Regular Board Meeting
Natomas USD
June 17, 2020 5:30PM
EDUCATION CENTER - BOARD ROOM
1901 Arena Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95834
Closed Session:5:30 p.m. Open Session:5:40 p.m.
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| In response to the Governor's Executive Order N-25-20 and Resolution 20-07 Delegating Authority to Take Necessary Action to Protect Students and Staff from the Spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), adopted by the Natomas Unified School District (NUSD) on March 16, 2020, the NUSD Board Meetings are closed to the public to follow state guidelines on social distancing until further notice.
NUSD Board Meetings are live-streamed and recorded, and available for viewing at https://natomasunified.org/board-of-trustees/videos/.
Members of the public are encouraged to submit public comments via eComment through email at publiccomment@natomasunified.org. If you are unable to email a public comment, please call Constituent and Customer Services prior to 12:00 p.m. on June 17, 2020 for assistance. |
| President Kaplan called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. |
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Jag Bains, Scott Dosick, Micah Grant, Susan Heredia and Lisa Kaplan were present.
Superintendent Evans stated the open session meeting of the Board of Trustees is being livestreamed at the direction of the Board. The livestream is available on the district's website, and the recordings will be available for viewing the day after the Board Meeting.
He noted that NUSD Board Meetings are closed to the public to follow state guidelines on social distancing until further notice. He explained this action was taken In response to Governor's Executive Order N-25-20 and Resolution 20-07 Delegating Authority to Take Necessary Action to Protect Students and Staff from the Spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), adopted by the Natomas Unified School District (NUSD) on March 16, 2020.
He noted that the district is currently working on upgrading our system to include closed captioning on the livestream. He shared that currently, closed captioning is available on the recordings that are posted on the district's website the day after the Board meeting.
President Kaplan was dropped off the Zoom Meeting at 5:32 p.m. due to technical difficulties. |
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| Acting President Scott Dosick announced that the Board would be going into Closed Session to discuss: public employee discipline/dismissal/release; conference with labor negotiator Natomas Teachers Association and discuss one case of extension of stipulated expulsion. |
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| PROCEDURE: The Board of Trustee's welcomes the public participation at Board Meetings and has devoted time in the meeting for that purpose. Since NUSD Board Meetings are closed to the public to follow state guidelines on social distancing until further notice, the Board requests that you submit public comments via eComment through email at publiccomment@natomasunified.org. If you are unable to email a public comment, please call Constituent and Customer Services prior to 12:00 p.m. on June 17, 2020 for assistance. |
| Christina Huth, Executive Director, stated that members of the public were encouraged to submit public comments via eComment through email at publiccomment@natomasunified.org. She noted there were no public comments received for any Closed Session items. |
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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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| Angela Herrera, Chief Academic Officer |
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| Angela Herrera, Chief Academic Officer |
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| Shea Borges, Executive Director, Office of the Chief Academic Officer
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Acting President Scott Dosick reconvened Open Session at 6:18 p.m. He stated that President Kaplan is having technical issue and that as Vice President he will be the Acting President this evening.
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| Jag Bains, Scott Dosick, Micah Grant, Susan Heredia and Lisa Kaplan were present. |
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| Acting President Scott Dosick noted that there was no reportable action taken in Closed Session. |
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Passed with a motion by Lisa Kaplan and a second by Jag Bains. |
Yes Jag Bains.
Yes Scott Dosick.
Yes Micah Grant.
Yes Dr. Susan Heredia.
Yes Lisa Kaplan.
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Trustee Bains had no report.
Trustee Grant had no report.
Trustee Heredia stated it was great to see everyone in person yesterday at the press conference with the consulate of Mexico and NUSD in terms of the COVID testing facility. She shared she is proud of the partnership that was established. She added that she is getting a lot of questions about the start of school and knows that NUSD is still trying to figure that out. She stated that she participated in a roundtable discussion with other Trustees, one from San Juan Unified and one from Woodland, she noted they are struggling with the same issues as we are in terms of the schedule and lessons learned from distance learning. She opined it's always good to hear from other Board Members in other districts.
Trustee Kaplan echoed Trustee Heredia's comments in regard to the press conference yesterday. She thanked staff for opening NUSD as a new testing site. She expressed her appreciation that and all the work being done for that. She shared she would like to have the month of June recognized as a celebration of Pride month. She noted she would like to take that up for next year.
