This summer we moved two used portables from All Five to EPAC to replace two portables on their campus that had a mold infestation that required them to be removed and demolished. The following work was performed by Overhaul Construction, with a scope of work reviewed and approved by the district:

1. Inv # 2021-71 = $ 10,400.00  Exterior Painting
2. Inv # 2021-70 = $ 24,750.00  Replace tackboard
3. Inv # 2021-68 = $ 10,332.00  New windows and trim
4. Inv # 2021-67 = $    1,525.00 Cleaning and replacing rubber wall base

               Total  = $ 47,007.00

MIS will also provide an experienced program director who will work with the district administration and RCSD music teachers, and any RCSD music consultants. This will enhance coordination and development of programs to ensure consistency and quality across the District.

The attached report details out our expenditure by fund, funding source, object description, and vendor. 

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.

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 2020-21 and 2021-22 fiscal years.  

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 2021, the District’s external auditors, Chavan & Associates,LLP , will audit the records contained in this packet. Traditionally, the auditors and will render an opinion no later than December 2020, however, due to the pandemic this deadline may change - last year, the state extended this deadline to early Spring. The results of this audit will be presented to the Board as soon as they are completed.

The board shall select as its representative(s) those person(s) the board feels will best represent the district's interests.

Each year the board shall designate its representative(s) to negotiate during the current school year. The superintendent and the board president shall make recommendations to the board regarding who shall be the chief negotiator for the board and other members of the negotiating team.

The recommendation is to approve the following representatives for the District's negotiating team:

Chief Negotiator:

• Director Toni Stone

Members, the Executive Team:

• Superintendent Gina Sudaria
• Chief Academic Officer Jennifer Gravem
• Chief Business Official Will Eger
• Director Cynthia Chin
• Director Lara Burenin
• Director Delma Camacho
• Director Solomon Hill
• Princpal Robin Pang-Maganaris

Board members' involvement in the collective bargaining process ensures that the District is represented by those selected to negotiate on behalf of the board and the community while also ensuring that the ethical, fiscal, and educational goals of the Ravenswood City School District community are represented in the actions taken throughout the collective bargaining process.

This handbook reflects the governance team's work on the creation of a framework for effective governance. This involves ongoing discussions about a unity of purpose, member roles, commitment to norms, and developing consensus of protocols and formal structures that will enable the governance team to perform its responsibilities in a way that best benefits the children and families of Ravenswood City School District.

Table of Contents:

-Effective Governance

-Unity of Purpose

              Ravenswood City School District Belief and Value Statement

              Ravenswood City School District Mission Statement

              Ravenswood City School District Core Values

-Governance Role and Responsibilities

-Effective Governance Team/Understanding Governance Roles

-Protocols to Facilitate Governance Leadership

              Requesting Information from Staff

              Meetings as Strategic Leadership

              Role of the Board President

              Board Deliberations and Actions

              Amended Motions and Substitute Motions

              Consent Calendar

              Newly Elected Board Members

              Establishing District Goals

              Designated Spokesperson

              Confidentiality

              Handling Community or Staff Concerns and/or Complaints

              Board Governance Self-Assessment

              Visiting Schools and Attending School Events

              Collective Bargaining