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 – Anticipated Litigation:

a) Existing litigation pursuant to subdivision (a) of Government Code section 54956.9 (Case No. 15656 and Case No. 20883)

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

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

3.2 Government Code 54957.6 (a) and (b) Negotiations/Collective Bargaining TCS, SCTA, SEIU, Teamsters, UPE, Unrepresented Management

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

3.4 Education Code Section 35146 – The Board will hear staff recommendations on the following student expulsions:

a) Expulsion #10, 2017-18

b) Expulsion #11 , 2017-18

4.0 CALL BACK TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.1 Broadcast Statement (Student Member Nguyen)

4.2 The Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Marc Vanchiasong, Senior at Luther Burbank High School.
     • Presentation of Certificate by Member Vang.

4.3 In Recognition of Robert “Bob” Bone (Darrel Woo)

5.0 ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION

6.0 AGENDA ADOPTION

7.0 SPECIAL PRESENTATION                                                       

7.1 Approve Resolution No. 2979: Recognition of Human Trafficking Awareness Month, January 2018 (Jessie Ryan and Christina Pritchett)

7.2 Approve Resolution No. 2980: Expanding Safe Haven Efforts(Jessie Ryan and Mai Vang)

8.0 PUBLIC COMMENT
Members of the public may address the Board on non-agenda items that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board.  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.

9.0 BOARD WORKSHOP/STRATEGIC PLAN AND OTHER INITIATIVES

9.1 Sacramento City Unified School District’s (SCUSD) Improvement and Accountability Indicators: The Integration of the California School Dashboard and the SCUSD Performance and Targeted Action Index (Vincent Harris, Iris Taylor and Cathy Morrison)

9.2 Consider Resolution No. 2976 and 2977: Initial Charter Petition for Success Skills, Inc.: NorCal Trade and Tech (Jack Kraemer and Mike Brunelle)

10.0 CONSENT AGENDA

10.1 Items Subject or Not Subject to Closed Session:

10.1a 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 (Gerardo Castillo, CPA)

10.1b Approve Personnel Transactions 1/18/18 (Cancy McArn)

10.1c Approve Operational Memorandum of Understanding and Special Education Memorandum of Understanding for Gateway Community Centers: Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy – SCUSD (Iris Taylor and Jack Kraemer)

10.1d Approve Mandatory Reporting to the Sacramento County Office of Education – Uniform Complaints Regarding the Williams Settlement Processed for the Period of October 2017 through December 2017 (Cancy McArn)

10.1e Approve Annual Adjustment to Bid Threshold per Public Contract Code §20111 (Gerardo Castillo)

10.1f Approve Rosemont High School Field Trip to Las Vegas, Nevada February 2-6, 2018 (Lisa Allen and Chad Sweitzer)

10.1g Approve Staff Recommendations for Expulsion #10, 2017-18 and #11, 2017-18 (Doug Huscher and Stephan Brown)

10.1h Approve Business and Financial Report: Warrants, Checks and Electronic Transfers Issued for the period of November 2017 (Gerardo Castillo)

10.1i Approve Certification of Dashboard Alternative School Status for John Morse Therapeutic Center (Vincent Harris and Iris Taylor)

10.1j Approve Resolution No. 2978: Resolution Regarding Central Kitchen Project, Transportation Facility and Career Technical Education Program Exemption From Local Zoning & Building Ordinances (Cathy Allen)

10.1k Approve Minutes of the December 7, 2017, Board of Education Meeting (Jorge A. Aguilar)        

11.0 COMMUNICATIONS

11.1 Employee Organization Reports: 
  • TCS
  • SCTA
  • SEIU
  • Teamsters
  • UPE

11.2 District Parent Advisory Committees:
  • Community Advisory Committee
  • District English Learner Advisory Committee
  • Local Control Accountability Plan/Parent Advisory Committee

11.3 Superintendent’s Report

11.4 President’s Report

11.5 Student Member Report

11.6 Information Sharing By Board Members

11.7 Board Committee Reports
  • Board Facilities Committee
  • Board Budget Committee
  • Board Governance & Policy Committee
  • Board Evaluation Committee

12.0 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION/REPORTS

12.1 Business and Financial Information:

• Purchase Order Board Report of the Period of October 15, 2017 through November 14, 2017

• Enrollment and Attendance Report for Month 3 Ending November 17, 2017

12.2 Head Start/Early Head Start Reports/Early Head Start Expansion Reports

13.0 FUTURE BOARD MEETING DATES / LOCATIONS

February 1, 2018 4:30 p.m. Closed Session, 6:00 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Regular Workshop Meeting

February 15, 2018 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 are available for public inspection at 5735 47th Avenue at the Front Desk Counter and on the District’s website at www.scusd.edu.

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