Board of Education Meeting
Serna Center Community Rooms
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: https://www.scusd.edu/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 https://tinyurl.com/SCUSDcommentOctober15 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, the submission deadline for closed and open session items shall be no later than noon, October 15. 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 or nonagenda 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 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) Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(2) of Government Code section 54956.9 (One Potential Case)
b) 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 Pam Manwiller)
3.3 Government Code 54957 – Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release/Reassignment
3.4 Education Code 35146 – The Board will hear staff recommendations on the following student expulsion re-entry:
a) Expulsion #16, 2016-17
3.5 Government Code 54957 – Public Employee Appointment
a) Assistant Superintendent, Special Education, Innovations, and Learning
3.6 Government Code 54956.8 – Conference with Real Property Negotiators: Property: 2718 G Street, Sacramento, CA
Agency Negotiator: Superintendent or designee
Negotiating Parties: SCUSD and Mogavero/Bardis Homes
Under Negotiation: Price and Terms
4.0 CALL BACK TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4.1 The Pledge of Allegiance
4.2 Broadcast Statement
4.3 COVID CARES Recognition
5.0 ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION
6.0 AGENDA ADOPTION
7.0 SPECIAL PRESENTATION
7.1 Resolution No. 3171: Recognition of Dyslexia Awareness Month in October (President Jessie Ryan)
8.0 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
https://tinyurl.com/SCUSDcommentOctober15 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, the submission deadline shall be no later than noon, October 15 for any agenda item. 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 or nonagenda item to 15 minutes in length. With Board consent, the President may increase or decrease the length of time allowed for public comment. 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 PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVAL
10.0 BOARD WORKSHOP/STRATEGIC PLAN AND OTHER INITIATIVES
10.1 Approve Capitol Heights Academy Material Revision (Jesse Ramos and Vincent Harris)
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.
11.1b Approve Personnel Transactions (Cancy McArn)
11.1e Approve Revision of Board Bylaw (BB) 9270: Conflict of Interest (Raoul Bozio)
11.1h Approve Donations to the District for the Period of September 1 – 20, 2020 (Rose Ramos)
11.1j Approve Minutes of the September 17, 2020, Board of Education Board Meeting (Jorge A. Aguilar)
11.1l Approve COVID-19 Expenditure Report (Rose Ramos)
12.0 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION/REPORTS
13.0 FUTURE BOARD MEETING DATES / LOCATIONS
November 5, 2020 4:30 p.m. Closed Session, 6:00 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Regular Workshop Meeting
November 19, 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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