Persons wishing to address the Board on matters NOT on the posted agenda may do so. Speakers are customarily limited to two minutes, but an extension can be provided at the discretion of the Board Chairperson. If there are more than five individuals wishing to speak during Public Comment, the Chairperson may choose to hear some speakers at this time and defer the rest of the speakers to a second Public Comment at the end of the Board meeting. In response to comments on a non-agenda item, the Board may briefly respond to statements made or questions posed as allowed by the Brown Act (Government Code Section 54954.2). However, the Board’s general policy is to receive the comment, and/or refer items to staff for comprehensive action or report.

Two of our Ravenswood students are placed at a Non Public School, Esther B. Clark, these two student needs specialized support that can be provided at a non-public school.

Tuition: New student - $98,356, returning student - $109,420

Two Sequoia students are placed at a Non Public School,Spectrum, in Pacifica.  This MOU allows us to transport their students to and from school.  

Due to the distance it is mutually beneficial for both Sequoia Union High School District and Ravenswood to make one trip to Pacifica for our collective 3 students that attend school at Spectrum.

It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approved the MOU with Sequoia Union High School District.  

In this agreement Sequoia Union High School District would split the cost of transportation with Ravenswood.  The total cost is $60,038.42 split is $30,019.20.  The board approved an MOU at the last meeting for Sequoia Union High School District to transport a Ravenswood student to Fremont.  This agreement is ultimately a cost savings for both districts as there is no added cost to either.   

Consideration to renew a contract with Let's play and renew with a contractor to support the needs of our students who have IEPs.  

It is recommended that the Board of Trustees renew the contract with Rosalyn Leech through Let's Play..

The contractor will work 7.5 hours per day during the regular school year and 5 hours per day during Extended School Year for $87/hour totaling $138,112.50.

The purpose of the MOU is to outline responsibilities between SMCOE and the districts when our students are placed in a county class.  This MOU allows for Ravenswood to be the District of Special Education Accountability and outlines the responsibilities of each party.  

School districts provide Special Education services for students residing in their attendance boundaries.  Occasionally schools will have a student with specialized needs.  The county has classes that can meet the specialized needs of students in our county where individual districts may only have one or two students with a specific type of need.  This MOU more clearly outlines the roles and responsibility of the county and the district when a student is placed in a county program.  

 It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approved the MOU between the San Mateo County Office of Education and Ravenswood City School District.  

Ravenswood City School District has had 5 students placed in two separate county classes.  This agreement is to outline how the District and County Office operate - there is no fiscal impact in regards to this MOU.  There is a fiscal impact in regard to the 5 specific students and the San Mateo County office of Education will be providing those individual service agreements for approval at a future board meeting.  

Ms. Otadoy, SLP at Willow and Belle Haven,  has gone to school to get her certificate to complete AAC assessments and will be finished with her program at the end of September.  This conference will be instrumental in her applying her newly learned skills here in Ravenswood.  

It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approve this out of state conference for Maria Otadoy to further her learning in Assistive Technology Assessment and application.  

This conference and travel will be paid for by a veteran teacher grant with the Ravenswood Education Foundation so there is no fiscal impact to the district.  

The proposed MOU would allow Ravenswood Reads to work with students in the Costano after school program to provide one-on-one individualized literacy tutoring in the early grades.

Ravenswood Reads trains tutors and provides one-on-one support to students who are in need of literacy tutoring.

It is recommended that the board approve the MOU with Ravenswood Reads.

There is no financial impact to the district.

Tzu Chi would like to support PBIS at Belle Haven and attendance celebration for the entire district.

This partnership will support the efforts of positive school climate and recognizing perfect attendance for the district.

It is recommended that Board approve the MOU with Tzu Chi and Ravenswood City School District.

There is no financial impact to the district.

Recommendation for Board to approve.

Girlstart will provide STEM lessons to girls in the after school program at Willow Oaks.

The continued partnership will expose students to STEM lessons in 4th and 5th grade during the after school program.

It is recommended that the Board approve the MOU with Girlstart.

There is no financial impact to the district.

In coordination of the work with the Big Lift, In Class Today supports the District's attendance efforts for students in K-2 through sending communication to families.

This is partnership is in conjunction with the work for the Big Lift.

It is recommended to approve the Data Use Agreement with In Class Today.

There is no fiscal impact for the District.

California has a two-tiered credentialing system for teachers. Preliminary programs prepare candidates to obtain an initial teaching credential through successful completion of required coursework, fieldwork, and a performance demonstration of their knowledge, skills, and abilities. The second tier of preparation is a two-year job-embedded individualized induction program that is focused on extensive support and mentoring to new teachers in their first and second year of teaching.

The San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools will provide the induction program and mentor teacher for teachers that cannot complete induction through the Teacher Induction Program with Sequoia Union High School District.

Approve MOU between Ravenswood City School District and the San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools to implement the San Mateo County Teacher Induction Program.

$4,500 per teacher/per year ($2,500 for program fees/year and $2,000 for Mentor/year).

The proposed MOU with Sequoia Union High School District to participate in the Teacher Induction Partnership for Success (TIPS) would allow Ravenswood teachers with a preliminary credential to complete a Year 1 or Year 2 induction program.  Upon completion of 2 years of an induction program, teachers can clear their credential with the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.  The induction program includes professional development, coaching cycles provided by Ravenswood coaches, and written reflections.

