Board of Education Meeting
Riverside USD
August 14, 2018 4:30PM
RUSD Psychological Services
3637 Arlington Avenue
Riverside, CA 92506
Closed Session - 4:30 p.m.
Open Session - 5:15 p.m.
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| The Board of Education President, Mrs. Lock-Dawson, called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. |
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| It was established that there was a quorum present. |
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| Board of Education member, Mr. Tom Hunt, led the Pledge of Allegiance. |
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| There were no requests to address the Board of Education on Closed Session Matters. |
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Properties: APN #230-360-001, 7351 Lincoln Ave., Riverside, CA District Negotiators: Mays Kakish, Chief Business Officer/Governmental Relations, and Sergio San Martin, Assistant Superintendent, Operations Negotiating Parties: FH II, LLC Under Negotiation: Price and Terms of Payment |
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| Board President Lock-Dawson reconvened the meeting at 5:40 p.m. |
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| Board President Lock-Dawson reported that no action was taken during Closed Session. |
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| District Superintendent, Dr. Hansen, introduced two new Assistant Principals that would be on the Consent Agenda at today's meeting. He introduced the new Assistant Principal at John W. North High School, Ms. Tiffany Walker and the new Assistant Principal at Ramona High School, Mr. Kristian Sorensen. Dr. Hansen said that despite the heat and the smoke from the fires, it had been a great start to the new school year. He commended staff who have worked so hard to create safe and inviting environments for all RUSD students. |
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Mr. Brent Lee had no comments.
Mrs. Kathy Allavie said she attended a staff pep rally at Poly High School and was very impressed with the program. She gave kudos to Dr. Michael Roe, Principal at Poly High School for setting the staff goals in such a positive and enthusiastic way. She shared how great it was to see secondary teachers so excited for the start of the new school year.
Mr. Tom Hunt had no comments.
Mrs. Patricia Lock-Dawson welcomed everyone back to the new school year. She said the Board would like to be made aware of any staff members who have been affected by the recent fires, and asked them to please reach out to the Board or to Dr. Hansen if they are in need of any assistance.
Dr. Angelov Farooq had no comments. |
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A motion was made by Angelov Farooq to move the Public Input agenda item to occur after the Study Session agenda item #I-1. This motion was seconded by Kathy Allavie, and passed with a vote of 5 ayes and 0 noes.
There was one request from the Public to address the Board of Education, Mr. Kevin Dawson, who spoke about the STEM High School at UCR project. |
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All items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered by the Board to be routine and will be enacted by the Board in one motion. There will be no discussion of these items prior to the time the Board votes on the motion unless members of the Board request specific items to be removed from the Consent Calendar.
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The recommendation to approve the entire Consent calendar in one motion Passed with a motion by Angelov Farooq and a second by Kathy Allavie. |
Yes Kathy Allavie.
Yes Angelov Farooq.
Yes Tom Hunt.
Yes Brent Lee.
Yes Patricia Lock Dawson.
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Responsible Cabinet Member: David C. Hansen, Ed.D., District Superintendent
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Board Meeting Presenter: David C. Hansen, Ed.D., District Superintendent It is necessary for the Board of Education to reschedule their Study Session on Tuesday, September 18 to be held on Monday, September 17, 2018 due to the start of the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur, which begins at sunset on the evening of September 18. This meeting will take place at RUSD Psychological Services which is located at 3637 Arlington Avenue, Riverside, CA 92506. |
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Revised 2018 Board Meeting Calendar 8.14.18 meeting
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Responsible Cabinet Member: Dr. Ryan Lewis, Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum & Instruction K-12
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Board Meeting Presenter: Dr. Ryan Lewis, Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum & Instruction K-12 Attached is a list of fifty-eight (58) courses being submitted for approval by the Board of Education Riverside Unified School District's Instructional Services staff is recommending approval of the courses that will be offered by the Riverside Adult School during the 2018-2019 school year. Approval by the Board of Education is required by the California Department of Education, Adult Education Office, for recipients of the Adult Education Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) funding. Riverside Adult School is currently receiving $448,149 through the federal grant. These courses were also offered during the 2017-2018 school year. Fiscal Impact/Funding Source: $448,149 Adult Education Family Literacy Act (AEFLA) |
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RAS 58 courses
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Responsible Cabinet Member: Dr. Ryan Lewis, Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction K-12 |
Board Meeting Presenter: Dr. Ryan Lewis, Assistant Superintendent, Curriculum and Instruction K-12. Dr. Keyisha Holmes, Ed.D, Director of Community Engagement & Extended Learning Riverside Unified School District was one of thirty seven school districts sued by Cal200, an advocacy group interested in ensuring school districts complied with Ed. Code section 51210(g) which ensures elementary students receive two hundred minutes of physical education instruction every ten days. As part of the settlement that was reached in late 2015 with Cal200, the Board receives a report regarding compliance with the settlement agreement and Ed. Code section 51210(g) within sixty days of semester end.
