Mrs. Stacy Dobbs, President

Mr. Fred Malcomb, Clerk

Mrs. Mayreen Burk, Member

Mrs. Laura Pearson, Member

Mr. John Richard, Member

Mr. Steve Doyle, Superintendent

Mrs. Janene Maxon, Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services

Ms. Linette Hodson, Chief Business Official

Mr. Jaime Garcia, Director of Facilities

Ms. Kim Tredick, Director of Student Support Services

Mrs. Charmin Ortega, Executive Assistant to the Superintendent

With respect to every item of business to be discussed in closed session pursuant to GC Section 54957.6

With respect to every item of business to be discussed in closed session pursuant to GC Section 54957

Please be advised that this meeting is being recorded at the direction of the Board and may capture sounds of those attending the meeting. 

Approve item as submitted.

There is no fiscal impact on the District.

Castaic Elementary School has received a donation from Beverly Silsbee in the amount of $500.00 to be used for the purchase of an IEP printer and ink.

Northlake Hills Elementary School has received donations from Las Rocas Bar & Grill in the amount of $200.00, and from Gina Dorfman, a donation of $150.00.

Approve item as submitted.

Each year, prospective teachers from various university teacher preparation programs, request assignment to one or more Castaic schools in order to complete their student teaching requirements.  This agreement explains the provisions and terms agreed upon by the California State University, Northridge and the District.

Approve item as submitted.

There is no fiscal impact on the District.

The District has opted to purchase lockers for the Castaic Middle School Locker Room Project using the Arvin Union School District Piggy Back bid for school and office furnishings, and accessories. The lockers have been a critical need for this project and going with the piggy back has allowed more flexibility in selecting the lockers for this project.

This was approved at the March 14, 2019 Board meeting. We had an inadvertent clerical error on the original letter of $279,250.00 and it should read as $379,250.00.

This will not impact budget. Budget was sent at $379,250.00.

Approve item as submitted.

There is no fiscal impact on the District.

We have 314 Chromebooks district-wide that are at end of life. The sites use Chromebooks for i-Ready, CAASPP testing, Go Math, and several other applications across all subject areas. 

Approve item as submitted.

Not to exceed $80,000.00 from the General Fund. These funds were already allocated in the budget to vendors whose services we contract every year but may not use.

The computers in both the Live Oak Elementary School Computer Lab and Castaic Middle School Yearbook Program are over 8 years old and require replacing. Modern technology is essential for students to have access to the latest software for research, presentations and testing.

Live Oak Elementary School will receive 36 new computers, monitors, keyboards and mice for their computer lab. Castaic Middle School will receive 15 new computers, monitors, keyboards and mice that can be used not only for the Yearbook Program but also for Portfolio Day.

Approve item as submitted.

Not to exceed $30,000.00 from Fund 21.1 - Measure QS Series 1.

The District would like to retain the legal services of Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost LLP by entering into the attached agreement.  Said agreement is for the period of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.

An amount based on actual costs of services provided in accordance with the attached rate schedule.

The law firm of Margaret A. Chidester & Associates has served the District faithfully and effectively for many years. As a law firm they represent the District in personnel and certain student manners. In general, the law firm acts as general counsel for the District in most situations.

Staff continues to have complete confidence in the work of Margaret Chidester and her colleagues and staff. We recommend continuing this relationship through the attached retainer agreement.

Approve item as submitted.

An amount based on actual costs of services provided in accordance with the attached rate schedule.

The District would like to adopt the attached Resolution to support current legislative efforts to reform the California Charter Schools Act so that the law recognizes and ensures locally elected school district boards as the sole authority for the approval and oversight of charter schools operating within their districts.

In the early 1970's the Association of Mexican-American Educators (AMAE) adopted the Mexican tradition of annually recognizing members of the teaching profession. In 1982, a bill sponsored by AMAE became California law; it called for a DAY OF THE TEACHER to be observed. Districts across the State honor and recognize this event the second Wednesday in May. This year, May 8, 2019 is the DAY OF THE TEACHER (Ed. Code 37222). 