Acting President Dosick echoed the comments from Trustee Heredia and Trustee Kaplan. He shared it was nice to see adults and compliments go to Mr. Orr, Associate Superintendent, for the NUSD masks that Trustees had to wear. He shared that he would like to calendar and remember June as LGBT month and to support that in the next school year. |
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Superintendent Evans stated that the district office would be closing for a little over two weeks starting on Friday, June 19th. He added that some staff may come in and out of the office but this will be the first time that the district staff will be able to alternate time off to get some rest. He opined that staff has worked hard and expressed his gratitude for them. He shared that there would be no Board Communications or regular communications unless it is an emergency. He noted that everyone is shutting down while planning behind the scenes for the reopen as we head into 2020-21. He stated that he is grateful for Trustees and when they first spoke regarding a COVID-19 testing site it was a long shot and now it is a reality. He shared that the testing facility is already booked for two weeks and there is talk about adding more dates, times and tests. He explained that it shows how much the community is interested in that as well as what an opportunity it is for students and families to be tested as we start a new school year. He added that they want to make sure that staff and students start the school year feeling safe and secure. He thanked Sacramento County Public Health for working with the district whether it be about athletics, the original school closure, or the COVID-19 testing site. He noted that they have been supportive of NUSD and their job is nearly impossible and they always answer when NUSD calls. He thanked Mayor Pro Tem Angelique Ashby for making sure there was a strong partnership and noted that the City is providing gloves and hand sanitizer as well as other things that are needed while NUSD provides the facility and some staff time. He opined it is a great example of Natomas "better together." He shared that he is looking forward to the time off and asked Trustees to take some time off as well. He opined they have to be tired and that some time off is deserved.
Acting President Dosick thanked the staff and those that have been working extra hours and extra days so that we can start the school year as normal as possible. He shared his hope that everyone recharges their batteries. |
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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. Since NUSD Board Meetings are closed to the public to follow state guidelines on social distancing until further notice, the Board requests that you submit public comments via eComment through email at publiccomment@natomasunified.org. If you are unable to email a public comment, please call Constituent and Customer Services prior to 12:00 p.m. on June 17, 2020 for assistance. |
Passed with a motion by Lisa Kaplan and a second by Micah Grant. |
Yes Jag Bains.
Yes Scott Dosick.
Yes Micah Grant.
Yes Dr. Susan Heredia.
Yes Lisa Kaplan.
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Christina Huth, Executive Director, stated that members of the public were encouraged to submit public comments via eComment through email at publiccomment@natomasunified.org. She noted there was one comment regarding items not on the agenda.
Victoria Hashina Manning Davis stated she is most concerned about her outstanding work history and listed her former occupations. She expressed her concerns about false and misleading rumors being made about her by someone who she believes has a history of incompetency and mental illness. She stated that she is a State and Public Figure. She noted that she wanted to attend the Board Meeting because she wanted Trustees to be able to put a face to her name. She stated she wants to apply for Classified positions with NUSD and listed her former occupations. |
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Superintendent Evans stated that Trustees can make a motion and a second to move the presentation to the end so the action items and business of the Board can be moved to the beginning.
Motion Passed: Passed with a motion by Lisa Kaplan and a second by Micah Grant.
Yes Jag Bains
Yes Scott Dosick
Yes Micah Grant
Yes Dr. Susan Heredia
Yes Lisa Kaplan |
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| Doug Orr, Associate Superintendent |
| Doug Orr, Associate Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to receive a presentation regarding Transportation and Incorporation of COVID-19 requirements. |
| Our transportation planning for 2020-21 school year includes requirements for social distancing and sanitation. The presentation will discuss how this impacts Natomas Unified School District. Impacts to our current programs will be discussed. |
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Trustee Grant left the Zoom meeting at 6:50 p.m. before the presentation, which was the final item on the agenda.
Doug Orr, Associate Superintendent presented a Transportation Update. The objectives of the presentation were: to share the Sacramento County Office of Education and Sacramento County Public Health guidelines for school transportation under COVID-19; and share the impacts of these guidelines and our reduced capacity for transportation. During the presentation Mr. Orr noted that it would take all available drivers and busses just to transport Special Education students while adhering to the guidelines. He noted that families would have to opt in and sign up for transportation and that it would be one student per seat.
Superintendent Evans stated to clarify the opt in would come with a waiver that the parents would be asked to sign.
Mr. Orr stated that was correct.
Superintendent Evans stated there are options. He added that they are not asking for the Board to take action tonight. He explained that staff thinks it is better for the Board to weigh in so that staff can do the Board work. He noted that as of today, staff are working on Special Education transportation routes. He stated that as students move in and out and as families decide whether they would like their students to participate in independent study that it could potentially shrink the number of bus routes. He explained that there are lots of layers and it is complicated. He noted that we are still stuck on what a hybrid learning could look like, and that could impact transportation as well. He reminded in March Trustees passed Resolution 20-07, that gives the Superintendent authority to take all appropriate action to respond to the Coronavirus pandemic including but not limited to athletics and transportation is one of those items as well. Evans stated since we cannot be ready to tell the Board how many students will be bused; staff is asking for their feedback and in essence he will use the resolution to make the final decisions. He added this is our last chance to hear from the Board before they make final decisions.
