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

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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.  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)

PowerPoint

7.4 Update on the Adopted Conditions of Readiness for the Re-Opening of School (Various Departments)

PowerPoint

Public Comment

7.5 Update on Assessments (Christine Baeta and Raoul Bozio)

Additional Attachments Provided 2-16-21

PowerPoint

Public Comment

8.0 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.  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

9.1 Local Control Accountability Plan – Parent Advisory Board and Student Advisory Council Recommendations (Vincent Harris and Steven Ramirez-Fong)

PowerPoint

9.2 Approve Resolution No. 3182:  Resolution to Eliminate Certificated Employees Due to a Reduction of Particular Kinds of Service (Cancy McArn)

Exhibit A – Posted 2-16-21

PowerPoint

Public Comment

9.3 Approve Resolution No. 3183:  Determination of Tie-Breaking Criteria (Cancy McArn)

PowerPoint

9.4 Approve Resolution No. 3184:  To Determine Criteria for Deviation From Eliminating a Certificated Employee In Order of Seniority (“Skipping” Criteria) (Cancy McArn)

PowerPoint

9.5 Approve Resolution No. 3185 Notice of Layoff:  Classified Employees – Reduction in Force Due to Lack of Funds and/or Lack of Work (Cancy McArn)

Exhibit A – Posted 2-16-21

PowerPoint

Public Comment

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)

10.1c) Approve Business and Financial Report:  Warrants, Checks, and Electronic Transfers Issued for the Period of January 2021 (Rose Ramos)

10.1d) Approve Resolution No. 3186:  Project Approval and Notice of Exemptions (Nathaniel Browning)

Public Comment

10.1e) Approve Staff Recommendations for Expulsion Re-Entry of Expulsion #8, 2019-20, as Determined by the Board (Doug Huscher and Stephan Brown)

10.1f) Approve Minutes of the January 26, 2021, Special Board of Education Meeting (Jorge A. Aguilar)

10.1g) Approve Amendment to SEIU MOU-COVID-19 Health and Safety Measures 2020-2021 School Year to Allow for Access to Sites by Public (Raoul Bozio)

10.1h) Approve MOU with City of Sacramento for Non-Congregate Shelter Facility Agreement Winter 2021 Severe Weather Emergency (Raoul Bozio)

10.1i) Approve Minutes of the February 1, 2021, Board of Education Governance Workshop (Jorge A. Aguilar)

11.0 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION/REPORTS

11.1 Business and Financial Information:  Purchase Orders for the Period of December 15, 2020, through January 14, 2021

11.2 Head Start 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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