Pacific Grove U.S.D. Board Agenda 07/30/09

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 435 Hillcrest Avenue, Pacific Grove during normal business hours.

PACIFIC GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION
REGULAR MEETING

Trustees .
Beth Shammas, President
Mike Niccum, Clerk
Jessie Bray
Bill Phillips
Tony Sollecito
Julia Sweigert, Student Rep

DATE: Thursday, July 30, 2009

TIME: 6:30 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 435 Hillcrest 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
2. CSEA negotiations
3. Superintendent’s Evaluation

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

2. CSEA negotiations

3. Superintendent’s Evaluation

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. 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. Contract – Real Impressions, Inc.
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The Administration recommends that the Board approve
the proposed contract.

B. Approval of Contract with Challenge Day Consultants
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The Administration recommends that the Board approve
the proposed Challenge Day Contract.

VII. ACTION/DISCUSSION

A. Discussion of 2009/10 Budget
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) The Administration recommends that the Board review the information that is provided in this packet and will be provided at the meeting and provide direction to the administration as we prepare for the anticipated need for future major budget revisions.

B. Resolution #853 - Authorizing Filing of Application for Qualified School Construction
Bond (“QSCB”) Allocation with the California Department of Education
Recommendation: (Robin Blakley) Approve Resolution #853 authorizing District Staff to submit
an application for QSCBs..

VIII. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION

A. Subcommittee Reports
City/District (Phillips/Sollecito)
Communication Committee (Bray/Shammas)
Community Human Services (Phillips)
MCSBEC (Niccum/Shammas)
ROP (Sollecito/Niccum)

IX. 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.

X. 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

August 6
Special Education Update

Board Bylaws, Policies and Regulations Updates
Board priorities for 2009/10 Instructional Program Design
Class Size Guidelines
Curriculum update
Declining Enrollment Committee
Healthy Kids Survey Results
Instructional Minutes - BP/AR
Policy on Grounds and Maintenance
Traffic Safety
Year end review of Special Board meetings with Staff and Students
Zero Waste Lunch Program

XI. ADJOURNMENT