Newark Unified School District 5715 Musick Avenue Newark, CA 94560

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1 Newark Unified School District 5715 Musick Avenue Newark, CA Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Items were handled out of order Tuesday, I. Call to Order President Thomas called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. II. III. Roll Call Present were President Thomas, Vice President Mensinger, Member Crocker and Member Rodriguez. Student Board Member Bryanna McLoy arrived at 6:45 p.m. Public Comment Community member Cindy Parks addressed the Board regarding her concerns about the way in which the agenda is structured. She also shared her concerns regarding the salary being offered to the Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources. Community members Richard Corte, Jack Burgess and Ronald Katsanes addressed the Board regarding their concerns over the sale of the previous Ruschin School site. IV. Closed Session President Thomas recessed the meeting to closed session at 6:14 p.m. V. Public Session President Thomas reconvened the meeting to regular session at 7:02 p.m. VI. VII. VIII. IX. Report of Closed Session Actions President Thomas reported the Board discussed potential litigation, public employment, and conference with property negotiator. Pledge of Allegiance President Thomas led the Pledge of Allegiance. Swearing in of Board Members Superintendent Dave Marken officiated the swearing in of Board Member Nancy Thomas and Board Member elect Tom Huynh. Recognition of Board Member Charlie Mensinger Board Members presented Board Member Mensinger with a plaque and thanked him for his years of service to the students of Newark Unified School District. X. Reception for Board Members President Thomas recessed the meeting to a reception in honor of Charlie Mensinger and the re-elected/newly elected Board Members.

2 Page 2 of 7 XI. XII. Regular Session President Thomas reconvened the meeting to regular session at 7:36 p.m. Board Reorganization A. Election of Officers Community member Jim Lola addressed the Board on his concerns regarding the ability of Member Rodriguez to serve as president due to his many meeting absences. Member Rodriguez moved, Member Huynh seconded approval of the Election of officers. Member Crocker will now hold the position of President and Member Rodriguez will now hold the position of Vice President. The motion passed, 5 AYES, including the Student member s preferential vote. (Nancy Thomas, Jan Crocker, Ray J. Rodriguez, Tom Huynh and student member Bryanna McLoy( There is currently a vacancy for the fifth seat on the board. President Thomas stated the current president will complete the meeting with the new officers taking their role in January. B. Adoptions of Policies and Bylaws Member Rodriguez moved, Member Huynh seconded approval of the Policies and Bylaws currently adopted by the Board of Education. The motion passed, 5 AYES, including the Student member s preferential vote. (Nancy Thomas, Jan Crocker, Ray J. Rodriguez, Tom Huynh and student member Bryanna McLoy) C. Fix Time of Meetings Member Huynh moved, Member Crocker seconded approval to fix the time of meetings to 7:00 p.m. with an end time of 10:00 p.m. The motion passed, 5 AYES, including the Student member s preferential vote. (Nancy Thomas, Jan Crocker, Ray J. Rodriguez, Tom Huynh and student member Bryanna McLoy) D. Meeting Dates Member Crocker moved, Member Rodriguez seconded approval of the Regular Meeting of the Board Dates as listed below The motion passed, 5 AYES, including the Student member s preferential vote. (Nancy Thomas, Jan Crocker, Ray J. Rodriguez, Tom Huynh and student member Bryanna McLoy) January 20, 2015 January 27, 2015 Work Study Session February 17, 2015 March 3, 2015 Work Study Session March 17, 2015 April 21, 2015 May 5, 2015 Work Study Session May 19, 2015 June 2, 2015 Work Study Session

