Board of Education Meeting
Serna Center Community Rooms

Board of Education Meeting

4:30 p.m. Closed Session
6:30 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/SCUSDcommentSeptember17 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, the submission deadline for closed and open session items shall be no later than noon, September 17.  Individual written public comment shall be no more than two minutes in length on each agenda or nonagenda item.  The Board shall limit the total time for public comment 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 topic and the number of written 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 (OAH Case No. 2020070930)

b) Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(2) of Government Code section 54956.9 (One Potential Case)

c) Initiation of litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(4) of Government Code section 54956.9 (One Potential Case)

3.2 Government Code 54957.6 (a) and (b) Negotiations/Collective Bargaining TCS, SCTA 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

4.0 CALL BACK TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.1 The Pledge of Allegiance

4.2 Broadcast Statement

4.3 Stellar Student

5.0 ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION

6.0 AGENDA ADOPTION

7.0 SPECIAL PRESENTATION

7.1 Resolution No. 3166:  Attendance Awareness Month (Jennifer Kretschman)

Public Comment

7.2 Resolution No. 3167:  Suicide Prevention Awareness Month (Victoria Flores and Isa Sheikh)

Public Comment

8.0 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/SCUSDcommentSeptember17 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, the submission deadline shall be no later than noon, September 17 for any agenda item.  Individual written public comment shall be no more than two minutes in length on each agenda or nonagenda item.   The Board shall limit the total time for public comment on each agenda item to 15 minutes in length.  With Board consent, the President may increase or decrease the length of time allowed for public comment.  By law, the Board is allowed to take action only on items on the agenda.  The Board may, at its discretion, refer a matter to district staff or calendar the issue for future discussion.

Public Comments

9.0 BOARD WORKSHOP/STRATEGIC PLAN AND OTHER INITIATIVES

9.1 Approve the Provisional Internship Permit Request for Certificated Employees (Cancy McArn)

PowerPoint

9.2 Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan Adoption (Vincent Harris and Steven Ramirez-Fong)

PowerPoint

Public Comments

9.3 Approve 2019-20 Year End Financial Unaudited Actuals (Rose Ramos)

PowerPoint

Public Comments

10.0 CONSENT

10.1a Approve Grants, Entitlements and Other Income Agreements, Ratification of Other Agreements, Approval of Bid Awards, Approval of Declared Surplus Materials and Equipment, Change Notices and Notices of Completion (Rose F. Ramos)

10.1b Approve Personnel Transactions (Cancy McArn)

10.1c Approve Business and Financial Report:  Warrants, Checks, and Electronic Transfers Issued for the Period of July 2020 and August 2020 (Rose F. Ramos)

10.1d Approve Donations for the Period of July 1-31, 2020 and August 1-31, 2020 (Rose Ramos)

10.1e Approve Resolution No. 3165:  Estimate Gann Appropriation Limit for 2020-21 and Gann Amendment Calculation for 2019-20  (Rose Ramos)

10.1f Approve 2020-21 Cash Flow Report (Rose Ramos)

11.0 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION/REPORTS

11.1 Business and Financial Information:  Purchase Order Board Report for the Period of July 15, 2020, through August 14, 2020; Enrollment and Attendance Report for Month 9 Ending May 15, 2020; Enrollment and Attendance Report for Month 10 Ending June 11, 2020

Public Comments

12.0 FUTURE BOARD MEETING DATES / LOCATIONS

October 1, 2020 4:30 p.m. Closed Session, 6:00 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Regular Workshop Meeting

October 15, 2020 4:30 p.m. Closed Session, 6:00 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Regular Workshop Meeting

13.0 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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