Board of Education Meeting
Serna Center Community Rooms

Board of Education Meeting

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:  /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  ; 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, August 19.  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) Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(2) of Government Code section 54956.9 (Two Potential Cases)

b) Existing litigation pursuant to subdivision (d)(1) of Government Code section 54956.9 (OAH Case No. 2021060897 and OAH Case No. 2021060288).

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

4.0 CALL BACK TO ORDER/PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.1 The Pledge of Allegiance

4.2 Welcome Student Board Member Jacqueline Zhang

4.3 Broadcast Statement

4.4 Stellar Student – Amaya Bouzid, a 1st Grade student from Pony Express Elementary 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 ; 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, August 19 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

9.1 Opening of Schools Update (Various Departments)

PowerPoint

Public Comment

9.2 Resolution No. 3217:  Safe and Secure Storage of Firearms in the Community (Darrel Woo)

10.0 BOARD WORKSHOP/STRATEGIC PLAN AND OTHER INITIATIVES

10.1 Facilities Master Plan Update #2 (Rose Ramos)

PowerPoint

10.2 2021-2022 Budget Update (Rose Ramos)

PowerPoint

10.3 Approve the Submission of a Credential Waivers Application to the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (Cancy McArn)

PowerPoint

10.4 Approve the Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators for the 2021-2022 School Year (Cancy McArn)

PowerPoint

10.5 Approve Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with United Professional Educators Successor Collective Bargaining Agreement (Raoul Bozio)

PowerPoint

11.0 PUBLIC HEARING

11.1 Public Hearing:  First Reading of Revised Board Policy 5145.31 (Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Students) (Raoul Bozio)

PowerPoint

12.0 CONSENT AGENDA

12.1a 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 Ramos)

12.1b Approve Personnel Transactions (Cancy McArn)

12.1c Approve the Charles A. Jones Career and Education Center’s Program Name Change and/or Program Hours Change Requests (Christine Baeta)

12.1d Approve Consolidated Application (ConApp) 2021-22 Spring Report (Kelley Odipo and Vincent Harris)

12.1e Approve Resolution No. 3216:  Approve Temporary Interfund Transfers of Special or Restricted Fund Moneys (Rose Ramos)

12.1f Approve Revised Board Policy 6158 (Independent Study) (Raoul Bozio)

PowerPoint

12.1g Approve Minutes of the August 5, 2021, Board of Education Meeting (Jorge A. Aguilar)

12.1h Approve Minutes of the August 10, 2021, Special Board of Education Meeting (Jorge A. Aguilar)

13.0 FUTURE BOARD MEETING DATES / LOCATIONS

September 2, 2021 4:30 p.m. Closed Session, 6:00 p.m. Open Session, Serna Center, 5735 47th Avenue, Community Room, Regular Workshop Meeting

September 16, 2021 4:30 p.m. Closed Session, 6:00 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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