Board of Education Meeting
Serna Center Community Rooms
4:30 p.m. Closed Session
6:00 p.m. Open Session
Agenda
1.0 OPEN SESSION / CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL
NOTICE OF PUBLIC ATTENDANCE BY LIVESTREAM
Members of the public who wish to attend the meeting may do so by livestream at: https://www.scusd.edu/post/watch-meeting-live. No physical location of the meeting will be provided to the public.
2.0 ANNOUNCEMENT AND PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION
NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT AND DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION:
Public comment may be (1) emailed to publiccomment@scusd.edu; (2) submitted in writing, identifying the matter number and the name of the public member at the URL https://tinyurl.com/SCUSDcommentMay20; or (3) using the same URL, submitting a request for oral comment only when the matter is called, instead of written comment. Regardless of the method by which public comment is submitted, including a request for oral comment, the submission deadline for closed and open session items shall be no later than noon, May 20. Individual public comment shall be presented to the Board orally for no more than two minutes, or other time determined by the Board on each agenda item. Public comments submitted in writing will not be read aloud, but will be provided to the Board in advance of the meeting and posted on the District’s website. The Board shall limit the total time for public comment presented on each agenda item, including communications and organizational reports, to 15 minutes in length. With Board consent, the President may increase or decrease the length of time allowed for public comment, depending on the agenda item and the number of public comments.
3.0 CLOSED SESSION
While the Brown Act creates broad public access rights to the meetings of the Board of Education, it also recognizes the legitimate need to conduct some of its meetings outside of the public eye. Closed session meetings are specifically defined and limited in scope. They primarily involve personnel issues, pending litigation, labor negotiations, and real property matters.
3.1 Government Code 54956.9 – Conference with Legal Counsel:
a) Existing litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(1) of Government Code section 54956.9 (San Joaquin County Superior Court Case No. STK-CV-UBC-2019-0007274 and OAH Case No. 2021120235)
b) Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(2) of Government Code section 54956.9 (Two Potential Cases)
3.2 Government Code 54957.6 (a) and (b) Negotiations/Collective Bargaining SCTA SEIU, TCS, Teamsters, UPE, Non-Represented/Confidential Management (District Representative Pam Manwiller)
3.3 Government Code 54957 – Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release/Reassignment
3.4 Government Code 54957 – Public Employee Appointment
a) Principal, Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High School
4.0 CALL BACK TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4.1 The Pledge of Allegiance
4.2 Broadcast Statement
4.3 Stellar Student – Hina Stanikzai, a 7th Grade student at Albert Einstein Middle School
5.0 ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION
6.0 AGENDA ADOPTION
7.0 PUBLIC COMMENT
Public comment may be (1) emailed to publiccomment@scusd.edu; (2) submitted in writing, identifying the matter number and the name of the public member at the URL https://tinyurl.com/SCUSDcommentMay20; or (3) using the same URL, submitting a request for oral comment only when the matter is called, instead of written comment. Regardless of the method by which public comment is submitted, including a request for oral comment, the submission deadline shall be no later than noon, May 20 for any agenda item. Individual public comment shall be presented to the Board orally for no more than two minutes or other time determined by the Board, on each agenda item. Public comments submitted in writing will not be read aloud, but will be provided to the Board in advance of the meeting and posted on the District’s website. The Board shall limit the total time for public comment presented on each agenda item, including communications and organizational reports, to 15 minutes in length. With Board consent, the President may increase or decrease the length of time allowed for public comment, depending on the agenda item and the number of public comments.
8.0 COMMUNICATIONS
8.1 Employee Organization Reports: SCTA
9.0 SPECIAL PRESENTATION
9.2 Seal of Bi-literacy Awards (Christine Baeta and Matt Turkie)
9.3 Update on Re-Opening Memorandums of Understanding (Presenter TBD)
10.0 BOARD WORKSHOP/STRATEGIC PLAN AND OTHER INITIATIVES
10.1 Approve 2020-21 Third Interim Financial Report and FCMAT Update (Rose Ramos)
10.2 Local Control Accountability Plan Update (Vincent Harris and Steven Ramirez Fong)
Public Comment
11.0 PUBLIC HEARING
11.1 Adopt Revision of Board Policy 5113, Absences and Excuses (Victoria Flores and Isa Sheikh)
11.2 Adopt Revision of Board Policy 5141.52, Suicide Prevention (Victoria Flores)
12.0 CONSENT AGENDA
12.1b Approve Personnel Transactions (Cancy McArn)
12.1c Approve Donations to the District for the Period of April 1-30, 2021 (Rose Ramos)
12.1e Approve Minutes of the April 22, 2021, Board of Education Meeting (Jorge A. Aguilar)
12.1f Approve Minutes of the April 28, 2021, Board of Education Special Meeting (Jorge A. Aguilar)
12.1g Approve Minutes of the May 3, 2021, Board of Education Special Meeting (Jorge A. Aguilar)
13.0 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION/REPORTS
13.2 Head Start Reports (Christine Baeta and Jacquie Bonini)
14.0 FUTURE BOARD MEETING DATES / LOCATIONS
June 10, 2021 4:30 p.m. Closed Session, 6:00 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Regular Workshop Meeting
June 24, 2021 4:30 p.m. Closed Session, 6:00 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Regular Workshop Meeting
15.0 ADJOURNMENT
NOTE: The Sacramento City Unified School District encourages those with disabilities to participate fully in the public meeting process. If you need a disability-related modification or accommodation, including auxiliary aids or services, to participate in the public meeting, please contact the Board of Education Office at (916) 643-9314 at least 48 hours before the scheduled Board of Education meeting so that we may make every reasonable effort to accommodate you. [Government Code § 54953.2; Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, § 202 (42 U.S.C. §12132)] Any public records distributed to the Board of Education less than 72 hours in advance of the meeting and relating to an open session item will be available on the District’s website at www.scusd.edu
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