No action or discussion is permitted on any item not included on the posted agenda per GC § 54954.2 (a). No action may be taken and no discussion held on items raised by the public except as provided in GC § 54954.2 (b).

The public has the opportunity to address the Board on any item appearing on the agenda or not on the agenda. Persons wishing to address the Board are asked to fill out a Public Comment Form located at the sign-in area, and submit the completed form to the administrative assistant prior to start of meeting.

Those who have a group concern are encouraged to select a spokesperson to address the Board. A copy of the full agenda is available for view at the Reception Desk area of the district office at 11321 Bullis Rd., Lynwood, California, 90262. Also, at the district web site www.lynwood.k12.ca.us

The administration requests approval of minutes for the special meeting of the Board of Education on September 23, 2021.

Renewal Contract/Item   [  ]           New Contract/Item   [X]    

Requisition # from BEST: N/A  

Name of Funding Source and/or Location: N/A

Funding Account Number: N/A

Amount: N/A

[X] Approval               [  ] Denial

On February 11, 2021, the Board adopted Resolution No. 20-21/24, authorizing the emergency repair and replacement of facilities and procurement of equipment and services to enable timely transition of moving Lynwood High School to Lynwood Middle School campus. Because of the necessary relocation of students and reconfiguration of operations caused by the unavailability of Lynwood High School, repairs and equipment are needed at the District's middle schools and other District campus sites to provide adequately equipped facilities and available space for classroom instruction and essential educational services. Resolution No. 20-21/24 delegated to the District's Superintendent or designee the authority to execute contracts and take all actions necessary to execute and implement those contracts, such that one or more contractors may be selected to perform the necessary emergency repairs.

If a person with authority delegated under Public Contract Section 22050(b) orders action under Section 22050 without giving notice for bids, that person is required to report to the Board of Education within specified time periods the reasons justifying why the emergency will not permit a delay resulting from a competitive solicitation for bids and why the action is necessary to respond to the emergency. Actions listed in the Public Contract Code include the repair or replacement of a public facility, the procurement of necessary equipment, services, and supplies, or other related and immediate action required in the case of  emergency.

The Board of Education also is required to review the emergency action and determine, by a four-fifths vote and at each regularly scheduled meeting, that there is a need to continue the action taken. When the Board of Education reviews the emergency action, it must terminate the action at the earliest possible date that conditions warrant so that the remainder of the emergency action may be completed by giving notice for bids for contracts.

Renewal Contract/Item   [  ]           New Contract/Item   [X]   

Requisition # from BEST: N/A

Name of Funding Source and/or Location: N/A

Funding Account Number: N/A

Amount: N/A

[X] Approval               [  ] Denial

The administration requests approval to renew membership with College Board for the 2021-2022 school year.

Members of College Board enjoy many benefits, as well as being a part of a community of educators that has been working together for more than 100 years to deliver opportunities to students. With the membership, the Lynwood Unified School District will be able to take advantage of discounted rates for professional development workshops, College Board forums, PreAP trainings, AP Annual conferences and various regional forums. 

More than 6,000 two and four-year colleges, universities, high schools, secondary school districts, higher education systems, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies in every U.S. State, territory and around the world are College Board members. 

Total cost for annual membership fees not to exceed $400.00.

Renewal Contract/Item   [X]           New Contract/Item   [  ]   

Requisition # from BEST: 22*1231

Name of Funding Source and/or Location: LCAP - Secondary Education Department

Funding Account Number: 01.0-01900.0-00042-27000-5310-7390000

Amount: $400.00

[X] Approval               [  ] Denial

The administration requests approval to purchase Petersons online license for the Career Technical Education (CTE) Program at Lynwood Community Adult School (LCAS) for the 2021-2022 school year. 

Petersons is a proven instructional program that teaches easy to remember complex medical terminology. This license will be utilized for studying the rules for medical word building, and medical jargon that is necessary for communication in the medical field. Course content is taught by body systems which helps students with specific knowledge for the Medical Assistant Program. This license includes video lessons, interactive activities, and quizzes to assist in mastering the information at hand.

Petersons is beneficial to the curriculum requirements that are needed for our CTE students. 

Total cost for the online license for the 2021-2022 school year not to exceed $1,527.43.

Renewal Contract/Item   [  ]           New Contract/Item   [X]    

Requisition # from BEST: 22*0876

Name of Funding Source and/or Location: General Funds, Lynwood Community Adult School 

Funding Account Number: 11.0-00000.0-41100-10000-5840-5900000

Amount: $1,527.43

[X] Approval               [  ] Denial

The administration requests approval to purchase the PassAssured, LLC, online courses for pharmacy technician classes at Lynwood Community Adult School (LCAS) for the 2021-2022 school year. 

