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, November 17, 2005
TIME: 6:30 p.m. Closed Session
7:30 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
a. Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent Goals (TPO Report)
b. Meeting with Chief Negotiator Patrick Perry regarding PGTA and CSEA negotiations
c. Meeting with Chief Negotiator Patrick Perry regarding Confidential employees negotiations
D. Public comment on Closed Session items
E. Adjourn to Closed Session
II. CLOSED SESSION
III. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION
Report action taken in closed session
a. Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent Goals (TPO Report)
b. Meeting with Chief Negotiator Patrick Perry regarding PGTA and CSEA negotiations
c. Meeting with Chief Negotiator Patrick Perry regarding Confidential employees negotiations
B. Pledge of Allegiance
IV. COMMUNICATIONS
A. Written Communications
B. Board Member Comments
C. Superintendent Report
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.
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A. Minutes of November 3, 2005 Board of Education Regular Meeting
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry) Administration recommends approval of minutes as presented.
B. Certificated Assignment Order #6
Recommendation: (Cynthia Saxon) The administration recommends adoption of Certificated Assignment Order #6.
C. Classified Assignment Order #6
Recommendation: (Cynthia Saxon) The administration recommends adoption of Classified
Assignment Order #6.
D. Approval of Contract for Writing Poetry Program Services – Patrice Vecchione
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The administration recommends that the board approve the
contract and funding as proposed.
E. Approval of Carl Perkins (VEA) Grant Application
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry) Administration approve the 2005–06 Perkins Grant Application.
VII. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION
A. Sub Committee Reports
Community Human Services (Schramm/Shammas)
City/District (Bray/Niccum)
Negotiations (Bray/Shammas)
ROP (Cameron/Schramm)
Library (Cameron/Bray)
Wellness Committee (Shammas/Schramm)
B. High School Open Campus Proposal
(Stan Dodd/Creston Whiting–Casey) None at this time.
VIII. ACTION/DISCUSSION
A. Middle School Auditorium – Report
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) No action is required the Board at this time, unless continued
monitoring and the proposed action plan noted above are to be modified.
B. New Board Policy and New Regulation 4033 – Second Reading
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry) The Board of Education approve adoption of new Board Policy
4033 and issuance of Board Regulations 4033. Administration also recommends rescinding the
current Board Policy and Regulations 4033.
C Elementary After School Enrichment Program
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry) Administration recommends the Board of Education approve
the course offering of the Elementary After–School Enrichment program for January 2006, the establishment of a program budget of $2,000 and the waiver of transportation fees for students
enrolled in this program.
D. Board Policy 5127, New – Graduation Ceremonies and Activities – Third Reading,
Recommendation: (Stan Dodd, Todd Buller) The Board of Education adopt Board Policy 5127
and authorize issuance of the related regulations.
E. 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.
F. 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.
IX. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Food Service Report Update
New Board Policy on Instructional Minutes
Safety Plan Allocation
Sage Management
Update on High School WASC (ESLRs)
December 2005
Update Food Services Report
Certificated STRS Retiree Incentive Program
January 2006
Transportation Allowance/Increase
Wellness Policy, SB2507
Expulsion Study Session
X. ADJOURNMENT
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