Agenda Covina-Valley Unified School District Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Covina Education Center Cafeteria - 6:30 p.m.

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1 Agenda Covina-Valley Unified School District Regular Meeting of the Board of Education Covina Education Center Cafeteria - 6:30 p.m. February 2, 2015 The Board of Education welcomes residents of the community to attend its meetings. To ensure the public s right to be heard, the Board has adopted Board Policy 9323(b). Five minutes may be allotted to each speaker and a maximum of 20 minutes to each subject matter. If you wish to address the Board, please complete the Request to Speak card and hand it to the clerk prior to the start of the meeting. Speakers and members of the audience may not approach Board members during a Board meeting, except with permission of the Board President or designee. Any printed materials intended for the Board members must be handed to the Superintendent s secretary, who will distribute the materials. The Board encourages members of the community who wish to express disagreement, to do so in a courteous and respectful manner so as to facilitate resolution of disputes involving matters under the Board s jurisdiction. Reasonable Accommodations for any Individual with a Disability. Any individual with a disability who requires reasonable accommodation to participate in a Board meeting, may request assistance by contacting the Superintendent s Office, 519 E. Badillo St., Covina, 91723; (626) ; Fax, (626) I - Preliminary Meeting called to order by the presiding officer,, at p.m. Flag Salute Roll Call: Darrell A. Myrick, President William L. Knoll, Vice President Sue L. Maulucci, Clerk Charles M. Kemp, Member Richard M. White, Member Catherine J. Nichols, Ed.D., District Superintendent Lawrence M. King, Assistant Superintendent, Personnel Services Elizabeth Eminhizer, Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services Jennifer I. Root, Chief Business Officer -1-

2 1. Adoption of Agenda. Recommendation is made that the agenda be adopted as submitted. 2. Approval of the Minutes. Minutes of the regular meeting of January 20, 2015 are submitted for approval. II - Presentations 3. Local Control and Accountability Plan Presentation. Elizabeth Eminhizer, Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services, will present an overview of the Local Control and Accountability Plan process. 4. Barranca Elementary School Presentation. Andrea Katanic, principal at Barranca Elementary School, will provide an update to the Board with a presentation highlighting current activities at Barranca Elementary School. 5. Mesa Elementary School Presentation. Chris Hert, principal at Mesa Elementary School, will provide an update to the Board with a presentation highlighting current activities at Mesa Elementary School. Info Info Info III - Public Comments 6. Public Comments on Non-Agendized Items. At this time, any person wishing to speak to any item not on the agenda will be granted five minutes. 7. Public Comments on Agenda Items. At this time, any person wishing to speak to any item on the agenda will be granted five minutes. Info Info IV - Superintendent/Board Member Comments 8. Superintendent s Report. At this time the Superintendent may address activities, correspondence, operations, and acknowledge or recognize specific programs, activities, or personnel. 9. Board Member s Comments. At this time Board Members may address activities, correspondence, operations, and acknowledge or recognize specific programs, activities, or personnel. Info Info -2-

3 V - Items Administration 10. Acceptance of Gift. Recommendation is made that the donated gift to the District be accepted with thanks. (Ref. A) 11. Authorization for Disposal of Obsolete and Surplus Equipment. Recommendation is made that authorization be given to dispose of obsolete and surplus equipment in the most efficient and economical manner. (Ref. B) 12. Reinstating the District Advisory Committee. Recommendation is made that the Board recalls and reappoints the Committee Members to again serve on the District Advisory Committee, with the exception that the current PTA President, Kamealoha Moore, will be appointed in place of Janet Thiel, the former PTA President, to evaluate and make recommendations on the disposition of the following potential surplus property of the District: Business Center. (Ref. C) Instruction 13. Educational Activities. Recommendation is made that payment of necessary costs associated with the attendance of students and supervisory adults at the designated educational activities be approved. (Ref. D) 14. School Accountability Report Cards. Recommendation is made that the publication of the School Accountability Report Cards published in for be approved. (Ref. E) Personnel Services 15. Resignations. Resignations of personnel are reported for information. (Ref. F) Info 16. Certificated Personnel. Recommendation is made that employment of certificated personnel be ratified and approved. (Ref. G) -3-

