The Berkeley Unified School District intends to provide reasonable accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If a special accommodation is desired, please call the Superintendent’s Office 48 hours prior to the meeting at 510-644-6206 

Josh Daniels, Chair
Ty Alper, Director
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1. Call to Order/Approve Agenda
2. Public Comment
3. Approve Board Policy Subcommittee Meeting Minutes for April 28 and June 6
4. Interviewing students by District Counsel—Action
5. District Reserves Policy—Discussion
6. Suicide Prevention Policy—Action  
7. BP 1230.1 Websites and Social Media by School-Connected Organizations – Action
8. AR 1230.1 Websites and Social Media by School-Connected Organizations – Discussion
9. Construction Bond Oversight Committee Bylaws—Action
10. Revisions to BP 4119.11 Sexual Harassment (Personnel) and BP 5145.3 Nondiscrimination/Harassment (Student)
    
11. Determine Board Policy Committee Meeting Dates—Action
12. Update Policy Calendar

Board Policy Subcommittee Minutes
Room 126
April 28, 2017
12:00 -2:00pm

Chair Daniels called the Policy Subcommittee Meeting to order at 12:07pm.

Roll Call
Josh Daniels, Chair – Present
Ty Alper, Director – Present
Donald Evans, Superintendent – Present
Lyz Chairez, Recorder – Present

Approval of Agenda

At the request of Daniels, the district reserves policy was pulled. The order of agenda will be as follows:

• BP/AR 6162.51 Standardized Testing and Reporting
• BP 5117 Inter-district Permits
• Construction Bond Oversight Committee Bylaws
• Communications/Social Media Policy 

Motion to approve agenda as amended:
Alper/Daniels and unanimously 2-0. 

State Academic Achievement Tests Regulation
Alper proposed adopting AR 6162.51 as recommended by CSBA.

Motion to repeal BP 6162.5
Alper/Daniels and unanimously approved 2-0.

BP 5117 Inter District Transfers
Participants reviewed and discussed proposed language. Much of the discussion centered around how inter district permits are issued to students whose parents are employed in the City of Berkeley. This item will come back for further discussion.  

CBOC Bylaws
Daniels explained that bylaws in gamut are not reflective of the ones approved by the Board in 2012 and 2014. Participants discussed and reviewed language.

Communications Policies
BP 1114 – Social Media
Natasha Beery explained that proposed changes are in response to the concern that BUSD’s social media account will become a public forum. Beery created a practice account to test out ability to monitor the public’s comments and posts, which are directly forwarded to the communications team for monitoring. PTAs and Principals are interested in getting on the same page with respect to common practices. Participants reviewed and discussed language.

Motion to approve BP1114 with permission for staff to make changes as necessary for the monitoring of the public forum. No action on AR. BP/AR moving forward:

Daniels/Alper and unanimously approved 2-0.

Adjournment
Daniels adjourned the meeting at 2p.m.

Board Policy Subcommittee Minutes
1231 Addison St.
June 6, 2017
3:00-5:00pm

Chair Daniels called the Policy Subcommittee meeting to order at 3:07pm

Roll Call:
Josh Daniels, Chair – Present
Ty Alper, Director – Present
Donald Evans, Superintendent – Present
Lyz Chairez, Recorder – Present

Approval of Agenda
Motion to approve agenda without April 28 meeting minutes:
Daniels/Alper and unanimously approved

Public Comment:
One comment appreciating structure of the policy meetings and requesting careful review around the creation of a district reserve policy.

Approval of Board Policy Subcommittee Meeting Minutes for May 19, 2017
Motion to approve policy subcommittee minutes:
Alper/Daniels and unanimously approved 2-0 

Interviewing Students by District Representatives
Participants discussed current practices and reviewed proposed language. This item will return for action on 6/20 and if approved be presented to the Board for first reading on 6/28.

District Reserves Policy-Discussion
Daniels explained that we committed to comply with our rating agencies’ request to create a district reserve policy. The plan is to create an additional reserve beyond the required 3% of the District’s general fund expenditures. Participants reviewed language and discussed the options with respect to the conditions that will be set to direct how we transfer funds to and from the reserve.

Suicide Prevention Policy
Director of Student Services Susan Craig explained that there is a new law requiring school districts to have a suicide prevention policy in place prior to the 17-18 school year. This policy should specify support for vulnerable student populations and require training for teachers. Participants discussed proposed language. A final draft will be presented for action on 6/20.

Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 4:43 p.m.

AB2466 Suicide Prevention Policy 

Suicide is the leading cause of death for youth ages 10 to 24 in the United States. Youth with disabilities, mental illness, substance use issues, homeless and foster youth, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary, and questioning youth are particularly vulnerable. All California public school districts that serve students in grades seven through 12 are required to adopt a suicide prevention policy prior to the 2017-2018 school year. The policy must include resources and support around suicide awareness and prevention for youth and address training to be provided on suicide awareness.

The Policy Subcommittee reviewed the California Department of Education’s model policy on June 6 along with staff from Berkeley Mental Health and provided recommendations to District staff regarding revisions. The attached BUSD Student Suicide Prevention Policy draft is based upon CDE’s Model Policy and includes the revisions recommended by the Policy Subcommittee. It shall be reviewed by the Policy Subcommittee on June 27 and brought to Board for approval on June 28 pursuant to the BUSD policy that allows for approval on first reading in certain circumstances. Any changes recommended by the Policy Subcommittee on June 27 will be made available at the June 28 Board meeting.