This is the opportunity for members of the public to address the Governing Board on any Closed Session item described in this notice. In accordance with the Brown Act, unless an item has been placed on the published agenda, there shall be no action taken. The Board may: 1) acknowledge receipt of the information, 2) refer to staff for further study, 3) ask clarifying questions, or 4) refer the matter to the next Board meeting agenda.

This is the opportunity for members of the public to address the Governing Board on any item described in this notice or any other issue. In accordance with the Brown Act, unless an item has been placed on the published agenda, there shall be no action taken. The Board may: 1) acknowledge receipt of the information, 2) refer to staff for further study, 3) ask clarifying questions, or 4) refer the matter to the next Board meeting agenda.

This is the opportunity for community partners listed below to provide an update to the Governing Board regarding their respective organization. In accordance with the Brown Act, the Board may: 1) acknowledge receipt of the information, 2) refer to staff for further study, 3) ask clarifying questions, or 4) refer the matter to the next Board meeting agenda.

• Home & School Club - Blossom Hill Elementary School

• Home & School Club - Daves Avenue Elementary School

• Home & School Club - Lexington Elementary School

• Home & School Club - Louise Van Meter Elementary School

• Home & School Club - R.J. Fisher Middle School

• Los Gatos Elementary Teachers Association

• Los Gatos Union Classified Employees Association

• Los Gatos Education Foundation

It is the recommendation of the Superintendent that the Governing Board approve the minutes as presented.

There is no financial impact at this time.

The warrant register for the month of December 2021 is presented to the Governing Board for approval and action. It is the recommendation of the Chief Business Official and Superintendent that the Governing Board approve the warrant register for the payment of invoices for goods and services as presented.

It is the recommendation of the Chief Business Official and Superintendent that the Governing Board approve the warrant register for the payment of invoices for goods and services as presented.

There is no financial impact at this time.

The service contracts as of January 11, 2022 are presented to the Governing Board for approval and action. It is the recommendation of the Chief Business Official and Superintendent that the Governing Board approve the service contracts for the payment of services as presented.

The service contracts as of January 11, 2022 are presented to the Governing Board for approval and action. It is the recommendation of the Chief Business Official and Superintendent that the Governing Board approve the service contracts for the payment of services as presented.

Financial impact is outlined by each contract.

CLASSIFIED EMPLOYMENT

Betty Perez Centurion Food Service Associate II at R.J. Fisher Middle School has increased to (.75 FTE) effective January 3, 2022.

CLASSIFIED RESIGNATION

Rance Hodge Jr., PE Specialist (.225 FTE) at Lexington Elementary has submitted his resignation effective January 6, 2022.

An out-of-state education conference for the Superintendent is presented to the Governing Board for approval and action. It is the recommendation of the Superintendent that the Governing Board approve the conference as presented.

AASA National Conference on Education
Attendees:  Paul Johnson
Date: 02/16/22 - 02/19/22
Location:Nashville, TN
Conference: $705.00
Travel/lodging/meal expenses:  $1400

It is the recommendation of the Superintendent that the Governing Board approve the conference as presented.

The proposed Overnight Study Trips (5th Grade science camps) for the 2021-2022 school year are presented to the Governing Board for approval and action. It is the recommendation of the Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment and the Superintendent that the Governing Board approve the proposed study trips as presented.

All overnight study trips must be approved by the Governing Board prior to student attendance on these trips. 

For the 2021-22 school year the following overnight study trips have been planned:

Blossom Hill

Camp Arroyo, Livermore, CA., March 14-16, 2022, $340/student

Van Meter       

YMCA Camp Campbell, Boulder Creek, CA., February 8-11, 2022, $375/student

Daves Avenue

Santa Cruz County Outdoor Science School, Watsonville, CA., March 1-4, 2022, $400/student

Lexington     

Exploring New Horizons, Santa Cruz, CA., March 16-18, 2022, $345/student

It is the recommendation of the Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment and the Superintendent that the Governing Board approve the Overnight Study Trips for the 2021-22 school year as presented.

The draft versions of the School Accountability Report Cards for 2020-2021 are presented to the Governing Board for approval and action. It is the recommendation of the Superintendent that the Governing Board approve the draft versions of the School Accountability Report Cards for 2020-2021 school year as presented.

