An Individual Education Program (IEP) team has determined that the students described in the confidential information given to the Board have educational needs which cannot be met in either a district or Contra Costa County of Education placement.  The Education Code requires that the Board of Education review and approve each recommended non-public school placement.

Check in the amount of $1,000 from St. Catherine of Siena CYO to Martinez Junior High School Athletic Department.

Serdar Copur has applied to join the District's bond oversight committee, filling the vacancy for an "at large” member." 

The Martinez Junior High School Building D Foundation Underpinning Project contract with Jim Freethy Excavating for $145,339 needs to be increased by $5,056.29 due to the increased size and irregular condition of the existing building foundations. Additional work includes removal of the excess concrete, over-excavation and disposal of soil, and additional concrete for larger haunches. This is change order number 01. 

- Erica Reardon, Inc.

- Raoul Flaviano

- Nicole Padoan

The Job Description for the Coordinator of Educational Services has been revised to reflect the actual duties being performed.  With the change in accountability from NCLB to ESSA and the change in funding to the LCFF, the duties of this administrative position needed to be revised to be more in line with the LCAP as it pertains to subgroups, CTE, and parent engagement.

At the April 10, 2017 Board Meeting, the Board approved the Summer Maintenance Project List which included the painting project at Martinez Junior High School. This project includes painting the exterior doors and trim areas of the school. This contract for the project is with C & J Painting for $27,700. This is funded from the Deferred Maintenance Fund - Fund 14. This item is for information and will be be brought back for action at the June 26, 2017 Board Meeting.  

At the April 10, 2017 Board Meeting, the Board approved the Summer Maintenance Project List which included the roof restoration projects for portable classrooms at Morello Park Elementary School and John Swett Elementary School. The contract for the project is with Premium Roofing and Waterproofing for $68,000. The funding source is the Deferred Maintenance Fund (Fund 14). This item is for information and will be brought back as an action item at the June 26 Board Meeting. 

The contract with Meteor Education LLC for the furnishings for the new Alhambra High School Building K project was approved at the May 22, 2017 Board Meeting for $185,811.63. The furnishings for the Alhambra High School Building D & H Renovation Project are also being purchased from Meteor Education LLC. The cost of the furnishings is $93,974.83 which is funded from the bond fund - Fund 21. Staff is recommending the approval of this change order to include the additional cost to the original contract. This will save additional shipping costs for the furnishings if it is included in the original contract. This is being brought forward as an information possible action item. If approved at the June 12th meeting the furnishings will arrive on schedule for the reopening of AHS Buildings D and H.

In connection with Martinez Unified School District's issuance of its General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2016, Series 2017, Education Code Section 15146 requires that the Board of Education be presented with the actual costs of issuance information. The Board is being presented with the estimated costs of issuance that were presented at the March 27, 2017 Board Meeting and the actual costs paid to third-parties who provided services in connection with the bond issuance. This is in a information item and be brought back for action at the June 26, 2017 meeting.

The passage of Proposition 30 on November 6, 2012 added Article XIII, Section 36 to the California Constitution effective November 7, 2012.  Article XIII, Section 36(e) requires the creation in the state General Fund of an Education Protection Account (EPA) to receive and disburse the revenues derived from the incremental increases in taxes imposed by the passage of Proposition 30.  K-14 local agencies have the sole authority to determine how the funds received from the EPA are spent, with the following provisos:  a) the spending plan must be approved by the governing Board during a public meeting; b) EPA funds cannot be used for administrative salary/benefits, or any other administrative costs; and c) each LEA must publish on its website an accounting of how much money was receive from the EPA and how the funds were expended.   

During the 2016-2017 school year MUSD and NLC operated under an MOU approved by the Board of Education in June of 2016. This MOU expires June 30, 2017.  Representatives from MUSD and NLC collaborated on additional minor revisions to the MOU, which reflect more current practices, current services, and operations within our academic programs.  The Board of Education is asked to review this draft MOU as an information item, in hopes of bringing the MOU forward for action on June 26, 2017. 

