Pacific Grove Unified School District
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PACIFIC GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Rich Schramm, President
Mark Cameron, Clerk
Mike Niccum
Jessie Bray
Beth Shammas
Creston Whiting-Casey, Student Rep
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
DATE: Thursday, March 17, 2005
TIME: 6:00 p.m. Closed Session
7:00 p.m. Open Session
PLACE: Pacific Grove High School [map]
615 Sunset Avenue
Pacific Grove CA 93950
The Board of Education welcomes you to its meetings, which are regularly scheduled for the first and third Thursdays of the month. Regular Board Meetings shall be adjourned by 10:00 pm, unless extended to a specific time determined by a majority of the Board. This meeting may be extended no more than once and may be adjourned to a later date. Individuals who require special accommodation, including but not limited to an American sign language interpreter, accessible seating or documentation in accessible formats, should contact the Superintendent at least two days before the meeting date.
A G E N D A
*Indicates materials furnished to Board Members
I. OPENING BUSINESS
A. Call to Order
B. Roll Call
C. Adoption of Agenda
D. Identify Closed Session Topics
The Board of Education will meet in Closed Session to consider matters appropriate for Closed Session in accordance with Education and Government Code.
a. Evaluation of one or more Administrative personnel per Government Code 54957
b. Side Letter Agreement Concerning Sick Leave Donation
E. Public comment on Closed Session items
F. Adjourn to Closed Session
II. CLOSED SESSION
III. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION
Report action taken in closed session
a. Evaluation of one or more Administrative personnel per Government code 54957
b. Side Letter Agreement Concerning Sick Leave Donation
B. Pledge of Allegiance
IV. COMMUNICATIONS
A. Written Communication
B. Board Member Comments
C. Superintendent Report
D. Introduction of Peter Carton and Diane Marshall-Freeman to Board with question/answer period.
V. INDIVIDUALS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD
Public comment on any item of interest to the public that is within the Board’s jurisdiction will be heard. The Board may limit comments to no more than three (3) minutes for each agenda or non-agenda item; a total time for public input on each item is 20 minutes, pursuant to Board Policy 9323. Public comment will also be allowed on each specific action item prior to Board action thereon. This meeting of the Board of Education is a business meeting of the Board, conducted in public. Please note that the Brown Act limits the Board’s ability to respond to public comment. The Board may choose to direct items to the Administration for action or place an item on a future agenda.
VI. CONSENT AGENDA
Items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and/or may have been discussed at a previous Board meeting. There is no discussion of these items prior to the Board vote unless a member of the Board, staff, or public requests specific items be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Agenda. Each item on the Consent Agenda approved by the Board of Trustees shall be deemed to have been considered in full and adopted as recommended.
A. Minutes of February 26, 2005 Board of Education Regular Meeting
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry) Approval of minutes as presented.
B. Minutes of March 3, 2005 Board of Education Regular Meeting
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry) Approval of minutes as presented.
C. Non-Public Agency Services from Advance Kids
Recommendation: (Cindy Gallo) Administration recommends that the Board approve the contract with Advance Kids and allocate sufficient funds to cover the required services.
D. 2004/05 Bond - Building Fund – Budget Revision #1
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The District Administration recommends approval of the proposed budget revision as presented.
VII. PUBLIC HEARING
A. 2005/06 School Year, Board of Education Core Values
Initial proposal of Board of Education. No action required. This item is presented for public information and comment.
VIII. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION
A. Sub Committee Reports
Community Human Services (Schramm/Shammas)
City/District (Bray/Niccum)
Negotiations (Bray/Shammas)
ROP (Cameron/Schramm)
Library (Cameron/Bray)
Food Services (Shammas/Schramm)
B. ROP Program and Services
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry) The Administration would like to review the ROP program and explore possible ideas for its future.
C. Combination Classes
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry) The Administration will answer questions related to combination classrooms and supply information that will assist the Board of Education in determining how it would like to configure in budget assumptions.
IX. ACTION/DISCUSSION
A. Adoption of Language Arts Textbook Grades K-5
Recommendation: (Linda Williams) The Administrator recommends approving the Open Court adoption.
B. Professional Services Contract, Girard & Vinson (Diane Marshall-Freeman)
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry) The Superintendent recommends that the Board of Education employ Girard & Vinson (Diane Marshall-Freeman) to assist the District in its special education legal matters.
C. 2005/06 School Year, Board of Education Core Values and Interests
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry) It is recommended that the Board of Education adopt its initial proposal for the 2005/06 negotiations process.
D. Approval of CSEA Contract Compensation Proposal for 2004/05
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The Administration recommends that the Board approve the compensation adjustment beginning in the 2004/05 CSEA contract as proposed.
E. 2005/06 Budget Revenue, Expenditure Projections and Budget Assumptions
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The District Administration recommends that the Board discuss the budget assumptions and provide suggestions for modification as appropriate – then direct Administration to prepare a revised budget for further review at the April 7 Board meeting, in accordance with the adopted calendar.
F. Acceptance of Robert Down School Modernization Project
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The Administration recommends that the Board accept the Robert Down School project as being complete, the filing of a Notice of Completion, subject to the completion of remaining punchlist items as identified by the architect within the remaining thirty (30) day period and authorize a final payment to be made at such time the items are completed.
G. Approval of Revised Facilities Improvement Plan
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The Administration recommends that the Board approve the revised Plan as written allowing staff to begin work on the projects for which funding is available.
H. Revision of Board Policy 4033, Third Reading
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry) The Board of Education consider the modifications of its current policy or consolidation with the alternative policy introduced on February 17, or other edits as appropriate.
I. Pacific Grove Unified School District Organization Chart
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry) The Board review and approve the edited organization chart.
J. Board Calendar/Future Meetings
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry) The Board review and possibly modify meeting dates on the attached calendar and determine, given information from the Administration, whether additional Board dates or modifications to the year long calendar need to be established.
K. Future Agenda Items
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry) The Administration recommends that the Board review each request for a future agenda item form and that direction be supplied to the Administration with regard to placement of the agenda item on upcoming Board agendas.
X. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Real property appraisal contract for services
High School Graduation Requirements – 3/24
Cell phone policy – 4/7
XI. ADJOURNMENT
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