It is recommended that the Board approve the 2016-2017 School Accountability Report Cards for Brook Knoll, Vine Hill, Scotts Valley Middle and Scotts Valley High Schools.

In November 1988, California voters passed Proposition 98, also known as The Classroom Instructional Improvement and Accountability Act. This ballot initiative provides California's public schools with a stable source of funding. In return, all public schools in California are required annually to prepare SARCs and disseminate them to the public. SARCs are intended to provide the public with important information about each public school and to communicate a school's progress in achieving its goals.

In the years since the passage of Proposition 98, additional requirements for school accountability reporting and dissemination have been established through legislation.Most SARC requirements are codified in California Education Code (EC) Sections 33126 and 33126.1. In addition, similar requirements are contained in the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) legislation.

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State law requires that the SARC contain all of the following: demographic data, school safety and climate for learning information, academic data, school completion rates, class sizes, teacher and staff information, curriculum and instruction descriptions, postsecondary preparation information, fiscal and expenditure data, and adequate yearly progress. By law, SARCs must be posted annually online by February 1^st.

The entire SARC can be viewed online, and sites are required to provide printed copies for those who request them.          

It is recommended that the board receive information regarding Scotts Valley High School's K Street Academy, to be implemented beginning in the 2018-19 school year.

The mission of the K Street Academy is to provide students a non traditional path to a Scotts Valley Unified School District diploma through a project-based approach, providing supports in a small and flexible learning environment.

The K Street Academy is an alternative to traditional comprehensive public high school education.   The design gives students an option to receive educational opportunities in a small class setting that is more personally relevant and individually differentiated.  All graded work is completed within the the classroom setting with minimal homework.

Successful K Street students will earn a Scotts Valley USD diploma.  Although they will not be immediately eligible for acceptance to CA Public (CSU/UC) 4 year universities, the program will prepare them for community college, vocational school, the armed services, and/or the workforce.

Funding will come from the LCAP Supplemental, College Readiness Block Grant, general funds and developer fee funds.

The program will potentially keep students in the district, therefore creating more revenue from ADA.   Additionally, in 2018-19, it will allow the district to retain a 1.0 FTE teacher at the high school.

It is recommended that the Board of Trustees take action to select the CSBA delegate for Region 9, Subregion 9-A for 2018.

CSBA Delegate elections occur annually, and each delegate serves a two-year term.

It is recommended that the Board of Trustees accept for first reading the board policies that are listed in the Rationale below.

BP 1325 - Advertising and Promotion (BP revised) Policy updated to reflect NEW LAW (AB 841) which prohibits advertising of foods or beverages during the school day, including participation in a corporate incentive program that rewards students with free or discounted foods or beverages, unless the food or beverage complies with nutritional standards. Policy also clarifies court decisions regarding advertisements containing religious viewpoints.

BP 3100 – Budget (BP revised) Policy updated to reflect NEW LAW (SB 751) which provides that, if the amount of monies in the state Public School System Stabilization Account is three percent or more of the combined total of general fund revenues appropriated for school districts and allocated local proceeds of taxes, the district's combined assigned or unassigned ending general fund balance must not exceed 10 percent of those funds in the immediately following fiscal year, unless the district is a basic aid district, is a district with average daily attendance of 2,500 or less, or is exempted by the county superintendent of schools under extraordinary fiscal circumstances.

BP 3550 - Food Service-Child Nutrition Program (BP revised) Revise last paragraph of BP as follows: The Superintendent or designee shall annually report to the Board on student participation in the district's nutrition programs and the extent to which the district's food services program meets state and federal nutrition standards for foods and beverages. IN ADDITION, THE SUPERINTENDENT OR DESIGNEE SHALL PROVIDE ALL NECESSARY AND AVAILABLE DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW CONDUCTED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (CDE) TO ENSURE THE FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM'S COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO NUTRITION STANDARDS, MEAL PATTERNS, PROVISION OF DRINKING WATER, SCHOOL MEAL ENVIRONMENT, FOOD SAFETY, AND OTHER AREAS AS REQUIRED BY THE CDE. Rationale: To reflect new state monitoring process for food services, effective beginning in the 2013-14 school year. Each district that participates in the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Seamless Summer Feeding Option, and/or other federal meal program is reviewed at least once every three years under the CDE's Administrative Review. As updated in December 2013, BP 3551 - Food Service Operations/Cafeteria Fund reflects provisions of the Administrative Review that pertain to resource management.

It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approve the minutes from January 23, 2018 board meeting.

It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approve the Warrant Register for February 13, 2018.

It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approve and adopt the Board Policies that were presented for first reading on January 23, 2018.

It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approve the change order requests from Overaa Construction from the beginning of the project through January 2018.

These change order requests come from Measure A.

Overaa Construction, CAW Architects, and SVUSD have been working through change orders as they arise.  The change orders to date, represent unforeseen circumstances and mitigations necessary to move the project forward. 

Staff recommends that the Board of Trustees approve the Certificated Action Report.

As per the agreement between Scotts Valley Education Association and the District, leaves may be approved at the discretion of the Board of Trustees.  

As per Board Policy 4117.2 the Board authorizes the Superintendent or designee to accept the written resignation of an employee and to set its effective date. 

As per Board Policy 4211 the Superintendent or designee shall determine the personnel needs of the district and make recommendations to the Board of Trustees for employment.