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5:00 p.m. Closed Session
6:30 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 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) Existing litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(1) of Government Code section 54956.9 (ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ County Superior Court Case No. 34-2020-00282457)

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

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

3.4 Government code 54956.8—Conference with Real Property Negotiators Property: 4591 Perry Ave, ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ, CA 95820 Agency Negotiator: Chris Ralston Negotiating Parties:  Southgate Parks and Recreation District Under Negotiation:  Price and terms

3.5 Government Code 54957- Public Employee Appointment

 a) Approve – Principal, John Morse Therapeutic Center

4.0 CALL BACK TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.1 The Pledge of Allegiance

4.2 Broadcast Statement

4.3 Stellar Student introduced by Board Member Christina Pritchett

5.0 ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION

6.0 AGENDA ADOPTION

7.0 PUBLIC COMMENT              

Members of the public may address the Board on non-agenda items that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board.  Public comment may be (1) emailed to publiccomment@scusd.edu; (2) submitted in writing through the district’s website at /submit-public-comment; or (3) provided in-person at the meeting.  The submission deadline for written public comments shall be no later than noon on the day of the meeting.  If you intend to address the Board in-person, 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.   

WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENT

8.0 COMMUNICATIONS

8.1 Employee Organization Reports: 

• SCTA
• SEIU
• TCS
• Teamsters
• UPE

8.2 District Advisory Committees:

• Student Advisory Council
• Community Advisory Committee
• District English Learner Advisory Committee
• Local Control Accountability Plan/Parent Advisory Committee
• Black/African American Advisory Board
• Community Schools Advisory Committee
• Native American Parent Committee

9.0 SPECIAL PRESENTATION

9.1 Approve Resolution No. 3396: Recognition of Adult Education Week (Dr. Susan Gilmore, Dr. Carla Galbraith, and Clifton Carley)

9.2 Adult Education Update (Dr. Susan Gilmore, Dr. Carla Galbraith, and Clifton Carley)

PPT

9.3 College and Career Readiness Update (Shannon Pella, Daniel Spinka, and Jill Thom)

PPT

10.0 BOARD WORKSHOP/STRATEGIC INITIATIVE

10.1 Presentation to Prepare for Potential November 2024 Bond Measure (Janea Marking)

PPT

11.0 COMMUNICATIONS

11.1 Student Member Report (Liliana Miller Segura)

11.2 Superintendent’s Report (Lisa Allen)

11.3 President’s Report (Lavinia Phillips)

11.4 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.

12.1 Items Subject or Not Subject to Closed Session:

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 (Janea Marking)

12.1b Approve Personnel Transactions (Cancy McArn)

12.1c Approve West Campus Debate Tournament in Evanston, IL from April 11-14, 2024 (Mary Hardin Young and Jerad Hyden)

12.1d Approval of Unauthorized Vendor Payments (Janea Marking) 

12.1e Approve Waiver Request and Affidavit – Request for Allowance Due to Emergency Conditions (Janea Marking)

12.1f Approve Mandatory Reporting to the ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ County Office of Education Uniform Complaints Regarding the Williams Settlement Processed for the Period of January 2024 through March 2024 (Cancy McArn)

12.1g Approve SETA Head Start Budget Carryover from 2022-2023 to 2023-2024 (Dr. E’Leva Gibson)

12.1h Approve SETA Head Start Budget Modification for 2023-2024 (Dr. E’Leva Gibson)

13.0 FUTURE BOARD MEETING DATES / LOCATIONS

• April 18, 2024, 5:00 p.m. Closed Session, 6:30 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Regular Workshop Meeting
• May 2, 2024, 5:00 p.m. Closed Session, 6:30 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Regular 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 relating to an open session item will be available for public inspection at the Serna Center, at 5735 47th Avenue, ÇÑ×ÓÊÓƵ, during normal business hours or on the District’s website at www.scusd.edu.

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