Trustee Heredia asked in terms of the students who are special education, what criteria will be used in order to determine who gets to be considered first for transportation.
Mr. Orr stated that is something that the district will have to determine. He shared that they could look at the distance the student lives from school, if they have to cross a major freeway, or if they are on free and reduced lunch. He explained that they have looked to other districts to see what they are doing but it appears NUSD is out in front of this.
Trustee Heredia asked if in Mr. Orr's communications with other people, does it seem that other districts will cut transportation other than the mandate for Special Education students.
Mr. Orr stated that he thinks it will happen and that many are scrambling since there are drastic changes.
Trustee Heredia made note of how NUSD may need to use 6 busses to transport the number of kids that would normally fit on one bus. She asked about the smaller vans NUSD has in the transportation department
Mr. Orr stated that we do have vans, but if applying social distancing, it is 3-4 students in a van and if they have a student in every other seat it is 1-2 students.
Trustee Heredia stated in terms of cost to operate those buses and the drivers, that is a large consideration since such few students can be transported per van.
Mr. Orr stated they would use the vans for one off transportation trips for some of the Special Education students but until they see the routes they do not know for sure.
Trustee Kaplan stated she is supportive of the direction and all the planning that is being done. She asked how nimble our planning is if the guidelines say at the beginning of school that kids can sit next to each other as long as they have masks on.
Mr. Orr responded that they would do what it takes to contact families to reroute so they could start transporting.
Superintendent Evans stated it is time intensive to make bus routes but that staff would move as fast they could to get students back in to buses with masks as soon as they could.
Trustee Kaplan stated she supports the direction of however the district can maximize keeping the students as safe as possible. She reminded that NUSD had to cut general bussing, 10-11 years ago. She shared that she is supportive of looking at extending the distances from school in order to see what students qualify and that she trusts the direction staff is heading.
Trustee Bains stated that he had no comments. He noted that he spoke with Mr. Orr and that it seems this is being driven by what the county is going to allow the district to do which includes lack of bus drivers and restrictions. He opined that he thinks staff are going in the right direction and that he likes the idea of having a waiver for every other seat.
Acting President Dosick stated that based on the criteria that staff identified such as the distance from school, whether or not a student is crossing freeways, and if they are on free and reduced lunch status, would it be possible that the district could serve multiple schools based on those criteria with the routing. He gave an example of whether or not it would be possible for a bus to pick up kids that live near Leroy Greene Academy that attend Natomas Middle School to take them to school and vice versa or would it not work that way.
Mr. Orr stated that NUSD does that now and busses are crisscrossing the district as it is. He added it would still be moving students from one area of the district to another.
Acting President Dosick stated it’s not a situation where only one school would get the extra capacity, it would be split amongst the schools.
Mr. Orr stated they have not landed on that but they have been looking at recommending that. He explained that if applying the rules that they are talking about that would be helpful. He added that he spoke with all three Charter leaders and making sure the ones most at need are being served.
Acting President Dosick stated that he knows the district is taking safety seriously and that there are no good or easy options at this point. He noted it is making the best of the options. He reminded that there is no action on this item. He told staff to enjoy their time off and opined he's looking forward to seeing staff all in the not so distant future. |
Transportation During COVID-19 Guidelines - 6.17.2020
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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. In alignment with BB 9322, the item shall be removed and given individual consideration for action as a regular agenda item. |
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Passed with a motion by Micah Grant and a second by Dr. Susan Heredia. |
Yes Jag Bains.
Yes Scott Dosick.
Yes Micah Grant.
Yes Dr. Susan Heredia.
Yes Lisa Kaplan.
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| Chris Evans, Superintendent |
| Chris Evans, Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to approve the May 20, 2020 and May 28, 2020 Special Board Meeting Minutes. |
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| Carol Swanson, Associate Superintendent |
| Carol Swanson, Associate Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to approve the vendors for Nonpublic Schools (NPS) and Nonpublic Agencies (NPA) for the 2020-2021 school year. |
| When District schools and/or programs cannot meet the needs of special education students, nonpublic placements or nonpublic agencies may be utilized. The District pays the costs of the nonpublic agency service as well as nonpublic school tuition, transportation and designated instruction. The district may contract with any of the following nonpublic schools during the 2020-2021 school year: Aldar Academy, Applied Behavior Consultants School, Capitol Academy, Capitol Autism Services - Land Park Campus, Capitol Elementary, Catapult Learning (Sierra School Extension, Lower, Elmira, and Marconi), Charis Youth Center, Children's Choice for Hearing and Talking (CCHAT), Guiding Hands Inc., Journey Academy, Mingus Mountain Academy, Northern California Preparatory School, Odyssey Learning Center, Placer Learning Center, Point Quest Education (Central Valley, El Dorado Hills, Lodi, and Sacramento), Sierra Foothills Academy, Sierra Child & Family Services, Sierra Ranch School, and Summitview School.
