Background

Pursuant to Education Code (EC) 32280 every school in California is required to develop a comprehensive School Safety Plan to address safety concerns identified through a systematic planning process.  A School Site Council or safety planning committee shall review and update the plan.  Each school shall report on the status of its plan I the annual School Accountability Report Card.

Current Considerations

The plans explain how each site has addressed the required key components.  All plans were approved by the School Site Councils to which community members, representatives from LCTA, CSEA, PTA, and student government were invited. We continue to follow the requirements as set forth in the categorical requirements, however, the categorical funding no longer exists under the new Local Control Funding Formula.  Components of the plans (as per Ed Code 32282) include the following:

1. Assessment of the current status of the school or school-related crimes
2. Child Abuse reporting procedures
3. Disaster procedure, routing and emergency
4. Policies related to suspension, expulsion, or mandatory expulsion and other school designated serious acts which would lead to suspension or expulsion
5. Procedures regarding teacher notification of dangerous students pursuant to EC 49079
6. Sexual harassment policy pursuant to EC 212.5
7. Provisions of any school wide dress code established pursuant to EC 35183
8. Procedures for safe ingress and egress to and from school
9. A safe and orderly environment conducive to learning
10. Rules and procedures pursuant to Chapter 1.2 of Title 15 of the Penal Code
11. Hate crime reporting procedures pursuant to Chapter 1.2 of Title 115 of the Penal Code

The plans will be in effect for the 2018-2019 school year.

Financial Implications

There is  no financial impact to approving the School Safety Plans.

BACKGROUND

The District’s voters approved Measure LCF, a $149,000,000 general obligation bond measure on the November 7, 2017 ballot.  Measure LCF would permit the sale of bonds (the “Bonds”) to finance capital projects authorized thereby (the “Project(s)”).  The District may elect to advance certain of its own funds toward the start of a Project.  The District would advance funds on the knowledge that it could be reimbursed for amounts expended on such improvements from the subsequent sale of any Bonds.  The Internal Revenue Code has certain requirements that need to be satisfied in order for a school district to reimburse itself for costs incurred for capital projects in advance of the sale of tax-exempt Bonds.  In order to qualify for reimbursement of such costs from the proceeds of a Bond issue, the Board must adopt a resolution which satisfies all the requirements of the Internal Revenue Code within 60 days of the date on which the expenditures had been made.

The District’s bond counsel has prepared the attached resolution which complies with applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code and would allow the District to reimburse itself for such advanced Project costs from the proceeds of the first series of Bonds issued under Measure LCF.  The adoption of this resolution does not obligate the District to ever advance its own funds toward Projects.  The adoption of this resolution preserves the option for the Board to decide at a subsequent date whether or not it would be in the best interests of the District to allocate a portion of any Bond proceeds towards the reimbursement of the monies the District might spend in getting started on Projects to be funded from a future bond issuance.

There is a reference in this resolution to a $30,000,000 Bond issue.  The Internal Revenue Code obligates this resolution to include an estimated size of the borrowing from which the reimbursement will occur.  The District is not required to maintain this $30,000,000 amount.  It is included to satisfy a legal requirement and constitutes an estimate of the likely size of a Bond issue that the Board may consider.  If the Board were to sell a larger or a smaller Bond, such decision would not adversely affect its ability to use a portion of the proceeds of such Bond to reimburse the District for these costs.

The Governing Board is requested to approve Reimbursement Resolution #8-17-18  RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LA CAÑADA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT REGARDING ITS INTENTION TO ISSUE TAX-EXEMPT GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.

Background

The District will need services to support the planning and implementation of Measure LCF. Program Management services assist with the tasks of pre-construction planning, bidding, construction and completion of bond projects.

Current Considerations

The District made requests for qualifications (RFQ) from firms to provide Program Management services for Measure LCF. After staff review, panel interviews, and Board presentations, Linik Corporation was selected to provide these services. The long-term agreement will be a multi-year document. This interim agreement is designed to initiate services while the multi-year contract is completed.

