Regular Board Meeting
Natomas USD
August 02, 2017 6:00PM
EDUCATION CENTER - BOARD ROOM
1901 Arena Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95834
Closed Session: 6:00 p.m. Open Session: 6:15 p.m.
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| NOTE: Open Session of Board Meetings are video recorded and available for viewing on the District's website at https://natomasunified.org/board-of-trustees/videos/. Those in attendance should expect that the recordings will capture all activity and discussions before, during, and after meetings. |
| President Kaplan called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. |
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| Teri Burns, Scott Dosick, Micah Grant and Lisa Kaplan were present. Sue Heredia was absent. |
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| President Kaplan announced that the Board would be going in to Closed Session to discuss one potential case of litigation. |
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| PROCEDURE: The Board of Trustees welcomes the public's participation at Board Meetings and has devoted time in the meeting for that purpose. The Board requests that you fill out a Public Comment card and turn it in to the Superintendent's Assistant. Your name will be called under the appropriate agenda item or Public Comment section of the agenda. Presentations from the public are limited to two (2) minutes regarding any item that is within the Board's subject matter jurisdiction. The Board shall limit the total time for public input on each item to 20 minutes. Please note that Government Code Section 54954.2(a) limits the ability of Board Members to respond to public comments. In addition, the Board may not take action on any item which is not on this agenda except as authorized by Government Code 54954.2 |
| There were no public comments. |
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| PROCEDURE: There are a number of exceptions to the requirement that the public business is done in public. The Legislature has articulated these exceptions because of public necessity for confidentiality or because an open disclosure would violate the privacy rights of an employee or a pupil. |
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| Chris Evans, Superintendent |
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| President Kaplan reconvened Open Session at 6:18 p.m. |
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| Teri Burns, Scott Dosick, Micah Grant and Lisa Kaplan were present. Sue Heredia was absent. |
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| President Kaplan announced that no action was taken in Closed Session. |
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| Trustee Burns made a motion to approve the agenda, and Trustee Dosick seconded the motion. Motion passed 4-0. |
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| Talitha Blizzeard, President |
| Talitha Blizzeard, President |
| No report. |
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| Brenda Borge, President |
Brenda Borge, President
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| No report. |
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Trustee Burns stated that she attended the Leadership Institute last week, and that there was a tremendous energy in the room. She stated that it was very exciting to see people working together as a team. Burns thanked Director Vince Caguin and his team from Nutrition Services, and opined that they did a great job with the food at the Bannon Creek parent orientation. She expressed her appreciation for the people doing the grounds and construction work across Natomas Unified this summer. Burns also stated that she was impressed with Director Jim Sanders, and his ability to get the word out and share information with the community at large, not just those who have kids in our schools. She opined that this school year was off to a good start.
Trustee Dosick echoed the comments made by Trustee Burns, and also thanked Associate Superintendent Doug Orr and his facilities team for their hard work this summer. He stated that he loves the communications going out about the construction projects and the first $100 million in bond funds and the incredible return we have been able to get. Dosick commented on the sheer magnitude of projects all going on concurrently. He noted that we have done projects this big before, but never so many at the same time. He opined that there are a lot of balls being juggled. Dosick stated that we are a week out from the first day of school, and while a few tweaks may be needed, it is great to see the new buildings up and a new school opening.
Trustee Grant echoed the comments made by Trustee Burns and Trustee Dosick. He gave a special thanks to Associate Superintendent Doug Orr, Executive Administrative Assistant Christina Huth, and Superintendent Evans for arranging a tour of the new Westlake Charter School facility. He opined that the new facility is amazing, and encouraged others to go check it out.
