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, March 1, 2007

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

PLACE: Forest Grove Elementary (Multipurpose)
1065 Congress 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,
Confidential employees, and Adult School Side Letter of Agreement

b. Assistant Superintendent/Superintendent’s Contract and compensation

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

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
Joe Bennett – Forest Grove Elementary School

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 February 15, 2007 Board of Education Regular Meeting
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry) Approval of minutes as presented.

B. Certificated Assignment Order #14
Recommendation: (Billie Mankey) The administration recommends adoption of
Certificated Assignment Order #14.

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

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

E. Warrant Schedule No. 461
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.

F. Revolving Cash Report No. 7
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.

G. Cash Receipts Report No. 7
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 policiesand procedures and certify that the actions have been appropriately conducted. I recommend Board approval of the Cash Receipts.

H. Pacific Grove Community High School Course Description for Geography
Recommendation: (Stan Dodd, Brad Woodyard, Elena Diebolt) Pacific Grove Community High School recommends approval of the Geography Course Description.

I. Pacific Grove Community High School Course Description for Life Science
Recommendation: (Stan Dodd, Brad Woodyard) Pacific Grove Unified School recommends
approval of the Life Science Course Description.

J. California High School Exit Exam Waiver Request
Recommendation: (Stan Dodd) To waive the requirement to pass the English-Language Arts
portion of the CAHSEE for a Pacific Grove Community High School student.

VIII. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION

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

B. Suspensions Report
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry) This information is provided for discussion.

IX. ACTION/DISCUSSION

A. 2006-07 General Budget Revision #5
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The District Administration recommends approval of the proposed budget revisions as presented and direction on further revisions as appropriate.

B. 2007/08 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.

C. Award of Window Replacement Project Contract
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The Administration will be recommending the award of a contract for the Window Replacement Project at Robert Down, Middle School and High School funded through Measure D funds. At the time of this report the bid opening has not occurred. A specific recommendation will be provided prior to the Board meeting.

D. Approval of Contract for Annual Performance Audit – Measure D
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The Administration recommends that the Board approve the contract with Capital Program Management Inc. to conduct the first annual performance audit for Measure D.

E. Revision of Regulation 4300, Policy 4313.1, and Policy and Regulation 4351
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry) Administration recommends that the Board of Education
identify the Adult School Principal and Assistant Principal as categorical management positions
in related Board policy and regulations, and approve the revised Management Salary Schedule.

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

March 15
Safety Plan
2007-08 School Calendar

April 19
Status Report, Measure D Planning Committee

tba
API Comparison School Report
Meeting with High School to discuss WASC recommendations
Program manager – construction
Review Bylaw 9400 (Shammas/Bray)
Student transportation to off-campus events policy/regulations review
Superintendent Selection (4/3, 4/25 or 4/28, 5/1, site visit tba)

XI. ADJOURNMENT

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