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/SCUSDcommentFebruary18; 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, February 18. Individual public comment shall be no more than two minutes in length on each agenda item. The Board shall limit the total time for public comment 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 (OAH Case No. 2020060079)
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)
3.2 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
3.4 Education Code 35146 – The Board will hear staff recommendations on the following student expulsion re-entry:
a) Expulsion #8, 2019-20
4.0 CALL BACK TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4.1 The Pledge of Allegiance
4.2 Broadcast Statement
4.3 Stellar Student – Elyar Mirzaeian, a 5th Grade Student at Isador Cohen Elementary School
5.0 ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION
6.0 AGENDA ADOPTION
7.0 SPECIAL PRESENTATION
7.1 Resolution No. 3181: African American History Month (Christina Pritchett)
7.2 Resolution No. 3187: National Eating Disorder Awareness Week (Lisa Allen)
7.3 Board Policy 3100, Reserves and Use of One Time Funds (Rose Ramos)
7.4 Update on the Adopted Conditions of Readiness for the Re-Opening of School (Various Departments)
7.5 Update on Assessments (Christine Baeta and Raoul Bozio)
Additional Attachments Provided 2-16-21
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/SCUSDcommentFebruary18; 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, February 18 for any agenda item. Individual written public comment shall be no more than two minutes in length on each agenda item. The Board shall limit the total time for public comment on each agenda item 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. The Board is allowed to take action only on items specifically described on the agenda as action items, unless added to the agenda as allowed by law. The Board may, in its discretion, refer a matter to district staff or calendar an agenda item for future action.
9.0 BOARD WORKSHOP/STRATEGIC PLAN AND OTHER INITIATIVES
9.3 Approve Resolution No. 3183: Determination of Tie-Breaking Criteria (Cancy McArn)
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 Personnel Transactions (Cancy McArn)
10.1b) Approve Donations to the District for the Period of January 31, 2021 (Rose Ramos)
10.1d) Approve Resolution No. 3186: Project Approval and Notice of Exemptions (Nathaniel Browning)
11.0 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION/REPORTS
12.0 FUTURE BOARD MEETING DATES/LOCATIONS
March 4, 2021 4:30 p.m. Closed Session, 6:00 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Regular Workshop Meeting
March 18, 2021 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 will be available on the District’s website at www.scusd.edu
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