During the 2020-2021 school year, Natomas Unified may contract with any of the following nonpublic agencies: 24/7 Med Staff, Action Home Nursing Services, Advance Kids, Inc., Alpha Vista, American River Speech, Applied Behavior Consultants (ABC), BASE Institute, Jennifer Beckett, Aimee Bord, Behavior Consultants International, BEST Consulting (Behavior Education Services and Training), Rick Bledsoe, Bright Futures Therapy, Bright Start Therapies, Building Blocks, Burger Rehabilitation Systems, Californian Occupational Therapy Services, LLC., Capital Autism Services, C.A.R.D. (Center for Autism & Related Disorders, Inc.), CARE, Capitol Speech, Center for Hearing Health, Center for Speech Pathology, Children's Choice for Hearing and Talking (CCHAT), Children's Therapy Center, Cook Speech and Language, Maureen Crowley, Developmental Occupational Therapy, Dunn Behavioral Consulting, E3Diagnostics, Easter Seals Society of California, Eaton Interpreting, Excel Printing, Mary Gwaltney, Sarah Hall Vicars, Hear Say, Dr. Robert Hoffman, H.O.P.E. Consulting (Helping Optimize Potential through Education), Isis Healthcare Services, Inc., Jabbergym, Jane Johnson, Kaary Ogard, Language World, Learning Solutions, Lindamood-Bell Learning Systems, Language World, Audrey Lytle, Maxim Healthcare Services, Hanoch McCarty, Meladee McCarty, McColgan & Associates, Inc., Morrissey-Compton Educational Center, Music to Grow On, My Therapy Company, Nettiet ATP, Northern California Children's Therapy Center, Occupational Therapy for Children, PALS (Pacific Autism Learning Services), Parwar Transportation, Lisa Pippin, PNV Corporations (DBA Healthtech Mobile Services), Procare Therapy, Psychoeducational Solutions (Janet Payne), Run and Jump Occupational Therapy, Sacramento City Unified School District, Sacramento County Office of Education, School Steps, Sierra Pediatric Therapy Center, Sac Family Solutions, Sierra Speech Services, Speech and Language Therapy Associates, Kris Strong, Speech & Language Professional Center, Speech Pathology Group, The Speech Works, Stetson & Associates, Supported Life Institute, Elaine Talley, Therapeutic Pathways, Therapists Unlimited, Together Behavior Solutions, Twin Rivers Unified School District, and Vista Child Therapy Center. |
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| Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to approve a Special Inspection Agreement with Geocon Consultants, Inc. for the American Lakes School K-8 Conversion project. |
| Special inspection services are required by the Division of State Architect. A special inspector is required to test the strength of the materials used in construction. Geocon Consultants, Inc. has agreed to perform these services for the amount of One Hundred Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy Dollars ($108,770). |
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Agreement _Special Inpsections_AL
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| Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to ratify a contract with NorSac Glass for the installation of aluminum framed windows with ventilation stops at the Natomas Unified Education Center. |
| On May 29, 2020 a contract was executed with NorSac Glass for the installation of aluminum framed windows with ventilation stops. The Education Center’s windows are not operable, installation of the new windows will provide ventilation from outside and support the health and safety of staff. NorSac Glass is a NUSD CUPCCAA vendor and the contract amount is Seventy-Six Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Seven Dollars and Six Cents ($76,997.06). |
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Signed Agreement - Ed Center Windows
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| Doug Orr, Associate Superintendent |
| Doug Orr, Associate Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to to approve the Maintenance & Operations 1-year Renewal Contract with Johnson Controls for the 2020-2021 school year. |
| The Maintenance & Operations department is requesting approval of a 1-year renewal contract with Johnson Controls. Currently, Maintenance & Operations, has a 3-year contract agreement with Johnson Controls ending on June 30, 2020. We are asking for authorization to extend services for 1-year for the 2020-2021 school year beginning July 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021.