4 17. Classified Personnel. Recommendation is made that employment of classified personnel be ratified and approved. (Ref. H) 18. Additional Assignment. Recommendation is made that the additional assignment for designated personnel be approved. (Ref. I) 19. Conference Attendance. Recommendation is made that attendance at conferences by designated personnel be approved. (Ref. J) Business Services Accounting 20. Warrants. Warrants for the month of December 2014 are submitted for approval. (Ref. K) VI - Conference Items 21. Annual Report of the Personnel Commission. The Annual Report of the Personnel Commission for school year is submitted for information. (Ref. L) Info VII - Closed Session Closed at: 22. Personnel Items. A closed session will be held to discuss certificated and classified personnel items regarding employee discipline/dismissal/release. (Government Code 54957) 23. Student Discipline Item. A closed session will be held to discuss the following student discipline item: a) Readmission of Student. Case No Personnel Item. A closed session will be held to discuss the evaluation of the Superintendent. Info/ Info Reconvened at: -4-

5 VIII - Closed Session Items 25. Readmission of Student. Case No (Item Number 23a) IX - Adjournment 26. Adjournment p.m. -5-

6 Acceptance of Gift Recommendation is made that the following gift donated to the District be accepted with thanks. Per District regulations, gifts donated to the District with the exception of musical instruments are to be maintained or replaced at the expense of the designated school sites. Joseph and Katherine M. Castucci Foundation Trust $2,000 For Student Enrichment To Fairvalley High School (REF. A)

7 Authorization for Disposal of Obsolete and Surplus Equipment A school district may sell any personal property belonging to the district if this property is no longer required for school purposes and functions, is in unsatisfactory condition, or has been replaced. As allowed by Education Code 17545, if authorized by the governing board, a district may conduct a sale of personal property by means of a public auction conducted by the employees of the district or other public agencies, or by contract with a private auction firm. As allowed by Education Code 17546, if authorized by the governing board by a unanimous vote of those members present, a district may (a) sell surplus property valued at less than $2,500 without advertising to sell the surplus property; (b) dispose of surplus property not sold at a previously advertised auction; (c) if surplus property is of insufficient value to defray the cost of arranging a sale, the district may dispose of obsolete items as deemed necessary by the Board designee. The following is a list of vehicles no longer usable by the District. Item Year Description Model Serial Make Number Number Forklift 1953 White MA Forklift 1942 Allis Chalmers FSD Recommendation is made that the Board of Education authorize a public sale of surplus and obsolete equipment according to the provisions of Education Code It is also recommended that after this public sale has been conducted, the Board authorize the District Superintendent or designee to dispose of surplus equipment in the most efficient and economical manner according to the provisions of Education Code (REF. B)

8 Reinstating the District Advisory Committee On May 6, 2013, the Board of Education of the Covina-Valley Unified School District adopted Resolution No to appoint the individuals listed in Exhibit A as members of a District Advisory Committee (collectively, the Committee Members ) pursuant to Education Code sections , to evaluate and make recommendations to the Board on the appropriate disposition of potential surplus property. Recommendation is made that the Board recalls and reappoints the Committee Members to again serve on the District Advisory Committee, with the exception that the current PTA President, Kamealoha Moore, will be appointed in place of Janet Thiel, the former PTA President, to evaluate and make recommendations on the disposition of the following potential surplus property of the District: Business Center. (REF. C-1)

9 EXHIBIT A Covina-Valley Unified School District District Advisory Committee Members The District Advisory Committee shall be representative of the following groups: Name Ethnic, Age, Socio-economic Groups Business Community, Landowner, Renter Teacher/ Administrator Parent of Student Expertise in environmental impact, Legal contracts, Building codes, Land-use Manuel Burciaga X X X Bill Hammett X X Doug Graham X Richard Jett X X Jon Klaus X Michelene Mallory X X Andy McIntyre X X Suzanne Ponce X X X Kamealoha Moore X X X Rod Zerbel X X X X (REF. C-2)

10 Educational Activities Recommendation is made that payment of necessary costs associated with the attendance of students and supervisory adults at the designated educational activities be approved: Up to 60 ninth through twelfth grade students from Covina High School will participate in community service projects in Santa Monica, CA on March 21, Students will participate in cleaning up the beach and also make and distribute survival kits to the homeless. All associated student costs will be paid for by the Interact Club. Up to four eleventh grade students from Covina High School will attend Rotary Youth Leadership Awards camp in Crestline, CA on April 17-19, Students will attend leadership seminars and interact with peers. All associated student costs will be paid for by Covina Sunrise Rotary Club. Up to 30 tenth grade Finance and Business Academy students from Covina High School will participate in a tour of Los Angeles, CA on May 20, Students will tour the financial district, Civic Center, Pershing Square, and Olvera Street. All associated student costs will be paid for by the Finance and Business Academy. (REF. D)