Pursuant to Education Code Section 35256, state law requires all public schools receiving state funding to prepare and distribute a School Accountability Report Card (SARC). The purpose of the report card is to provide parents and the community with important information about each public school.

These are presented in draft form pending the release of assessment results and other key data from the California Department of Eduction (CDE). The CDE has not provided a release date but has announced that this will occur sometime in January 2022. Upon the release of these data, the SARCs will be updated and then represented to the board.  

Attached are the following drafts:

2020-21 Blossom Hill SARC
2020-21 Daves Avenue SARC
2020-21 Lexington SARC
2020-21 Van Meter SARC
2020-21 RJFisher SARC

It is the recommendation of the Superintendent that the Governing Board approve the School Accountability Report Cards for 2020-21 as presented.

Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment, Rhonda Beasley, will present an update to the Governing Board. This is for informational purposes only. No action will be taken.

The school closures in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years have impacted students academic, behavior, and social-emotional well-being. LGUSD is focusing on student-centered learning to support academic, behavior, and social emotional wellness for each student.  This update to the board will focus on middle school math semester 1 grades for grades 6 and 7.

The public hearing is held for the purpose of taking testimony from the public, regarding the Initial Collective Bargaining Proposals from the Los Gatos Elementary Teachers Association (LGETA) to the Los Gatos Union School District (LGUSD) and LGUSD to LGETA for the 2022-2023 school year.

The Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services/HR will present the initial collective bargaining proposal from the Los Gatos Elementary Teachers Association (LGETA) and the Los Gatos Union School District (LGUSD) to the Governing Board for approval.

This is the initial proposal between the Los Gatos Union School District (LGUSD) and the Los Gatos Elementary Teachers Association (LGETA) for the 2022-23 negotiations cycle.

As required by the contract, the Los Gatos Elementary Teachers Association (LGETA) and the Los Gatos Union School District (LGUSD) will open and negotiate Article 12, Unit Member Benefits and Article 13, Wages, as well as the Collaboration Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs).  The contract also provides for two additional articles to be opened by either side based on the interests of the association and the District.  LGUSD will open Article 14: Temporary Teachers, Shared Contracts, Part-time Contracts and Early Retirement.  LGETA has indicated they would like to open Article 4: Hours of Employment and Article 10: Leaves for this negotiations cycle. 

It is the recommendation of the Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services/HR and the Superintendent that the Governing Board approve the initial proposal for the 2022-23 contract negotiation cycle.

Stephen Roatch, Certified Public Accountant at Stephen Roatch Accountancy Corporation, will present the Los Gatos Union School District Financial Audit Report for 2020-2021 to the Governing Board as required by Education Code for discussion and action.

The Los Gatos Union School District Financial Audit Report for 2020-21 is presented to the Governing Board as required by Education Code for discussion and action.

The grant offers support for programs that allows us to reduce waste and to improve our production, recycling and reuse of food for consumption and would be immediately welcome in our District.   We have avid gardening and green teams at multiple sites including student, staff and community members.  These teams have lead student education and participation in recycling and sorting that have dramatically reduced our trash.  However, the amount of food waste has increased as more students participate in the universal meal program.  We are looking to use different packaging materials and sorting of trash to help further reduce our waste and to help our students successfully be good stewards of our environment.   We believe that we could become a model of waste reduction for other Districts to implement.  In addition, due to our transportation and storage equipment, we are not generally able to successfully save food for reserving.  

Eligible costs include, but are not limited to the following:
Refrigerators, freezers, and refrigeration systems.
Vehicles such as refrigerated trucks.
Transportation such as third party food transportation services.
Storage and collection infrastructure such as food crates and bins

The District has requested a blast chiller, a packaging unit and storage bins to help maintain temperature of the meals to allow for reserving.  Any additional funding received would be used to purchase a new vehicle with refrigeration and electrical outlets. 

• Special Board Meeting (Retreat) - January 27, 2022 at 4:00 p.m.
• Regular Board Meeting - February 17, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. (at R.J. Fisher)
• Regular Board Meeting - March 10, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. (at Daves Avenue)
• Regular Board Meeting - April 21, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. (at Blossom Hill)
• Regular Board Meeting - May 19, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.
• Regular Board Meeting - June 7, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.
• Special Board Meeting - June 9, 2022 at 6:30 p.m.