Johnson Controls provides services for monitoring of NUSD intrusion and fire alarms and testing of fire alarms. The cost exceeds $100,000.00 for the 2020-2021 school year:
- Johnson Controls - $165,538.00
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Johnson Controls Monitoring Renewal 1-Year
Johnson Controls Test & Inspection Renewal 1-Year
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| Doug Orr, Associate Superintendent |
| Doug Orr, Associate Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to approve the Nutrition Services vendors for the 2020-2021 School Year. |
The following vendors will be utilized for services and supplies in support of the Nutrition Services department. We anticipate these vendors to exceed $100,000.00 for the 2020-2021 school year:-
Goldstar Foods Inc. - $925,000.00
- Pacific Rim - $230,000.00
- Producers Dairy - $300,000.00
- Sysco Foods Sacramento - $675,000.00
- West Coast Paper - $175,00.00
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| Cafeteria Fund 13 |
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| Doug Orr, Associate Superintendent |
Doug Orr, Associate Superintendent
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| The Board is asked to approve the recommendation per the California Department of Education to adjust the lunch price for 2020-21. |
| Nutrition Services is requesting approval from the Board to proceed with a $0.25 regular lunch price increase. Increasing regular lunch prices was one of the technical assistance findings provided during the National School Lunch Program administrative review performed by the California Department of Education. According to the USDA Paid Lunch Equity Calculator, a federal tool used to ensure districts are charging adequate amounts for meals, it recommends that Nutrition Services should charge a minimum increase of $0.25 for paid lunches in the 2020-2021 school year. This lunch price increase will only affect those who do not qualify for free or reduced meals during lunch. Free and Reduced meals will remain the same.Breakfast prices will remain the same and supper and Summer Meals are free to all students at sites that qualify. This regular lunch price increase would bring our regular lunch prices from $2.50 in K-5th grades to $2.75 and $3.00 in 6-12th grades to $3.25 for the 2020-2021 school year.
With the price increase, Natomas USD is still in the lowest tier of paid meal prices in Sacramento County.
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| Doug Orr, Associate Superintendent |
Doug Orr, Associate Superintendent
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| The Board is asked to approve vendor InterState Oil Company for the Transportation Department for the 2020-2021 School Year. |
| The Board is asked to authorize consent to approve the vendor expenditure for the 2020-2021 school year, in which the anticipated costs will exceed $100,000.
The amount below is approximate. The services are for fuel and delivery for our NUSD school buses, as well as Nutrition Services and Maintenance & Operations vehicles.
- InterState Oil Company $170,000.00
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| Angela Herrera, Chief Academic Officer |
| Angela Herrera, Chief Academic Officer |
| The Board is asked to approve the 2020-2021 Memorandum of Understanding with Natomas Unified School District and United College Action Network, Inc. |
| United College Action Network, Inc. (UCAN) will provide college and career services to high school junior and senior students at Discovery High School, Inderkum High School, Leroy Greene Academy and Natomas High School. UCAN primarily focuses on historically black colleges, but will provide students with support in applying for scholarships, financial aid and applying to other colleges. |
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| $64,500 for services for the 2020-2021 school year paid with Title I funding. |
UCAN NUSD 2020-2021 MOU
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| Angela Herrera, Chief Academic Officer |
| Angela Herrera, Chief Academic Officer |
| The Board is asked to approve the 2020-2021 Memorandum of Understanding with Natomas Unified School District and Improve Your Tomorrow. |
| Improve Your Tomorrow (IYT) currently serves Discovery High School, Natomas High School and Jefferson School. IYT has been working with students throughout the three sites. IYT is a college preparatory program for young men of color. The purpose and mission of the organization is to increase the number of young men of color to attend and graduate from 4-year colleges and universities. |
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| $192,000 for services in the 2020-2021 school year using Title I funding. |
IYT NUSD MOU 20-21 FINAL 5-29-2020
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| Angela Herrera, Chief Academic Officer |
| Angela Herrera, Chief Academic Officer |
| The Board is asked to approve the 2020-2021 After School Education and Safety (ASES) Contracts with Center for Fathers and Families (CFF)
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| Natomas Unified School District is the fiscal manager for the ASES grant awards at Jefferson and Natomas Middle School. CFF provides programs after school until 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday while school is in session as required in the grant. In addition, CFF will promote active student engagement through both academic focus on literacy, along with enrichment activities to develop the whole student. A distance learning clause was added to the contracts. Due to the possible budget reductions, one time Title 1 funds may be required to cover a possible gap of $57,000. Due to budget unknowns, the contract(s) will be only for the 2020-2021 school year.
