BOARD OF EDUCATION AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING
October 28, 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
VIDEO1.PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION TOPICS: The Board of Education reserves the right to limit public comment to 10 minutes.
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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 Labor Negotiators - Pursuant to Subdivision 54957.6

Agency designated representatives: Chad Pimentel, General Counsel and Judith Goodwin, Principal
Employee organizations: AEA, CSEA and Unrepresented Employees: Certificated and Classified Management, Psychologists, Behavioral Specialists, Occupational Therapists, Confidential

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) Uniform Complaint Appeal No. 2014-15-03

(2) Mitigated Negative Declaration Regarding Wood Middle School Field Lighting Project 

Public Employment - Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957 - General Counsel Annual Performance Goals

VIDEO3.RECONVENE TO PUBLIC SESSION: 6:30 PM City Council Chambers
VIDEO4.CALL TO ORDER - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Lincoln Middle School
VIDEO5.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 October 14, 2014 Board Meeting
D.COMMUNICATIONS
VIDEO1.Highlighting Alameda Schools - Lincoln Middle School
VIDEO2.WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE - Written correspondence regarding an agenda item that is distributed to a majority of Board Members is shared.
VIDEO3.REPORT OF STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS - Student Board Members may make announcements or provide information to the Board and the Public in the form of an oral report. The Board will not take action on such items.
VIDEO4.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.
VIDEO5.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).
VIDEO6.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.
VIDEO7.CALENDAR REVIEW
VIDEO8.CLOSED SESSION ACTION REPORT
E.ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR
VIDEO1.Certificated Personnel Actions
VIDEO2.Classified 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.2014-2015.28 Approval of Budget Transfers, Increases, Decreases
VIDEO7.Proclamation: National American Indian Heritage Month
VIDEO8.Proclamation: Family Literacy Day, November 1
VIDEO9.Proclamation: Veterans Day, November 11
VIDEO10.Proclamation: October is National Dyslexia Awareness Month
VIDEO11.Approval of Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) Parent Advisory Committee Membership
VIDEO12.Approval of Out of State Field Trip - DECA - Encinal High School
VIDEO13.Approval of Resolution No. 2014-2015.23 Certification of Requirement of Education Code Section 60119 for Pupil Textbook and Instructional Materials Incentive Program for Grades K-12 for Fiscal Year 2014-2015
VIDEO14.Approval of Recommendation Not to Hear Uniform Complaint Appeal No. 2014-15.03
VIDEO15.Resolution No. 2014-2015.35 To Call Upon the Legislature and Governor to Repeal Language Contained in Section 27 of SB 858 California Education Code 42127.01
VIDEO16.Resolution 2014-2015.37 Opposing Future Placement of Cellular Communications Facilities at District School Sites
VIDEO17.Resolution 2014-2015.38 Approving Remuneration for Board Member Absent Because of Illness
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 Girls Inc. of the Island City (10 Mins/Information)
VIDEO2.Approval of Recommendation for the Academy of Alameda Charter Petition (5 Mins/Action)
VIDEO3.Approval of Resolution No. 2014-2015.33 Wood Middle School Field Lighting Project Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (5 Mins/Action)
VIDEO4.Presentation on Instructional Programs: BaySci (20 Mins/Information)
VIDEO5.Report on the Evaluation of Staff, Principals, Teachers, Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment (BTSA), and Peer Assisted Review (PAR) Process (15 Mins/Information)
VIDEO6.Proposed Reorganization of the Existing Structure of the Student Scholarships Awarded to Graduating Seniors District-Wide (10 Mins/Information)
G.ADJOURNMENT