REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Alpine USD
December 11, 2018 5:30PM
Administrative Services Annex, 43 Hawkside Drive, Markleeville, CA 96120
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The Governing Board reserves the right to take items in a different order to accomplish business in the most efficient manner.
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Meeting was called to order at 5:32 pm.
Present:
Rachael Brothers
Clint Celio
Geoffrey Ellis
Anthony Holdridge
Amy Mecak
District Employees in Attendance
Patrick Traynor
Klaus Leitenbauer
Nancy Lampson
Joni Simons
Members of the Public
John Baker
Nani Ellis
Lila Ellis
Amber Bill
Buck McClelland |
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The agenda was approved with a motion by Anthony Holdridge and a second by Amy Mecak.
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Brothers AYE
Celio AYE
Ellis AYE
Holdridge AYE
Mecak AYE |
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Welcome to a meeting of the Alpine County Unified School District Board of Trustees. At this time, the Board of Trustees will listen to communication from the public on any Closed Session items. Please limit comments to three minutes per person.
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| Adjourned into closed session at 5:33 pm |
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| Meeting was called to order at 6:35 pm |
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| No action taken in closed session. No public comment. |
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The law allows the public to address the Governing Board on any matter, whether or not it is on the agenda, but the law prohibits action by the Governing Board on nonagenda items. Board Bylaw 9323 states that “Individual speakers shall be allowed three minutes to address the Board on each agenda or nonagenda item. The Board shall limit the total time for public input on each item to 20 minutes. With Board consent, the president may increase or decrease the time allowed for public presentation, depending on the topic and the number of persons wishing to be heard. The president may take a poll of speakers for or against a particular issue and may ask that additional person speak only if they have something new to add.”
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| Amber Bill expressed frustration regarding her experience while attending the CSBA Conference in San Francisco. |
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| Dr Traynor presented plaques to Anthony Holdridge, Geoffrey Ellis and Clint Celio honoring them and thanking them for their committment to the Alpine County Board of Education. Mr Holdridge leaves after serving on the board for 17 years. Mr Celio and Mr Ellis are departing after four years on the Board. |
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| Trustee Brothers provided the Board and those in attendance with a schedule and current status of the CSBA policy updates. |
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| Information concerning the following consent items has been forwarded to each board member for study prior to this meeting. Unless a board member has a question concerning a particular item and asks that it be withdrawn from the consent list, the items are approved at one time by the Governing Board |
Consent items were approved with a motion by Anthony Holdridge and a second by Amy Mecak.
Votes
Brothers AYE
Celio AYE
Ellis AYE
Holdridge AYE
Mecak AYE
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The following is taken from the California Department of Education's web site regarding School Attendance Review Boards: https://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/ai/sb/School Attendance Review BoardsInformation about school attendance review boards (SARBs) that are composed of school and community members who meet regularly to diagnose and resolve persistent student attendance or behavior problems.
In 1974, the Legislature enacted California Education Code (EC) Section 48320 to enhance the enforcement of compulsory education laws and to divert students with school attendance or behavior problems from the juvenile justice system until all available resources have been exhausted. EC Section 48321 provides several organizational structures for School Attendance Review Boards (SARBs) at the local and county level to create a safety net for students with persistent attendance or behavior problems. Although the goal of SARBs is to keep students in school and provide them with a meaningful educational experience, SARBs do have the power, when necessary, to refer students and their parents or guardians to court.
School Attendance Review Boards (SARBs), composed of representatives from various youth-serving agencies, help truant or recalcitrant students and their parents or guardians solve school attendance and behavior problems through the use of available school and community resources."
In order to provide consistency and efficiency toward maintaining a consistent SARB panel, the County (District) is recommending having a representative appointed by the following agencies:
Local Agencies: County Health and Human Services County Behavior Health Services District Attorney
Superintendent of Schools
Tahoe Youth and Family Services
Alpine County Community, appointed by the County Superintendent of schools.
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Alpine Parents Group donated $168.84 for staff lunches at the Grandparents' and Grandfriends' Lunch and and $92.46 for staff lunches at the Thanksgiving lunch. |
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Donation - Thank you Letter
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| Dr Traynor presented the ACUSD Local Educational Agency (LEA) Plan Evaluation. |
LEA Plan
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| Ms Lampson updated the board on the current status of Student Council, Basketball and Volleyball season, and the upcoming events and Holiday Performance on December 20, 2018. |
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| The Business Manager's report covered the Budget Revisions, First Interim Report, and Audit details. |
Business Manager's Report
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The board waived the second reading and approved the adoption of BP 3600 and the deletion of BP 4126 with a motion by Amy Mecak and a second by Anthony Holdridge.