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| The CFF Contracts (total $183,500) are funded through the 6010 After School Education and Safety Resource of the General Fund |
ASES CFF Jefferson 20-21 Contract
ASES CFF Natomas Middle 20-21 Contract
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| Angela Herrera, Chief Academic Officer |
| Angela Herrera, Chief Academic Officer |
| The Board is asked to approve the 2020-2021 After School Education and Safety (ASES) Contracts with The Sacramento Chinese Community Service Center (The Center). |
| Natomas Unified School District is the fiscal manager for ASES grant awards at American Lakes and Bannon Creek School. The Center provides programs after school until 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday while school is in session as required in the grant. In addition, The Center will promote active student engagement through both academic focus on literacy, along with enrichment activities to develop the whole student. Distance learning is included. Due to the possible budget reductions, one time Title 1 funds may be required to cover a possible gap of $57,000. Due to budget unknowns, the contract(s) will be only for the 2020-2021 school year. |
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| The Center Contracts ($349,568 total) are funded through the 6010 After School Education and Safety Resource of the General Fund. |
ASES The Center ALS 20-21 Contract
ASES The Center BCS 20-21 Contract
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| Shea Borges, Executive Director - Office of the Chief Academic Officer |
| Shea Borges, Executive Director, Office of the Chief Academic Officer |
| The Board is asked to approve an extension of Stipulated Expulsion 2019-2020 C.
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| Student 2019-2020 C violated their Stipulated Expulsion Agreement by engaging in dangerous and threatening behavior while attending their current placement at community school. Student was slated to complete the expulsion term at the end of the Spring 2020 semester, but due to this violation, the expulsion order should be extended to the end of the Fall 2020 semester.
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PROCEDURE: Formal action is required on each item which frequently includes discussion prior to the motion. Time is given for public comments.
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| Christina Huth, Executive Director, stated that members of the public were encouraged to submit public comments via eComment through email at publiccomment@natomasunified.org. She noted there was one public comment received from Rachel Torres regarding Action Item B. |
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| Deidra Powell, Director of Communications |
| Superintendent Recommends Approval
Deidra Powell, Director of Communications |
| The Board is asked to approve the 2020 LCAP COVID-19 Operations Written Report. |
The Board is asked to approve the 2020 LCAP COVID-19 Operations Written Report. Passed with a motion by Dr. Susan Heredia and a second by Lisa Kaplan. |
Yes Jag Bains.
Yes Scott Dosick.
Yes Micah Grant.
Yes Dr. Susan Heredia.
Yes Lisa Kaplan.
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| Governor Gavin Newsom issued an Executive Order (N-56-20) on April 22, 2020, that extends the deadline for the 2020-21 Local Control and Accountability Plan to December 15, 2020, providing local educational agencies with more time to prioritize pressing COVID-19 needs. Instead of submitting a three-year LCAP on July 1, 2020, LEAs will at that time submit an update of COVID-19 related impacts on students. |
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| Trustee Heredia expressed her appreciation for the report. She noted it was timely and gave a great synopsis of what NUSD is doing. She shared it is easy to use that information to respond to the public's questions. |
COVID-19 Operations Written Report Template - Local Control and Accountability Plan
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| Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| Superintendent Recommends Approval
Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to approve the District’s 2020-2021 Proposed Budget. |
The Board is asked to approve the District’s 2020-2021 Proposed Budget. Passed with a motion by Lisa Kaplan and a second by Micah Grant. |
Yes Jag Bains.
Yes Scott Dosick.
Yes Micah Grant.
Yes Dr. Susan Heredia.
Yes Lisa Kaplan.
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| Local Educational Agencies are required to adopt a budget prior to July 1 of each year in order to authorize the expenditure of funds. The proposed budget summarizes the cost to provide necessary resources to support the Natomas Unified School District's Vision & Commitments, 2020-21 Local Control and Accountability Plan, and the Next 5 Strategic Plan. However, by Executive Order signed by Governor Newsom on April 23, 2020, the LCAP adoption has been extended to December 15, 2020. The budget is built on the best available State and local information the District has received to date (i.e. Legislature Budget Proposals, Governor's May Revision, enrollment & staffing projections, etc.). The proposed budget is only an initial blueprint for revenues and expenditures since the preparation of the proposed budget occurs before the State has enacted its budget, and before actual expenditures are known for the current year. In the event that material revisions are necessary, a revised budget will be presented no less than 45 days after the Enacted State Budget. |
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A public comment was received from Rachel Torres, NUSD employee, stated that at the last school board meeting, the Board voted to cut the vacant Assistant Principal (AP) positions from American Lakes and Bannon Creek. She explained the staff at American Lakes is asking that the school board reconsider that decision. She shared the district is headed in the right direction focusing their support on the south side schools, but taking away the AP positions would be counterintuitive. She shared that they know that times are hard and budget cuts need to be made; however, they believe that having APs at their school sites is essential and even more essential during the year to come as our students are continuing to face even more trauma and educational adversities. She stated they have shared their comments with two board members, Micah Grant and Sue Heredia, discussing why having an AP at their school is so important and would like to continue having this discussion.
