a. ROLL CALL Patty Holohan, Ron McPeck, Donna West, Richard Haller, Neal Waner

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1 Board of Education Minutes Regular Meeting: September 13, 2016 Board Room, 25 West Lugonia Avenue, Redlands Open/Closed Session: 5:30 p.m. Open Session: 7:00 p.m. I. OPEN SESSION President Holohan opened the meeting at 5:40 p.m. a. ROLL CALL Patty Holohan, Ron McPeck, Donna West, Richard Haller, Neal Waner Staff Attending: Lori D. Rhodes, Superintendent of Schools Bernie Cavanagh, Assistant Superintendent, Business Services Miki Inbody, Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services Sabine Robertson-Phillips, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources II. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION a. COMMUNITY INPUT 1. None. b. SUPERINTENDENT S REPORT 1. The New State Accountability System Superintendent Rhodes shared a PowerPoint presentation outlining the ten new State Accountability Indicators under the New State Accountability System, noting six are State indicators and four are local indicators. Mrs. Rhodes further shared an example of the new accountability rubrics for one of the indicators (Graduation Rates). Mrs. Rhodes noted that more information would follow as it is received in the District. The Board adjourned to Closed Session at 6:15 p.m. III. CLOSED SESSION a. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR CONTRACT MANAGEMENT: 1. Designated Representative[s]: Lori Rhodes Superintendent of Schools Sabine Robertson-Phillips Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources

2 Board of Education Minutes; September 13, 2016 Page 2 2. Employee Organizations: Redlands Education Support Professionals Association [RESPA] Redlands Teachers Association [RTA] No Action was taken. b. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE/DISMISSAL/RELEASE No Action was taken. c. CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATOR 1. Property: Tract Number a. Negotiating Parties: Lori D. Rhodes, Superintendent of Schools No Action was taken. d. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL EXISTING LITIGATION 1. One Case No Action was taken. e. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL ANTICIPATED LITIGATION No Action was taken. f. STUDENT MATTERS/DISCIPLINE (Pursuant to Education Code 35146, 48912, 48918) No Action was taken. IV. ADJOURNMENT TO OPEN SESSION a. The Board adjourned to Open Session at 7:00 p.m. V. REGULAR MEETING OPEN SESSION President Holohan opened the meeting at 7:10 p.m. a. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Led by President Holohan. b. ROLL CALL Patty Holohan, Ron McPeck, Donna West, Richard Haller, Neal Waner Staff Attending: Lori D. Rhodes, Superintendent of Schools Bernie Cavanagh, Assistant Superintendent, Business Services Miki Inbody, Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services Sabine Robertson-Phillips, Assistant Superintendent, Human Resources

3 Board of Education Minutes; September 13, 2016 Page 3 c. APPROVAL OF MINUTES On motion of Richard Haller, second by Donna West, and unanimously carried, the Board took 1. Approve the minutes of the August 16, 2016, Board of Education Regular meeting. VI. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION a. COMMUNITY INPUT 1. Clayton Moore Noted he is a Board member in the Victor Elementary School District. Expressed his thanks to the Board and staff for their work on the California Voting Rights Act and switching to by-trustee areas, noting that Victor Elementary District is going through the same process. Wished the District good luck throughout the process. b. PUBLIC HEARING 1. Public Hearing regarding Resolution No. 9, , Statement of Assurance, Pupil Textbook and Instructional Materials Compliance for the Fiscal Year, TK-12. President Holohan opened the Public Hearing at 7:15 p.m. No one wished to comment, and the Public Hearing was closed at 7:16 p.m. 2. Public Hearing in accordance with Elections Code section to receive and consider input regarding the possible transition to by-trustee area elections and two proposed trustee area maps pursuant to Education Code sections 5019 and President Holohan opened the Public Hearing at 7:17 p.m. No one wished to comment, and the Public Hearing was closed at 7:18 p.m. c. PRESENTATION 1. Final Unaudited Actuals and Revised Adopted Budget Bernie Cavanagh, Assistant Superintendent, Business Services Assistant Superintendent Cavanagh stated that the law requires the Governing Board to approve by September 15 of each year an annual statement of revenues and expenditures. Mr. Cavanagh shared a PowerPoint presentation outlining the District s Unaudited Actuals Report, noting that the financial report summarizes the actual revenues and expenditures for year ending June 30, 2016 compared to the estimated Actuals. The report emphasized how is impacted by the operations in

