BOARD OF EDUCATION AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING
September 23, 2014 - 6:30 PM

Alameda City Hall, 2263 Santa Clara Avenue Alameda, CA 94501

TELECONFERENCE LOCATION: Bilbao Airport - Aena Aeropuertos 48180 Loiu, Vizcaya, Spain 34 913 21 10 00
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
VIDEO1.PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION TOPICS: The Board of Education reserves the right to limit public comment to 10 minutes.
VIDEO2.ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION - 5:30 PM - to discuss:

Confidential Student Matters - Pursuant to CA Education Code Section 35146

Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release - Pursuant to Subdivision 54957

Conference with Legal Counsel Regarding Existing Litigation - Pursuant to Subdivision (a) of Section 54956.9

(1) Beery et. al. v. AUSD, and Borikas, et. al. v. AUSD consolidated Case #RG 08-405984


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

(1) Cell Phone Antennas


Uniform Complaint Appeal No. 2014-15-02
VIDEO3.RECONVENE TO PUBLIC SESSION: 6:30 PM City Council Chambers
VIDEO4.INTRODUCTION OF BOARD MEMBERS & STAFF
VIDEO5.CALL TO ORDER - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE -Franklin Elementary
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 September 9, 2014 Board Meeting
D.COMMUNICATIONS
VIDEO1.Highlighting Alameda Schools - Franklin Elementary (15 mins)
VIDEO2.WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE - Written correspondence regarding an agenda item that is distributed to a majority of Board Members is shared.
VIDEO3.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.
VIDEO4.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).
VIDEO5.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.
VIDEO6.CALENDAR REVIEW
VIDEO7.CLOSED SESSION ACTION REPORT
E.ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR
VIDEO1.Classified Personnel Actions
VIDEO2.Certificated Personnel Actions
VIDEO3.Approval of Bill Warrants and Payroll Registers
VIDEO4.Ratification of Contracts Executed Pursuant to Board Policy 3300
VIDEO5.Approval and Acceptance of Donations
VIDEO6.Resolution No.2014-2015.25 Approval of Budget Transfers, Increases, Decreases
VIDEO7.Approval of Special Education Local Plan Area Master Contracts
VIDEO8.Proclamation: October - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning History Month
VIDEO9.Proclamation: National Child Health Day - October 7th
VIDEO10.Proclamation: Walk and Roll to School Day
VIDEO11.Proclamation: World Teacher Day - October 5th
VIDEO12.Approval of Out of State Field Trip - Alameda High School
VIDEO13.Approval of California Career Pathway Trust (CCPT) Grant Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Alameda Unified School District (AUSD) and Peralta Community College District (PCCD)
VIDEO14.Resolution No.2014-2015.27 Appointment of Authorized Agents to Sign Warrants & Disbursements on District's Non-County Treasury Bank Accounts
VIDEO15.Approval of Memorandum of Understanding with Colleges and Universities for Student Teacher Interns
VIDEO16.Approval of Recommendation Not to Hear Uniform Complaint Appeal No. 2014-15.02
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.Installation of Student Board Members (5 Mins/Action)
VIDEO2.Approval of Resolution No. 2014-2015.30 Directing Staff to Send Notices Cancelling Operation of Cellular Telephone Antennas at Wood Middle School and Maya Lin School (5 Mins/Action)
VIDEO3.Public Hearing and Presentation of New Charter Proposal by Academy of Alameda (15 Mins/Information with Public Hearing)
VIDEO4.Public Hearing -WMS Lights CEQA Public Comments (15 mins/Information with Public Hearing)
VIDEO5.Back to School Enrollment Report - Day 20 (10 Mins/Information)
VIDEO6.Summer School Report 2014 (10 Mins/Information)
VIDEO7.Report on Program Improvement Status as a District and District Schools (5 Mins/Information)
VIDEO8.Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) Follow Up (10Min/Information)
G.ADJOURNMENT