Notice of Regular Meeting Benicia USD February 17, 2022 6:00PM Benicia Unified School District Board Room 350 East K Street Benicia, CA 94510. This meeting will be in-person and masks are mandatory. For those not in-person, we will continue to Livestream and it will be recorded via the BUSD YouTube channel.
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Approval of Agenda as presented |
Approval of Agenda as presented Passed with a motion by Mark Maselli and a second by Diane Ferrucci. |
Yes Diane Ferrucci. Yes CeCe Grubbs. Yes Mark Maselli. Yes Gethsemane Moss. Yes Sheri Zada.
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Dr. Khushwinder Gill, Assistant Superintendent Human Resources |
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Alice Wells, LHS and Ally Ballinger, ASB President and/or Marie Markus, ASB V.P. form BHS |
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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 a mask over their nose and mouth at all times. All functions of the Board meeting, including public comments, will take place in person. Members of the public may address the Board at a regular meeting on any item within the Board's jurisdiction. Speaker cards are available on the entrance table. Please note the item you wish to speak to and submit a card to the Board Secretary. The Board President will call all the "open session" general comments (Gov. Code Section 54954.3) during the public comment item. Comments for items on the agenda will be called during the specific item. Comments are limited to no more than three minutes per speaker or the board may limit the total time to 20 minutes per item with the timer displayed on the monitors. 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. Please be reminded to keep your comments respectful as students may be watching the board meeting, thank you. |
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Approval of the Consent Calendar as presented. |
Approval of the Consent Calendar as presented Passed with a motion by Diane Ferrucci and a second by Gethsemane Moss. |
Yes Diane Ferrucci. Yes CeCe Grubbs. Yes Mark Maselli. Yes Gethsemane Moss. Yes Sheri Zada.
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All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered by the Board to be routine and will be approved by the Board in one motion. There will be no discussion on these items unless members of the Board, staff or public request specific items to be pulled and discussed. |
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Sheri Zada, President |
Board President Sheri Zada will provide the Governing Board and members of the public the opportunity to hear presentations from consultants from Leadership Associates and McPherson & Jacobson LLC in order to make the selection of the search firm that will be guiding the District in the Superintendent search process. |
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Approval of the proposal/contract |
A motion was made by Trustee Ferrucci for the approval of the Leadership Associates proposal/contract Failed with a motion by Diane Ferrucci and a second by Sheri Zada. |
Yes Diane Ferrucci. No CeCe Grubbs. No Mark Maselli. No Gethsemane Moss. Yes Sheri Zada.
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Approval of the Mcpherson & Jacobson L.L.C proposal/contract Passed with a motion by Mark Maselli and a second by CeCe Grubbs. |
No Diane Ferrucci. Yes CeCe Grubbs. Yes Mark Maselli. Yes Gethsemane Moss. No Sheri Zada.
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Leadership Associates Search Proposal McPherson & Jacobson LLC Proposal
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Sean Thompson, Safety Coordinator |
The safety of students and staff is of the utmost importance and an essential component of ensuring student and staff safety is the annual development and review of the Comprehensive School Safety plans for each site and the Emergency Operations Plan for the District. Each site works with their stakeholders annually to update the plan through the School Site Council or through a School Safety Committee.
The comprehensive plans include both procedures to use in case of an emergency and strategies to use to create a safe and healthy school climate. The safety plans are approved by School Site Councils/Safety Committees annually and are presented to the governing board for review and approval.
Over the past few years the plans have seen significant growth, including district-standardized best practices for emergency response and they are approved by BPD/BFD. The Safety Plans are not published publicly due to a recommendation by law enforcement. The plans are available in the Superintendent's office for review.
The governing board is being asked to review and approve site comprehensive school safety plans as well as the district emergency operations plan. |
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Approval of the Site and District Safety Plans as presented
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Approval of the Site and District Safety Plans as presented Passed with a motion by Mark Maselli and a second by Sheri Zada. |
Yes Diane Ferrucci. Yes CeCe Grubbs. Yes Mark Maselli. Yes Gethsemane Moss. Yes Sheri Zada.
