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

2.0 ANNOUNCEMENT AND PUBLIC COMMENT REGARDING ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION

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

b) Existing litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(1) of Government Code section 54956.9 (OAH Case No. 2023020508, OAH Case No. 2023020910, and United States District Court, Eastern District of California, Case No. 2:19-CV-01768-DJC-KJN)  

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 Education Code 48918- The Board will hear staff recommendation on the following student expulsions: Expulsion# 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24 2022/2023 (Lisa Allen and Stephan Brown)

4.0 CALL BACK TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.1 The Pledge of Allegiance

4.2 Broadcast Statement     

4.3 Stellar Student introduced by Board Member Taylor Kayatta

5.0 ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACTION TAKEN IN CLOSED SESSION

6.0 AGENDA ADOPTION

7.0 PUBLIC COMMENT               

Members of the public may address the Board on non-agenda items that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Board.  Public comment may be (1) emailed to publiccomment@scusd.edu; (2) submitted in writing through the district’s website at https://www.scusd.edu/submit-public-comment; or (3) provided in-person at the meeting.  The submission deadline for written public comments shall be no later than noon on the day of the meeting.  If you intend to address the Board in-person, please fill out a yellow card available at the entrance.  Speakers may be called in the order that requests are received, or grouped by subject area.  We ask that comments are limited to two (2) minutes with no more than 15 minutes per single topic so that as many people as possible may be heard.  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 COMMENT

8.0 COMMUNICATIONS

8.1 Employee Organization Reports: 

  • SCTA
  • SEIU
  • TCS
  • Teamsters
  • UPE

8.2 District Advisory Committees:

  • Community Advisory Committee
  • District English Learner Advisory Committee
  • Local Control Accountability Plan/Parent Advisory Committee
  • Student Advisory Council
  • Black/African American Advisory Board

8.3 Student Member Report (Liam McGurk)

9.0 SPECIAL PRESENTATION

9.1 State Seal of Biliteracy/ Seal of Civic Engagement (Dr. Olga Simms, Melanie Bean, and Linda Kingston)

PPT

 9.2 Approve the Recognition of the 25th Anniversary of Parent Teacher Home Visits Resolution No. 3312 ( Kelley Odipo and Gretchen Viglione)

PPT

9.3 Approve Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Resolution No. 3324 (Board Member Jasjit Singh)

9.4 Mental Health Awareness Resolution No. 3319 (Victoria Flores)

PPT

9.5 SCUSD Strategic Priorities Investments (Rose Ramos)

PPT

PUBLIC COMMENT

10.0 BOARD WORKSHOP/STRATEGIC PLAN AND OTHER INITIATIVES

10.1 Carbon Neutral Goals and Guidelines for SCUSD Buildings (Rose Ramos)

PPT

10.2 Revision to Board Policies 0420.4, 0420.41, 0420.42, 0420.43 (Charter School Authorization, Oversight, Renewal, Revocation) (Amanda Goldman)

PPT

11.0 COMMUNICATIONS

11.1 Superintendent’s Report (Jorge A. Aguilar)

11.2 President’s Report (Chinua Rhodes)

11.3 Information Sharing by Board Members

12.0 CONSENT AGENDA                       

Generally routine items are approved by one motion without discussion.  The Superintendent or a Board member may request an item be pulled from the consent agenda and voted upon separately.

12.1 Items Subject or Not Subject to Closed Session:

12.1a Approve Resolution No. 3320 Chavez-Kemble Elementary School Rebuild Project Mitigated Negative Declaration (Rose Ramos)

12.1b 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 Ramos)

12.1c Approve Personnel Transactions (Dr. Cancy McArn)

12.1d Business and Financial Report: Warrants, Checks and Electronic Transfers issued for the Period of April 1-30, 2023 (Rose Ramos)                                   

12.1e Donations to the District for the Period of April 1-30, 2023 (Rose Ramos)

12.1f Approve Staff Recommendations for Expulsions # 20,21,22, 23, and 24 (Lisa Allen and Stephan Brown)

12.1g Approve Resolution No. 3325Authorizing Execution of Delegate Agency Agreement from SETA (Yvonne Wright and Melissa Sigars)

12.1h Approve Resolution No. 3323: Resolution Regarding Board Stipends (Jorge A. Aguilar)

12.1i Approve Business and Financial Information: Purchase Order Board Report for the Period of March 15, 2023, through April 14, 2023 (Rose Ramos)

12.1j Approve Resolution No. 3322 Resolution of intention to Convey Easement Entitlements to the City of Sacramento for a Public Sidewalk in front of Ethel Phillips Elementary (Rose Ramos)    

13.0 FUTURE BOARD MEETING DATES / LOCATIONS

  • June 8, 2023, 4:30 p.m. Closed Session, 6:30 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Regular Workshop Meeting
  • June 22, 2023, 4:30 p.m. Closed Session, 6:30 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Regular Workshop Meeting

14.0 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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