Pacific Grove Unified School District
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PACIFIC GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Beth Shammas, President
Jessie Bray, Clerk
Mike Niccum
Bill Phillips
Rich Schramm
Creston Whiting-Casey, Student Rep
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
DATE: Thursday, February 2, 2006
TIME: 6:30 p.m. Closed Session
7:00 p.m. Open Session
PLACE: Pacific Grove High School
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
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. Review of Student #9043 for possible readmission to PGUSD
b. Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent Goals (TPO Report)
c. Meeting with Chief Negotiator Patrick Perry regarding PGTA and CSEA negotiations
d. Meeting with Chief Negotiator Patrick Perry regarding Confidential employees negotiations
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. Review of Student #9043 for possible readmission to PGUSD
b. Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent Goals (TPO Report)
c. Meeting with Chief Negotiator Patrick Perry regarding PGTA and CSEA negotiations
d. Meeting with Chief Negotiator Patrick Perry regarding Confidential employees negotiations
IV. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
V. RECEPTION FOR MARK CAMERON, RETIRING BOARD MEMBER
VI. COMMUNICATIONS
A. Written Communication
B. Board Member Comments
C. Superintendent Report
VII. 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.
VIII. HIGH SCHOOL VISITATION
20 mins.
A. Stan Dodd et al
B. SIP Update, 2005–06
IX. 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.
5 mins. Page
A. Warrant Schedule No. 449
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) As Assistant Superintendent for Business Services, I certify
that I have reviewed the attached warrants for consistency with the District’s budget, and purchasing
and accounting practices and therefore, recommend Board approval.
B. Revolving Cash Report No. 6
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) As Assistant Superintendent for Business Services, I have
reviewed the Revolving Cash payments for consistency with District budget policy and accounting
practices and certify their consistency and recommend approval of the payments by the Board.
C. Cash Receipts Report No. 6
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) As Assistant Superintendent for Business Services, I have
reviewed the receipt and deposit of the identified Cash Receipts for consistency with District policies
and procedures and certify that the actions have been appropriately conducted. I recommend Board
approval of the Cash Receipts.
D. Certificated Assignment Order #9
Recommendation: (Billie Mankey) The administration recommends adoption of Certificated
Assignment Order #9.
E. Classified Assignment Order #9
Recommendation: (Billie Mankey) The administration recommends adoption of Classified Assignment
Order #9 and approval of the $1400 allocation to pay for the position increase.
F. Clerk II DP – Additional hour – Temporary Increase
Recommendation: (Charlene Biagi). Administration recommends approval of temporary increase
in Clerk II DP position.
G. Adoption of Language Arts Textbooks Grades 6 – 8
Recommendation: (Charlene Biagi) The Administration recommends approving the McDougall
Littrell adoption for Pacific Grove Middle School.
H. Adoption of Health Occupations Textbook
Recommendation: (Charlene Biagi) Administration recommends approving the Introductions to
Health Occupations text for the new Health Occupations ROP course.
I. Acceptance of Donations
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The District Administration recommends that the Board
approve acceptance of the above referenced donations.
J. Peer Assistance Review (PAR) Budget
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The proposed PAR panel budget is, by design, within the
projected resources available through this program and already budgeted.
K. Resolution #773 CSBA Cash Reserve Program
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The District administration recommends approval of
Resolution #773 enabling our district to participate in the CSBA Cash Reserve program for 2006/07.
L. Approval of Temporary Forest Grove Bus Stop Supervision
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The Administration recommends that the Board approve the
creation of a temporary _ hour supervisor position at Forest Grove to Assist bus stop supervision
at the Forest Grove/High School bus pickup location for the balance of the school year and appropriate
the funds necessary to cover the expense of this addition.
M. Approval of Contract for Services – Julia Winslow
Recommendation: (Charlene Biagi) Administration recommends that the Board approve the
contract for Julia Winslow.
X. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION
5 mins. A. Sub Committee Reports
Community Human Services (Perry)
City/District (Bray/Niccum)
Negotiations (Bray/Phillips/Shammas)
ROP (Schramm/Perry)
Wellness Committee (Shammas/Phillips)
20 mins. B. High School Open Campus Update
Recommendation: (Stan Dodd, Creston Whiting–Casey) The Administration recommends that
the Board approve the Open Campus Policy for PG high school lunchtime, as a privilege to those
students meeting student eligibility requirements.
10 mins. C. Facilities Improvement Plan – Implementation Update
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The update is given for information – no Board action is
required.
20 mins. D. 2006/07 Transportation Fee
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) It is recommended that the Board either adopt the across the
board or family discount fee for the 2006/07 budget year as a pilot program to determine whether
there is an adverse fiscal impact or positive ridership increase associated with this action.
XI. ACTION/DISCUSSION
15 mins. A. Real Estate Appraisal Report, David Avenue and Lighthouse Schools
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry) There is no recommendation at this time. However, the
Board of Education may develop direction for the Administration.
10 mins. B. Approval of Resolution #774 – Placing Bond Issue on June 6, 2006 Election
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The Administration recommends that the Board adopt
Resolution #774 in order to allow a June 2006 bond issue to proceed.
10 mins. C. 2006–07 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 and adoption at the
June 15, 2006 Board meeting, in accordance with the adopted calendar.
D. 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.
E. 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.
XII. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
New Board Policy on Instructional Minutes
Safety Plan Allocation
February 2006
CSEA negotiations approval
Food Services Update
Staffing recommendations
Pacific Grove Unified School District Library Improvement Plan, 2005–06
XIII. ADJOURNMENT
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