11 School Accountability Report Cards In accordance with Education Code 35256, the Governing Board of each school district shall annually issue a School Accountability Report Card for each school in the school district, publicize such reports, and notify parents or guardians of students that a copy will be provided upon request. Recommendation is made that the publication of the School Accountability Report Cards published in for be approved. (REF. E)

12 Resignations The following resignations, which have been accepted pursuant to Policy , are reported for information: Certificated Name Position Date Reason Length of Service Cassandra Hernandez Classroom Teacher 1/23/15 Resignation 5 Mos. Classified Name Position Date Reason Length of Service Barbara Gonzales Bus Driver 1/5/15 Retirement 20 Yrs. (REF. F)

13 Certificated Personnel Substitute Teachers Veronica Perez Carly Wouters Home Teacher Rosemary Henderson (REF. G)

14 Classified Personnel New Employees Name Position Assignment Effective Jose Alvarez Groundskeeper II (Prob.) Maintenance and 1/12/15 Operations Terry Guardado Account Clerk III (Prob.) Maintenance and Operations 1/7/15 Lanette Rodriguez Instructional Aide/Classroom (Prob.) Manzanita 1/6/15 Daniel Grijalva Instructional Aide/Classroom (Sub.) Various Sites 12/11/14 Jeanette Lopez Child Care Aide-EDC (Sub.) Various Sites 12/9/14 Jonathan De Alba Piano Accompanist (Temp.) Covina 10/2/14 Joshua Soliman AVID Tutor (Temp.) Northview 12/16/14 Angelique Ficarella Student Helper WorkAbility 11/26/14 Jackelyne Huizar-Juarez Student Helper WorkAbility 12/10/14 Justice Rangel Student Helper WorkAbility 12/18/14 Marc Robinson Student Helper WorkAbility 12/4/14 Kyle Tran Student Helper WorkAbility 12/13/14 Reclassifications Name From To Effective Darla Ramirez Joanna Tarula High School Secretary (Prob.) Secretary to the Principal/Elementary (Prob.) Secretary to the 1/12/15 Principal/Elementary (Prob.) Secretary I (Prob.) 1/12/15 (REF. H)

15 Additional Assignment Recommendation is made that the additional assignment for designated personnel be approved and their name be submitted to payroll upon completion of the assignment: District psychologist, Carrie Stacy, will be paid the hourly rate of $51.47 (not to exceed 90 hours total), February 3, 2015 through June 15, 2015, to provide coverage for a psychologist during an absence. Funding will come from Special Education Funds. (REF. I)

16 Conference Attendance Recommendation is made that attendance at the following conferences by designated personnel be approved: Long Beach City College Up to 20 teachers/aides ] Vincent Children s Center Foundation, Sugey Chavez ] Merwin 16 th Annual Best Arts Enriqueta Geist ] Conference, Alicia Lopez ] Long Beach, CA Olivia Quintero ] February 7, 2015 (LAUP/Child Development Fund) The Learning Centers at Mar Minjares ] Sierra Vista Fairplex, So Cal College Fair, Pomona, CA April 21, 2015 (No cost) National Association for Mar Minjares ] Sierra Vista College Admission Counseling, Greater Los Angeles National College Fair, Pasadena, CA April 30, 2015 (No cost) The Boomerang Project, Erin Dominguez ] Covina Link Crew Basic Wendy Travis ] Training, Mae Wong ] Temecula, CA May 11-13, 2015 (ASB Funds) (REF. J)

17 Warrant Report - December 2014 Commercial Warrants Fund Account Name Amount 01.0 General Fund $1,301, SELPA Administrative Unit Fund 33, Special Education Pass-Thru Fund 52, Adult Education Fund 23, Child Development Fund 10, Cafeteria Fund 176, Deferred Maintenance Fund Building Fund - Measure CC 1,535, Capital Facilities Fund - Developer Fees Other Enterprise Fund 4, Workers' Compensation Fund 38, Property/Liability Fund Health & Welfare Fund 930, Self-Insurance Fund - Retiree H & W 70, Payroll Warrants Total Commercial Warrants - All Funds $4,176, General Fund $8,811, SELPA Administrative Unit Fund 35, Adult Education Fund 147, Child Development Fund 114, Cafeteria Fund 224, Building Fund - Measure CC 23, Other Enterprise Fund 128, Total Payroll Warrants - All Funds $9,484, (REF. K)

18 Personnel Commission Annual Report Education Code Section requires that the Personnel Director, acting as Secretary to the Personnel Commission, prepare an annual report, which shall be sent by the Commission to the Board of Education. In compliance with that law, a report of the activities conducted by the Personnel Services Department and the Commission during the fiscal year as they relate to non-certificated personnel was prepared. The report was submitted to the Personnel Commission at their regular meeting on December 9, (REF. L-1)

