Sonoma SELPA Agenda. Superintendents' Council February 02, :00 AM Santa Rosa City Schools District Office Board Room

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1 Sonoma SELPA Agenda Superintendents' Council February 02, :00 AM Santa Rosa City Schools District Office Board Room 1. Closed Session Bob Raines, Chair Closed Session will provide the Council with information on matters that may have pending litigation (One case). 2. Opening The Chair will open the public session and report out any action taken during Closed Session. 3. Report on Closed Session The Chair will report out on any actions taken in Closed Session. 4. Agenda Additions and Reordering 5. Public Input 6. Consent Calendar Items 6.1. Consider Approval of Minutes for January 12, Action Items 7.1. Consider Appointments to the Finance and Steering Committees Bob Raines, Chair The Council needs to consider several nominations to fill vacancies on the Steering and Finance Committees. See the attached listing of appointees to the Finance and Steering Committees. 8. Information/Discussion Items 8.1. Requirements for the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) Catherine Conrado Council members requested additional information on the requirements for the CAC and membership Update on the Sonoma County Charter SELPA Catherine Conrado The Council requested a mid-year update on the activities of the Sonoma County Charter SELPA Mid-Year Review of Revised Funding Allocation Plan Deborah Malone- Larson The Council will receive and review the mid-year report on the effects of the new Funding Allocation Plan implemented on July 1, Hard copies will be available to all attendees at the meeting for any document not attached electronically (1). 9. Correspondence 9.1. Letter from Cotati-Rohnert Park Catherine

2 10. Items for Next Meeting 11. Adjournment Conrado

3 1. Closed Session Bob Raines, Chair Quick Summary / Abstract: Closed Session will provide the Council with information on matters that may have pending litigation (One case).

4 2. Opening Quick Summary / Abstract: The Chair will open the public session and report out any action taken during Closed Session.

5 3. Report on Closed Session Quick Summary / Abstract: The Chair will report out on any actions taken in Closed Session.

6 4. Agenda Additions and Reordering

7 5. Public Input

8 6. Consent Calendar Items

9 6.1. Consider Approval of Minutes for January 12, 2015 Attachments: Minutes

10 7. Action Items

11 7.1. Consider Appointments to the Finance and Steering Committees Rationale: The following vacancies need to be filled by the Council: Bob Raines, Chair 1. Steering Committee - Nomination Area III of Elizabeth Kaufman replacing Diane Ashton for Cotati-Rohnert Park 2. SteerIng Committee - Nomination of Kathryn Hill from Area VI as the Secondary representative replacing Pamela Blatt 3. Finance Committee - A motion from DBUG to confirm Lynda Williams (Monte Rio) replacing Kim Agrella from Santa Rosa in Area IV immediately and a nomination of Steve Eichman once an opening comes up due to a retirement anticipated to be in July 2015, replacing Patty Murch in Area II (Cinnabar) upon retirement 4. Finance Committee - Nomination from Superintendents of Adam Stein from Wright replacing Bob Bales from Kenwood in Area IV Chairperson Raines with Director Conrado met with DBUG on January 20, 2015 to discuss the DBUG nomination for the Finance Committee. After an hour discussion and multiple Motions, DBUG proposed that the Council accept both nominations in sequence. This recommendation allows the Council to honor DBUG's original nomination as well as to fulfill the Council's expressed desire to have a large district represented. Quick Summary / Abstract: The Council needs to consider several nominations to fill vacancies on the Steering and Finance Committees. See the attached listing of appointees to the Finance and Steering Committees. Attachments: Finance Committee Membership Steering Members

12 8. Information/Discussion Items

13 8.1. Requirements for the Community Advisory Committee (CAC) Rationale: Council members requested additional information on the requirements for the CAC and membership. Catherine Conrado Article 7 of the California Education Code is dedicated to the requirements of a SELPA CAC, beginning with EC (attached). Education Code requires that each Local Plan provide a description of terms and procedures for CAC elections. The Sonoma County Local Plan refers to the CAC By-Laws. The By-Laws are attached for review. Quick Summary / Abstract: Council members requested additional information on the requirements for the CAC and membership. Attachments: CAC California Requirements

14 8.2. Update on the Sonoma County Charter SELPA Catherine Conrado Rationale: The Council requested a mid-year update on the activities of the Sonoma County Charter SELPA. See attachments for: Charter SELPA membership and roster. The total ADA for is approximately 4,082, up from 3,213 in The percentage of students with IEPs is currently 8.6%, up from 7.4% in Schedule of meeting dates for both the Sonoma County SELPA and the Sonoma County Charter SELPA. Meetings occur in person and on-line (Gotomeeting). 3. Allocation of FTE and funding from both SELPAs to support the SELPA office The SELPA office staff are subsidized by the revenue from the Charter SELPA. The due date for applications for the year was January 16, The SELPA office receives several applications annually and uses a review and selection process for admittance. This year we received applications for 11 new members. The Charter CEO Council will determine which ones will be admitted for Four (4) of the applications are expansion schools of current members. Quick Summary / Abstract: The Council requested a mid-year update on the activities of the Sonoma County Charter SELPA. Attachments: Charter Member Listing SELPA Calendar SELPA Staffing by Funding Source

15 8.3. Mid-Year Review of Revised Funding Allocation Plan Debora h Malone- Larson Rationale: When the Council approved the revisions to the Funding Allocation Plan for , it requested a mid-year report on the impact to the SELPA LEA members. This comparison report is provided for information and discussion. The SELPA Fiscal Analyst, Deborah Malone-Larson, will answer questions that Council members may have regarding the changes. Several documents related to changing funding model are attached for review 1. Assumptions for the spreadsheet revenue distributions 2. Revenue Comparison of to Example of Changes: Sonoma Valley 4. Revenue Comparison Distributed in February 2014 (using P-1 data) Deborah Malone-Larson will bring an additional example of the changes to hand out at meeting. Quick Summary / Abstract: The Council will receive and review the mid-year report on the effects of the new Funding Allocation Plan implemented on July 1, Hard copies will be available to all attendees at the meeting for any document not attached electronically (1). Attachments: 1 Approved Funding allocation Assumptions 2 Funding Model Comparison 3 SVUSD Revenue Comparison 4 LEA Funding Model Comparison for

16 9. Correspondence

17 9.1. Letter from Cotati-Rohnert Park Catherine Conrado Rationale: The County Superintendent shared the attached letter regarding the current leased space used by California Children's Services (CCS) for their Medical Therapy Unit (MTU) at the La Fiesta Elementary School site. Cotati-Rohnert Park will not be renewing the lease that expires July 31, This letter was shared with CCS staff on January 23, Attachments: Cotati-RP Letter

18 10. Items for Next Meeting

19 11. Adjournment