BOARD OF EDUCATION AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING
August 12, 2014 - 6:30 PM

Alameda City Hall

2263 Santa Clara Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501


Regular meetings held in Council Chambers will be recorded and broadcast live on Comcast, Channel 15

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The Board of Education will meet for Closed Session and to discuss labor negotiations, student discipline, personnel matters, litigation, and other matters as provided under California State law and set forth on the agenda below. Following Closed Session, the Board reconvenes to Public Session. Adjournment of the Public Session will be no later than 10:30 PM for all regular and special meetings, unless extended by a majority vote of the Board.

Writings relating to a board meeting agenda item that are distributed to at least a majority of the Board members less than 72 hours before the noticed meeting, and that are public records not otherwise exempt from disclosure, will be available for inspection at the District administrative offices, 2060 Challenger Drive, Alameda, CA. Such writings may also be available on the District's website. (Govt Code 54957.5b).

Individuals who require special accommodations (American Sign Language interpreter, accessible seating, documentation in accessible format, etc.) should contact the Superintendent's Office at 337-7060 no later than 48 hours preceding the meeting.

IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

Please submit a "Request to Address the Board" slip to the Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent prior to the introduction of the item. For meeting facilitation, please submit the slip at your earliest possible convenience. Upon recognition by the President of the Board, please come to the podium and identify yourself prior to speaking. The Board of Education reserves the right to limit speaking time to three (3) minutes or fewer per individual. Speakers are permitted to yield their time to one other speaker, however no one speaker shall have more than four (4) minutes.
Closed Session Items: may be addressed under Public Comment on Closed Session Topics.

Non Agenda and Consent Items: may be addressed under Public Comments.

Agenda Items: may be addressed under either Public Comments or General Business after the conclusion of the staff presentation on the item.
A.CALL TO ORDER
1.PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION TOPICS: The Board of Education reserves the right to limit public comment to 10 minutes.
2.

ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION - 5:00 PM - to discuss:

Confidential Student Matters - Pursuant to CA Education Code Section 35146

Conference with Legal Counsel Regarding Potential Litigation Pursuant to Subdivision (b) to Government Code section 54956.9

(1) Cell Phone Towers

Public Employment - Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 -  Interim Superintendent and Interim Chief Human Resources Officer


Public Employment - Pursuant to Government Code section 54957.1 (a) (5)

(1) Employee Appeal No. 2014-15-01 (Teacher) (This item was WITHDRAWN)

3.RECONVENE TO PUBLIC SESSION: 6:30 PM City Council Chambers
4.CALL TO ORDER - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE -Board Members
5.INTRODUCTION OF BOARD MEMBERS & STAFF
B.MODIFICATION(S) OF THE AGENDA - The Board may change the order of business including, but not limited to, an announcement that an agenda item will be considered out of order, that consideration of an item has been withdrawn, postponed, rescheduled or removed from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion and possible action
C.APPROVAL OF MINUTES
VIDEO1.APPROVAL OF MINUTES - minutes from the Special Meetings of July 8, 2014, July 11, 2014, July 16, 2014, July 18, 2014 and the Regular Board Meetings of June 10, 2014, and June 24, 2014.
D.COMMUNICATIONS
VIDEO1.WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE - Written correspondence regarding an agenda item that is distributed to a majority of Board Members is shared.
VIDEO2.SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT - The Superintendent of Schools may make announcements or provide information to the Board and Public in the form of an oral report. The Board will not take action on such items.
VIDEO3.REPORT FROM EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS: Representatives from the District's employee organizations may make announcements or provide information to the Board and Public in the form of a brief oral report. The Board will not take action on such items. Alameda Education Association (AEA); California School Employees Association Chapter 27 (CSEA 27); California School Employees Association Chapter 860 (CSEA 860).
VIDEO4.PUBLIC COMMENTS - Members of the public may address the Board on Consent Calendar Items, Agenda and Non-Agenda items within the subject matter jurisdiction of the District. However, speakers who have already spoken on an Agenda item during Communications will not be entitled to speak to that item under General Business. Public comments are limited to 30 minutes under this item. Any remaining comments will be heard under G.
VIDEO5.CALENDAR REVIEW
VIDEO6.CLOSED SESSION ACTION REPORT
E.ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR
VIDEO1.Certificated Personnel Actions
VIDEO2.Classified Personnel Actions
VIDEO3.Approval of Contract for Interim Superintendent Services
VIDEO4.Approval of Contract for Interim Chief of Human Resource Services
VIDEO5.Approval of Special Education Local Plan Area Master Contracts
VIDEO6.Approval of Quarterly Report on Williams Uniform Complaints
VIDEO7.Approval of Local Early Access Program (LEAP) 2014-2015
VIDEO8.Approval of Bill Warrants and Payroll Registers
VIDEO9.Resolution No. 2014-2015.03 Approval of Budget Transfers, Increases, Decreases
VIDEO10.Approval and Acceptance of Donations
VIDEO11.Ratification of Contracts Executed Pursuant to Board Policy 3300
VIDEO12.Resolution No. 2014-2015.11 Appointment of Authorized Agents for the Board of Education
VIDEO13.Resolution No. 2014-2015.12 Delegation of Authority to Purchase and Contract
VIDEO14.Resolution No. 2014-2015.13 Approval of Appointment of Authorized Agents to Sign Warrants Drawn on District Accounts
VIDEO15.Resolution No. 2014-2015.14 Annual Authorization to Purchase as Needed Various Commodities through Contracts Awarded by Other Public Agencies
VIDEO16.Resolution No. 2014-2015.16 Approval to Establish Foundation Private Purpose Trust Fund 73 (AUSD Scholarships)
VIDEO17.Approval of the Ruby Bridges Window Repair Construction Contract with A.E. Nelson Construction
VIDEO18.Approval of Annual Lease of Office Space with Alameda Education Foundation (AEF)
VIDEO19.Approval of Termination of Lease Agreement with Sprint/Nextel for Wood Middle School Cell Phone Antennae
VIDEO20.Approval of Board Policy Revisions as Recommended by Board Policy Subcommittee on June 26, 2014
VIDEO21.Approval of Contract Between AUSD and OnScene Technologies, Inc.
VIDEO22.Approval of New Course Descriptions - AP Physics 1 and AP Physics 2
VIDEO23.Approval of Recommendations for Phase II Planning for New Innovative Programs
VIDEO24.Approval of Memorandum of Understanding with Colleges and Universities for Student Teacher Interns: Rossier School of Education at USC; Teacher Pathways Support Program of Alameda County ("TPP"); The Regents of the University of California
VIDEO25.Approval of Revised Job Description for Painter 2 - Maintenance, Operations, Facilities
F.GENERAL BUSINESS – Informational reports and action items are presented under General Business. The public may comment on each item listed under General Business as the item is taken up. The Board reserves the right to limit public comment on General Business items to ten (10) minutes per item. The Board may, with the consent of persons representing both sides of an issue, allocate a block of time to each side to present their issue.
VIDEO1.Presentation by AT&T on Cell Phone Towers at Maya Lin and Wood Middle School (10 Mins/Information)
VIDEO2.Board Member Referral for All Cell Phone Tower Antennae Contracts (5 Mins/Information)
G.BOARD MEMBER REPORTS AND REFERRALS
VIDEORequesting Party: Member Tam Agenda Item Title: Brown Act Regulations Agenda Category: General Business and Action Item Description: Member Tam requests that the General Counsel review the Brown Act in regards to what a school Board member can say or cannot say when there are three Board members attending a meeting in the community or when an individual school Board member is attending a community meeting when no other Board members are present.
H.ADJOURNMENT