Approve Resolution as submitted.

There is no fiscal impact on the District.

The Castaic Union School District, as well as districts throughout the State of California, has historically honored classified staff during the third full week of the month of May. In adhering with District tradition, the Board of Trustees proclaims the week of May 19-25, 2019 as "Classified School Employees Week."

Approve Resolution as submitted.

There is no fiscal impact on the District.

This policy is being updated to reflect NEW LAW (AB 1808) which requires districts to annually develop, adopt, and post a Local Control Funding Formula budget overview for parents/guardians and to file the budget overview with the County Superintendent of Schools.  

The regulation is being updated to clarify that a regional Budget Review Committee convened by the County Superintendent of Schools requires approval of the Superintendent of Public Instruction as well as the District Board.

In updating our Board Policies manual, we found that this exhibit no longer exists in CSBA.  This exhibit became obsolete with the implementation of the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF).  Therefore, we are deleting it from our files.

This policy and regulation are being updated to add a new section on “Collection of Debt,” reflecting NEW LAW (AB 1974) which prohibits negative action against a student or former student for a debt owed to the school and requires districts to provide parents/guardians with an itemized invoice that references applicable district policies.  The regulation is also being revised to more directly reflect the most recent CDE fiscal advisory regarding student fees.

This regulation is being updated to reflect NEW LAW (AB 1798) which requires that all school buses be equipped with passenger restraint systems by July 1, 2035.  It also reflects NEW LAW (AB 1840) which delays until March 1, 2019 the requirement that each school bus and student activity bus be equipped with a child safety alert system, and allows for a possible six-month extension for districts with an average daily attendance of 4,000 or less under specified conditions.  The regulation adds the conditions under which a student activity bus is exempt from the requirement to install a child safety alert system.

We are deleting these regulations since they have been combined into one and they are severely outdated, and we are adding the exhibit.  This regulation and exhibit are referenced in recently adopted AR 4200 – Classified Personnel.

This policy is being updated to reflect NEW LAW (AB 2289) which requires notification to parents/ guardians and to pregnant and parenting students of their rights under the law; authorizes an excused absence for a parenting student to care for a sick child without a physician’s note; provides that a pregnant or parenting student is entitled to eight weeks of parental leave, or longer if deemed medically necessary by the student’s physician; and authorizes the use of uniform complaint procedures for complaints alleging noncompliance with the law.

This regulation is being updated to reflect NEW LAW (AB 2949) which allows a child of a military family to continue attending the school of origin regardless of any change of residence of the family.  It also adds a new section on “Transportation” reflecting AB 2949, which authorizes, but does not require, districts to provide transportation to enable a child of a military family to attend the school or district of origin.

We are deleting the contents of this regulation since it is severely outdated.  The regulation is being reorganized and updated to reflect NEW LAW (AB 2109) which expands the parental notification to include information regarding student eligibility for individual instruction and the duration of such instruction, requires that individual instruction in a student’s home begin within five days of determining a student’s eligibility, provides that students receiving individual instruction in a hospital for a partial week are eligible to attend school on days that they are not at the hospital, and provides that the absences of a temporarily disabled student must be excused until the student is able to return to the regular school program.

As a result of Williams Settlement Legislation, school districts are required to report on a quarterly basis to the Governing Board and County Office of Education all complaints filed to the district through the Uniform Complaint Procedures.  The District reports no complaints in accordance to the legal standards required under Williams Legislation.

Approve item as submitted.

There is no fiscal impact on the District.

On July 12, 2018, the Castaic Union School District (CUSD) Board of Trustees approved a contract between CUSD and Bridges to Excellence (Becky Wetzel) for the period July 2018 - June 2019 to assist and provide guidance for using Title I funds to enhance student progress.

On April 23, 2018, the Castaic Union School District (CUSD) Board of Trustees approved a contract between CUSD and Passantino Andersen Communications for the period April 2018 - April 2019 for marketing and strategic communications services.