Pacific Grove Unified School District
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PACIFIC GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION

Mike Niccum, President
Rich Schramm, Clerk
Beth Shammas
Jessie Bray
Bill Phillips
Tim O’Halloran, Student Rep

REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

DATE: Thursday, February 1, 2007

TIME: 6:30 p.m. Closed Session
7:00 p.m. Open Session

PLACE: Pacific Grove High School (Library)
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. Conference with Chief Negotiator Patrick Perry regarding PGTA, CSEA, Management Team and Confidential employees.

b. Assistant Superintendent/Superintendent’s Contract and compensation.

c. Further consideration regarding resignation/retirement

E. Public comment on Closed Session items

F. Adjourn to Closed Session

II. CLOSED SESSION

III. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION

A. Report action taken in Closed Session

a. Conference with Chief Negotiator Patrick Perry regarding PGTA, CSEA, Management Team and Confidential employees.

b. Assistant Superintendent/Superintendent’s Contract and compensation.

c. Further consideration regarding resignation/retirement

B. Pledge of Allegiance

IV. COMMUNICATIONS

A. Written Communication

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. PRESENTATION
Stan Dodd – High School visitation

VII. 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 December 21, 2006 Board of Education Regular Meeting
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry) Approval of minutes as presented.

B. Minutes of Jan 11, 2007 Board of Education Regular Meeting
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry) Approval of minutes as presented.

C. Minutes of Jan 18, 2007 Board of Education Regular Meeting
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry) Approval of minutes as presented.

D. Certificated Assignment Order #12
Recommendation: (Billie Mankey) The administration recommends adoption of
Certificated Assignment Order #12.

E. Classified Assignment Order #10
Recommendation: (Billie Mankey) The administration recommends adoption of
Classified Assignment Order #10.

F. Acceptance of Donations
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The District Administration recommends that
the Board approve acceptance of the donations.

G. Approval of Resolution #799 Authorizing Execution of State Preschool Contract
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The Administration recommends that the Board authorize execution of the amended contract to continue the offering of the State Preschool program for
2006-07 subject to ongoing review to be sure program expenses are being maintained within
the State funding.

H. Resolution #798 CSBA Cash Reserve Program
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The District administration recommends approval of
Resolution #798 enabling our district to participate in the CSBA Reserve program for 2007/08.

I. Warrant Schedule No. 460
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.

J. 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.

K. 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.

VIII. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION

A. Subcommittee Reports
Community Human Services (Perry)
City/District (Phillips/Niccum)
Negotiations (Shammas/Bray)
ROP (Schramm/Niccum)

B. Community Communication
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry) The Board of Education develop ideas and supply direction
for administration related to the establishment of the community information program.

IX. ACTION/DISCUSSION

A. Contract for Services for Dr. Lee Mahon
Recommendation: (Mike Niccum) The Board employ Dr. Lee Mahon to complete Superintendent search services as summarized in the attached budget and noted in the Proposal for Services. It is also requested that an allocation of $14,200 for base services and $3,000 for expenses be allocated from the General Fund to complete the Contract for Services.

B. Approval of Revised Job Descriptions for Classified Positions
Recommendation: (Billie Mankey) The administration recommends that the Board approve the revisions to the job descriptions for the classified positions of Food Service I, Food Service II, and Food Service III.

C. Robert Down School Site Council Budget Revision
Recommendation: (Linda Williams) The School Site Council of Robert Down Elementary
School recommends that the Board approve the revision of the 20006-07 site plan to allow for expenditure of carry-over funds.

D. 2007/2008 Initial Budget Assumptions
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The District Administration recommends that the Board
discuss the budget assumptions and provide suggestions for modification as appropriate.

E. 2005/2006 Audit Report
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The Administration recommends that the Board accept
the audit as presented.

F. 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.

G. 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

API Comparison School Report
Crosswalk funding
Meeting with High School to discuss WASC recommendations
Program manager – construction
Review Bylaw 9400 (Shammas/Bray)
Safety Plan
Student transportation to off-campus events
Suspension/Expulsion Three-year Report

XI. ADJOURNMENT

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