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Brothers AYE
Celio AYE
Ellis AYE
Holdridge AYE
Mecak AYE |
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Recommendation by SELPA school psychologist to add consistent daily instructional support staff to help with learning stations and support positive behaviors in DVS kindergarten. This group dynamics call for this consistant daily instructional staff support.
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This is not a budgeted position. The funding source will come from General Fund. |
The board approved the request to advertise and hire a temporary instructional assistance for the Kindergarten class for the remainder of this school year with a motion by Anthony Holdridge and a second by Amy Mecak. It was asked that the Superintendent provide Trustee Mecak requested a plan of current and future use of instructional staff be presented so they can properly understand how the staff is being utilized and budgeted.
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Brothers AYE
Celio AYE
Ellis AYE
Holdridge AYE
Mecak AYE |
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Current Interim Principal estimated end time is somewhere between mid to the end of February. Anticipated hire date of February 1, 2019 in order to have some overlap of interim positions to share information regarding students and procedures.
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This position will continue to be funded by the Impact Aid Grant. |
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The request to advertise and hire an Interim Principal through the end of the 18-19 school year was approved by a motion by Rachael Brothers and a second by Anthony Holdridge. The board requested that when selecting an Interim Principal that the stakeholder feedback be taken into consideration and that Stakeholders be a part of the interview panel.
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Brothers AYE
Celio AYE
Ellis AYE
Holdridge AYE
Mecak AYE |
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Mr Leitenbuaer deferred to his Business Manager's report and had no other items to add to the discussion. The First interim report was approved with a motion by Anthony Holdridge and a second by Rachael Brothers. President Celio thanked Mr Leitenbauer for all his hard work.
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Brothers AYE
Celio AYE
Ellis AYE
Holdridge AYE
Mecak AYE |
First Interim
First Interim Placeholder
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The evaluation was provided in closed session. The evaluation was approved with no discussion by a motion from Anthony Holdridge and a second by Geoffrey Ellis.
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Brothers AYE
Celio AYE
Ellis AYE
Holdridge AYE
Mecak AYE |
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Dr Traynor encouraged the board member attendance and asked them to contact Lia Story for registration and travel arrangements.
Trustee Mecak requested that Board Professional Development budget update and goals be added to the January Board Meeting prior to registering for this conference. |
2019 SSDA Annual Conference Info / Registration Form
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Trustee Brothers spoke about AB2257 that changes the requirements regarding online Agenda posting and requested that the District be compliant.
Trustee Brothers brought up AR 9310 and suggested it be reviewed and / or customized for our District Protocol.
Trustee Brothers suggested that at the Organization meeting in January that the Board meet earlier to accommodate other schedules.
Ms Story shared that she had already spoken to Matt O'Grady from IT about AB2257 and he is making sure the District is compliant. |
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California Education Code 51220 -51229 enacted 1976 “The adopted course of study for grades 7 to 12, inclusive, shall offer courses in the following areas of study: “(c) Foreign language or languages, beginning not later than grade 7, designed to develop a facility for understanding, speaking, reading, and writing the particular language.”
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| Dr Traynor informed the Board about the District's requirement to offer World Language to seventh graders and higher as previously pointed out. He said the staff is looking at options to fulfill this offering. |
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The law allows the public to address the Governing Board on any matter, whether or not it is on the agenda, but the law prohibits action by the Governing Board on nonagenda items. Board Bylaw 9323 states that “Individual speakers shall be allowed three minutes to address the Board on each agenda or nonagenda item. The Board shall limit the total time for public input on each item to 20 minutes. With Board consent, the president may increase or decrease the time allowed for public presentation, depending on the topic and the number of persons wishing to be heard. The president may take a poll of speakers for or against a particular issue and may ask that additional person speak only if they have something new to add.”
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| Buck McClelland addressed the board and suggested that a new principal be hired right away. It should be a priority that a permanent person be brought. |
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The District meeting was adjourned at 7:47 pm with a motion by Anthony Holdridge and a second by Geoffrey Ellis.
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Brothers AYE
Celio AYE
Ellis AYE
Holdridge AYE
Mecak AYE |
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