Lynwood Community Adult School has been using PassAssured, LLC, for three years. PassAssured, LLC, provides many features with 240 hours of curriculum that illustrates actual duties of pharmacy technicians, from greeting customers to performing basic aseptic techniques. This is a web-based testing system that utilizes a step-by-step "earned" approach that rewards the student's successes as they move through progressively more challenging material. 

This self-paced, multimedia training method allows our students to study for the national pharmacy technician certification exam at their own speed. When the PassAssured program is successfully completed, our students will be fully prepared to pass the national certifying exams such as the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) exam which is necessary to obtain certification for the Pharmacy Technician program. 

Total cost for site license and access not to exceed $4,280.00.

Renewal Contract/Item   [  ]           New Contract/Item   [X]    

Requisition # from BEST: 22*1199

Name of Funding Source and/or Location: General Funds - Lynwood Community Adult School 

Funding Account Number: 11.0-00000.0-41100-10000-5810-5900000

Amount: $4,280.00

[X] Approval               [  ] Denial

The administration requests approval to renew an agreement with Brookes Publishing for the use of Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) screenings online for the 2021-2022 school year.  

Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) provides reliable, accurate developmental and social-emotional screening for children between birth and age six. Drawing on parents' expert knowledge, ASQ has been specifically designed to pinpoint developmental progress and catch delays in young children, paving the way for meaningful next steps in learning, intervention and monitoring. 

Services include the following:

- Available online access to questionnaires on any device 
- Automated questionnaire selection, scoring and screening reminders which decreases human error and simplifying processes 

Cost of $499.90 includes online access and database.

Renewal Contract/Item   [X]           New Contract/Item   [  ]    

Requisition # from BEST: 22*1258

Name of Funding Source and/or Location: California State Pre-School Program (CSPP) 

Funding Account Number: 12.0-61050.0-00010-27000-5850-7470000

Amount: $499.90

[X] Approval               [  ] Denial

The administration requests approval to pay season membership fees with Winter Guard Association of Southern California/American Drum Line Association (WGASC/ADLA) for the Lynwood High School Band for the 2021-2022 school year.

The Winter Guard Association of Southern California/American Drum Line Association (WGASC/ADLA) membership will allow the Lynwood High School Royal Knights Regiment to register for competitions in the 2021-22 school year. The Lynwood High School Band plans to participate in competitions beginning in January 2022.

WGASC/ADLA is a non-profit, youth organization that cultivates personal growth through competitive performance opportunities in an organized forum that promotes self-esteem, education, and freedom of creativity.

The prime objectives of the organization are to:

- Provide high standards and values in competition
- Provide quality adjudication and rules for competition
- Provide education to all participants, performers, instructors, and adjudicators
- Provide leadership and support services to aid in the growth of the activity

Membership fees not to exceed $725.00.

Renewal Contract/Item   [  ]           New Contract/Item   [X]   

Requisition # from BEST: 22*1264

Name of Funding Source and/or Location: LCAP-Band Secondary Education

Funding Account Number: 01.0-01900.0-11114-41000-5310-7390000

Amount: $725.00

[X] Approval               [  ] Denial

The administration requests approval to enter into an agreement with the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) for an Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) Excel consultant to provide professional development and support for the 2021-2022 school year. 

A consultant from the LACOE AVID division that specializes in Excel programs will provide specific support based on classroom observation, data, and challenges.

The AVID Excel consultant will provide the following services:

• Professional development on the units outline and access to the digital curriculum. 

• Strategies to teach Excel lesson components in person and keeping the digital tools. 

• Support in planning and developing lessons. 

• Individualized support to teachers based on needs assessment. 

• Observation of instruction with the District's administration and support. 

• Summer Bridge Training. 

Consultant will provide ten (10) days of professional development and support tiered to the needs of our District staff and teachers. Total cost for professional development not to exceed $10,000.00.

Renewal Contract/Item   [  ]           New Contract/Item   [X]    

Requisition # from BEST: 22*1290

Name of Funding Source and/or Location: Title III, Equity, Access, and Instructional Services

Funding Account Number: 01.0-42030.0-47600-10000-5810-7350000

Amount: $10,000.00

[X] Approval               [  ] Denial

The administration requests ratification to enter into an agreement with Consortium on Reading Excellence in Education (CORE) to provide SIPPS Systemic, Accelerated Approach to Reading Success and Reading Intervention for new and struggling readers in grades K-8 from September 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022.

