02-06-07 SLUSD Board Meeting Notes
By Morgan Mack-Rose
1. Presentation to Lions Club for support of students and schools;
provided $350 gift certificates and Safeway gift certificates to need
SLHS families. (11 families and one school). Proceeds from Lion’s
annual crab feed. This year’s crab feed 2/17.
2. McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance and Homeless Education Act.
Over 1.2M homeless children. Avg age of homeless in USA is 10.
Approximately 600-700 students (7-8% of overall enrollment) in SLUSD
a.
Address problems homeless children face enrolling, attending and succeeding
in school.
b. Enrollment barriers: transportation, residency docs,
immunization records
c. Re-authorized under NCLB (no child left behind)
i. Requires LEA
liaison, transportation, immediate enrollment
d. Definition also includes
children in shared housing (because of economic reasons).
e. Automatically
enrolled in Title 1 services (meals, after school programs)
f. Danny
Hillman is the District Liaison
i. Identify youth and provide services,
inform parents etc
g. Immediate Enrollment- Attend and participate
fully
i. No records required, must enroll w/in 2-3 days
ii. 24 hours for
special ed student
h. School Selection: Have right to stay in “school
of origin” (school last attended)
i. If parent requested and in “best
interest” of student
ii. If sent elsewhere district must provide
written explanation
iii. School of origin may lie in a different
district from where student is “residing” as homeless.
i. “Best Interest
Determination”
i. Considered on a case by case basis
ii. Use variety of criteria;
age, safety, impact of commute, siblings, etc
j. Dispute Resolution
via District and then County if parents disagree w/ school placement
k.
Grant funds can be used for basic needs, LEA Liaison, transportation,
school expenses
l. Grant funds can’t pay for extra-curricular or
rent
m. Student Residency Affidavit used to enroll student
i. Available
at each site
ii. Must be kept separate from student cumulative records
for privacy issues.
n. Counselors are “site based” liaisons
o. Collaborates w/ Davis
Street and BFWC
i. Also providing case management
p. Maintaining database to track
students using AERIES (district database)
i. Must adhere to HIPPA
guidelines and get prior consent before sharing w/ partners
ii. Only
accessible by District Liaison (Hillman)
iii. Used to avoid duplication
of services
q. Alameda County 10 year plan “Every One Home Plan”
i. 15,000 affordable
housing units
r. 3 year grant cycle
i. $100K
ii. Used for establishing database, Liaison salary, Davis & BFWC
3.
Public Comment
a. Billy (Janitor) Teamster Representative compliments
change in leadership on board and in district; anticipates 2007
best year working relationship. NOTE: Janitor Contract up for renegotiation
this Spring
b. Andy Kopp: Appreciates being appointed to the Citizens
Oversight Committee for the Bond. Asks Board to make applications
for such committees public record. Notes the lack of trust by the
general public and the need for transparency. Ties it to future
efforts for public funding (parcel tax). Also cautions that the
Affidavit of Residency may have stigmas that would then put someone
in a position of committing perjury.
4. Authorize sale of first series (series A) of $29M Bonds
a. Competitive
sale will provide better interest rate
b. Authorize sale through an
agency which will make the bonds AAA rated
5. General Obligation Refunding
Bond (1997 Bond Series B, C &E)
a. Will provide savings to tax
players (3% or greater savings) REFINANCING $20M principle
6. Corresponding
Secretary
7. Superintendents Report
a. Byron Isaac, New Asst. Superintendent
b. Measure B Design Teams
(up to 30 members each team)
i. Identify programmatic and facility
needs
ii. Committee will not make final design decisions
iii. Will provide
30% of design
iv. 9th Grade, Performing Arts Center, SLHS Library,
Career Tech Industrial Arts.
v. Will distribute applications at SLHS
Back to School Night
vi. Website, Press Releases, HOAs
vii. Due March 8th
viii. March 5th Community Meeting Explaining Community
process
ix. March 12th PG&E Lot Community Mtg getting input from
neighbors and community. (March 26th follow up meeting)
x. Fall 2007
Designs Finalize
8. Facilities Committee Reported newly appointed members
to Citizen Oversight Committee
9. Finance Committee met new Asst. Sup
of Facilities (?) Leon
a. Leon Glaster is retiring.
10. Alameda County Boards Assoc.
a. Curriculum on becoming engaged
citizens
11. Consent Items
4.1 C 5% rental increase for Broadmoor Preschool
1. Cutter argues
they do their own janitorial, that it is an adult school program
not a 3rd party
2. Cassidy wants to know how this would impact other
site programs
3. Table to Facilities & Tech Committees for review
3.6 C MOU
w/ City re. ASES (not ready)
4.2 C Approve Adventure Time Rental Contract
effective Jan.1, 2007
12. Candidates for City of San Leandro Recreation and Parks Committee
City Council requires three names to be forwarded and the Board can
choose to recommend one of the candidates. Current Liaison was contacted
by staff and did not choose to reapply. Cassidy moved to put forth
all three names w/o recommendation for any specific individual.
Cutter raises issue that City Council gets to choose who represents
the SLUSD and wants someone to talk to City about this process.
Katz concurs. Davis motions to recommend Morgan Mack-Rose. Motion
carries to send all three candidates forward w/ the recommendation
of Morgan Mack-Rose.
13. Lead Custodian Position Evaluation
Annual salary of $43K approx. temp position. An increase of one custodian
in the district. For time to be specified. (3 year or permanent).
Davis moves to table the motion until next meeting directing staff
to provide information.
14. Maintenance Dept. Reorganization Proposal
With the upgrading of facilities, maintenance emergency requests is
declining and more time is being spent on routine maintenance. Currently
10 Operations (Teamsters) and 14 Trades FTE. Proposed “lead position”
when ever there are 3 or more of a given type (ie carpenters, plumbers).
Will be based on contract negotiation. Eliminate Director and Supervisor
position. New “manager” position and various “lead” positions. Estimated
cost savings $99,505. Davis wants to know if money saved will be
then used to hire additional custodial staff. Davis wants mechanism
to quantify there is actual improvement. Cassidy would like to see
savings rolled into additional maintenance staff if fiscally prudent.
Cutter feels there is not enough information for a vote. Perry wants
to see the actual job descriptions and reporting schematics and
points out that these aren’t eliminating positions but freezing
them. Motion carries to table until next meeting.
Board Comments
Cassidy:
- Asks for Measure B building plan. With regards to district
wide modernization projects. Glaster: 7 summer roofing projects;
determining restroom revamp schedule; Painting pushed back until
after other projects are finished.
- Realtor Challenge: Where would
the money go? General fund? Specific purpose? Wants to know how
we can maximize participation. Richards says it will go to individual
sites for their discretionary spending.
Perry:
- Updates on various meetings;
- Urges focus on PE Standards being met;
is there consistency through out the district?
Katz:
- Would like Curriculum committee to establish homework policy
for the district based on research, particularly the younger grades
Hague:
- Appreciated Board support of Muir Band Fundraiser
Richards:
- Reminds that open house at HS is this Thursday.
Adjourned at 9:26
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