Pacific Grove Unified School District
Note: This web page is a copy of the officially released Board of Education Agenda.
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
REGULAR MEETING

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

DATE: Thursday, February 25, 2010

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

LOCATION: Pacific Grove High School Library
615 Sunset Drive
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. 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.

1. PGTA negotiations preparation
2. CSEA negotiations preparation
3. Personnel matter

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

1. PGTA negotiations preparation

2. CSEA negotiations preparation

3. Personnel matter

B. Pledge of Allegiance

IV. COMMUNICATIONS

A. Written Communication

B. Board Member Comments

C. Superintendent Report

V. BREAK OUT SESSIONS

Once a year, Board meetings are held at all school sites. This provides administration and staff with an opportunity to showcase their school’s accomplishments through presentations and discussions. Board members will conduct break-out sessions to talk with staff about student programs and projects. This is
an opportunity for open dialogue. The public are invited to attend.

Board members will report out on their individual break out dialogues.

VI. VISIT BY ASSEMBLY MEMBER BILL MONNING (Representative 27th District)

VII. 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.

VIII. 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 4, 2010 Regular Board Meeting
Recommendation: (Ralph Gómez Porras) Approval of minutes as presented.

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

C. Child Development Fund (12) Budget Revision # 1
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The District Administration recommends approval of
the proposed budget revisions.

D. Cafeteria Fund (13) Budget Revision #1
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The District Administration recommends approval
of the proposed budget revisions.

E. Deferred Maintenance Fund (14) - Budget Revision #1
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The District Administration recommends approval
of the proposed budget revision as presented.

F. Resolution #864 – CSBA Cash Reserve Program
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The District administration recommends approval of
Resolution #864 enabling our district to participate in the CSBA Cash Reserve program for 2010/11.

G. 2009/2011 Single Plan for Student Achievement for Forest Grove
Recommendation: (Mariphil Romanow-Cole) Approval of the Single Plan for Student Achievement for Forest Grove.

IX. PUBLIC HEARING

Approval of Use of State Funding Tier III Flexibility

X. ACTION/DISCUSSION

A. Approval of Use of State Funding Tier III Flexibility
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The Administration recommends that the Board open a public hearing to allow testimony concerning the use of Tier III Categorical Program funding flexibility required, discuss the appropriate use of that flexibility and then approve or disapprove of the flexibility that has been incorporated into the current district budget involving the use of $675,000 of the Adult Education funds for operations within the K-12 portion of the district’s programs.

B. 2010/11 Budget Revenue, Expenditure Projections and Budget Assumptions – Update 1
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The District Administration recommends that the Board
discuss the budget assumptions and provide suggestions for modification as appropriate.

C. 2009/10 General Fund Budget Revision #6
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The District Administration recommends approval of the
proposed budget revisions.

D. 2009/10 Adult School Budget Revision #3
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The District Administration recommends approval of the
proposed budget revisions.


E. Approval of Forest Grove/Robert Down Modernization Project Bid Award
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The Administration recommends that the Board award the
Forest Grove/Robert Down Modernization Project contract (base bid plus alternates 1 through 7)
to Dilbeck & Sons in the amount of $2,477,214.

X. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION

A. Subcommittee Reports

MCSBEC (Tony Sollecito, Mike Niccum)

ROP (John Thibeau, Bill Phillips)

XI. ACTION/DISCUSSION – BOARD CALENDAR/FUTURE MEETINGS

Board Calendar/Future Meetings
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.

XII. 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

March 18
Physical Education Program

April 15
Traffic Safety/Commission

BASRP Update
Facilities Update
Healthy Kids Survey Results
Enrollment Impact Report
Student Testing/Assessment Data English Learners
Technology Plan

XIII. ADJOURNMENT

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