President Kaplan stated that she also had the opportunity to tour the new Westlake Charter School facility. She opined that they are doing a lot of things very quickly, and as it was with STAR Academy, everyone should expect that the entire school will not be 100% done on the first day of school, but it will be pretty close. She thanked Associate Superintendent Doug Orr for taking on facilities in NUSD. Kaplan stated that she had the opportunity to read for the kids participating in the Freedom School Program at H. Allen Hight, and that the kids were very excited. She noted that the YMCA Youth and Government Program is now accepting applications, and asked that this information be passed on to the High Schools once school began. Kaplan explained that students who participate in this program have the opportunity to do a lot of training at the Capital, where they will learn to understand our legislature. She noted that this program does have a fee, but that they can work with kids on that. Kaplan announced that this Friday our elementary schools are posting class lists, and both Heron School and Paso Verde School are having a welcome back party from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m., Natomas Park is having a welcome back party from 4:30 -6:30 p.m., and H. Allen Hight is having a party from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. She noted that Chandos Tacos would have a food truck at the Paso Verde School party. |
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| Superintendent Evans thanked the classified staff in the Maintenance and Operations department, as well as their leaders, noting that the outside of the school facilities look amazing. He noted that he visited five schools today and walked the interiors of the buildings, and that it is nice to see classrooms ready to go and teachers preparing and getting their classrooms set up. Evans noted that this is his sixth summer in Natomas Unified, and that this is the best the sites have ever looked. He opined that this is the way sites should always look. Evans thanked Associate Superintendent Doug Orr and Director Paul Anderson, as well as the rest of their facilities team, for their hard work and the large amount of construction projects being done for the second year in a row. He noted that some of the new buildings will be open when school starts, but they may not be 100% done. Evans explained that we had predicted flat enrollment for the 2017-18 school year, and recently our enrollment was actually down a bit, but now it is starting to climb. He explained that class lists will have a lot of "ghosts", or kids who will not show up, so the enrollment will continue to fluctuate. Evans gave kudos to the staff at Inderkum High School who are calling these "ghosts" and trying to finalize their enrollment and schedules. He noted that we have a couple years of trends we can go back and look at in order to make our best educated guess for this year's enrollment. Superintendent Evans asked if enrollment was trending higher than last year at this same point, and Associate Superintendent Doug Orr stated that it was hard to say because the enrollments come in waves. Mr. Orr indicated that it is trending in the right direction. Superintendent Evans thanked the School Leadership and Support (SLS) department for the Leadership Institute, and thanked Trustee Burns for attending. He opined that the SLS team put a great deal of work into Leadership Institute, and that they did a great job laying a foundation. Evans stated that he wished Brenda Borge, NHS Counselor and NTA President, was present this evening. He explained that she reached out about the possibility of resuming meetings with himself and the President, and that he called her back and left her a voicemail. He stated that he hoped Ms. Borge was out doing something fun. Evans stated that everyone should check out our recent communications, noting that Jim Sanders recently wrote two stories about our AP and IB successes, as well as a series of construction communications to keep families and neighbors in the know. Evans stated that school opens in under a week, and we will be as ready as possible. He asked that people forgive us in advance if we miss something or make mistakes, and that we will do what we need to do to correct them. |
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| PROCEDURE: The Board of Trustees welcomes the public's participation at Board Meetings and has devoted time in the meeting for that purpose. The Board requests that you fill out a Public Comment card and turn it in to the Superintendent's Assistant. Your name will be called under the appropriate agenda item or Public Comment section of the agenda. Presentations from the public are limited to two (2) minutes regarding any item that is within the Board's subject matter jurisdiction. The Board shall limit the total time for public input on each item to 20 minutes. Please note that Government Code Section 54954.2(a) limits the ability of Board Members to respond to public comments. In addition, the Board may not take action on any item which is not on this agenda except as authorized by Government Code 54954.2. |
| Vanessa Dauterive, retired NUSD teacher, stated that she was asked to speak at the Teacher Summit on July 28, where she had to present a power point. She stated that she reached out to Director of Communications Jim Sanders for help, who responded quickly and joked about his lack of power point skills. She explained that Mr. Sanders connected her with Assistant Superintendent Dr. Joel Rabin, who also quickly responded and helped her put together a professional power point for her presentation. She stated that she was here this evening to express her gratitude for Mr. Sanders and Mr. Rabin for their kindness and generosity, and that her presentation helped make a difference for 600 teachers at Sacramento State. Ms. Dauterive presented Mr. Sanders (who was not present) and Mr. Rabin with a plant. |
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| Doug Orr, Associate Superintendent |
| Doug Orr, Associate Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to receive information on the start of schools, planned actions, and actions already underway to successfully prepare for the start of the 2017-18 school year. |