She stated that while they believe the AP positions should still remain at American Lakes and Bannon Creek full time, they have a few ways that they can cost effectively compromise until they are able to fund the full positions again. She shared that one idea is to hire one AP to split amongst American Lakes and Bannon Creek. She noted that their schools still need that support and they would rather have someone part time than no one at all. She shared another idea of hiring two "behavioral" TOSAs, one for each school, to support their admin team, which supports staff, students, families, and community.
She noted that the staff at American Lakes is asking that the school board reconsiders cutting the AP positions from American Lakes and Bannon Creek to continue to support our south side schools. She thanked the board.
Action President Dosick gave thanks to staff and opined they have been working tirelessly. |
2020-2021 Proposed Budget (June 17, 2020)
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| Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| Superintendent Recommends Approval
Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to approve Resolution No. 20-24 to Commit General Fund Balance, 2020-2021 Budget Adoption. |
The Board is asked to approve Resolution No. 20-24 to Commit General Fund Balance, 2020-2021 Budget Adoption. Passed with a motion by Micah Grant and a second by Jag Bains. |
Yes Jag Bains.
Yes Scott Dosick.
Yes Micah Grant.
Yes Dr. Susan Heredia.
Yes Lisa Kaplan.
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| Education Code, Governmental Accounting Standards Statement 54, and Board Policy 3100 requires the Governing Board to classify fund balances within five categories: 1-Nonspendable, 2-Restricted, 3-Committed, 4-Assigned and 5-Unassigned. The attached Resolution recommends $13,851,410 be designated as committed funds from the 2020-2021 General Fund ending balance. |
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Resol 20-24 Commit General Fund Bal. 2020-21 Budget Adoption
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| Angela Herrera, Chief Academic Officer |
| Superintendent Recommends Approval
Angela Herrera, Chief Academic Officer |
| The Board is asked to approve the plan for phase 0, 1, and 2 and give the authority to the Superintendent or his designee to adjust it based on necessary feedback from the Sacramento County Public Health. |
The Board is asked to approve the plan for phase 0, 1, and 2 and give the authority to the Superintendent or his designee to adjust it based on necessary feedback from the Sacramento County Public Health. Passed with a motion by Lisa Kaplan and a second by Jag Bains. |
Yes Jag Bains.
Yes Scott Dosick.
Yes Micah Grant.
Yes Dr. Susan Heredia.
Yes Lisa Kaplan.
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| The Board is asked to approve the plan for phase 0, 1, and 2 and give the authority to the Superintendent or his designee to adjust it based on necessary feedback from the Sacramento County Public Health. |
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Angela Herrera and Dan Motherspaw noted that there would actually not be a formal presentation and went over the highlights of the Return to Athletics Phase 0,1, and 2 plan. It was noted that the return to athletics supports the 6 Pillars. They reminded that student athletes have not been participating in any organized sports and it is important to get back to physical and mental health. It was shared that NUSD utilized California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) guidelines as well as the Sacramento County Public Health Guidelines. Staff explained that Sacramento County reviewed NUSD’s proposal plan and did not have any additional recommendations for staff and that they would like to get started on June 22nd with Phase 1.
Trustee Grant thanked Mrs. Herrera and Mr. Motherspaw for putting so much work in to this. He noted he had many questions and they answered all of that and more. He thanked them.
Trustee Bains stated he was very impressed by the document. He asked if this document has gone to the public yet?
Superintendent Evans stated this is the first draft of phase 0 and 1 and that it has not been put out or shared but this has been posted on the agenda since Friday and they were awaiting communication per board approval.
Trustee Heredia expressed her appreciation to talk with Mr. Motherspaw and Mrs. Herrera so she could gain clarification on items in the document. She shared she is anxious to move forward on this plan and get kids back in sports.
Acting President Dosick expressed his thanks to Mrs. Herrera and Mr. Motherspaw and other staff. He stated that this Board on more than one occasion has affirmed how important athletics are to kids and the community. He opined they are vital. He expressed his appreciation in the thoughtfulness and sharing with the county. He noted it was great that the county had no edits and it's the best they can do to protect student health from phase 0 then to 1.
