Covina-Valley Unified School District Board of Education Minutes Regular Meeting. April 7, 2014

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1 Covina-Valley Unified School District Board of Education Minutes Regular Meeting 183. April 7, 2014 Meeting was called to order by the presiding chairman, Darrell A. Myrick, at 6:30 p.m. at the District Administration Office, followed by the salute to the flag. Members present: Others present: Darrell A. Myrick, President Richard M. White, Vice President William L. Knoll, Clerk Charles M. Kemp Member Sue L. Maulucci, Member Catherine J. Nichols, Ed.D., District Superintendent William N. Brown, Assistant Superintendent, Personnel Services Lynn Carmen Day, Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services David A. Rivera, Chief Business Officer Adoption of Agenda Motion by Mr. Knoll, seconded by Mr. White, and unanimously carried, that the agenda be adopted as submitted. Approval of Minutes Motion by Mrs. Maulucci, seconded by Mr. Kemp, and unanimously carried, that the minutes of the regular meeting of March 17, 2014 be approved. Public Comments Dr. Nichols commented that Rowland Elementary School has received another $690 in memory of Wes Bakken and the District is grateful for the ongoing support of the family; and Merwin Elementary has been recommended as a California Distinguished School. Heard a Covina High School parent comment regarding the baseball team. Bill Brown, Assistant Superintendent, Personnel Services, introduced the following promotions and new employees to C-VUSD: Chris Deegan, Elementary School Principal Julie Harrison, Middle School Principal Astrid Gallon-Gonzalez, Elementary School Principal Jeff Bloedorn, Chief Facilities Officer Joe Campitiello, Director, Maintenance, Operations, Facilities, and Transportation

2 184. Closed Session - Student Discipline Items Mr. Myrick adjourned the meeting to a closed session at 6:50 p.m. to discuss student discipline items with action to follow. Closed Session - Personnel Item Mr. Myrick continued the meeting in closed session pursuant to Government Code to discuss certificated and classified personnel items regarding employee discipline/dismissal/release. (Government Code 54957) Closed Session - Employer-Employee Relations Mr. Myrick continued the meeting in closed session to discuss negotiations with members of the District s negotiating team regarding contracts with Covina-Valley Unified Education Association (CUEA) and Covina-Valley Chapter 49, California School Employees Association (CSEA) and reconvened the meeting in open session at 7:50 p.m. Student Readmitted Motion by Mr. White, seconded by Mr. Knoll, and unanimously carried, that the expulsion order imposed on Student Case No , be lifted and the student be allowed to enroll in the appropriate school or program within the Covina-Valley Unified School District. Student Readmitted Motion by Mr. Kemp, seconded by Mrs. Maulucci, and unanimously carried, that the expulsion order imposed on Student Case No , be lifted and the student be allowed to enroll in the appropriate school or program in the student s current district of residence. Stipulated Expulsion of Student Motion by Mr. Knoll, seconded by Mr. White, and unanimously carried, that Student Case No be expelled from all schools in the Covina-Valley Unified School District effective immediately and the student be referred to an alternative education program outside of the District for the duration of the expulsion period. Stipulated Expulsion of Student Motion by Mrs. Maulucci, seconded by Mr. Kemp, and unanimously carried, that Student Case No be expelled from all schools in the Covina-Valley Unified School District effective immediately and the student be referred to an alternative education program outside of the District for the duration of the expulsion period.

3 185. Gifts Accepted Motion by Mr. White, seconded by Mr. Knoll, and unanimously carried, that the following gifts to the District be accepted with thanks: Donations in memory of Wes Bakken $ To Rowland Elementary School Bernadette T. Aguilar $20.00 Mavis Bakken $25.00 Madeline Hall $ Amy Lam $50.00 Rick Lam $50.00 Lijuan Li $30.00 John and Annie Oakley $ Frank and Susanne K. Paull $ Pat Brown and Julie Schmid $40.00 Bonnie Worden $75.00 Manzanita Elementary School PTA $5, For Field Trips Covina Rotary Club $ Reimbursement for book purchases To Manzanita Elementary School FedEx Office Office Supplies To District Office