| The report being presented will include staffing information, enrollment information, deployment of materials, professional development and other actions underway for the successful start of the 2017-18 school year. |
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Associate Superintendent Doug Orr stated this presentation was an update from the Start of Schools presentation he gave at the July 19, 2017 Board Meeting. Mr. Orr began with enrollment numbers, and stated that we are currently 243 students over projection for TK-12. He explained that we know students move, but a lot of times we do not know they have moved until they do not show up for school. Superintendent Evans clarified that that enrollment number being presented was not a total district enrollment number, but rather the number we use for budget and staffing. He explained that if we added in our enrollment at our charter schools, enrollment would be around 15,000 students. President Kaplan stated that we tend to be more conservative when budgeting so we do not overestimate and then end up making cuts. Trustee Burns asked if TK was lagging behind other grades in terms of enrollment. Mr. Orr responded that TK enrollment is actually exceeding our expectations. He explained that TK and Kindergarten are tough enrollment numbers to project because some kids appeal TK and go straight to Kindergarten, while others may choose to stay in TK another year instead of going to Kindergarten. Trustee Burns noted that she still hears people who are in disbelief that school starts in early August. She explained that if a parent is sending their oldest child to school for the first time, they may be surprised at how early in the year school begins. President Kaplan asked Mr. Orr to remind her if we had closed any classes at Paso Verde School (PVS). Mr. Orr responded that there is one TK class at PVS that has enrollment right where we want it, and they are not taking any more TK kids at that site, but other sites have room for TK. He stated that staff are also watching 4th grade at PVS, and that Heron has reached capacity school-wide.
Regarding vaccinations, Mr. Orr explained that since two weeks ago we have brought an additional 200 students into compliance. He stated that parent communication continues for those who have kids not in compliance, and that the B. Teri Burns Health Clinic would be open for extended hours, and during the last enrollment night. Mr. Orr also stated that the mobile clinic would be open and offering immunizations at Natomas Middle School on the first day of school.
Mr. Orr walked Trustees through the list of summer facilities projects, and showed updated pictures. He explained that many of the pictures were taken earlier in the week, and were already out of date because work is happening so fast. Superintendent Evans asked Director AJ Giersch what the kitchen project at Discovery High School was called. Ms. Giersch stated that we are referring to it as the culinary classroom. Evans stated that he thought it had a different name, and asked Associate Heather Garcia if she knew what it was being called. She responded that it was being called the demonstration kitchen. Superintendent Evans stated that part of the money set aside for this year is planning for when we can start a construction and trades program. He explained that we need to figure out how to build it programmatically, but wanted everyone to know that there is a plan to keep expanding options for our Discovery High School (DHS) students. Evans noted that some Discovery students already have the option to go to a similar program at SCOE. He stated that there are more opportunities for DHS students than ever before, and there are more opportunities on the way.
Regarding the new exterior paint at some of the school sites, Trustee Dosick stated that he has had people in the community reach out to him and say that they have never seen American Lakes look so good. He asked that staff pass that along. Mr. Orr stated that there are a lot of final touches going on at Westlake Charter, and Superintendent Evans stated that they were actually getting in the way of construction when they toured the facility.
Superintendent Evans explained that the process we use for Start of Schools takes an incredible amount of time and is very complex. He stated that Mr. Orr's hypothetical example of contacting the city to make sure there were no planned road closures was actually a real example from two years ago when the city planned to close the road right in front of Witter Ranch Elementary right before school started. Evans opined that the amount of outreach that is needed to start the year required a significant amount of human capital. Trustee Burns opined that it is a Y2K thing, where a whole lot of work makes it look like nothing is happening, and that you would never know that a lot of work happened behind the scenes.
Board Comments:
Trustee Burns noted the attendance message on Mr. Orr's presentation, and emphasized its importance. She explained that kids cannot learn if they do not attend school, and that kids need to be at school at the beginning of the day when school starts, and they need to be there all day. She opined that creating good attendance habits from the early grades is important, and asked that staff do whatever they could to get that message out. Trustee Dosick thanked Mr. Orr for his presentation. He stated that he would be giving his 5th annual rant on the same subject of helmets, noting that helmets hanging from handle bars do not ensure you get to school safely. He asked that this be included in our messaging as much as possible. Dosick stated that this behavior is not limited to Natomas, but just a personal pet peeve. Dosick thanked Executive Administrative Assistant Christina Huth for keeping a google Board Calendar so Trustees can see the dates/times of important events. Trustee Grant asked if staff had any data regarding how many students have taken advantage of the personal belief exemption in regards to required immunizations. Mr. Orr stated that he would talk with Assistant Superintendent Carol Swanson and close the loop with him.
