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

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

3.2 Government Code 54956.9 Conference with Legal Counsel:

a) Existing litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(1) of Government Code section 54956.9 (Black Parallel School Board, et al. v. SCUSD, et al., Case No. 2:19-cv-01768-TLN-KJN)

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)

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

3.4 Government Code 54957 – Public Employee Performance Evaluation:

a) Superintendent

3.5 Government Code 54957 – Public Employee Appointment

a) Phoebe Hearst Elementary – Principal

b) Instructional Assistant Superintendent

4.0 CALL BACK TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.1 The Pledge of Allegiance

4.2 Broadcast Statement (Student Member Ang-Olson)

4.3 Stellar Student Recognition:  Source Media Agency, SCUSD Youth Media Team; Presentation of Certificate by Student Member Ang-Olson

5.0 ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION

6.0 AGENDA ADOPTION

7.0 SPECIAL PRESENTATION

7.1 RydeFreeRT:  Free Public Transportation for All Students (Elliot Lopez, Jay Schenirer, Sacramento City Councilmember, and Henry Li, General Manager/CEO of SacRT)

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 African American Achievement Task Force (Vincent Harris and Task Force Members)

9.1 PowerPoint

9.2 Be HERE Grant and Attendance Update (Doug Huscher, Ken McPeters, and Jennifer Kretschman)

9.2 PowerPoint

10.0 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.

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 (Rose Ramos)

10.1b Approve Personnel Transactions (Cancy McArn)

10.1c Approve Donations List for the Period of August 1-31, 2019 (Rose Ramos)

10.1d Approve Board Policy 5113.1 Revision:  Truancy (Doug Huscher and Jennifer Kretschman)

10.1e Approve Business and Financial Report:  Warrants, Checks, and Electronic Transfers Issued for the Period of August 2019 (Rose Ramos)

10.1f Approve Minutes of the September 5, 2019, Board of Education Meeting (Jorge A. Aguilar)

10.1g Approve Resolution No. 3096:  Authorizing Delegation of Power to Contract to Include Rose Ramos (Jorge A. Aguilar)

10.1h Approve Resolution No. 3097:  Authorization of Personnel to Sign Orders on District Funds, Rose Ramos (Jorge A. Aguilar)

10.1i Approve Resolution No. 3098:  Authorizing Signature Authority on Documents Transmitted to County Superintendent of Schools, Rose Ramos (Jorge A. Aguilar)

10.1j Approve the Title I Nonprofit, Private School (NPS) Consortium Memorandum of Understanding for Students Attending NPS 2019-2022 (Kelley Odipo)

10.1k Approve Resolution No. 3104: Resolution Regarding Board Stipends (Jessie Ryan)

11.0 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION/REPORTS

11.1 Business and Financial Information:  Purchase Order Board Report for the Period of July 15, 2019, through August 14, 2019 (Rose Ramos)

12.0 FUTURE BOARD MEETING DATES / LOCATIONS

October 3, 2019 – 4:30 p.m. Closed Session, 6:00 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Regular Workshop Meeting

October 17th, 2019 – 4:30 p.m. Closed Session, 6:00 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 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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