4 186. Nonpublic, Nonsectarian School Agency General Service Agreement Motion by Mr. White, seconded by Mr. Knoll, and unanimously carried, that the agreement with Beacon Day School to provide educationally related services to students for the remainder of the school year be approved as set forth in Reference B of the agenda. College Readiness System Agreement Motion by Mr. White, seconded by Mr. Knoll, and unanimously carried, that the agreement for licensing and translation services with Document Tracking Services be approved. Educational Services Agreement Motion by Mr. White, seconded by Mr. Knoll, and unanimously carried, that the agreement with the East San Gabriel Valley Regional Occupational Program and Technical Center for educational services during the spring semester of the school year be ratified. Educational Services Agreement Motion by Mr. White, seconded by Mr. Knoll and unanimously carried, that the agreement with the East San Gabriel Valley Regional Occupational Program and Technical Center to provide educational services of ROP counselors and career center clerks at each of the comprehensive high schools for the school year be ratified. Authorization for Disposal of Obsolete and Surplus Equipment Motion by Mr. White, seconded by Mr. Knoll, and unanimously carried, that the Board authorize a public sale of obsolete and surplus equipment according to the provisions of Education Code 17545; and that after this public sale has been conducted the Board authorize the District Superintendent or designee to dispose of obsolete and surplus equipment in the most efficient and economical manner according to the provisions of Education Code Resignations The following resignations of classified personnel are reported for information: Classified Name Position Date Steven Fanizza Bus Driver 4/11/14 Robert Macauley Director, M&O 3/31/14

5 187. Certificated Personnel Motion by Mr. Knoll, seconded by Mr. White, and unanimously carried, that employment of the following certificated personnel be ratified and approved in the positions and on the effective dates indicated, at the appropriate step of the salary schedule: Promotions (Effective 7/1/14) Chris Deegan From: Assistant Principal, Traweek To: K-5 Principal Julie Harrison From: Assistant Principal, South Hills To: 6-8 Principal Instructional Innovation Coaches TOSA (Effective 8/21/14) Sherry Graham K-5 Michelle Ghirelli 6-12 Susan Sost K-5 New Employees Name Assignment Date Allison Cliff K-5 Teacher 8/21/14 Astrid Gallon-Gonzalez K-5 Principal 7/1/14 Alaina Navarro K-5 Teacher 8/21/14 Danyel Peduto American Sign Language Teacher 8/21/14 Rhea Scruggs K-5 Teacher 8/21/14 Kevin Shang Chinese Language Teacher 8/21/14 Home Teachers Chris Aleman Tiffany Villarreal Substitute Teachers Robin Alarcon Gina Cunningham Kevin Shang

6 188. Certificated Personnel - contd. CIF Extended Season Stipends: Name Level Stipend School Sport Jonathan Aguirre II $ Covina Wrestling William Bissman III $ Covina Basketball Nicholas Masi III $ Covina Basketball Bobby Bellamy III $1, Northview Wrestling Miguel Chavez II $ Northview Soccer David Ochoa III $1, Northview Wrestling Neal Froh II $ South Hills Wrestling Tiffany Liang III $ South Hills Basketball Scott Mocabee II $ South Hills Soccer Classified Personnel Motion by Mr. Knoll, seconded by Mr. White, and unanimously carried, that employment of the following new classified personnel be ratified and approved in the positions and on the effective dates indicated, at the appropriate step of the applicable salary schedule: Name Position Assignment Effective Jeff Bloedorn Chief Facilities Officer (Prob.) Maintenance and Operations 4/8/14 Helmut Westerhausen Custodian (Prob.) Pioneer 3/10/14 David Espinoza Campus Supervisor (Sub.) Various Sites 2/18/14 Steven Hernandez Custodian (Sub.) Various Sites 2/11/14 Sandra Rivera Instructional Aide/Classroom (Sub.) Various Sites 2/18/14 Andrea Vest Campus Supervisor (Sub.) Various Sites 2/13/14 Brett Alder Child Care Aide-EDC (Temp.) Children s Center 2/18/14 Valarie Frasquillo AVID Tutor (Temp.) Northview 2/20/14 William Martinez AVID Tutor (Temp.) Covina 1/27/14 Alisson Portugal Instructional Aide/Classroom (Temp.) Northview 2/18/14

7 189. Classified Personnel - contd. and that reclassification of the following classified personnel be ratified and approved in the position and on the effective date indicated, at the appropriate step of the applicable salary schedule: Name From To Effective Joe Campitiello Asst. Principal, Las Palmas Dir., Maintenance, Operations, Facilities, and Transportation 7/1/14 Additional Assignments Motion by Mr. Knoll, seconded by Mr. White, and unanimously carried, that the additional assignments for designated personnel be ratified and approved and the names be submitted to payroll upon completion of the assignment: Janay McKinney, adaptive physical education teacher, will be paid the District hourly rate of $34.24 (not to exceed 20 hours), June 13 through August 22, 2014, to perform summer preschool assessments. Teresa Avila, Pam Davies, Cheryl Dickinson, Katya Sanudo, and Lorraine Mravic, teachers at Vincent Children s Center, will be paid the District hourly rate of $34.24 (not to exceed 150 hours total), June 13 through August 22, 2014, to perform summer preschool academic testing and assessments. Karrie Mauch, speech and language pathologist, will be paid the District hourly rate of $34.24 (not to exceed 128 hours total), June 13 through August 22, 2014, to perform summer preschool assessments. Martha Engle, psychologist, will be paid the hourly rate of $47.93 (not to exceed 256 hours total), June 13 through August 22, 2014, to perform summer preschool assessments. Mayda DeCastro, District nurse, will be paid the District hourly rate of $34.24 (not to exceed ten hours total), June 13 through August 22, 2014, to provide health plans for special education students. Employee Holidays Motion by Mr. Knoll, seconded by Mr. White, and unanimously carried, that the schedule of employee holidays for be established for employees compensated on other than the teachers salary schedule as set forth in Reference L of the agenda.