President Kaplan thanked Mr. Orr for his presentation, and stated that it was very much appreciated. |
Start of Schools Update - Part 2
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| Doug Orr, Associate Superintendent |
Doug Orr, Associate Superintendent
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| CCS will present an update on contacts for the six month period, January 2017 – July 2017. In addition, we will share what is new with CCS. |
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Director Heidi Lattuada gave a presentation on Constituent and Customer Services (CCS) during the 2016-2017 school year, focusing mainly on January 2017 - June 2017.
When reviewing CCS contacts by category, Ms. Lattuada noted that CCS saw a big number of General Complaints and Requests For Information/PRA than the previous year. She gave examples that would fall under the category of "Other Concerns", including athletic issues. Superintendent Evans provided come historical context for CCS, noting that this is the 5th year of CCS update presentations. Evans explained that CCS started as a "You Call, We Haul" program, when we were worried about getting textbooks out to sites in time and did not have systems, structures or protocols. He continued to explain that a few months later we had created CCS as a department. Evans stated that we shifted to the categories being presented as a result of the Cycle of Continuous Learning and Improvement (CCLI) process, and that we would continue to look at modifying and/or expanding the categories as appropriate. He explained that the category of "Other Concerns" is its own category because there are a significant amount of CCS contacts that do not fit nicely into a specific category and were unique in nature. Ms. Lattuada stated that contacts that fall into the "Requests for Information" category spike in May and June because people have questions about the transfer process, the enrollment process, summer school, etc. Superintendent Evans stated that our website has a button front and center that takes people to our enrollment webpage, and opined that parents either do not have the ability to access the website, or they do not know there is information on the website. Evans opined that NUSD is better than ever with our enrollment/transfer process, and stated that even though people know the deadline by which they will be notified, they sometimes call early hoping to get an answer on their child's placement early. Evans opined that a lot of this is normal parent anxiety and hoping to have an answer earlier. Ms. Lattuada explained the Cycle of Continuous Learning and Improvement (CCLI) that has been used in regards to the district and school site websites. She explained that in the past websites were monitored quarterly for outdated photos and information, but staff determined this was not often enough. Ms. Lattuada explained that a group of staff members looked at the website standards over the summer, and then launched an updated set of website standards. She stated that the new website monitoring process will involve CCS, who will look at each school sites website at least once a month. Ms. Lattuada shared the CCLI process that staff has been using with school site visits in regards to supporting administrators, providing training, and working to improve processes in all areas. She emphasized that CCS worked hard with the Maintenance and Operations department and the IT department on the school site visits they have been conducting.
Board Comments:
Trustee Dosick thanked Ms. Lattuada for the presentation. Trustee Burns asked what kinds of things are typically needing to be updated on the school websites, and Ms. Lattuada stated that each site is different, but in general the pictures need to be updated more frequently and the dates/time for events happening soon need to be more accessible. Trustee Burns stated that it is important to her that the information front and center on the websites is timely, noting that many districts still have a link that goes to the 2015-16 LCAP instead of the 2016-17 LCAP. She clarified that NUSD was not one of those districts. President Kaplan thanked Ms. Lattuada and staff, and stated that when she finds little things on the website she sends an email to CCS, and then a day or two later she gets a follow up email that the issue(s) have been fixed. Kaplan asked if there was a way to have the same website standards for each school site, and Ms. Lattuada stated that there is already a minimum standard. Ms. Lattuada gave the example that every "Principals Corner" tab is required to have an updated picture of the Principal and a current letter from the Principal. Trustee Burns stated that she hopes we get input from users such as PTA's and the Superintendent's Parent Advisory Council regarding website content. Superintendent Evans stated that we have talked about the standards, and that it is great Principals look at their websites and update them, but emphasized that this is not what Principals were hired to do. Evans stated that Principals should be in classrooms first. He explained that we are trying website monitoring through CCS now that there is an extra staff member in CCS. He noted that if and when the budget gets better, we may need to look at some type of a webmaster position. He noted that we have tried turning over school site webpages to the PTA's before, but that presented its own set of challenges, and benefits, so we are now trying the website monitoring through CCS. Evans re-emphasized that the message for Principals is instructional leadership comes first. President Kaplan stated that PTA's have great ideas and want to move them forward, and that she was not sure if our Director of Communications makes contact with our PTAs. Ms. Lattuada gave an example of a PTA President who contacted CCS before school let out for the summer asking how they could get water bottle filling stations at their school site. She explained that the PTA President wanted this to be a PTA project, and that this year that site will be starting the year with water bottle filling stations. President Kaplan thanked presenter Heidi Lattuada. |
Constituent and Customer Services Update 8-2-17
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| PROCEDURE: Generally, routine items are approved by one motion without discussion. The Superintendent or Board member may request that an item be pulled from the Consent Agenda and voted on separately. |
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Passed with a motion by Scott Dosick and a second by Micah Grant. |
Yes Teri Burns.