4 Board of Education Minutes; September 13, 2016 Page 4 VII. STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE S REPORT a. None. VIII. SUPERINTENDENT S REPORT a. Lori Rhodes, Superintendent of Schools: 1. Superintendent Rhodes shared that the District will be receiving a Golden Bell Validation visit for the Lugonia Elementary and River Church Partnership nomination that was submitted. 2. California Voting Rights Act [CVRA] Update Superintendent Rhodes shared that the District is continuing to move forward with the process of moving the District to by-trustee area elections for School Board member positions. Mrs. Rhodes noted that all information shared is on the District website. The District held three community meetings: Tuesday, August 30 at Beattie Middle School; Thursday, September 1 at Mission Elementary School; and Tuesday, September 6 at Cope Middle School. At these meetings, community members were able to provide feedback regarding the maps by either sharing their thoughts with staff members that were present at the meetings or writing their comments on comment cards that were provided. Mrs. Rhodes noted that the consensus on the comment cards and verbal communications were that either of the two scenario maps are acceptable, with no need for modifications. Mrs. Rhodes asked for feedback/guidance from the Board of Education on proceeding with the process, specifically regarding scheduling the next two public hearings and moving forward with current maps. It was the consensus of the Board of Education to move forward with the two current maps and schedule the next two public hearings at the September 27 and October 11 Board meetings. Lastly, Mrs. Rhodes clarified that after implementation, the November 2016 election will be an at-large election. The November 2018 election will start the implementation of by-trustee area elections and will be for the two seats up for election at that time Mrs. Holohan and Mrs. West. IX. LEGISLATIVE UPDATE a. Superintendent Rhodes gave a brief review of three articles regarding the new State Accountability system State board poised to take new direction in school accountability, State board unanimously adopts new school accountability system and California s first College and Career Readiness metric still being fine-tuned. X. SUPERINTENDENT S RECOMMENDATIONS

5 Board of Education Minutes; September 13, 2016 Page 5 XI. BUSINESS SERVICES CONSENT ITEMS On motion of Richard Haller, second by Neal Waner, and unanimously carried, the Board took a. Approve all Consent Items as detailed in Items XI.b. XI.n. b. Ratify/Approve the Consultant Agreement between Redlands Unified and Let s Talk About It who will provide Auditory Verbal Therapy (AVT), Deaf/Hard of Hearing (DHH) Services and in-service training to RUSD staff as mandated per the settlement referencing OAH Case No. # The settlement is for a total cost not to exceed $15,000. Special Education related services are to be provided from August 10, 2016 through June 8, 2017, and will be funded by Medi-Cal Funds (Appendix c. Ratify/Approve Funding Agreement for Crossing Guard Services with the City of San Bernardino, to provide crossing guard services to Victoria Elementary School, at a cost not to exceed $5,000, effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017, to be funded by Risk Management Funds (Appendix d. Ratify/Approve Agreement between the Redlands Adult School, a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Title II agency of the Redlands USD, the WIOA Title I One-Stop America's Job Centers of California Partners (AJCC Partners), and San Bernardino County Workforce Development Board (WDB) to establish a cooperative working relationship, define their respective roles and responsibilities in building basic educational or occupational skills and earning a post-secondary certificate or degree, and obtain guidance on how to make career choices. This MOU is effective June 30, 2016 through June 30, 2019, at no cost to the District (Appendix e. Ratify/Approve a Memorandum of Understanding with Building A Generation so they can conduct the Family Resource Center Program at Franklin, Lugonia, Mentone and Victoria Elementary Schools, effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2019 (Appendix f. Ratify/Approve Agreement with Paradigm Services, Inc., provider of Medicaid direct service and administrative claiming services. The fee amount will vary based on schedule and participants per contract, effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, Authorize Bernard A. Cavanagh, Assistant Superintendent, Business Services, and Brian Guggisberg, Director of Fiscal Services, to sign on behalf of the Board (Appendix g. Ratify/Approve Consulting Agreement with Pivot Learning Partners, to provide general principal coaching and support, as well as a Principal s Consortium, not to exceed $94,497, effective September 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017, funded by Educator Effectiveness Funds (Appendix h. Ratify/Approve Project Agreement with the San Bernardino Community College District for the Adult Education Block Grant Funds, in the amount of $9,996,771, for the period of July 1, 2016 through December 31, 2018 (Appendix i. Ratify/Approve Agreement with the Redlands Boys and Girls Club, to provide a Site Director and Youth Development Leaders to operate an after school program at Bryn Mawr Elementary School, effective July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017, at a cost not to

