PACIFIC GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION

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

REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

DATE: Thursday, August 24, 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. Conference with Chief Negotiator Patrick Perry regarding 2006-07 school year

b. Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent contract and compensation, 2006-07

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 2006-07 school year

b. Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent contract and compensation, 2006-07

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

10 mins. Report on Class size/opening of school – Robin Blakley

30 mins. STAR Test results – Kris Stejskal

15 mins. School Improvement, Instructional Aides – Joe Bennett, Linda Williams, Kris Stejskal

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.
5 mins.
A. Minutes of August 10, 2006 Board of Education Regular Meeting
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry) Approval of minutes as presented.

B. Approval of Contract for Services for Diana Rookstool
Recommendation: (Kris Stejskal) The Administration recommends that the Board approve the
Contract for Services with Diana Rookstool.

C. Approval of Contract for Professional Services with Diane Marshall-Freeman with Kronick
Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard
Recommendation: (Cindy Gallo) The Superintendent recommends that the Board of Education
employ Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard (Diane Marshall-Freeman) for the period
July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007 to assist the District in its special education legal matters.

D. Acceptance of Middle School and Forest Grove School Flooring Project
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The Administration recommends that the Board accept the
Flooring project as being complete, authorize the filing of a Notice of Completion, subject to the completion of remaining punchlist items as identified by the architect within the remaining thirty
(30) day period and authorize a final payment to be made at such time the items are completed.


E. Approval of Contract for Services – Piper Grove Music (Marylee Sunseri)
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The Administration recommends that the Board approve the
contract and funding as proposed.

F. High School Minimum Day for 2006-07 School Year
Recommendation: (Stan Dodd) Approve 2006-07 High School minimum days.

G. Certificated Assignment Order #2
Recommendation: (Billie Mankey) The administration recommends adoption of
Certificated Assignment Order #2.

H. Classified Assignment Order #2
Recommendation: (Billie Mankey) The administration recommends adoption of
Classified Assignment Order #2.

VIII. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION

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. Review of Regulations 5030
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry, Beth Shammas) The Administration recommends that
the Board of Education review Regulations 5030, Classroom Activities and School Events
items 1 and 4 and supply the Administration with direction related to these regulations.

IX. ACTION/DISCUSSION

10 mins. A. Report to the Board on Property Tax
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) This item is for discussion purposes only. At the
September 7th meeting, an Action item will be proposed to revise the budget to incorporate
this new projection within the District’s operating budget.

30 mins. B. Measure D Projects
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry, Robin Blakley) Administration requests the Board consider information presented in this item and offer direction related to next step.

5 mins. C. Citizens’ Oversight Committee Appointments – Measure D – UPDATE
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The Board should appoint Jennifer Jansen as an active
parent to the Citizens’ Oversight Committee to meet the Education Code requirements.

5 mins. D. Declaration of Need for Fully-Qualified Educators
Recommendation: (Billie Mankey) The Administration recommends adoption of the
Declaration of Need for Fully-Qualified Educators to be filed with the Commission on
Teacher Credentialing for the 2006-2007 school year.

5 mins. E. Resolution No. 789, Resolution to Teach
Recommendation (Billie Mankey) The Administration recommends Board approval of
Resolution No. 789.

5 mins. F. Approval of Revised Job Description for District Accountant
Recommendation: (Billie Mankey) The administration recommends that the Board
approve the revisions to the job description for the confidential position of District
Accountant.

G. 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.

H. 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
Instructional Minutes
Retirement Benefits
Board Self–Evaluation
SIP Instructional Assistants
FCMAT Food Service Report
Review of study regarding bond needs

XI. ADJOURNMENT