Financial Implications

The rates for services are not to exceed $45,500, and an initial purchase order for services will be opened against Fund 40.0. It may be possible to reimburse Fund 40.0 from bond proceeds once the first issuance occurs.

It is recommended that that Governing Board approve this contract. The multi-year contract will be brought back to the March 20, 2018 Board meeting.

The Governing Board is requested to approve the contract with Linik Corporation for Program Management services . The multi-year contract will be brought back to the March 20, 2018 Board meeting.

Background

Each year the technology policies for staff are updated and submitted as an administrative regulation. After research, it was found that the board policy on student technology use needed to be updated due to the vast changes in the past five years. Along with this policy, several others containing technology and district records components also needed updating with changes in educational and government codes. Work is being done on policies relating to technology use, access to and maintenance of district records, website and social media usage, and public records requests.

Current Considerations

Two policies, BP 1340 Public Access to District Records, and BP 6163.4 Student Technology Use, are updated and revised according to CSBA recommendations. Highlights from BP 6163.4 include provisions for staff and administrators to review online resources being used by students, specific notification of online monitoring software used during the instructional day in support of training and protecting students. This concept has been presented annually in the student technology agreement that parents and student sign, but it had not been outlined in the board policy. The public records request policy has been updated to reflect the recent San Jose court case decision about personal devices and business conducted on those devices.

These are the first two in a series to be reviewed in the coming months.  

Financial Implications

No financial implications at this time.

It is recommended that the Governing Board review the policy changes and engage in discussion.

The Governing Board is requested to review the policy changes and engage in discussion.

It is recommended that the Governing Board approve the Personnel Report as presented.

In order for new graduates to qualify for California Teaching Credentials they must have practical experience in a classroom.  The district has provided this opportunity for local university students for many years. Some of our teachers started in the district as student teachers.

The approval of the agreement at this time does not mean that the district will have student teachers and/or interns but rather is contractually prepared for one to begin.  This agreement is effective immediately.  The provisions of this agreement may be terminated, altered, changed, or amended by mutual consent of either the district or California State University, Northridge.

It is recommended that the Governing Board approve entering into a Student Teaching Agreement with California State University, Northridge.

The Governing Board is requested to approve entering into a Student Teaching Agreement with California State University, Northridge.

Background

At the start of the 2017-18 school year, LCUSD administration identified wellness as a key priority for program development and implementation.  To assist in this work, Kerry Ann Lambert was hired as the LCUSD wellness consultant.  Through the end of calendar y ear 2017, Ms. Lambert was compensated as an hourly employee for services rendered for staff professional development.  This method of compensation was both expedient and appropriate, as Ms. Lambert worked for LCUSD in early 2017 as a substitute paraprofessional. 

Current Considerations

With the advent of calendar year 2018, LCUSD finds it appropriate to create for Ms. Lambert an independent service contract which will allow her to be paid on a monthly basis for the five months remaining in school year 2017-18.

Financial Implications

The District will use one time dollars from the 2017-18 budget year to support this LCAP goal.  A purchase order has been opened in the sum of $7,200 that will be paid by Ms. Lambert in five equal installments for the period of January 2018 until May 2018.

The Governing Board is requested to approved the LCHS Special Activity request to attend Wrestling CIF February 15-17, 2018 in Temecula, California.

The Governing Board is requested to approved the LCHS Spec Acts request to attend SEALFIT Training beginning with an overnight at LCHS on Friday, March 2, 2018 and heading to Encinitas Beach, California on Saturday, March 3, 2018 for training.

The Governing Board is requested to approved the LCHS Special Activity request to attend Chamber Singers Performance Tour to New Orleans, Louisiana: March 21-25, 2018.

The Governing Board is requested to approved the LCHS Special Activity request to attend Girls State Wrestling February 22-24, 2018 in Visalia, California