6 Board of Education Minutes; September 13, 2016 Page 6 exceed $112,500, to be funded by Bryn Mawr Elementary School After School Learning Funds (Appendix j. Ratify/Approve Agreement with The Schoolhouse Project, to provide sixteen days of differentiated support coaching sessions and one (1) day of monitoring and reflection on coaching progress for Teachers on Assignment, at a cost not to exceed $30,600, effective September 1, 2016 through May 31, 2017 to be funded by Local Control and Accountability (LCAP) Funds (Appendix k. Reject Claim Number in accordance with Government Code Section 913. l. Accept donations. Instruct secretary to write letters of appreciation on behalf of Board (Appendix m. Approve Payment Batches 0533 through 0934 for September 13, 2016, in the amount of $5,639, Authorize Bernard A. Cavanagh, Assistant Superintendent, Business Services, to sign on behalf of the Board (Appendix n. Ratify/Approve Attendance at Professional Meetings (Appendix XII. BUSINESS SERVICES ACTION ITEMS On motion of Ron McPeck, second by Donna West, and unanimously carried, the Board took a. Approve the Final Unaudited Actual Financial Report pursuant to Education Code Authorize Bernard A. Cavanagh, Assistant Superintendent, Business Services, to sign on behalf of the Board (Appendix On motion of Neal Waner, second by Richard Haller, and unanimously carried, the Board took b. Adopt Resolution No. 10, , Resolution for Adopting the Gann Limit (Appendix On motion of Donna West, second by Ron McPeck, and unanimously carried, the Board took c. Adopt Resolution No. 12, , Resolution of the Board of Education of the Redlands Unified School District Stating the Intent to Establish Community Facilities District No , to Submit the Levy of a Special Tax to the Voters of Such Community Facilities District, and to Take Related Actions. Authorize Lori Rhodes, Superintendent of Schools to sign related documents on behalf of the Board (Appendix On motion of Neal Waner, second by Ron McPeck, and unanimously carried, the Board took d. Adopt Resolution No. 13, , Resolution of the Board of Education of the Redlands Unified School District Approving and Ordering the Recording of a Boundary Map of