Yes Scott Dosick.
Yes Micah Grant.
Absent Dr. Susan Heredia.
Yes Lisa Kaplan.
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| Burns stated that Consent Item G needed to be amended to remove Dave Nickerson since he resigned from his position as Assistant Principal. President Kaplan thanked River Community Services for their almost $5,000 donation, and also gave an official congratulations to the hiring of Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent. |
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| Angela Herrera, Assistant Superintendent - Human Resources |
| Angela Herrera, Assistant Superintendent - Human Resources |
Certificated Resignations: Michelle Baptista, Teacher, Natomas Middle School, Effective: May 26, 2017; Maria Hennessy, Teacher, Natomas High School, Effective: May 26, 2017; Kristi Johnson, Teacher, American Lakes School, Effective: May 26, 2017; Chelsea Breckenridge, Teacher, Two Rivers Elementary School, Effective: May 26, 2017
Classified Management New Hire: Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent, Effective: September 1, 2017
Classified New Hires: Angeline Singh, Playground Assistant, 2.0 hours, American Lakes School, Effective: August 9, 2017; Sophia King, Playground Assistant, 2.0 hours, Two Rivers Elementary School, Effective: August 9, 2017; Amanda Benham, Payroll/Benefits Technician, Financial Services, 8.0 hours, Effective: July 17, 2017; Bonnie Corralejo, Bus Driver, Transportation, 6.17 hours, Effective: August 9, 2017; Alex Cortez, Maintenance Specialist II, Maintenance and Operations, 8.0 hours, Effective: July 12, 2017; Todd Dancer, Grounds Team Leader; Maintenance and Operations, 8.0 hours, Effective: July 31, 2017
Classified Transfers: Tanesa Calhoun, Instructional Assistant II, Natomas Gateways Middle School, 6.0 hours to Instructional Assistant II, Inderkum High School, 6.0 hours, Effective: August 9, 2017; Gregory Grimes, Instructional Assistant II, Heron School, 6.0 hours to Instructional Assistant II, Inderkum High School, 6.0 hours, Effective: August 9, 2017
Classified Resignations: Alyssa Carrillo-Macias, Instructional Assistant I, Two Rivers Elementary School, 3.5 hours, Effective: May 25, 2017; Linda Torres, Account Technician III, Financial Services, 8.0 hours, Effective: July 14, 2017; Karleigh Cochrane, Child Development Assistant, American Lakes School, 7.0 hours, Effective: May 25, 2017; Michelle DeCaso, Instructional Assistant II, Two Rivers Elementary School , 6.0 hours, Effective: May 25, 2017; Kimberly Vega, Instructional Assistant I, Two Rivers Elementary School, 3.5 hours, Effective: May 25, 2017
Classified 39 Month Rehire: Lori Lewis, Environmental Support Manager, Facilities and Planning, 8.0 hours, Effective: June 30, 2017
Classified Termination: Employee No. 7622, Effective: May 25, 2017; Employee No. 4095, Effective: July 27, 2017
Classified Substitute New Hires: Victor Romero, Effective; April 11, 2017; Raquel Deas, Effective; July 12, 2017; Stefan Sonnik, Effective: July 13, 2017; Marissa Sandoval, Effective: July 24, 2017; Bijon LeBlanc, Effective: July 25, 2017; Kristine Bryant, Effective; July 25, 2017
Classified Substitute Resignations: Dagoberto Bermudez, Effective: July 14, 2017
Certificated Substitute Resignations: Kelsea Young, Effective: July 10, 2017, Melisa Chase, Effective: July 11, 2017
Certificated Substitute New Hires: Stephanie Gaston, Effective: July 10, 2017; Valene Josephs-Byrd, Effective: July 12, 2017; Elizabeth Tarantino, Effective; July 14, 2017; Apryl Whitney, Effective: July 17, 2017; James Hecht, Effective: July 24, 2017 |
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| William Young, Deputy Superintendent |
