Opportunities for public input occur at the beginning of each agenda item and at Oral Communication (for items not on the agenda). Persons wishing to address the Board should complete a blue request form, available on the information table, and submit it to the Board Secretary. Each topic or item is limited to 30 minutes; each speaker is limited to 3 minutes.

Conducted in accordance with applicable sections of California law, Closed Sessions are not open to the general public. If additional time is required, the Board will reconvene the Closed Session at the end of the regular meeting.

The Board of Education has established policies and standards of behavior in order to promote learning and protect the safety and well-being of all students. When these policies and standards are violated, it may be necessary to suspend or expel a student from regular classroom instruction.

In accordance with Education Code Sections 35146 and 48918, actions of student discipline relative to expulsions are reviewed and acted upon by the Board. In addition, Board Policy, Administrative Regulation, and Administrative Procedure 5144 delineates the program and procedures to be utilized related to student conduct including the expulsion and readmission procedures for students.

IUSD/Parham/Wirth
Board Agenda
February 17, 2015

According to California Education Code 32281, school districts are responsible for the overall development of all comprehensive school safety plans for its schools operating kindergarten or any grades 1 to 12.  A “safety plan” is defined as a plan to develop strategies aimed at the prevention of, and education about, potential incidents involving crime and violence on the school campus. 

California Education Code 32282 states that the Comprehensive School Safety Plan shall include, but not be limited to, both of the following:

2) Identifying appropriate strategies and programs that will provide or maintain a high level of school safety and address the school’s procedures for complying with existing laws related to school safety.

Each year, schools make current their Comprehensive School Safety Plan.  For the 2014-15 year, schools revised their safety plans in the fall so that these plans are the most accurate for the entire school year. The goal is a safe and positive school environment that supports and encourages student learning. 

The district continues to experience need for non-public school and agency (NPS/NPA) services. Provision of service is mandated by law under the Individuals with Disabilities

Education Act (IDEA) for one or more of the following reasons:

• Student has been placed in one of the district’s less restrictive programs and has been found to need a more restrictive setting. The change of placement occurs through the IEP process.

• Student was placed in a NPS or NPA program by another school district prior to the student’s Irvine residency. The placement will continue until reviewed by the IEP team.

• District is unable to provide the type or amount of service required in the student’s IEP due to lack of staff with appropriate qualifications or level of expertise.

• Students, with extreme mental health needs, who are in danger of harming themselves or others and have not been successful in less restrictive placements, may be placed in residential NPS schools in California or out-of-state placements.

Each year the district prepares a master agreement for special education services with nonpublic schools and nonpublic agencies. In addition to the general agreement, individual service agreements for each identified special education student are negotiated at each IEP meeting. NPS/NPA providers work cooperatively with the district to provide services unattainable within the district or other local public schools.

IUSD/Parham/Miller
Board Agenda
February 17, 2015

The following list contains the bid category, contractor, and the date the Board of Education approved the listed contracts for the Cypress Village Elementary School project.

On January 21, 2015, K.A.R. Construction, Inc., the contractor for Bid Package #32-2 at the Portola High School project, submitted a request to substitute Upland Contracting, Inc. for the listed subcontractor, Shipley Rebar, Inc., for concrete reinforcement.

K.A. R. Construction, Inc. has requested that the listed subcontractor, Shipley Rebar Inc., be released from their contract in accordance with Public Contract Code Section 4100 et seq., due to the subcontractor’s failure or refusal to execute a written contract for the scope of work specified in the subcontractor’s bid.

On January 30, 2015, staff notified Shipley Rebar, Inc. of the substitution request, in accordance with Public Contract Code 4100, which allows five (5) business days for Shipley Rebar, Inc. to file any written objection(s).

Having received no such objections, Public Contract Code Section 4107 then allows approval of the prime contractor’s request by the Board of Education, or it’s duly authorized officer, prior to substitution.

IUSD/Fogarty/Linton
Board Agenda
February 17, 2015

On February 3, 2015, K.A.R. Construction, Inc., the contractor for Bid Package #32-2 at the Portola High School project, submitted a request to substitute Regan Paving for the listed subcontractor, Onyx Paving, Inc., for asphalt paving, signage, and striping.

K.A. R. Construction, Inc. has requested that the listed subcontractor, Onyx Paving, Inc., be released from their contract in accordance with Public Contract Code Section 4100 et seq., due to the subcontractor’s failure or refusal to execute a written contract for the scope of work specified in the subcontractor’s bid.