7 Board of Education Minutes; September 13, 2016 Page 7 Proposed Community Facilities District No of the Redlands Unified School District. Authorize Lori Rhodes, Superintendent of Schools to sign related documents on behalf of the Board (Appendix On motion of Neal Waner, second by Donna West, and unanimously carried, the Board took e. Adopt Resolution No. 14, , Resolution of the Board of Education of the Redlands Unified School District Stating the Intent to Incur Bonded Indebtedness in an Aggregate Principal Amount Not to Exceed $250,000,000 Within Proposed Community Facilities District No of the Redlands Unified School District. Authorize Lori Rhodes, Superintendent of Schools to sign related documents on behalf of the Board (Appendix XIII. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES CONSENT ITEMS On motion of Ron McPeck, second by Richard Haller, and unanimously carried, the Board took a. Approve Consent Items as detailed in Items XIII.b. XIII.h. b. Approve an agreement between the University of Redlands and the Redlands Unified School District to participate in the Work-Study America Reads Program at various sites for the school year, at no cost to the District. Authorize Catherine Obregon, Coordinator, School Improvement & Professional Development, to sign on behalf of the Governing Board (Appendix c. Approve 18 members of the Boys Varsity Water Polo Team from Redlands East Valley High School to travel, by car, to San Diego, CA to participate in a Water Polo Invitational, effective September 23, 2016 through September 24, d. Approve 45 members of Women s Intermediate Choir from Citrus Valley High School to travel, by bus, to Angelus Oaks, CA to learn music and team bond, effective September 23, 2016 through September 25, e. Approve 80 Fifth Grade Students from Kimberly Elementary School to travel, by bus, to Lake Arrowhead, CA to attend Science Camp, effective October 19, 2016 through October 21, f. Approve 80 members of the Black and Gold Brigade from Citrus Valley High School to travel, by bus, to Riverside, CA to participate in a competition, and then travel to Anaheim, CA to attend an end-of-season banquet, effective November 12, 2016 through November 13, g. Approve approximately four (4) members of the Cross Country Team from Redlands East Valley High School to travel, by van, to Fresno, CA to participate in the CIF State Cross Country Finals, effective November 25, 2016 through November 26, 2016.

8 Board of Education Minutes; September 13, 2016 Page 8 h. Approve 30 members of Thespians from Citrus Valley High School to travel, by plane, to Lincoln, NE to attend the International Thespian Festival, effective June 17, 2017 through June 25, XIV. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES ACTION ITEMS On motion of Donna West, second by Neal Waner, and unanimously carried, the Board took a. Adopt Resolution No. 9, , Statement of Assurance, Pupil Textbook and Instructional Materials Compliance, for Grades TK-12, for fiscal year (Appendix On motion of Neal Waner, second by Richard Haller, and unanimously carried (Items XIV.b. through XIV.c.), the Board took b. Approve request for readmission of student following expulsion effective April 28, 2015, through the remainder of the second semester of the school year, and all of the first semester of the school year. c. Approve request for readmission of student following expulsion effective February 9, 2016, through the remainder of the first semester of the school year, and all of the second semester of the school year. XV. HUMAN RESOURCES CONSENT ITEMS On motion of Richard Haller, second by Neal Waner, and unanimously carried [Patty Holohan abstaining on Item XV.b.], the Board took a. Approve all Consent Items as detailed in Items XV.b. XV.cc. (Assignments are tentative and informational and subject to change by the Superintendent). b. Certificated - Ratify/Approve employment of hourly/daily certificated personnel (Appendix c. Certificated - Ratify/Approve RISE hourly teachers (Appendix d. Certificated - Ratify/Approve RISE hourly teachers (Appendix e. Certificated - Ratify/Approve adult education hourly teachers (Appendix f. Certificated - Ratify/Approve home/hospital hourly teachers (Appendix g. Certificated - Ratify/Approve Redlands eacademy hourly teachers (Appendix h. Certificated - Ratify/Approve new certificated bargaining unit employees (Appendix