| William Young, Deputy Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to approve the Payroll and Claims for July 2017. |
| This item appears regularly and shows the total payroll and warrants issued for the month. The individual funds' warrant registers and expenditure summaries for July are attached. |
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July 2017 Fund Report
July 2017 Warrant Registers
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| William Young, Deputy Superintendent |
| William Young, Deputy Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to accept donations as shown. |
The District strongly advocates educational partnerships. We appreciate and recognize the following individuals for being part of our team and thank them for their generosity. Mental Health and Homeless Education and Joey's Food Locker received a $100 donation from Adventure Christian Church of North Natomas; and a $4,785 donation from River Community Services, Inc.
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| AJ Giersch, Director - School Leadership and Support |
| AJ Giersch, Director - School Leadership and Support |
| The Board is asked to approve the list of members to serve on the Career Technical Education (CTE) Advisory Committee. |
| The NUSD CTE Advisory Committee is a required component by the California Department of Education in order for our CTE programs to continue Perkins funding. While this is not a committee requiring an official appointment by the Board, the CDE requires that the Board approve the list of identified members. The committee will meet to provide input and guidance for the development of NUSD's career pathways, as well as review the yearly Perkins grant applications and provide recommendations. Below are the names of the individuals who have agreed to serve on the Committee:
Ben Burkhard, Automotive Teacher, NHS; Cael Kuhlman, Digital Photography Teacher, NHS; Cor Morton, Emergency Medical Technician Teacher, NHS; Jeff Sawyer, Bike Tech Teacher, IHS; Joshua Reafsnyder, Robotics Teacher, NGMS; Melissa May, Broadcast Media Teacher, IHS; Mike Mitchell, Culinary Arts Teacher, DHS; Jeff Otter, Industry Partner, UAW Local 5810 Organizer; Melissa Meng, Industry Partner, NNTMA; Vince Caguin, Nutrition Services Director, NUSD; Mark Storace, Maintenance and Operations Coordinator, NUSD; Trish Caldwell, Education Partner, American River College; Susan Wheeler, Industry Partner, SMUD; Dr. Miguel Suarez, Industry Partner, HALO; David Lowe, Industry Partner, PBS/KVIE; Mai Chao Tao, Industry Partner, HALO; Michael Sanford, Industry Partner, PBS/KVIE; Doug Niva, Industry Partner, SECCA; Christy Moustris, CTE Expert, SCOE; Fabrizio Sasso, Industry Partner, Central Labor Council AFL-CIO; Brandon Black, Industry Partner, City of Sacramento; Charles Hustead, Industry Partner, Sacramento Police Department; Gerriee Giffin, Industry Partner, Sacramento Fire Department; Jason Lee, Industry Partner, Sacramento Fire Department; Kathy Lester, Industry Partner, Sacramento Police Department; Kim Iannucci, Industry Partner, Sacramento Fire Department |
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| William Young, Deputy Superintendent |
| William Young, Deputy Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to approve the 2017-18 Authorized Signers for District Accounts held at Schools Financial Credit Union. |
Authorized signers for accounts held at Schools Financial Credit Union are updated annually or when signature card changes are needed due to staffing changes. The 2017-18 list of authorized signers for Associated Student Body (ASB) and other District accounts held at Schools Financial Credit Union is attached.