The state’s funding formula requires that districts work with stakeholders to develop a Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), beginning with the 2014-15 school year.  District staff has held several meetings with key stakeholder groups in order to gain input that has informed the final draft of the plan. The MUSD Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) specifies the goals, actions, and expenditures and addresses the eight priority areas for all district TK-12 schools funded with the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF).

The Governing Board must hold at least one public hearing to solicit the recommendations and comments of members of the public regarding the specific actions and expenditures proposed in the LCAP.  The public hearing must be held at the same meeting as the annual budget public hearing. (Education Code Section 52062 (b)). 

A second public meeting must be held after, but not on the same day as, the public hearing, during which the Governing Board adopts the LCAP.  This meeting must also be the same meeting as that during which the Governing Board of the school district adopts a budget pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 42127.

Staff Recommendation:  Information only.  The plan will be brought for action at the June 26, 2017 meeting.  Copies of the LCAP are available at the District Office and on the District website.    

California Education Code Section 1620 provides that, prior to adoption of the district budget, the MUSD Governing Board shall hold a public hearing.  At the hearing, any taxpayer may appear and speak on the proposed Budget or any item therein.  Law also requires that the public hearing for the district budget be held during the same meeting as the public hearing for the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP).

The Board was provided with a draft budget packet prior to the meeting. The Board is asked to conduct a Public Hearing, and then review the 2017-18 Budget; which will be brought back for adoption during the Governing Board meeting on June 26, 2017.  The 2017-18 Original Budget signifies a Positive Certification of its financial condition, based on the Governor's May Revise of the 2017-18 State Budget. The Positive Certification indicates that, based upon current projections, the District will meet its financial obligations for the current fiscal year and subsequent two fiscal years.  

 Additionally the district certifies that the 2017-2018 Budget includes expenditures outlined in the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP).  Copies of the draft budget are available at the District Office.

 This item is for Information only.  The 2017-18 Budget will be brought for action at the June 26, 2017 meeting.

As presented at the May 22, 2017 meeting, the current BP 5116 includes a specific date on which the intradistrict transfer lottery must be held.  Given the 2017-18 calendar, the first Board meeting in August is not scheduled until August 14th which will not allow sufficient time to process and notify all transfer applicants prior to the first day of school.  The proposed revised BP will allow the lottery to be held prior to August 1st which will facilitate enrollment for the start of each school year.

As presented at the May 22, 2017 meeting, Assembly Bill 2246 mandates that the governing board of any LEA that serves students in grades 7-12 adopt a policy on pupil suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention.  This policy must be in place by the beginning of the 2017-18 school year and will specifically address the needs of high-risk groups, including suicide awareness and prevention training for teachers and ensure that a school employee acts within the authorization and scope of the employee's credential or license.  CDE recently issued its Model Youth Suicide Prevention Policy and the following BP and AR were developed based on those and CSBA recommendations to reduce youth suicide.  The policy has been further amended to include "all teachers" in the training process.

Director of Curriculum and Educational Technology Audrey Lee presented information on new English course materials proposed for the 2017-18 school year, Study Sync at the May 22, 2017 meeting.  These materials were recently adopted for the high school level and the middle school would also like to adopt this program. It is currently being presented for approval for all 9th-11th grade students.  This program was presented to the Curriculum Advisory Committee (CAC) on May 11 and was approved unanimously.  If approved, the program will be implemented beginning in the fall of the 2017-18 school year for 6th-8th grade English students.

The Measure C (Parcel Tax) Citizens' Oversight Committee (COC) has been operating under the previous Measure B (Parcel Tax) Bylaws. The COC met on April 18, 2017 to review a draft of new Bylaws based on the original Measure B Bylaws and updated by district legal counsel. The COC supports adoption of the new Bylaws. This was brought as an information item at the May 22, 2017 meeting and staff is now bringing back for action.

This item is applicable only if there was insufficient time for all speakers under "Public Comments".