3 Page 3 of 7 June 16, 2015 XIII. XIV. Approval of Agenda Member Rodriguez moved, Member Huynh seconded to move the presentation of the First Interim Report to the beginning of the meeting immediately following the approval of the agenda. The motion passed, 5 AYES, including the Student member s preferential vote. (Nancy Thomas, Jan Crocker, Ray J. Rodriguez, Tom Huynh and student member Bryanna McLoy) Student Council Reports A. Newark Junior High School Leadership students Endigo Coleman and Sierra Van Rossem reported on the events happening at Newark Junior High School. B. MacGregor Alternative Education Site Leadership student Alberto (Raymond) Gomez reported on the events happening at the MacGregor Campus. C. Newark Memorial High School Student Board Member Bryanna McLoy reported on the events happening at Newark Memorial High School. XV. XVI. Announcements and Upcoming Events Superintendent Marken thanked the many individuals that assisted in the coordination to pick up our Bunker students from Science camp during last week s storm. He stated he was very proud of our classified and administrators for getting the students home safely. Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items Community member Cindy Parks addressed the Board on her public records request and the process. She also stated the committee information on the website was out of date. President Thomas requested staff review the website and respond to Ms. Parks regarding the public records request. XVII. Consent Agenda A. Personnel Items A1. Personnel Report A2. Employment Contract with Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Member Crocker moved, Member Huynh seconded approval of the Personnel Consent agenda as presented. The motion passed, 4 AYES. (Nancy Thomas, Jan Crocker, Ray J. Rodriguez and Tom Huynh)

4 Page 4 of 7 Superintendent Dave Marken introduced Diane Manske, Newark Unified School District s Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources. Ms. Manske stated she was honored to receive the appointment and to work with Dr. Marken. She thanked classified, certificated and leadership staff for the honor and the new partnership. B. Non-Personnel Items B1. Warrant Register for November 2014 B2. Individual Service Agreement between Spectrum Center and NUSD for NPS for NUSD Student for school year B3. HVAC Replacement at Milani Elementary B4. HVAC Replacement at Snow Elementary B5. Resolution No Signature Card Board Members B6. Approval of Resolution No. 1968, Declaring Surplus Equipment B7. Contract for Termite Services B8. Minutes September 2, 2014 B9. Minutes November 18, 2014 B10. Design and Construction Administration Services for Summer 2015 Playground Paving Project B11. Approve Non-Curricular Trip Request for NMHS FIDM Fashion Club to travel to SF Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising The Board corrected the numbering of the Non-Personnel Consent agenda from Item B7. down. Community member Cindy Parks requested Non-Personnel Consent Item B1. be pulled. Community member Sue Eustice requested Non-Personnel Consent Item B8. be pulled. Member Huynh moved, Member Rodriguez seconded to approval of Non-Personnel Agenda Items B2. through B7, and Items B9. through B11. The motion passed, 5 AYES, including the Student member s preferential vote. (Nancy Thomas, Jan Crocker, Ray J. Rodriguez, Tom Huynh and student member Bryanna McLoy) B1. Warrant Register for November 2014 Community member Cindy Parks requested Non-Personnel Consent Item B1. be pulled to voice her concern about district spending. Member Crocker moved, Member Rodriguez seconded the approval of Non-Personnel Agenda Item B1. The motion passed, 5 AYES, including the Student member s preferential vote. (Nancy Thomas, Jan Crocker, Ray J. Rodriguez, Tom Huynh and student member Bryanna McLoy)

5 Page 5 of 7 B8. Minutes September 2, 2014 Retired employee Sue Eustice requested Non-Personnel Consent Item B8. be pulled stating the minutes did not accurately identify the authors of the letters received by and read by Susan Condon. Member Crocker requested the information be researched and revised minutes be presented at the next meeting for ratification. XVIII. Board Member Comments on Consent Calendar Items Member Crocker shared her frustration with the Board regarding the recent copper thefts at the district. XIX. Employee Organizations Employee Organization representative Chris Baugh, NTA, stated Richard Nikssarian had resigned his role with NTA due to health reasons. He further stated Bryan Blattel would be filling in and that he, Chris, would be senior advisor. He stated NTA is willing to work with the district to assist in the multi-year projection and they have never wanted to cause fiscal or financial harm to the District. Employee Organization representative Sue Eustice, CSEA, stated Susan Condon had knee replacement surgery and that CSEA is looking forward to the new year and is hoping things will smooth out. Employee Organization representative Chris Herrera, NEWMA, stated she is honored to work with her amazing colleagues. She stated Dr. Marken did not hesitate to board a bus while colleagues teamed up to bring home our Science Camp students safely home during the latest storm. She stated nothing matters to our district more but our students and their future. XX. New Business A. Filling Board Vacancy for Provisional Appointment Member Crocker moved, Member Rodriguez seconded the approval of New Business Item A. to proceed with the provisional appointment using the same format as took place in the selection of Member Huynh. The appointment will take place on January 20, The motion passed, 5 AYES, including the student board member s preferential vote. (Nancy Thomas, Jan Crocker, Tom Huynh, Ray J. Rodriguez and student member Bryanna McLoy) B. Appoint Board Representative to Mission Valley Regional Occupational Center/Program (ROC/P) Executive Board Member Crocker moved, Member Huynh seconded the approval of New Business Item B. with Nancy Thomas serving as representative and Ray J. Rodriguez serving as alternate to Mission Valley Regional Occupational Center/Program. The motion

