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. 2018120657)
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 #9, 2018-19 
b) Expulsion #10, 2018-19
c) Expulsion #11, 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 Rosemont High School Art Installation
• Presentation of Certificate by Member Pritchett

5.0 ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION

6.0 AGENDA ADOPTION

7.0 SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS

7.1 Approve Resolution No. 3060: Fiscal Solvency Plan to Save Our Schools (Jorge A. Aguilar)

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 2018-19 Second Interim Financial Report (Dr. John Quinto)

9.2 Approve Resolution No. 3058: Resolution to Eliminate Certificated Employees Due to a Reduction of Particular Kinds of Service (Cancy McArn and Cindy Nguyen)

9.2 Exhibit A 

9.3 Approve Resolution No. 3063: Determination of Tie-Breaking Criteria (Cancy McArn and Cindy Nguyen)

Exhibit A

9.4 Approve Resolution No. 3064 To Determine Criteria for Deviation From Eliminating a Certificated Employee In Order of Seniority (“Skipping” Criteria) (Cancy McArn and Cindy Nguyen)

9.4 Exhibit A

9.5 Approve Resolution No. 3059 Notice of Layoff: Classified Employees – Reduction in Force Due to Lack of Funds and/or Lack of Work (Cancy McArn and Cindy Nguyen)

9.5 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 3/7/19 (Cancy McArn)

10.1c Approve C.K McClatchy High School Educational Field Trip to New York, New York April 15-20, 2019 (Dr. Iris Taylor and Chad Sweitzer)

10.1d Approve West Campus High School College Campus Tour Field Trip to Reno, Nevada April 3, 2019 (Dr. Iris Taylor and Chad Sweitzer)

10.1e Approve Youth Development Humanitarian Project Field Trip to Lima, Peru June 17-27, 2019 (Doug Huscher and Lisa Allen)

10.1f Approve Staff Recommendation for Expulsion #9, 2018-19; Expulsion #10, 2018-19; and Expulsion #11, 2018-19 (Doug Huscher and Stephan Brown)

10.1g Approve Resolution No. 3062 Board Stipends (Jessie Ryan)

10.1h Approve Minutes of the February 21, 2019 Board of Education Meeting (Jorge A. Aguilar)

11.0 COMMUNICATIONS

11.1 Employee Organization Reports:
SCTA
SEIU
TCS
Teamsters
UPE

11.2 District Parent Advisory Committees:
Community Advisory Committee 
District English Learner Advisory Committee
Local Control Accountability Plan/Parent Advisory Committee

11.3 Superintendent’s Report (Jorge A. Aguilar)

11.4 President’s Report (Jessie Ryan)

11.5 Student Member Report (Rachel Halbo)

11.6 Information Sharing By Board Members

11.7 Board Committee Reports
Board Evaluation Committee
Board Fiscal Transparency and Accountability Committee
Board Facilities Committee
Board Governance Committee
Board Policy Committee

12.0 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION/REPORTS

12.1 Business and Financial Information:

• Enrollment and Attendance Report for Month 5 Ending January 25, 2019

13.0 FUTURE BOARD MEETING DATES / LOCATIONS
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

April 4, 2019 – 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 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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