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17-18 Authorized Signers Schools Financial Credit Union
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| William Young, Deputy Superintendent |
| William Young, Deputy Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to approve the 2017-18 Authorized Signers List for District Accounts held at Wells Fargo Bank. |
| Authorized signers for accounts held at Wells Fargo Bank are updated annually or when signature card changes are needed due to staffing changes. The 2017-18 list of authorized signers for Associated Student Body (ASB) and other District accounts held at Wells Fargo Bank is attached. |
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17-18 Authorized Signers Wells Fargo Bank
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| Kristen Coates, Assistant Superintendent - School Leadership and Support |
| Kristen Coates, Assistant Superintendent - School Leadership and Support |
| The Board is asked to approve a Memorandum of Understanding between Natomas Unified School District and Improve Your Tomorrow. |
| Improve Your Tomorrow offers an opportunity to support targeted students at Discovery High, Natomas Gateways Middle, and Natomas High Schools with tutoring and mentoring to improve GPA, A - G completion and college going rate.
This support will be provided in the key areas outlined below:
Academic Support
Cognitive Skills Development
College Preparation Initiative
Workforce Development
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Improve Your Tomorrow MOU 2017-18
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| Doug Orr, Associate Superintendent |
Doug Orr, Associate Superintendent
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| The Board is asked to approve the Architectural Services Agreement with DLR Group for an update to the Facilities Master Plan. |
| DLR Group created the 2014 Facilities Master Plan. Many projects detailed in that master plan have been completed and the District has changed the focus of other sites. The District requested DLR Group provide a proposal to update the 2014 Facilities Master Plan to reflect these changes. The agreement with DLR Group to update the Facilities Master Plan is in the amount of Sixty Five Thousand Dollars ($65,000.00). |
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| Developer Fees |
Agreement - DLR Group
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| Doug Orr, Associate Superintendent |
| Doug Orr, Associate Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to approve a contract amendment with Geocon for Special Inspection Services at Discovery High School. |
| The special inspection services on the Discovery High School project have exceeded the original agreement amount of Seventeen Thousand Four Hundred Sixty Dollars ($17,460). Due to additional high strength bolt testing, unanticipated lime treatment testing and re-inspection of work, Geocon has determined they will required additional fees in the amount of Nine Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty Seven Dollars and Fifty Cents ($9,857.50) to complete the testing and inspections on the project. With the addition of the additional inspection amount, the total fee will be Twenty Seven Thousand Three Hundred Seventeen Dollars and Fifty Cents ($27,317.50). |
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Change Order Geocon for Discovery High
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| Doug Orr, Associate Superintendent |
| Doug Orr, Associate Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to approve Change Order No. 1 to contracts with the Development Group, Inc. for technological equipment at various campuses. |
| On May 10, 2017 contracts were approved with the Development Group, Inc for Paso Verde, Discovery High School, and NP3. The contract for Westlake Charter was approved on April 26, 2017. During installation it was determined additional parts were required for project completion. The Development Group, Inc. has provided change orders for each project. Paso Verde change order is in the amount of Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty Five Dollars and Sixty Cents ($7,985.60), with the addition of Change Order No. 1 the total contract value will be One Hundred Ninety Five Thousand Seventy Two Dollars and Fifty Two Cents ($195,072.52). Discovery change order is in the amount of Two Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety Nine Dollars and Seven Cents ($2,999.07), with the addition of Change Order No. 1 the total contract value will be Thirty Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty One Dollars and Ninety Two Cents ($30,721.92). NP3 change order is in the amount of Eleven Thousand Four Hundred Fifty Three Dollars and Twelve Cents ($11,453.12), with the addition of Change Order No. 1 the total contract value will be One Hundred Sixty Two Thousand Six Hundred Forty Two Dollars and Nineteen Cents ($162,642.19). WCS change order is in the amount of Seventeen Thousand Twenty Seven Dollars and Fifty Five Cents ($17,027.55), with the addition of change order No. 1 the total contract value will be Four Hundred Forty Seven Thousand One Hundred Fifty Six Dollars and Seventeen Cents ($447,156.17). |
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Change Order No. 1 DGI for Discovery
Change Order No. 1 DGI for NP3
Change Order No. 1 DGI for Paso Verde
Change Order No. 1 DGI for Westlake Charter
