Pacific Grove Unified School District
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Updates are made here as soon as possible. Address any questions to the Superintendent, Dr. Ralph Porras,
or call the District Office at 831-646-6510.
Any writings or documents that are public records and are provided to a majority of the Governing Board regarding an open session item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the District Office located at 555 Sinex Avenue, Pacific Grove during normal business hours.

PACIFIC GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION
SPECIAL MEETING

Trustees
Mike Niccum, President
Jessie Bray, Clerk
Bill Phillips
Tony Sollecito
John Thibeau
Julia Sweigert, Student Rep

DATE: Thursday, January 14, 2010

TIME: 3:30 p.m. Open Session

LOCATION: Pacific Grove Community Center
515 Junipero 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.

Any writings or documents that are public records and are provided to a majority of the Governing Board regarding an open session item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the District Office located at 555 Sinex Avenue, Pacific Grove during normal business hours.


AGENDA AND ORDER OF BUSINESS

I. OPENING BUSINESS

A. Call to Order

B. Roll Call

C. Pledge of Allegiance

D. Adoption of Agenda

II. 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.


III. 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 10, 2009 Organizational and Regular Board Meeting
Recommendation: (Ralph Gómez Porras) Approval of minutes as presented.

B. Certificated Assignment Order #9
Recommendation: (Billie Mankey) The administration recommends adoption of
Certificated Assignment Order #9.

C. Classified Assignment Order #9
Recommendation: (Billie Mankey) The administration recommends adoption of
Classified Assignment Order #9.

D. Warrant Schedules No. 495
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.

E. Revolving Cash Report No. 5
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.

F. Cash Receipts Report No. 5
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.

G. Approval of Resolution #861 for Issuance of Series D General Obligation Bond
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The Administration recommends that the Board
approve Resolution #861 as proposed.

H. GATE Coordinator Contract/Sarah Paff
Recommendation: (Catherine McAweeney) The Administration recommends that
the Board approve the GATE Coordinator Contract for Sarah Paff.

I. Contract with Sarah Paff for Elementary School GATE Instruction
Recommendation: (Catherine McAweeney)The administration recommends that
the Board approve the contract for GATE Instruction at Forest Grove and Robert Down Elementary Schools.

J. Contract with Sarah Paff for Middle School GATE Instruction
Recommendation: (Catherine McAweeney) The administration recommends that
the Board approve the contract for GATE Instruction at PGMS.

K. Elementary Math Adoption
Recommendation: (Catherine McAweeney) The Administration recommends Board
approval of “The HSP California Math”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School Publishers
for grades K-5.

L. Quarterly Report on Williams/Valenzuela Uniform Complaints
Recommendation: (Ralph Gómez Porras)Administration is providing this quarterly
report to the Board, per Ed. Code. 35186 (d).

IV. DISCUSSION BETWEEN TRUSTEES AND K-12 CERTIFICATED STAFF

Discussion may include the following topics:

Review of the start up this year
Review of new special programs
Review of facility use
Review of staffing
Review of calendar options
Other topics of interest

V. ACTION/DISCUSSION – BOARD CALENDAR/FUTURE MEETINGS

Board Calendar/Future Meetings - Revised
Recommendation: (Ralph Gómez Porras) 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 need to be established.

VI. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

A. Discussion of Future Agenda Items
Recommendation: (Ralph Gómez Porras) The Board review each request for a future
agenda item and direct Administration to placement of the agenda item on an upcoming Board agenda.

B. Future Agenda Items

January
Class size guidelines
Curriculum update

(unassigned)
Impact of declining enrollment report
Healthy kids survey results
Traffic safety

XII. ADJOURNMENT

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