8 190. Consultant Services Motion by Mr. Knoll, seconded by Mr. White, and unanimously carried, that agreements for consultant services be ratified and approved: Consultant Name Amount Paid Dates/Time Authorization Balfour Beatty Construction, LLC Los Angeles County Office of Education $825,000 4/8/14-4/7/15 Not to exceed $3,000 3/17/14-6/12/14 Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific Not to exceed $725 per engagement 4/7/14-6/12/14 Pacific Audiologics Not to exceed $30,000 7/1/14-6/30/15 Dr. Elizabeth Gendy Shaker Not to exceed $750 3/1/14-6/30/14 Teresa Tolliver Not to exceed $325 per engagement 4/7/14-6/12/14 Modification At the March 17, 2014 Board meeting, The Planning Center was authorized to provide environmental consulting services for the District Stadium Project. The Planning Center has since notified the District their vendor name has been changed to Placeworks. Conference Attendance Motion by Mr. Knoll, seconded by Mr. White, and unanimously carried, that attendance at conferences by designated personnel be ratified and approved: International Visible Learningplus, 2nd Annual International Visible Learningplus Conference Dave Long & Associates, 5th Annual Safe Schools Conference Lynn Carmen Day Elizabeth Eminhizer Jennifer Root Jessica Houpt

9 191. Conference Attendance - contd. Best of Out-of-School Time (BOOST), Boost Conference Bureau of Education & Research (BER), Practical Strategies to Implement the New Common Core Mathematics Standards (Gr. 3-5) Bureau of Education & Research (BER), Close Reading Strategies to Meet the Rigorous Common Core State Standards (Gr. 3-5) Warrants Cassandra Belangeri Joan Annas Jennifer Lopez Shari Smith Diana Zavala Joan Annas Jennifer Lopez Kelly Kawashima Shari Smith Diana Zavala Motion by Mr. Kemp, seconded by Mr. White, and unanimously carried, that warrants submitted for the month of February 2014 be approved as set forth below: Commercial Warrants Fund Account Name Amount 01.0 General Fund $1,002, SELPA Administrative Unit Fund 65, Special Education Pass-Thru Fund 33, Adult Education Fund 49, Child Development Fund 7, Cafeteria Fund 221, Deferred Maintenance Fund 23, Building Fund - Measure C Building Fund - Measure CC 436, Capital Facilities Fund - Developer Fees Other Enterprise Fund Workers' Compensation Fund 53, Property/Liability Fund Health & Welfare Fund 1,775, Self-Insurance Fund - Retiree H & W 108, Total Commercial Warrants - All Funds $3,777,554.70

10 192. Warrants - contd. Payroll Warrants 01.0 General Fund $8,011, SELPA Administrative Unit Fund 31, Adult Education Fund 250, Child Development Fund 121, Cafeteria Fund 209, Building Fund - Measure C Building Fund - Measure CC 1, Other Enterprise Fund 31, Purchase Orders Total Payroll Warrants - All Funds $8,658, Motion by Mr. Kemp, seconded by Mr. White, and unanimously carried, that purchase orders submitted be ratified as set forth in the attached pages. Conference Items The following items were discussed in conference with administrative staff: California Day of the Teacher - Wednesday, May 14, 2014 Classified School Employees Week - May 18-24, 2014 Williams Settlement Quarterly Uniform Complaint Report Summary for the reporting period January 1 to March 31, 2014 Staffing Review of class size enrollments in core academic classes Closed Session - Conference to Receive Advice from Legal Counsel and to Discuss Existing Litigation Mr. Myrick adjourned the meeting to a closed session at 8:00 p.m. pursuant to Government Code (d)(1) to discuss existing litigation: Case No and reconvened the meeting in open session at 8:06 p.m. Report of Action Taken in Closed Session Mr. Myrick reported that in closed session the Board took action by unanimous vote to approve a Compromise Agreement for special education, Case No Motion by Mr. Kemp, seconded by Mr. White. This settlement resolves any and all claims, allegations against the District, past, present, through and including the date of this agreement; and this case is dismissed without prejudice.

11 193. Adjournment Motion by Mr. Knoll, seconded by Mrs. Maulucci, and unanimously carried, that the meeting adjourn at 8:07 p.m. The next regular meeting of the Board of Education will be held on Monday, April 21, 2014 at 6:30 p.m. at the District Administration Office, 519 E. Badillo Street, Covina, California. Approved: Darrell A. Myrick, President William L. Knoll, Clerk