SIPPS, Systematic Instruction in Phonological Awareness, Phonics, and Sight Words, is a research-based foundational skills program proven to help new and struggling readers in grades K-12 to build the skills necessary for fluent and independent reading. Through a structured literacy approach to foundational skills and explicit instructional routines to include instructional focus on phonological awareness, spelling-sounds, and sight words, this program supports students struggling with decoding in an accelerated manner.

The variety of SIPPS levels allows students to access appropriate content corresponding to specific needs. In conjunction with leveled support, the use of strategic and immediate feedback, lesson delivery at regular intervals, and student engagement with appropriate text, supports students to achieve automaticity to shift their focus to reading comprehension.

Cost includes K-8 materials, assessments, and fifteen (15) sessions on professional development support services for teachers at all elementary and middle schools.

Renewal Contract/Item   [  ]           New Contract/Item   [X]

Requisition # from BEST: 22*926

Name of Funding Source and/or Location: Title I - Educational Services Division

Funding Account Number: 01.0-30100.0-00000-21000-5850-7350000

Total Amount: $12,750.00 per session

[X] Approval               [  ] Denial

The administration requests approval to enter into an agreement with The Breakthrough Coach, Inc., to provide systemic support for administrators and classified staff from November 2021 to December 2022.

Renewal Contract/Item   [  ]           New Contract/Item   [X]    

Requisition # from BEST:  22*1309

Name of Funding Source and/or Location: Title II - Educational Services 

Funding Account Number: 01.0-40350.0-00000-72000-5220-7490000

Amount: $354.00 per session

[X] Approval               [  ] Denial

The administration requests approval to renew an agreement with Todd Macy to provide technical assistance and support for the Federal Program Monitoring (FPM) audit from November 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022.

Mr. Macy has been assisting the Lynwood Unified School District in completing successful Federal Program Monitoring (FPM) audits since 2019. Mr. Macy's work has created systems for our District to maintain stellar evaluations by the Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE). Mr. Macy has over 30 years of experience in federal and state programs, and fiscal monitoring. Mr. Macy's reputation as a quality consultant in compliance monitoring is both well-renowned and respected in our neighboring districts. 

Mr. Macy and his services provide essential technical assistance for a successful Federal Program Monitoring audit expected in the Spring of 2022. Mr. Macy will provide technical assistance, support, and guidance in the areas of Compensatory Education (CE), Title I/Supporting Effective Instruction (SEI), Title II/English Learner (EL) Programs, Title III/Fiscal Monitoring (FM), Titles I-IV, and Educational Equity (EE). Mr. Macy will also provide support to the Equity, Access, and Instructional Services Department (EAI) by implementing processes and procedures to ensure compliance of state and federal guidelines at the District Office and school sites implementing supplemental federal programs.

Additionally, Mr. Macy will provide ongoing monitoring, guidance, support and next steps to ensure compliance, as needed.

Cost for Mr. Macy's services is $100.00 per hour, not to exceed $5,000.00 per month.

Renewal Contract/Item   [X]           New Contract/Item   [  ]   

Requisition # from BEST: 22*1281

Name of Funding Source and/or Location: Title I - Equity, Access and Instructional Services

Funding Account Number: 01.0-30100.0-00000-21000-5850-7350000

Amount: Not to exceed $5,000 per month.

[X] Approval               [  ] Denial

The following is the Certificated Personnel Report for October 28, 2021, which details personnel employment actions before the Board, such as, but not limited to: hiring, changes of status, separations, leaves for approval and/or ratification, and extra-duty honorariums.

Renewal Contract/Item   [  ]           New Contract/Item   [X]    

Requisition # from BEST: N/A

Name of Funding Source and/or Location: Various Funding Sources

Funding Account Number: Various Funding Sources

[X] Approval               [  ] Denial

Administration requests approval of the District's initial proposal for 2020-2021 contract negotiations with the Lynwood Teachers Association (LTA), for the purpose of sunshining. A public hearing on the proposal will be held at the meeting of the Board of Education on November 18, 2021.

Prior to the commencement of contract negotiations between a Governing Board and any represented employee group, initial contract proposals must be publicly disclosed (e.g. "sunshined") at a regular meeting of the Board of Education. After the public has had an opportunity to inspect and review the initial proposal, an open public hearing of the Board must be conducted to receive any public comments regarding the proposal. This item is being presented for sunshining purposes only and any public comment will be at the Nov. 18, 2021 meeting.