This report meets the requirement of the second semester and states that all elementary schools are in compliance with providing two hundred minutes of physical education every ten days of instruction and that school administrators monitored physical education instruction in accordance with the settlement agreement. |
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Cal 200 Report to the Board August 14, 2018
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Responsible Cabinet Member: Kyley Ybarra, Assistant Superintendent, Department of Personnel-Leadership and Development
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Board Meeting Presenter: Kyley Ybarra, Assistant Superintendent, Department of Personnel-Leadership and Development Board of Education approval is requested of the District's latest management positions. Attachments: Personnel Assignment Orders 18/19-02
Fiscal Impact: To be determined |
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Personnel Assignment Orders 18/19-02
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Responsible Cabinet Member: Sergio San Martin, Assistant Superintendent, Operations |
Board Meeting Presenters: Mays Kakish, Chief Business Officer/Governmental Relations, and Sergio San Martin, Assistant Superintendent, Operations Staff will present an update on the Measure O STEM High School project located at the University of California, Riverside Campus, and will ask the Board of Education to take action on the next steps in the design development process. Attached is a copy of the "Measure O STEM High School at the University of California, Riverside Campus Project Update" presentation. |
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Assistant Superintendent of Operations, Sergio San Martin, said this presentation would include the conceptual designs of the proposed STEM High School project on the campus of University California Riverside (UCR). He shared that staff will be asking the Board of Education to provide direction on the next steps in the design process. Mr. San Martin introduced Mr. Roger Clarke from Ruhnau Clarke Architects, who discussed highlights of the presentation such as, the four distinct pathways that have driven the design direction; engineering with advance manufacturing, environmental/agricultural science, bio medical/allied health, and computer science. He discussed three different site options that reside within the cross streets of Watkins Drive and Valencia Hill Drive. Mr. Clarke included the pros and cons of each location based on parking, traffic congestion, and bus traffic.
Mr. Clarke said that the Board of Education would need to provide direction to staff regarding the allocation of students, the planned approach to parking, their preference on site to access options, the level of safety and security, and the STEM vs. STEAM options. He discussed the funding possibilities including general obligation bond funds, the use of State Career Technical Education (CTE) grants, State construction grants, and other optional sources of funding. He noted that the project schedule timeline as provided in this presentation has already been pushed back because the CEQA initial study should have taken place in June-July, and they are now already in mid August.
Chief Business Officer, Mrs. Mays Kakish summarized the direction the Board of Education determined to move forward in, with regards to the STEM High School at UCR project. The Board majority was in favor of building option 3A which included a three story building with the third floor finished to accommodate more classrooms. They were not in favor of installing fencing around the school. They said that limited parking was not of great concern, and they were in favor of keeping the school focus on STEM rather than STEAM. Lastly, the allocation of students would be 400 full time students and 800 part time students. The Board of Education members made the decision to hold off on making a final determination on the site options until after the scoping meetings have taken place. |
STEM High School Update 8.14.18
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| There were no agenda items held over for future meetings. |
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The next regular meeting of the Board of Education is scheduled for Tuesday, August 21, 2018. The meeting will be called to order at 4:30 p.m. in the Board Room at the Riverside Adult School located at 6735 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, California. The Board of Education will adjourn to Closed Session immediately following the agenda item "Public Participation on Closed Session Matters", and they will reconvene in Open Session at 6:30 p.m. |
| The Board of Education President, Mrs. Patricia Lock-Dawson, adjourned the meeting at 7:14 p.m. |
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| Present | Kathy Allavie |
| Present | Angelov Farooq |
| Present | Tom Hunt |
| Present | Brent Lee |
| Present | Patricia Lock Dawson |
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