President Kaplan thanked staff. She expressed her appreciation in the little things and the minor things. She shared it is important to note those things such as kids getting enough water and ensuring they have time to take their temp and cool down after practice. |
Athletics Plan
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| Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| Superintendent Recommends Approval
Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to approve Resolution No. 20-25, Authorizing Representatives and Application to Participate in the Federal and State Surplus Property Program. |
The Board is asked to approve Resolution No. 20-25, Authorizing Representatives and Application to Participate in the Federal and State Surplus Property Program. Passed with a motion by Lisa Kaplan and a second by Dr. Susan Heredia. |
Yes Jag Bains.
Yes Scott Dosick.
Yes Micah Grant.
Yes Dr. Susan Heredia.
Yes Lisa Kaplan.
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| As a public agency, Natomas Unified School District is eligible to participate in the Federal and State Surplus Property Program which allows the District to acquire surplus property from the federal and state government. This partnership was approved by the Board in April 2016 and renewal is required every 3 years. Participating in the program allows the District to acquire property for a fee of 10% of the original purchase price, or $100 per item, whichever is greater. This fee is charged to cover handling and the District is responsible for all pick-up and delivery fees. The attached Resolution authorizes participation in the program as described in the application. The attached application packet includes a list District representatives with the authority to make purchases. |
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Resol 20-25 State Federal Surplus Property Program
State Federal Surplus Property Program Application
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| Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| Superintendent Recommends Approval
Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to approve Title I Schoolwide Status for Natomas Park Elementary, Witter Ranch Elementary, H. Allen Hight and Discovery High schools. |
The Board is asked to approve Title I Schoolwide Status for Natomas Park Elementary, Witter Ranch Elementary, H. Allen Hight and Discovery High schools. Passed with a motion by Dr. Susan Heredia and a second by Jag Bains. |
Yes Jag Bains.
Yes Scott Dosick.
Yes Micah Grant.
Yes Dr. Susan Heredia.
Yes Lisa Kaplan.
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| Natomas Park Elementary, Witter Ranch Elementary, H. Allen Hight and Discovery High Schools have been identified for Title I eligibility due to their high percentages of Free/Reduced Price Meal (FRPM) students. The District currently has five Title I schools including American Lakes, Bannon Creek, Jefferson, Natomas Middle and Natomas High. The federal government will allow flexibility to carry over more than the 15% cap on Title I funds due to the pandemiic.
More Title I schools allow for increased flexibility in allocating the centrally funded Title I funds, while staying compliant with Title I restrictions, ensuring funds are expended; and allows more students to benefit from additional resources to support their academic achievement. Increasing the number of Title I schools does not increase the funding amount to the District. The current funding will be spread out to support the additional schools. Due to this change in per-school allocations, carryover funding in the amount of $173,035 will be added to keep the current Title I schools whole for the 2020-21 school year.
The attached table includes the additional schools eligible for Title I and shows the Title I funding allocation by all Title I schools for 2020-21.
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| Trustee Heredia thanked Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent for being available for questions regarding this Board item. |
2020-21 Title I Allocation Table
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| Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to receive a presentation and approve the amendment to the Facility Use Agreement due to COVID-19. |
The Board is asked to receive a presentation and approve the amendment to the Facility Use Agreement due to COVID-19. Passed with a motion by Lisa Kaplan and a second by Dr. Susan Heredia. |
Yes Jag Bains.
Yes Scott Dosick.
Yes Micah Grant.
Yes Dr. Susan Heredia.
Yes Lisa Kaplan.
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| Facility Use Permits have not been approved since closure. However, due to some businesses and types of gatherings beginning to be allowed, we need to amend our facility use agreement to address CDC and County requirements. On May 26, 2020, the Sacramento County Public Health Office revised the Public Health Order’s Appendix B which amends previous direction on allowable gatherings. Accordingly, groups who have permits to use District facilities must comply with CDC guidelines and the County order. The cost to sanitize facilities after outside use will increase the cost of the permits. An amendment to the Facilities Use Agreement will require organizations to follow County and State guidance and pay the respective increase in cost to use the facilities due to COVID-19 safety requirements. |
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Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent presented on the Amendment to Facility Use Agreement Due to Covid-19. The objectives of the presentation were: share current facility use information and then ask for Board approval of the amendment to the facilities use agreement due to Covid-19.
She stated that the Board is being asked to approve the amendments just for Covid-19. She explained that there is an indemnification to the district which ensures that the district is held harmless related to illnesses, viral infections or any non-compliance with the Sacramento Public Health guidelines. She noted that it also increases the cost of the use of the facility due to the additional sanitization that will be required. She added that it also requires the users to sign and certify that the organization will adhere to all of the rules related to the Sacramento County Public Health and the CDC guidelines. |
Addendum to FUA re County Health Order Protocols
Facilities Use Amendment 2020 - 6.17.2020
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| Acting President Dosick adjourned the meeting at 7:09 p.m. |
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