Providing a structured induction program is highly beneficial to our schools and our staff.  The state of California no longer requires districts to provide induction opportunity, so this is an important recruitment point to attract teachers to our district.  The program provides structured professional development and coaching opportunities to new teachers, which supports them to improve as educators and develop their teaching practice.  Teachers then benefit by clearing their credentials with CTC.

It is recommended that the Board approve the MOU with Sequoia Union High School District to participate in the Teacher Induction Partnership for Success.

$1000 fee per teacher for 20 teachers; $20,000 total

It is recommended that the Board approve the MOU with PAUSD.

$500 per teacher for 4 teachers; $2000 total

It is recommended that the Board approve the MOU with All Students Matter

There is no financial impact to the district.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board Of Trustees of the Ravenswood City School District will conduct a PUBLIC HEARING at which the governing board shall encourage participation by parents, teachers, members of the community interested in the affairs of the school district, and bargaining unit leaders, and shall make a determination, through a resolution, as to whether each pupil in each school in the district has sufficient textbooks or instructional materials, or both, that are aligned to the content standards adopted pursuant to Section 60605 in each of the following subjects, as appropriate, that are consistent with the content and cycles of the curriculum framework adopted by the state board: Mathematics, Science, History-social science, English/language arts, including the English language development component of an adopted program, as required by California Education Code Section 60119.

 Hearing Date:                 Thursday, September 12, 2019

Hearing Time:                7:30PM

Hearing Location:           Ravenswood City School District Board Room

                                      2120 Euclid Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303

In compliance with Education Code Section 60119 (as revised by Chapter 704, Statutes of 2006 and California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 5, Section 9531) Ravenswood City School District provided ten (10) days notice of the public hearing by posting it in at least three public places within the district stating the time, place, and purpose of the hearing, and held a public hearing on Thursday, September 12, 2019, at 7:30pm, which is on or before the eighth week of school (between the first day that students attend school and the end of the eighth week from that day) and which did not take place during or immediately following school hours.

This is the proposed response to a 2018-2019 Grand Jury Report entitled "Is San Mateo County at Risk of a Large Measles Outbreak?"

This allows the District to respond to the Grand Jury Report.

It is recommended that the Board approve the response to the Grand Jury Report entitled "Is San Mateo County at Risk of a large Measles Outbreak?"

There is no fiscal impact to the district.

In accordance with Education Code section 42132, the District Governing Board shall adopt a resolution identifying its estimated appropriations limits for the current year and actual appropriations limit for the prior year. Enclosed are the appropriations limit calculations for the 2018-19 and 2019-20 fiscal years.  

In November 1979 the California voters approved Proposition 4, an initiative that added Article XIIIB to the California Constitution. This constitutional amendment, popularly known as the Gann Initiative, placed limits on the growth of expenditures for publicly funded programs. Division 9 of Title I, beginning with Section 7900 of the Government Code, was then added to law to specify the  process for calculating state and local government appropriation limits and  appropriations subject to limitation under Article XIIIB of the Constitution. These constitutional and statutory sections explain and define the appropriations limit and appropriations subject to limitation as they apply to state and local government, and require that each entity of government formally "adopt" its appropriations limit for a given year.

It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approve Resolution # District Gann Appropriations Limit calculations.

There is no financial impact to the District.

Education Code Section 42100 requires the governing board of each school district to submit the Unaudited Financial Reports to the County Superintendent of Schools on or before September 15 each year.

Included in this packet is a summary of the District’s financial activity, which is followed by the required State reports in their entirety.  This financial report is designed to provide the Board of Trustees with a general overview of the District’s finances, as well as illustrate in detail the money it received and expended.

During the Fall of 2019, the District’s external auditors, Chavan & Associates,LLP , will audit the records contained in this packet, and will render an opinion no later than December 2019. The results of which will be presented to the Board in January 2020.

Education Code Section 42100 requires the governing board of each school district to submit the Unaudited Financial Reports to the County Superintendent of Schools on or before September 15 each year.

In comparing the 2018-19 unaudited actuals to the 2018-19 estimated actuals that were presented in conjunction with the 2019-20 adopted budget, both revenues and expenditures ultimately came in at higher levels. The estimated actuals showed revenues at $41,872,595 while the unaudited actuals show revenue at 45,585,370. This difference can be attributed to the district receiving greater federal and state restricted revenue than what was originally budgeted.  Federal funds, in particular, were not properly budgeted and expended during the 2018-19 year and are now properly accounted for in the process of closing the books.

On the expenditure side the estimated actuals show total expenditures at $40,179,673 while the unaudited actuals show expenditures at $42,044,405.  The difference can be attributed to higher costs of employee benefits and an increase in other outgo (transfers to restricted and to other funds).

The following are the Unrestricted General Fund contributions to the restricted programs at year end: 

The following fund balances are reported in the unaudited actuals report for the other funds:

It is recommended that the Board of Trustees approve the Unaudited Actuals Financial Reports for the fiscal year 2018-19 as presented.

There is no financial impact to the District.

PUBLIC NOTICE: BOARD MEETINGS ARE RECORDED.