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

NOTICE OF PUBLIC ATTENDANCE BY LIVESTREAM

Members of the public who wish to attend the meeting may do so by livestream at:  /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  ; or (3) using the same URL, submitting a request for oral comment only when the matter is called, instead of written comment.  Individual public comment shall be presented to the Board orally for no more than two minutes, or other time determined by the Board on each agenda item. Public comments submitted in writing will not be read aloud, but will be provided to the Board in advance of the meeting and posted on the District’s website.  The Board shall allow a reasonable time for public comment on each agenda item, not to exceed 15 minutes in length, including communications and organizational reports.  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. Speakers will be called sequentially until there is no speaker coming forward on the agenda item or the amount of time allocated for the agenda item has elapsed, whichever occurs first.

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 (Two Potential Cases)

b) Existing litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(1) of Government Code section 54956.9 (OAH Case No. 2021090277, and OAH Case No. 2021080640)

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 Government Code 54957.6 (a) and (b) Negotiations/Conference with Labor Negotiator, Non-Represented Employee:  Superintendent (District Representative: Board President)

3.5 Government Code 54956.8—Conference with Real Property Negotiators:

Property:  Parcel B, Delta Shores Phase 2, Subdivision No. P20-024

Agency Negotiator:  Superintendent or designee

Negotiating Parties:  SCUSD and Signature Homes, Inc.

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 Stellar Student – James Doolittle and Adina Aaron, both Seniors from West Campus High School, to be introduced by Member Villa

5.0 ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION

6.0 AGENDA ADOPTION

7.0 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 ; or (3) using the same URL, submitting a request for oral comment only when the matter is called, instead of written comment.  Individual public comment shall be presented to the Board orally for no more than two minutes or other time determined by the Board, on each agenda item. Public comments submitted in writing will not be read aloud, but will be provided to the Board in advance of the meeting and posted on the District’s website.  The Board shall allow a reasonable time for public comment on each agenda item, not to exceed 15 minutes in length, including communications and organizational reports.  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. Speakers will be called sequentially until there is no speaker coming forward on the agenda item or the amount of time allocated for the agenda item has elapsed, whichever occurs first.

8.0 SPECIAL PRESENTATION

8.1 Resolution No. 3238:  Recognition of National Native American Heritage Month (Manpreet Kaur and Christina Prairie-Chicken)

PowerPoint

8.2 Resolution No. 3240:  Recognition of Veterans Day (Christina Pritchett)

PowerPoint

8.3 Update on Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine for Eligible, Non-Exempt Students and Staff (Bob Lyons, Victoria Flores, and Raoul Bozio)

PowerPoint

Public Comment

8.4 Trustee Area Redistricting – Full Demographic Presentation with Map Options (Ken Reynolds)

PowerPoint

Public Comment

9.0 BOARD WORKSHOP/STRATEGIC PLAN AND OTHER INITIATIVES

9.1 Fiscal Recover Plan (Rose Ramos)

PowerPoint

Public Comment

10.0 PUBLIC HEARING

10.1 Public Hearing:  Second Reading of Revised Board Policy 4119.21, Professional Standards (previously labeled Code of Ethics) (Raoul Bozio and Cancy McArn)

10.2 Public Hearing:  Second Reading of Proposed Board Policy 4119.24, Maintaining Appropriate Adult-Student Interactions (Raoul Bozio and Cancy McArn)

PowerPoint for Items 10.1 and 10.2

11.0 COMMUNICATIONS

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

Public Comment – SCTA Report

11.2 District Advisory Committees:  Community Advisory Committee; District English Learner Advisory Committee; Local Control Accountability Plan/Parent Advisory Committee; Student Advisory Committee; African American Advisory Board

11.3 Superintendent’s Report (Jorge A. Aguilar)

11.4 President’s Report (Christina Pritchett)

11.5 Student Member Report (Jacqueline Zhang)

11.6 Information Sharing by Board Members

12.0 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.

12.1a 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)

12.1b Approve Personnel Transactions (Cancy McArn)

12.1c Approve Mandatory Reporting to the ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ County Office of Education – Uniform Complaints Regarding the Williams Settlement Processed for the Period of July 2021 through September 2021 (Cancy McArn)

12.1d Approve Minutes of the October 7, 2021, Board of Education Meeting (Jorge A. Aguilar)

12.1e Approve Minutes of the October 12, 2021, Special Board of Education Meeting (Jorge A. Aguilar)

12.1f Approve Appointment of Board Members Chinua Rhodes and Leticia Garcia to the California School Board Association (CSBA) Delegate Assembly (Christina Pritchett)

13.0 FUTURE BOARD MEETING DATES / LOCATIONS

November 18, 2021 4:30 p.m. Closed Session, 6:00 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Regular Workshop Meeting

December 16, 2021 4:30 p.m. Closed Session, 6:00 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Annual Organizational and Workshop Meeting

14.0 ADJOURNMENT

NOTE:  The ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ 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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