On February 3, 2015, staff notified Onyx Paving, Inc. of the substitution request, in accordance with Public Contract Code 4100, which allows five (5) business days for Onyx Paving, Inc. to file any written objection(s).

Having received no such objections, Public Contract Code Section 4107 then allows approval of the prime contractor’s request by the Board of Education, or it’s duly authorized officer, prior to substitution.


IUSD/Fogarty/Linton
Board Agenda
February 17, 2015

Jeffrey Trail Middle School was master planned to accommodate 1,200 students with 800 students in permanent capacity per Board Policy 7112. Based on the projected enrollment, there is a need to increase capacity by six (6) classrooms to accommodate up to 1,200 students. Staff is recommending these classrooms be placed this summer in anticipation of the enrollment needs.  It is projected that this school site will need to house students at the maximum capacity for more than five (5) years; therefore, staff is recommending that modular classrooms (“villa-style”) are placed in lieu of standard relocatable classrooms. Staff recommends these modular classrooms be purchased and staff will seek any available state funding to off-set the project costs.

On June 21, 2011, the Board authorized staff to issue a Request For Qualifications (RFQ) for architectural services on upcoming projects. The RFQ was issued on July 6, 2011. A total of thirty-eight (38) firms responded by submitting their qualifications as outlined in the RFQ.  Staff issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) to five (5) firms on December 8, 2014, to seek design firms to provide Architectural services for the placement of six (6) relocatable buildings at Jeffrey Trail Middle School. Four (4) firms responded by submitting their proposal.

Staff recommends the firm IBI Group be retained for architectural services for placement of six (6) relocatable buildings at Jeffrey Trail Middle School based on IBI’s past work experience with other school districts on modular projects as well as their overall value.  


IUSD/Fogarty/Linton
Board Agenda
February 17, 2015

In preparing for the opening of Portola Springs Elementary School, staff is requesting approval to purchase and place two (2) Irvine Child Care Project (ICCP) relocatables on site.

At the regularly scheduled meeting of August 19, 2014, the Board renewed the contract for Bid Package No. R-01, relocatable purchases, to Silver Creek Industries, Inc. This renewal allows the District to avoid price fluctuations associated with market conditions while still allowing flexibility to use piggy-back bids that offer a more competitive price for a specific and unique need. IUSD will purchase the relocatables and ICCP will reimburse IUSD.

The purchase price for one (1) 24’ x 40’ relocatable with a restroom is $103,681.80 and the purchase price for one (1) 48’ x 40’ with two (2) restrooms is $209,823.48. The scope of the work includes all delivery, installation, set up, and supervision costs.

The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance document for Portola Springs Elementary School provides for the placement of these relocatables within the maximum capacity requirements per the Mitigated Negative Declaration, as Board approved on March 18, 2014.


IUSD/Fogarty/Linton
Board Agenda
February 17, 2015

Bids were opened and publicly read aloud at 2:00 p.m. on January 29, 2015.

The following list contains the numbered bid category, along with a brief description of the scope of work contained in the category.

 Staff is recommending the Board take action on the following items:

 1)  Three (3) bidders submitted requests for relief due to clerical error(s) under Public Contract Code Section 5100 et seq.  These bidders provided specific information about how the mistakes(s) occurred and made the bids materially different than they intended.

 2)  The following contractors have been determined to be the lowest qualified and responsive bidders and are within the amount budgeted for the category.  Staff has verified references and bid documentation.

IUSD/Fogarty/Linton
Board Agenda
February 17, 2015

IUSD/O’Donovan
Board Agenda
February 17, 2015

The Provisional Internship Permit (PIP) was created in response to the phasing out of emergency permits and became effective on July 1, 2005.  It allows an employing agency to fill an immediate staffing need by hiring an individual who has not yet met the subject matter competence requirement needed to enter an intern program. 

 Irvine Unified School District seeks to apply to the State of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing for an Education Specialist (Moderate/Severe) Provisional Internship Permit for employee 55057.

 The Education Specialist PIP authorizes the holder to teach in an area of specialization listed on the credential in the following settings:  special day classes, special schools, home/hospital settings, correctional facilities, nonpublic, nonsectarian schools and agencies defined in Education Code sections 56365 and 56366, and resource rooms.

IUSD/O'Donovan
Board Agenda
February 17, 2015