2024 Sacramento City Unified School District Retirees (Tiffany Smith-Simmons)

PPT

9.3 ELD Teachers of the Year (Dr. Olga Simms & Tywanda Walker) 

PPT

9.4 Approve Resolution No. 3423: Gender Neutral Restrooms (Vanessa Reyes & Student Advisory Council)

Written Public Comment

9.5 Approve Resolution No. 3425: Campus Restroom Hygiene (Vanessa Reyes & Student Advisory Council)

PPT

9.6 Process Update : Charter Oversight, Investigation, and Renewal (Amanda Goldman & Leslie Lacher)

PPT

9.7 Fern Bacon Modernization Update (Chris Ralston)

PPT

9.8 Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee Measure Q&R Report 2023-2024 (Chris Ralston)

PPT

9.9 Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee Measure H Report 2023-2024 (Chris Ralston)

PPT

10.0 PUBLIC HEARING

10.1 Public Hearing: SCUSD SELPA Local Plan – Contracts, Annual Budget Plan, Annual Service Plan (Yvonne Wright & Geovanni Linares)

PPT

10.2 Approve the Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators for the 2024-2025 School Year (Cancy McArn)

PPT

11.0 BOARD WORKSHOP/STRATEGIC INITIATIVE

11.1 Approval of 2024-25 Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), LCAP Federal Addendum, and CA Dashboard Local Indicators (Dr. Ed Eldridge)

PPT

11.2 Adoption of Local Control Accountability Plans for Locally Funded “Dependent” Charter Schools (Dr. Ed Eldridge and Dr. Amanda Goldman)

11.3 Adopt FY 2024-25 Proposed Budget for All Funds (Janea Marking)

12.0 COMMUNICATIONS

12.1 Student Member Report (Liliana Miller Segura)

12.2 President’s Report (Lavinia Phillips)

12.3 Information Sharing by Board Members

13.0 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.      

13.1 Items Subject or Not Subject to Closed Session:

13.1a 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 (Janea Marking)

13.1b Approve Personnel Transactions (Cancy McArn)

13.1c Approve Business and Financial Report: Warrants, Checks and Electronic Transfers Issued for the period of April 1-30, 2024 (Janea Marking)

13.1d Approve Purchase Order Board Report for the Period of April 15, 2024, through May 14, 2024 (Janea Marking)

13.1e Approve Donations to the District for the Period of April 1-31, 2024 (Janea Marking)

13.1f Approve Retention of 24 Muralists for RFQ #24-25737 School Mural Program, in Response to Request for Qualifications (Janea Marking)

13.1g Approval of Unauthorized Vendors (Janea Marking)

13.1h Approve Appointments to the District 7-11 Committee (Nathaniel Browning)

13.1i Approve 2024-2025 School Plan for Student Achievement (Mary Hardin Young & Kelley Odipo)

13.1j Approve Job Descriptions (Cancy McArn)

13.1k Approve Salary Schedules (Cancy McArn)

13.1l Approve Resolution No. 3424: Authorization of Personnel to Sign Orders on District Funds (Janea Marking)

13.1m Approve Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee Consolidation (Chris Ralston)

13.1n Approve 2024-25 Legal Contracts (Janea Marking)

13.1o Approve Joint-Use Agreement Between Sacramento City Unified School District and Sacramento County Office of Education (Nathaniel Browning)

13.1p Approve Minutes for the May 2, 2024, Regular Board of Education Meeting (Lisa Allen)

13.1q Approve Minutes for the May 8, 2024, Special Board of Education Meeting (Lisa Allen)

13.1r Approve Resolution No. 3427:  Resolution Regarding Board Stipends (Lisa Allen)

13.1s Approve Resolution No. 3428:  Resolution Regarding Board Stipends (Lisa Allen)

13.1t Approve Resolution No. 3426 for Declaring Property As Exempt Surplus Land (Chris Ralston)

13.1u Approve the Agreement between First 5 Sacramento Commission and Sacramento City Unified School District (Yvonne Wright)

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