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, May 3, 2007

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

PLACE: Robert Down Elementary School (Library) [map]
485 Pine 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 Management Team

b. Personnel Employment Selection

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 Management Team

b. Personnel Employment Selection

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

Linda Williams and Staff

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 April 5, 2007 Board of Education Regular Meeting
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry) Approval of minutes as presented.

B. Minutes of 26, 2007 Board of Education Regular Meeting
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry) Approval of minutes as presented.

C. Certificated Assignment Order # 18
Recommendation: (Billie Mankey) The administration recommends adoption of
Certificated Assignment Order # 18.

D. Classified Assignment Order # 15
Recommendation: (Billie Mankey) The administration recommends adoption of
Classified Assignment Order # 15.

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

F. Warrant Schedule No. 463
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.

G. Revolving Cash Report No. 9
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.

H. Cash Receipts Report No. 9
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.

I. Peer Assistance Review PAR Budget
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The Administration recommends that the Board approve
the proposed 2006/07 PAR panel budget as proposed.

J. Approval of Contract for Auditing Services through Monterey County Office of Education
Consortium
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) Administration recommends that the Board approve the
proposed MCOE consortium contract with VTD & Co. for the period from 2006 through 2009
as proposed.

K. Summer Speech Therapy Services
Recommendation: (Cynthia Gallo) It is recommended that the Board agree to hire a Speech Pathologist for the 5-week, extended school year, special education program

VIII. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION

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

B. Approval of Proposed Employee Recognition Program
Recommendation (Billie Mankey) The administration recommends that the Board approve the
proposed Employee Recognition Program as presented or give further direction.

IX. ACTION/DISCUSSION

A. Curriculum Coordinator Hiring Timeline
Recommendation: (Mike Niccum) The Board of Education will review the hiring timeline of the District’s Curriculum Coordinator position.

B. Approval of Confidential Compensation Adjustment for 2006-07
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry) The Administration recommends that the Board approve
the 2006–07 Confidential Compensation Adjustment, retroactive to July 1, 2006 as proposed.
C. Resolution #806, Certifying Parcel Tax Compliance with State Law
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The Administration recommends that the Board
approve the Resolution as proposed.

D. Review High School Open Campus
Recommendation: (Stan Dodd, Patrick Perry) The Board of Education review the
implementation of the High School open campus pilot program and consider the
possible continuance of this program and further suspension of Board Policy 5112.5.

E. 2006/07 General Fund Budget Revision #6
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The District Administration recommends approval
of the proposed budget revisions as presented and direction on further revisions as appropriate.

F. 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.

G. Resolution #807, November 6, 2007 School Election
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry). Administration recommends that the Board of Education pass Resolution #807 to participate in the November 6, 2007 county election.

H. 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.

I. 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

May 17
Master Schedule Review

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Meeting with High School to discuss WASC recommendations
Program manager – construction
Review Bylaw 9400 (Shammas/Bray)
Middle School Course Offerings – accelerated classes
CSBA Presentation on Self Evaluation

XI. ADJOURNMENT

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