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Notice of Special Meeting
Benicia USD
August 03, 2021 6:00PM
Benicia Unified School District Board Room 350 East K Street Benicia, CA 94510. This meeting will be in-person meeting and mask are mandatory. For those not in-person, we will continue to Livestream and record via the BUSD YouTube channel.

1. CALL TO ORDER - 6:00 p.m. (Procedural Item)
2. ROLL CALL (Procedural Item)
3. Open Session - 6:00 P.M. (Procedural Item)Was edited within 24 hours of the Meeting
3.1. Announcement (Action Item)
Quick Summary / Abstract:
This meeting is recorded for live-streaming and archiving on the District YouTube channel linked here for your convenience.
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA (Action Item)
Actions:
Motion
Passed with a motion by Mark Maselli and a second by Diane Ferrucci.
Vote:
Yes Diane Ferrucci.
Yes CeCe Grubbs.
Yes Mark Maselli.
Yes Gethsemane Moss.
Yes Sheri Zada.
5. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (Procedural Item)
6. REPORTS - (NO ACTION REQUIRED) (Procedural Item)
6.1. Superintendent Report (Procedural Item)
6.2. Board Reports (Procedural Item)
7. COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC (Procedural Item)
Quick Summary / Abstract:

PLEASE NOTE:  BUSD has moved to in-person board meetings. We ask that members of the public who wish to attend, including those who wish to address the board,  wear masks at all times.  Members of the public may address the Board at a meeting on any item within the Board's jurisdiction. Speaker cards must be completed requesting to address the Board and are available at the back table and may be submitted to the Board Secretary at the meeting. The  board president will call all the “open session” public comments to the specific items then being discussed by the Board (Board Bylaw 9323) during the public comment item. The Governing Board allows speakers to speak at meetings on agendized and non-agendized matters under public comment. Comments are limited to no more than three minutes per speaker. By law, no action may be taken on any item raised during the public comment periods and matters may be referred to staff for placement on a future agenda of the Governing Board.
8. COMMUNICATIONS/INFORMATIONAL ITEMS (Procedural Item)
8.1. Updates on New Legislation (Information Item)
Speaker:
Dr. Leslie Beatson, Assistant Superintendent Ed Services
Rationale:

Dr. Leslie Beatson, Assistant Superintendent of Education Services, and Mrs. Julie Corona, Director of Student Services, will present information on the new legislation passed in July.  The report will provide summaries of Assembly Bill 104 in regards to retention, pass/no pass, and graduation exemptions.  In addition, the report will provide information on Assembly Bill 130 in regard to Independent Study.  This component of the report will detail the requirements of the bill as well as BUSD's plan for implementing the Independent Study program.

 

Presentation
 
8.2. First Reading of the Following Board Policy: BP/AR 6158 Independent Study (Information Item)
Speaker:
Julie Corona, Director of Student Services
Rationale:

Policy updated to reflect NEW LAW, Assembly Bill 130, which requires that all districts, for the 2021-22 school year, offer an independent study option to students whose health would be put at risk by in-person instruction, as determined by the parent or guardian.

 

Presentation
 
Attachments:
1-BP 6158 Independent Study
AR 6158 Independent Study
8.3. Update on the Health and Safety Guidance for the 2021-22 School Year (Information Item)
Speaker:
Dr. Gill Khushwinder, Assistant Superintendent HR
Rationale:

To ensure staff and student health and safety, Benicia Unified School District (BUSD) will follow California Department of Public Health (CDPH) guidance as it relates to COVID-19 Health and Safety Guidance during the 2021-22 school year.

Presentation
 
8.4. Budget Update for the 2021-22 State Adopted Budget (Information Item)
Speaker:
Tim Rahill, Chief Business Official
Rationale:
Presentation on the 2021-22 State Adopted Budget.
 
Attachments:
Pocket.Budget.SSC.2021.7.15
9. ADJOURNMENT (Procedural Item)
Disability Information:
In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (ADA), if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact Georgina Martinez at 747-8300, ext. 1211. Notification 48 prior to the meeting will enable the District to make reasonable arrangement to ensure accessibility to this meeting (28 CFR 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II).

Published: August 2, 2021, 4:42 PM

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