The Lynwood Unified School District makes the following proposal for a successor agreement to the LUSD/LTA Collective Bargaining Agreement. Unless otherwise indicated, proposals are in conceptual format.  LUSD reserves the right to make additional proposals during the course of negotiations.  All agreements reached on individual items shall be tentative, subject to final ratification by LTA and approval by the LUSD Board of Education.

LUSD proposes to add, modify, or delete language in the following areas:

Article 10 - Hours of Employment & Working Conditions

LUSD proposes modifications that benefit students and staff and ensure compliance with state law.

LUSD proposes modifications to the appendices and index as necessitated by agreements made related to the articles indicated above.

Renewal Contract/Item   [  ]           New Contract/Item   [X]    

Requisition # from BEST: N/A 

Name of Funding Source and/or Location: N/A

Funding Account Number: N/A

Amount: N/A

Prior to the commencement of contract negotiations between a Governing Board and any represented employee group, initial contract proposals must be publicly disclosed (i.e., "sunshined") at a regular meeting of the Board of Education. After the public has had an opportunity to inspect and review the initial proposal, an open public hearing of the Board must be conducted to receive any public comments regarding the proposal. This item is to share the contract article Lynwood Teachers Association (LTA) intends to negotiate. The open public hearing on the LTA initial proposal will be conducted at the regular meeting of the Board of Education on November 18, 2021.

The Lynwood Unified Teachers Association (LTA) makes the following proposal for reopener of the LUSD / LTA Collective Bargaining Agreement. LTA reserves the right to make additional proposals during the course of negotiations. All agreements reached on individual items shall be tentative, subject to ratification by the LTA Bargaining Unit and approval of the LUSD Board of Education.

LTA proposes to add, modify, or delete language in:

• Article VIII: Salary and Salary Schedules Rules and Regulations - Negotiate across the board salary increases for all bargaining unit members, effective July 1, 2021, and in future years. Explore structural improvements to current bargaining unit employee salary schedules. Update honorarium pay schedule. Update language regarding the per diem rate of pay and the hourly rate of pay. Update current contract language accordingly. 
  
  
• Article IX: Health and Welfare Benefits - Adjust and update employer and employee contributions to health, dental, and vision premiums to provide greater structural equity between employer and employee costs. Update current contract language accordingly. 
  
  
• Article XI: Special Education - Update current contract language pertaining to work load and class size and caseload ratios for special education teachers, Resource Specialist Program teachers and speech pathologists and other affected bargaining unit members. Include processes and recourse in the event a class or caseload exceeds specific ratios.

Renewal Contract/Item   [  ]           New Contract/Item   [X]    

Requisition # from BEST: N/A

Name of Funding Source and/or Location: N/A

Funding Account Number: N/A

Amount: N/A

Administration requests the approval of a new job description for the position of K-12 Pathway Instructional Lead: Strong Workforce Program.

The Human Resources Department will undertake job description additions and revisions as updates are required. Updates generally include new certification requirements, job expectations, and legal and compliance issues such as the physical requirements of the position. The K-12 Pathway Instructional Lead position is a grant funded new position under the direction of the Secondary Education Department. The Lead will plan, coordinate, organize and support the operations and activities of the CTE programs of local community colleges and collaborative partner school districts.

Renewal Contract/Item   [  ]           New Contract/Item   [X]    

Requisition # from BEST: N/A

Name of Funding Source and/or Location: N/A

Funding Account Number: N/A

Amount: N/A

[X] Approval               [  ] Denial

The following is the Classified Personnel Report for October 28, 2021, which details personnel employment actions before the Board, such as, but not limited to: hiring, change-of-status, limited-term employment, extra-duty, resignation, retirement, leaves for approval and/or ratification.

Renewal Contract/Item   [  ]           New Contract/Item   [X]   

Requisition # from BEST: N/A

Name of Funding Source and/or Location: Various Funding Sources

Funding Account Number: Various Funding Sources

Amount: Varies

The administration requests approval for Campus Monitors to work two (2) additional hours on a Limited Term assignment to assist with COVID-related screening and other school site needs. On September 23, 2021, the Board approved a request for the limited-term request for additional two-hours with an end date of October 31, 2021. The effects of the pandemic are continuing and this request extends the additional two hours until December 17, 2021.

List of Campus Monitors (Salary Range 014) on a separate attachment.

Renewal Contract/Item   [  ]           New Contract/Item   [X]   

Requisition # from BEST: Various

Name of Funding Source and/or Location: Various

Funding Account Number: Various

Amount: Varies

[X] Approval               [  ] Denial

Staff requests approval to review and ratify Purchase Orders for the period beginning September 21, 2021 through October 5, 2021, per Education Code 17605 and 42636.