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CSSP Document Map 2022
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Stephanie Rice, Director of Ed. Services and June Regis, Director of Early Childhood/Adult Education |
Ms. Stephanie Rice and Ms. June Regis, Directors of Education Services and Early Childhood/Adult Education, will report on a new program being offered for students who are in our Unduplicated Student Groups (income-eligible, English learners, Foster Youth.) The after-school program, BUSD After Hours, will be held at all 4 elementary schools to provide support in social-emotional learning and academics. This program is part of a new funding, Expanding Learning Opportunity Program (ELOP) received by BUSD. The program will be an expansion of our current CDU after school program. BUSD is partnering with community organizations to provide a robust interest-based, hands-on experience for our students. The purpose of the presentation is to provide information on: - the requirements of the ELOP funding and program
- feedback used in the development of the program
- the structure of the program
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Approval of the ELOP, BUSD After Hours program as presented |
Approval of the ELOP, BUSD After Hours program as presented Passed with a motion by CeCe Grubbs and a second by Mark Maselli. |
Yes Diane Ferrucci. Yes CeCe Grubbs. Yes Mark Maselli. Yes Gethsemane Moss. Yes Sheri Zada.
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BUSD After Hours-ELOP 2021-22
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Dr. Khushwinder Gill, Assistant Superintendent Human Resources |
As the Board is aware, the District employs a number of temporary employees each year to cover teachers on leave. This year the District also hired temporary certificated employees with one time COVID-19 funding. Each year the District must release said temporary employees where there is no longer a position for them to fill and if a position is offered with the use of one time funding. The attached resolution confirms that the employees listed will be non-reemployed, or their positions are reduced, effective at the end of the 2021-2022 school year, and authorizes that the Superintendent and/or her designee give final notice of this action on behalf of the Board as required in Education Code.
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Approval of Resolution No. 21-22-20, Release of Temporary Certificated Employees as presented on a roll call vote
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Approval of Resolution No. 21-22-20, Release of Temporary Certificated Employees as presented on a roll call vote Passed with a motion by Diane Ferrucci and a second by Mark Maselli. |
Yes Diane Ferrucci. Yes CeCe Grubbs. Yes Mark Maselli. Yes Gethsemane Moss. Yes Sheri Zada.
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Resolution 21-22-20 Release of Temporary Certificated
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Dr. Khushwinder Gill, Assistant Superintendent HR |
The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District declares that the District has been unable to recruit enough day-to-day substitute teachers who have had the opportunity to take and pass the California Basic Education Skills Test (CBEST). The District anticipates hiring substitute teachers on the Variable Term CBEST Waiver for the 2021-2022 school year. |
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Approval of the Declaration for CBEST Waiver for 30-Day Substitutes |
Approval of the Declaration for CBEST Waiver for 30-Day Substitutes Passed with a motion by Mark Maselli and a second by Gethsemane Moss. |
Yes Diane Ferrucci. Yes CeCe Grubbs. Yes Mark Maselli. Yes Gethsemane Moss. Yes Sheri Zada.
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Dr. Khushwinder Gill, Assistant Superintendent HR |
Universal Transitional Kindergarten (UTK) program is expected to be implemented at the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year. UTK will expand annually until it is available to all the state’s 4-year-olds by 2025-2026. The plan is to gradually phase in younger students each year. UTK requires to have an instructional assistant to be present in each of the TK classrooms along with the teacher. To hire instructional assistants, Benicia Unified School District needs to get the enclosed job description approved by the Governing Board. |
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Approval of Instructional Assistant Job Description as presented |
Approval of Instructional Assistant Job Description as presented Passed with a motion by Diane Ferrucci and a second by CeCe Grubbs. |
Yes Diane Ferrucci. Yes CeCe Grubbs. Yes Mark Maselli. Yes Gethsemane Moss. Yes Sheri Zada.
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Instructional Assistant Job Description
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Next Regular Governing Board Meeting is March 3, 2022 |
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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). |
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Published: February 11, 2022, 1:27 PM
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