19 Covina-Valley Unified School District Personnel Commission Annual Report Contents: Recruitment and Selection Recruitment Process Types of Recruiting Personnel Commissioners Personnel Services Department Classifications Employees are critical to the success of Covina-Valley Unified School District students and schools. The District continually provides efficiency in hiring, promoting, and motivating the most qualified classified employees in order to support the student learning environment. Presented December 2014 Prepared by: Larry King

20 Recruitment and Selection During the fiscal year a total of 2,498 applications were received through the recruitment process for the following positions: Administrative Secretary Assistant Cafeteria Manager Assistant Director, Nutrition Services Associate Secretary Athletic Custodian Campus Supervisor Chief Facilities Officer Clerical Assistant II Credential Technician Custodian Delivery Driver Director of Maintenance, Operations, Facilities and Transportation Food Services Worker II Health Clerk High School Secretary Instructional Aide- Bus Aide Instructional Aide - Classroom Instructional Aide- Interpreter (ASL) Job Coach, Adult Transition Program Library Clerk II (High School) Library Clerk II (Middle School) Middle School Office Clerk Occupational Therapist Personnel Services Technician/Benefits Personnel Services Technician/Recruitment School Helper Secretary II Secretary to Elementary Principal Specialized Physical Health Aide Technical Systems Support Trainee User Support Technician Applications 800 1,525 1,350 1,250 1,100 2,183 2,498 Recruitments Perm Temp. Filled Hearings Test Appeals Summer 2014 included

21 Recruitment Process Open and Promotional/Promotional Only Positions Create a flyer Post open position on Edjoin Accept applications Positions will either require testing or a supplemental to be turned in with the application Schedule test or score supplemental Supplementals are scored by two or more District employees within that field Tests are provided by a Personnel Recruiting Technician Questions provided by CODESP All qualified applicants will be invited to participate in a panel interview Panel interviews are conducted by department head/principal and two or more qualified interviewers Scores from testing or supplemental and panel interviews are combined and averaged to create an eligibility list by rank order to provide the top three ranks for final interviews Final interviews are scheduled with the supervisor (Supervisor may choose to have additional staff members participate in the final interview) Temporary and Substitute Positions These positions are posted on an as-needed basis No interview or testing is required Open and Promotional: Types of Recruitments District employees and the public may apply for this position. Promotional Only: Current permanent District employees may apply for this position (which includes laid off and substitute employees). Temporary and Substitute Positions: District employees and the public may apply for this position.

22 Personnel Commissioners CSEA Appointee: Jorge Marquez In December 2011, Mr. Jorge Marquez was appointed to the Personnel Commission. Mr. Marquez earned a Bachelor s degree from Cal Poly Pomona. Currently, Mr. Marquez works as a Field Deputy for the California State Legislature. He is also a member of the Covina City Council. Mr. Marquez has been involved in the community through organizations such as Covina Lions Club, and is serving as Covina City Commissioner. Joint Appointee: Dennis McNaught Mr. Dennis McNaught was appointed in December Mr. McNaught is a retired Parole Agent with the California Department of Corrections. He graduated from California College of Mortuary Science in Mr. McNaught served as a Machinist Mate and Salvage Diver for the U.S. Navy, and has been a member and president of several community activities. District Appointee: Michael Newman In December 2003 Mr. Michael Newman was appointed to the Personnel Commission. Mr. Newman was a member of the Covina-Valley Unified School District Board of Education from He has been active in community affairs for many years, and a local attorney for the past 50 years. Personnel Commission Staff Bill Brown, Assistant Superintendent, Personnel Services Larry King, Director, Personnel Services Carol Irish, Administrative Secretary Robin Wood, Personnel Services Technician, Certificated Recruiting Audrey Aguilar, Personnel Services Technician, Classified Recruiting Diane Clements, Personnel Services Technician, Health and Welfare Tracy Hong, Personnel Services Assistant

23 Personnel Services Department Certificated and Classified Discipline Credentialing Enrollment Projections Health and Welfare Labor Relations Parent Complaints Personnel Commission Recruiting and Selection of Certificated and Classified Employees Reduction in Force (RIF) Staffing Projection Substitute Teachers Title 9 Coordinator Worker s Compensation New Classifications: Associate Secretary Chief Facilities Officer Director of Maintenance, Operations, Facilities and Transportation Facilities and Grounds Maintenance Supervisor Job Coach, Adult Transition Program Maintenance Operations Specialist Public Information Officer Specialized Physical Health Aide Job Description Changes: Chief Business Officer