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| Doug Orr, Associate Superintendent |
Doug Orr, Associate Superintendent
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| The Board is asked to ratify a contract with Centerline Striping Company, Inc. for parking lot and playground sealing at the Paso Verde interim campus. |
| The playground and parking lot at the Paso Verde interim campus required sealing and striping. Due to the timing of the project, work needed to occur the week of July 31, thus necessitating the execution of a contract prior to Board approval. The contract with Centerline Striping is in the amount of Seventeen Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy Dollars ($17,970.00). |
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| Developer Fees |
Centerline Striping Company Contract - Paso Verde Interim
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| Doug Orr, Associate Superintendent |
Doug Orr, Associate Superintendent
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| The Board is asked to approve a contract with Advanced Solution at NP3 for a VOIP phone system. |
| During the design phase of the phone system for the new classroom building at NP3, it was determined that upgrading the phone system of the entire campus was necessary to have the site functioning on one system. The contract with Advanced Solution, a NUSD CUPPCA vendor, is in the amount of Thirty Thousand One Hundred Seventy Seven Dollars and Eighty One Cents ($30,177.81). |
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Advanced Solution Contract - NP3
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| Doug Orr, Associate Superintendent |
| Doug Orr, Associate Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to approve Change Order No. 1 with American Modular Systems for the New Classroom Building at NP3. |
| NP3 stakeholders determined that casework and in classroom sinks were not desired in the new classroom building. Removing these items from the scope of work resulted in a deductive change order in the amount of Seventy Two Thousand Dollars ($72,000.00). With the addition of change order No. 1 the total contract value is Six Million Two Hundred Twenty Six Thousand Dollars ($6,226,000.00). |
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Change Order No. 1 AMS for NP3
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| Chris Evans, Superintendent |
Chris Evans, Superintendent REVISED: BP 2121 – Superintendent's Contract; BP/AR 3551 – Food Service Operations/Cafeteria Plan; BP/AR 4127 – Temporary Athletic Team Coaches; BP 4312.1 – Contracts (Administrative and Supervisory Personnel); AR 5145.3 – Nondiscrimination/Harassment; BP 6145 – Extracurricular and Cocurricular Activities; BP/AR 6145.2 – Athletic Competition; BP/AR 6178.1 – Work-Based Learning; BP 7214 – General Obligation Bonds
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| The Board is asked to review the attached Board Policies and Administrative Regulations. |
| Trustee Burns noted that the laws have changed in regards to BP 2121 and BP 4312.1. She explained that the law has changed regarding the deliberation of the Superintendent's salary and Executive staff's salaries, explaining that it now needs to be a more public process, and that we cannot deliberate in a special meeting. She explained that BP/AR 4127 - Temporary Athletic Team Coaches allows a coach to submit either activity supervisor clearance or DOJ background checks. Burns stated that the revised BP/AR 6145.2 - Athletic Competition requires us to provide materials to parents, students and coaches about the signs of sudden cardiac arrest. Additionally, the policy requires us to remove a student from an athletic activity if they pass out or faint until they are cleared by a medical professional. Burns noted that the revised BP/AR 6178.1 - Work-Based Learning, allows the district to grant credit for completion of work experience, and that BP 7214 General Obligation Bonds, requires the Board to adopt a policy to manage debt before issuing debt. President Kaplan noted that NUSD has already made it a practice to manage debt before issuing debt, and Trustee Burns stated that NUSD has done this for a long time. Trustee Grant stated that preventing harassment is something we can all get behind, but opined that AR 5145.3 may expose the district to other liabilities. He opined that the way the first example of gender-based harassment is worded in AR 5145.3 - Nondiscrimination/Harassment may expose the district to a free speech lawsuit. He opined that this looked like compelled speech to him, and stated that he believed the Supreme Court had ruled against this repeatedly. Trustee Grant requested to see a legal opinion on how this AR was worded before the next Board Meeting. President Kaplan asked Trustee Grant exactly what he meant by "compelled speech", and asked him to read the text that was of concern to him. Grant read the following: "refusing to address a student by name in a pronoun consistent with his/her gender identity." Trustee Burns stated that the issue is that you should not be using a pronoun that the individual rejects, and Trustee Grant stated that he still felt the wording was too strong, specifically in regards to the word "refusing". |
Revised Board Policies and Administrative Regulations
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| President Kaplan adjourned the meeting at 7:14 p.m. |
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