Subject to Board policy, the President of the Board will allow any individual or group representative to address the Board on any subject not covered by an item on the agenda under Public Comments/Staff Comments.

In order to efficiently manage the business of the Board, The Board President may limit the amount of time allocated for public testimony for each individual speaker to three minutes, and to limit the total time allocated on a particular issue to twenty minutes, pursuant to Board Bylaw 9323. Any materials required by law to be made available to the public prior to the meeting of the Board of Trustees can be inspected at the following address during normal business hours. 9467 San Julian Road, Gaviota.

The Board will consider the approval of a contract with County Sanitation Company, Inc., for the construction of the Vista De Las Cruces School Seepage Pit System Installation Project.

This item aligns with District Management and Operations.

On August 12, 2021, the Governing Board awarded the bid for the construction of the Vista De Las Cruces School Seepage Pit System Installation Project to County Sanitation Company, Inc. in the amount of $219,000.00.  The contractor has submitted all of the required paperwork to enter into a contract with the District for the construction of the Project.   By taking action on this item, the Board will be approving the construction contract with County Sanitation Company and authorizing the Superintendent to issue a Notice to Proceed to the Contractor. 

This item aligns with Goal District Management and Operations.

The Board will consider the approval of an Inspector of Record for the Wastewater Seepage Pits project.

This item aligns with District Management and Operations.

In accordance with Education Code §42100, governing boards must annually review the Unaudited Actuals and approve that financial information as presented on the forms prescribed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction prior to September 15^th each year.

Reported revenues, expenditures and inter-fund transfers were in accordance with the multi-year financial plan to ensure fiscal solvency for all funds.  The District has achieved unrestricted reserves which exceed the requirements for a district our size.  All funds have positive ending fund balances.

The attached information has not yet been audited and it is possible that there could be adjusting entries if any significant entries were missed in the closing process.  However, staff has made an intensive effort to make sure that this report is as accurate as possible.

This item aligns with District Management and Operations.

The Board President will conduct a public hearing to receive comments from the public regarding instructional materials used in the Vista Del Mar Union School District.

This item aligns with Student Achievement/Performance and Learning.

Adoption of Resolution 2022-04 "Sufficiency of Instructional Materials"

A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, September 9, 2021 at a regular meeting of the Vista Del Mar Union School District Board of Trustees to receive input and/or comments from the public pertaining to the sufficiency of Pupil Textbooks and Instructional Materials.  The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. via zoom address posted on the district board agenda website.  In order to receive funding in this area, the Vista Del Mar Union School District is to assure that each pupil of the District has sufficient textbooks and instructional materials in each subject area that are consistent with the content and cycles of the curriculum frameworks adopted by the State Board of Education.

After the public testimony is heard the Board President will "close" the Public Hearing and resume to continue with the Board meeting.  

In accordance with Ed. Code 60452(b) and the Williams Lawsuit Settlement, a public hearing was conducted as to the sufficiency of our instructional materials.  Current Considerations:  Resolution No 2022-04 establishes the steps and procedures to ensure the availability of textbooks and instructional materials. 

This item aligns with Student Achievement/Performance and Learning.

The Teacher Induction Program (TIP) is a two year, state-accredited induction program intended to ease new teachers’ transition into the profession, accelerate teacher effectiveness and enhance teacher retention. The Santa Barbara County Office of Education offers to both general education and special education teachers who hold a Preliminary Multiple Subjects, Preliminary Single Subject, or Preliminary Education Specialist Credentials the opportunity to fulfill the requirements for the California Clear Credential.  

The SBCEO Teacher Induction Program supports candidate and mentor development in the teaching profession by providing a relevant and robust system of contextual inquiry grounded in the California Standards for the Teaching Profession (CSTP). 

This item aligns with Student Achievement/Performance and Learning.

Statutory Purposes of Induction Programs Effective August 20, 2004, California Education Code 44279.1 establishes the following statutory purposes of the statewide Induction Program:

• Provide an effective transition into teaching for first-year and second-year teachers in California;

• Improve the education performance of pupils through improved training, information, and assistance for new teachers;

• Enable beginning teachers to be effective in teaching pupils who are culturally, linguistically, and academically diverse;

• Ensure the professional success and retention of new teachers;

• Ensure that a support provider provides intensive individualized support and assistance for each participating beginning teacher;

• Improve the rigor and consistency of individual teacher performance assessment results and the usefulness of assessment results to teachers and decision makers;

• Establish an effective, coherent system of performance assessments that is based on the CSTP adopted by the Commission in 1997;

• Examine alternative ways in which the general public and the educational profession may be assured that new teachers who remain in teaching have attained acceptable levels of professional competence;

• Ensure that an individual induction plan is in place for each participating new teacher and is based on an ongoing assessment of the development of the beginning teacher; and

• Ensure continuous, ongoing program improvement through research, development, and evaluation. 

The purpose of the Educational Fieldwork Agreement is to provide an opportunity for students enrolled in the School of Education at the University of Redlands to complete their educational fieldwork experiences within classrooms on the campus of Vista de Las Cruces School.  Students will be under the direct supervision of assigned certificated classroom teachers.   Students will hold a baccalaureate degree and meet all conditions as defined within in the Agreement between the University and Vista Del Mar Union School District.

This item aligns with Student Achievement/Performance and Learning and Whole Child Approach.

Commercial warrants as presented.

This item aligns to Board District Management and Operations.

Approval of personnel item as presented.

This item aligns with Board Goal Whole Child Approach and Board Goal Student Achievement/Performance and Learning.