Pacific Grove Unified School District
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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, October 5, 2006
TIME: 6:30 p.m. Closed Session
7:00 p.m. Open Session

PLACE: Pacific Grove High School [map]
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. Assistant Superintendent’s contract and compensation, 2006-07
b. Threatened pending litigation, student #80361
c. Conference with Chief Negotiator Patrick Perry regarding PGTA and CSEA 2006-07 school year

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. Assistant Superintendent’s contract and compensation, 2006-07
b. Threatened pending litigation, student # 80361
c. Conference with Chief Negotiator Patrick Perry regarding PGTA and CSEA 2006-07 school year

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

Rick Fedelem – Review of PGUSD Sites
(Note: this item may be conducted at a future Board meeting)

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 September 14, 2006 Board of Education Regular Meeting
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry) Approval of minutes as presented.

B. Minutes of September 21, 2006 Board of Education Regular Meeting
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry) Approval of minutes as presented.

C. Certificated Assignment Order #5
Recommendation: (Billie Mankey) The administration recommends adoption of
Certificated Assignment Order #5.

D. Classified Assignment Order #5
Recommendation: (Billie Mankey) The administration recommends adoption of
Classified Assignment Order #5.

E. Warrant Schedule No. 456
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. 2
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. 2
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.

H. Approval of Contract for Services, Cathy McAweeney
Recommendation: (Kris Stejskal) The Administration recommends that the Board approve
the Contract for Services with Cathy McAweeney.

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

J. Approval of Contract for Services, Tracey Lundy
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The Administration recommends that the Board approve
the contract and funding as proposed.

K. Approval of Contract for Services, Erin Hoffman
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The Administration recommends that the Board approve
the contract and funding as proposed.

VIII. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION

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

B. Revision of Bylaw 9150, First Reading
Recommendation (Patrick Perry) The Board of Education review the suggested revision to
Board Bylaw 9150 and offer suggestions to the Administration.

C. Policy 6145 Revision, First Reading
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry) The Board of Education review the suggested revisions noted
by Administration and offer direction.

IX. ACTION/DISCUSSION

A. Contract for Services with New Found Therapies
Recommendation: (Cynthia Gallo) It is recommended that the Board approve this contract for
services for a privately-placed preschool student, pursuant to the Final Settlement Agreement
dated June 7, 2006 and approved by the Board on June 15, 2006.

B. 2006/07 General Fund Budget Revision #2
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The District Administration recommends approval of
the proposed budget revisions as presented, including the management team’s recommendation – with the understanding that State funds will be used for the identified purposes, if it is determined that such use is possible - and provide direction on further revisions as appropriate.

C. Community Human Services – Annual Board Giving Policy
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry) The Board of Education review Community
Human Services request to establish an annual Board giving policy and provide direction
to the Superintendent.

D. Planning for the Use of Measure D Funds
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry) The Board of Education approve the employment of
Joanne and Neil Bodine, interest-based facilitators, to assist the Board of Education in
completing a planning process for the use of Measure D funds.

E. Board Calendar/Future Meetings – Tentative Schedule to June 2007
Recommendation: (Patrick Perry) The Board review and possibly modify meeting dates on
the attached calendar and determine, given information from the Administration, whether additionalBoard 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.

X. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

Instructional Minutes
Retirement Benefits
Review Bylaw 9400 (Shammas/Bray)
Meeting with High School to discuss WASC recommendations
Community High accreditation renewal progress update

XI. ADJOURNMENT
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