9 Board of Education Minutes; September 13, 2016 Page 9 i. Certificated - Ratify/Approve extra assignments for certificated personnel for the school year (Appendix j. Certificated - Ratify/Approve extra assignments for certificated personnel for the school year (Appendix k. Certificated - Ratify/Approve revised salary placements/assignments for certificated employees (Appendix l. Certificated - Ratify/Approve requests for leaves of absence (Appendix m. Certificated - Ratify/Accept resignations/separations from certificated personnel (Appendix n. Certificated - Accept resignations/separations from certificated employees (Appendix o. Classified - Ratify/Approve employment of classified substitute/short-term personnel (Appendix p. Classified - Ratify/Approve new classified contract employees (Appendix q. Classified - Ratify/Approve extra assignments for classified contract personnel (Appendix r. Classified - Ratify/Approve revised salary placements/assignments for classified contract employees (Appendix s. Classified - Ratify/Approve anniversary step and longevity increments of classified contract personnel, September 1, 2016 (Appendix t. Classified - Approve Safety Officer II position at Range 26 of the classified salary schedule. u. Classified - Ratify/Approve classified request for leaves of absence (Appendix v. Classified - Ratify/Approve resignation of classified substitute/short-term personnel (Appendix w. Classified - Accept resignations/separations from classified contract personnel (Appendix x. Management - Approve revision to Management Team Salary Schedule , effective September 14, 2016 (Appendix y. Other - Ratify/Approve employment of temporary athletic team coaches/extended day/citrus Valley High School (Appendix z. Other - Ratify/Approve employment of temporary athletic team coaches/extended day/redlands East Valley High School (Appendix

10 Board of Education Minutes; September 13, 2016 Page 10 aa. bb. cc. Other - Ratify/Approve employment of athletic team coaches/extended day/redlands High School (Appendix Other - Ratify/Approve volunteer coaches (Appendix Other - Approve volunteers and overnight chaperones for the school year (Appendix XVI. HUMAN RESOURCES ACTION ITEMS On motion of Neal Waner, second by Richard Haller, and unanimously carried, the Board took a. Management - Establish position and approve job description for Director, Instructional Technology & Accountability effective September 14, 2016 (Appendix XVII. BOARD COMMENTS/REPORTS a. Richard Haller: 1. Shared he was glad to see the agreement with the City of San Bernardino to provide crossing guards for Victoria Elementary, and the agreement for the teacher training. 2. Expressed his thanks for the various donations, noting they were very impressive. b. Donna West: 1. Thanked Mr. Cavanagh and his staff for his presentation. 2. Attended Back to School Night at Cope Middle School Lisa Bruich and Josh Oliver are an impressive team. 3. Expressed her appreciation for all the volunteers in the schools very impressed with the amount of volunteers. 4. Expressed her appreciation for all the donations. 5. Shared that Cindy Munz is the new President for the REP Foundation. 6. Noted she shared information regarding the Pathways offered at Citrus Valley High School at the Cultural Arts Commission meeting. 7. Expressed her appreciation to District staff for the work put into the Golden Bell nomination and wished the District good luck. c. Neal Waner: 1. Has enjoyed attending the Open Houses and everyone is now starting to settle in.

11 Board of Education Minutes; September 13, 2016 Page Noted it is good news regarding the possible Golden Bell and hopes representatives from the River Church are invited to attend one of the ceremonies. 3. Shared it will be interesting to see how districts compare under the new accountability system. 4. Noted he will be unable to attend the PTA Brunch on Thursday as he will be out of town participating in a County Pension Board meeting. 5. Expressed his thanks to Dr. Robertson-Phillips for coordinating the dinner with the new student Board representatives, noting that between the five Board members there is sixty-six years of collective experience serving on the School Board. d. Ron McPeck: 1. Noted as he was reading all the interesting places students are going to, he noticed that Citrus Valley is sending their Thespians to Lincoln, Nebraska for the International Thespian Festival. He hopes the students are able to visit the Nebraska campus it is a wonderful campus. e. Patty Holohan: 1. Thanked Mr. Cavanagh and his staff for the presentation. 2. Has been attending Back to School Nights, and while at Clement, saw their new mural, it is very impressive. 3. Thanked staff and community members for all their work and input regarding the CVRA process. 4. Attended the CSLBA conference and brought back information on foster youth, which she will share with District staff. 5. Expressed her appreciation for the donations to the various sites. 6. Thanked District staff for their hard work on the Golden Bell nomination. 7. Thank Board Member Moore for his input regarding the CVRA process. XVIII. CLOSED SESSION a. None. XIX. ADJOURNMENT a. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:00 p.m.

12 Board of Education Minutes; September 13, 2016 Page 12 Adopted: Donna West, Clerk Date