Renewal Contract/Item   [  ]           New Contract/Item   [X]

Requisition # from BEST: Various

Name of Funding Source and/or Location: Various

Funding Account Number: Various

Amount: $2,308,272.96

[X] Approval               [  ] Denial

Staff requests approval of the Warrant and ACH Schedule for the period of September 22, 2021 through October 5, 2021.

Renewal Contract/Item   [  ]      New Contract/Item   [X]   

Requisition # from BEST: N/A

Name of Funding Source and/or Location: Various

Funding Account Number: Various

[X] Approval               [  ] Denial

Staff requests acceptance of Cash Collection Report #2  for FY 2021/2022.

The following is a list of Cash Collections received by the Accounting Department during the period of August 3, 2021 to September 29, 2021.

Renewal Contract/Item  [    ]           New Contract/Item [X] 

Requisition # BEST: N/A

Name of Funding Source and/or Location: Various

Funding Account Number: Various

Amount: $1,555,786.95

[X] Approval          [   ] Denial

Staff requests ratification of service agreement with Easy Workforce Software for a cloud-based time clock system for Child Nutrition site operations from July 1, 2021 through July 31, 2022.  

The system allows the District to better track attendance and improve documentation as required by federal funds in an effective and efficient manner while reducing strain on staff. The agreement includes software for $2,805.00, equipment for $12,240.00, and system set up and training for $650.00, for total cost of $15,695.00 for district-wide services.

Renewal Contract/Item   [  ]           New Contract/Item   [X]   

Requisition # from Best: 220000000572-7810000-1 

Name of Funding Source and/or Location: Child Nutrition Fund 13

Funding Account Number: 01.0-32120.0-00000-37000-5840-7810000

Amount: $15,695.00

[X] Approval               [  ] Denial

Staff requests approval to renew legal service agreement with Olivarez Madruga Lemeux O'Neill for general and special legal counseling services under Education Code Section 17596.

Renewal Contract/Item   [X]           New Contract/Item   [  ]   

Requisition # from BEST: N/A

Name of Funding Source and/or Location: Unrestricted General Fund

Funding Account Number: 01.0-00000.0-00000-71000-5250-7690000

Amount: As needed

[X] Approval               [  ] Denial

The administration requests approval of Resolution No. 21-22/21 - declaring the month of October 2021 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Renewal Contract/Item   [  ]           New Contract/Item   [X]   

Requisition # from BEST: N/A

Name of Funding Source and/or Location: N/A

Funding Account Number: N/A

Amount: N/A

[X] Approval               [  ] Denial

The administration requests approval of Resolution No: 21-22/22, in support of the National Unhoused Youth Awareness Month.

Lynwood Unified School District acknowledges November is National Unhoused Youth Awareness Month. As many as 2.5 million youth in the United States seek temporary or long term shelter at least once per year. Furthermore, we know that unhoused students have been significantly impacted by the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic since early 2020. It is our District's commitment to provide our unhoused students and their families the available resources and support to ensure every student receives the assistance they may need.

In collaboration with community partners, the district outreach resources include backpacks, school supplies, books, clothing, food, partnerships with shelters and other needed items to address the educational needs of unhoused youth in the Lynwood community. Our goal is to increase collaboration between schools and the community to remove barriers that impact our students' ability to achieve academic excellence and thrive despite their current living situation.

Renewal Contract/Item   [  ]           New Contract/Item   [X]    

Requisition # from BEST: N/A

Name of Funding Source and/or Location: N/A

Funding Account Number: N/A

Amount: No Cost to the District

[X] Approval          [  ] Denial

The administration requests approval to enter into an agreement with Studio Spectrum to provide professional video production services during the 2021-22 school year.

Studio Spectrum will assist the District with various video productions. The profession video production package includes the following:

- Live-to-tape switch of 2 HD cameras and video media asset playback
- Implementation and design of HD full screen title
- Three person crew (including camera operator, technical director, broadcast engineer)
- Live audio mixing
- Camera equipment rental
- Web streaming live event broadcasting

Cost includes the State of the District video production services at $4,500.00 plus approval for four (4) additional events during the 2021-22 school year. Services will include the same services listed above for a half-day production only. The cost for each half-day production package will be approximately $2,950.00.

Renewal Contract   [  ]           New Contract   [X]

Requisition # from BEST: TBD

Funding Source and/or Location: Unrestricted Funds

Funding Account Number: 01.0-00000.0-00000-72000-5850-7690000 

Amount: Approximately $16,300.00