This meeting is recorded for livestreaming and archiving on the District YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/c/beniciaunifiedschooldistrict for your convenience.

PLEASE NOTE: BUSD has moved to in-person Board meetings, masks are strongly recommended, but not required.  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.

Public school teachers, and other school certificated employees, are covered by CalSTRS for their retirement.  Periodically, CalSTRS audits the school districts in regards to compliance with retirement computations and reporting.  On May 12, 2022, CalSTRS provided the attached final report of the Teachers’ Retirement Law Compliance Audit for BUSD.

The Audit Services Department of CalSTRS determined BUSD reported remuneration in addition to salary (special compensation) to CalSTRS in compliance with the Teachers’ Retirement Law for the sampled individuals within the audit period.  The CalSTRS audit report has been provided to the Solano County Office of Education and the district’s external financial auditors.

N/A - The CalSTRS Audit is presented as information.

BUSD has received multiple one-time grants over the past two years.  In an effort to align and stretch expenditures into future years, several adjustments have been made to maximize the budget in outer years.  The presentation will outline the shifts in expenditures to in order to extend actions/services in outer years.

PRESENTATION

Dr.  Beatson, Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services, will provide a report on BUSD's Strategic Plan/LCAP. The purpose of this report is to provide the Board and pubic with information about the data, actions and services included in the draft 2022/23 Strategic Plan/LCAP. 

PRESENTATION

The Governing Board conducts a Public Hearing on the 2022/23 Budget for the BUSD.  The BUSD Budget is prepared with information provided by the State of California and other governing agencies.  The BUSD Budget provides for the State’s 3% Reserve for Economic Uncertainties and the additional Board Policy Reserve.  The district provides a positive certification for the 2022/23 BUSD Budget. The Governing Board of the BUSD will be provided the 2022/23 Budget for its approval at the June 9, 2022 school board meeting.

Presentation

The project was publicly bid to Pre-Qualified Contractors.  The work was identified in our Facilities Master Plan as part of the Benicia Middle School Modernization work.  The scope consists of replacement of the asphalt between the MPR and Gym with concrete.  The project will remedy existing areas that have drainage problems and provide an improved outdoor learning and activities area for the students.

Staff will bring bid results to the Board meeting as the bid opening is May 24^th. 

Mrs. Stephanie Rice,  Director of Education Services, will present the District's plan for Universal Transitional Kindergarten (UTK) Implementation/Expansion Grant.  The purpose of the presentation is to have the Board and public understand:

• purpose of Universal Transitional Kindergarten (UTK)

• the grant requirements & allowable uses 

• the proposed expenditures

Recommendation: Approve the UTK grant as presented

PRESENTATION

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.

Approval of Resolution No. 21-22-29, Release of Temporary Certificated Employees as presented on a roll call vote

As you are aware the governing board shall notify the employee, on or before March 15 of the employee’s second complete consecutive school year of employment by the district in a position or positions requiring certification qualifications, of the decision to reelect or not reelect the employee for the next succeeding school year to the position.

The attached resolution confirms that the employees listed will be non-reelected, 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.