6 Page 6 of 7 passed, 5 AYES, including the student board member s preferential vote. (Nancy Thomas, Jan Crocker, Tom Huynh, Ray J. Rodriguez and student member Bryanna McLoy) C. Appoint Board Representative to Regional Policy Board of Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) Member Rodriguez moved, Member Crocker seconded the approval of New Business Item C. with Ray J. Rodriguez serving as representative and Tom Huynh serving as alternate to the Regional Policy Board of Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA). The motion passed, 5 AYES, including the student board member s preferential vote. (Nancy Thomas, Jan Crocker, Tom Huynh, Ray J. Rodriguez and student member Bryanna McLoy) D. Appoint Board Representative to East Bay BTSA Induction Member Crocker moved, Member Huynh seconded the approval of New Business Item D. with Tom Huynh serving as representative and Ray J. Rodriguez serving as alternate to East Bay BTSA Induction. The motion passed, 5 AYES, including the student board member s preferential vote. (Nancy Thomas, Jan Crocker, Tom Huynh, Ray J. Rodriguez and student member Bryanna McLoy) E. Appoint Representative to Second Chance, Inc No action was taken on this item. F. Appoint Board Representative to the Oversight Board for the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency Member Crocker moved, Member Huynh seconded the approval of New Business Item F. keeping Jan Crocker as representative to the Oversight Board for the Successor Agency to the Redevelopment Agency. The motion passed, 5 AYES, including the student board member s preferential vote. (Nancy Thomas, Jan Crocker, Tom Huynh, Ray J. Rodriguez and student member Bryanna McLoy) G. Appoint Board Representative to Audit Committee Member Rodriguz moved, Member Huynh seconded the approval of New Business Item G. with Nancy Thomas and Jan Crocker serving as co-representatives to the Audit Committee. The motion passed, 5 AYES, including the student board member s preferential vote. (Nancy Thomas, Jan Crocker, Tom Huynh, Ray J. Rodriguez and student member Bryanna McLoy) H. First Interim Reort Member Crocker moved, Member Rodriguez seconded the approval of New Business Item H. as presented. The motion passed, 5 AYES, including the student board member s preferential vote. (Nancy Thomas, Jan Crocker, Tom Huynh, Ray J. Rodriguez and student member Bryanna McLoy)

7 Page 7 of 7 XXI. Committee Reports, Debrief, Announcements and Requests Board of Education Member Huynh asked staff if there would be an opportunity for the Bunker students to attend Science Camp at an alternate time in the spring. Member Crocker stated she obtained excellent information while attending the CSBA conference. Byranna McLoy also stated she felt attending the conference was an awesome experience and she looked forward to sharing the information with her class. Member Rodriguez thanked President Thomas and stated he looked forward to working with Member Crocker next year. Member Rodriguez requested information about Board attendance to be provided to the Board in an update. President Thomas thanked Soleste Hilberg and her staff for producing an excellent newsletter. She requested the document be added to the district website. XXII. Adjournment There being no further business of the Board of Education, President Thomas adjourned the meeting at 9:25 p.m. in the honor of Bernardine Verdile. Ray J. Rodriguez, Vice President LW