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 – Anticipated Litigation:

a) Existing litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(1) of Government Code section 54956.9 (OAH Case No. 2018120308)

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:
Title: Superintendent

3.5 Education Code Section 35146 – The Board will hear staff recommendations on the following student expulsion(s):

a) Expulsion #8, 2018-19

4.0 CALL BACK TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.1 Broadcast Statement (Student Member Halbo)

4.2 The Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Jemari Thomas a Senior at American Legion High School
• Presentation of Certificate by President Ryan

5.0 ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION

6.0 AGENDA ADOPTION

7.0 SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

7.1 Approve Resolution No. 3048: Recognition of National Black History Month, February 2019 (Jessie Ryan)

7.2 AB 1200 Update (Michael Fine, FCMAT Executive Director and Dave Gordon, SCOE Superintendent)

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 Approve City of Sacramento Police Department School Resource Officer (SRO) Supplemental One-Year Extension from August 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019 (Lisa Allen and Raoul Bozio)

9.2 Approve Low-Performing Students Block Grant (Vincent Harris and Dr. Iris Taylor)

9.3 Approve Resolution No. 3053: Resolution to Eliminate Certificated Employees Due to a Reduction Of Particular Kinds of Service (Cancy McArn and Cindy Nguyen)

9.3 Exhibit A

9.4 Approve Resolution No. 3054: Of Determination for Tie-Breaking Criteria (Cancy McArn and Cindy Nguyen)

9.4 Exhibit 

9.5 Approve Resolution No. 3055: To Determine Criteria for Deviation from Eliminating a Certificated Employee in Order of Seniority (“Skipping” Criteria) (Cancy McArn and Cindy Nguyen)

9.5 Exhibit A

9.6 Approve Resolution No. 3056: Notice of Layoff: Classified Employees – Reduction in Force Due to Lack of Funds and/or Lack of Work (Cancy McArn and Cindy Nguyen)

9.6 Exhibit A

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.

10.1 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 (Dr. John Quinto)

10.1b Approve Personnel Transactions 2/21/19 (Cancy McArn)

10.1c Approve Business and Financial Report: Warrants, Checks and Electronic Transfers Issued for the Period of January 2019 (Dr. John Quinto)

10.1d Approve Donations to the District for the Period of January 1-31, 2019 (Dr. John Quinto)

10.1e Approve Resolution No. 3052 Nutrition Services – Central Kitchen Project Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) (Cathy Allen) 

10.1f Approve Hiram Johnson High School Field Trip to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania March 7-10, 2019 (Dr. Iris Taylor and Chad Sweitzer)

10.1g Approve School of Engineering and Sciences High School Field Trip to Salt Lake City, Utah March 26-31, 2019 (Dr. Iris Taylor and Chad Sweitzer)

10.1h Approve Staff Recommendations for Expulsion #8, 2018-19 (Doug Huscher and Stephan Brown)

10.1i Approve Minutes of the February 7, 2019 Board of Education Meeting (Jorge A. Aguilar)

11.0 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION/REPORTS

11.1 Business and Financial Information:

Purchase Order Board Report for the Period of November 15, 2018 through December 14, 2018

Report on Contracts with the Expenditure Limitations Specified in Section PCC 20111 for November 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018

11.2 Monthly Suspension Report – January 2019

11.3 Receive Initial Proposal from Teamsters, Local 150 (Teamsters) on Negotiations for 2019-2020 Re-Openers

11.4 Receive Initial Proposal from Teamsters Classified Supervisors (TCS) on Negotiations for 2019-2020 Re-Openers

12.0 FUTURE BOARD MEETING DATES / LOCATIONS

March 7, 2019, 4:30 p.m. Closed Session, 6:00 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Regular Workshop Meeting

March 21, 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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