BACKGROUND 

LCHS and District administrators in collaboration with LCHS faculty propose to offer Spartan Support 1. This course will replace the previously offered course called Bridge. It will be offered to students who were recommended and have been selected to participate by LCHS faculty. The administration is making a recommendation to add this course to our course offerings.   

CURRENT CONSIDERATIONS 

Please see attached course description for Spartan Support 1.           

FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS 

The financial impact will be the cost associated with offering this class in the master schedule, as well as compensation for the work required to complete the instructional plans for this course.  

This is a First Reading.  It is recommended that the Governing Board review and discuss the attached course description for Spartan Support I.

District staff has been working towards improving and unifying communication practices for all stakeholders. In the rapidly changing technical landscape, it is important to frequently review policy and practice relating to the use of electronic communication. Many good practices have been in use, in the absence of board policy. Secondly, as we review our crisis communication strategies, existing policies need updating. Three policies are presented tonight to establish purpose and guidelines.

Current Considerations

Two new policies, BP 1113 District Websites and BP 1114 District-Sponsored Social Media, are being presented in connection with the most recent policy discussions connected to communication strategies. These policies seek to formalize the process of electronic communication through websites and social media for the district, school sites, and staff.  

BP 1113 draws attention to the need to ensure accessibility for all users and district staff have been working to meet the guidelines required by the Office of Civil Rights and for privacy for district employees and students.  BP 1113 also calls for the creation of a  content and style guide for all postings. These are outlined in the accompanying AR 1113.  

BP 1114 describes the policies surrounding the official use of social media by district staff and school-sponsored groups. It is important to note that there are many social media accounts in use by district and site staff and this policy will help guide that practice. An accompanying AR 1114 establishes the explicit purpose of social media usage and provides an approval and registration process for all accounts. The district hopes to engage in positive, culture building communication through social media.  

A third policy presented is BP 1112, Media Relations. This is an update to existing policy with notable changes including the connection the Crisis Communication Plan outlined in BP 0450 and the need to work with media to deliver timely and relevant information during a crisis. Updates also include guidelines for student directory information available for release to the media.   

Financial Implications

No financial implications at this time.

It is recommended that the Governing Board adopt the Board Policies 1112, 1113 and 1114 as presented .

The Governing Board is requested to adopt the Board Policies 1112, 1113 and 1114 as presented.

It is recommended that the Governing Board approve the Personnel Report as presented.

La Canada High School has requested that the following non-operational/non-usable items be declared surplus and removed from the district's inventory:

• Wadkin Jointer; Model Serial No: RZ227; District Inventory tag # 00989 or 001427
• Liver Planer; Model serial No: unreadable; District inventory tag #00698 or 001429
• Bend Pak Car Lift: Lodel Serial No: S201T*5309; District inventory tag: not tagged
• Boat; Certificate No: CF 8268 GL.  District inventory tag: not tagger

It is recommended that the Governing Board declare the requested items surplus and approve removing the items from district inventory.

The Governing Board is requested to declare the requested items surplus and approve removing the items from district inventory.

Background

The Williams legislature and the Valenzuela lawsuit settlement require a school district to use its uniform complaint process to help identify and resolve any deficiencies related to: instructional materials, teacher vacancy or misassignment, facilities and CAHSEE intensive instructional and services.

Current Considerations

Los Angeles County school districts are required to report on a quarterly basis to LACOE whether or not complaints have been received. The district received no Williams Uniform Complaints.

Financial Impact

There is no financial impact for the district.

Background

The District has attempted to maintain a standard for devices to be refreshed every five years. In 2013, the elementary and district office staff received new desktop computers. Over the course of 2013 and 2014, elementary teachers received new laptops, except for LCE. Office staff and teachers at LCHS were upgraded in 2015. Over the course of this past school year, options for upgrading the nearly 300 hundred computers have been explored, and cost continued to be prohibitive. It was determined that a leasing option would allow the District to access more devices in one cycle and have an option for $1 buyout at the end of four years.  

In addition to the 300 staff/teacher devices, we do have another 200 desktop computers in use for labs and students and have been able to supplement needs for classroom machines with community donations and memory and storage upgrades. This donation, combined with the new lease, support staying with the goal of devices being five years old or newer for all users. This goal is set to protect against soft cost expenses of downtime and productivity loss, along with the costs of repair or replacement outside of the refresh cycle.  

Current Considerations

After extensive research and considering past history, HP was determined to be the right vendor for this refresh cycle. We took advantage of aggressive pricing. 36 new desktops will be leased for staff along 146 laptops. Also included will be new monitors for certain workstations, totaling 138 monitors. Another upgrade will be a docking hub that will allow teachers to disengage from the teaching tools connected to their laptops quickly. We are excited about this innovation as this will give teachers more mobility with their devices. This partnership with HP will include a Master Agreement that will allow qualification for other products and services, for example, copy machines or other instructional technology equipment. 

Financial Implications

The lease terms will be for four years and cost $53,302.45 each year.

It is recommended that the Governing Board review and approve the refresh lease plan.

The Governing Board is requested to review and approve the refresh lease plan.

The Governing Board is requested to approve the LCHS Special Activity request to attend Cross Country Big Bear High Altitude Running Camp in Big Bear, California July 29- August 2, 2018.