BAKERSFIELD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Regular Meeting of the Board of Education 1300 Baker Street, Bakersfield, California Tuesday, April 27, 2004............... 5:30 p.m. Opening of Meeting and Closed Session (Superintendent s Conference Room) 6:30 p.m. Regular Meeting (Board Room) Please Note: Opening the meeting at 5:30 p.m. is limited to making the required statements and/or agenda references for purposes of holding a closed session. No other public action or discussion will occur as part of this session. Upon completing the closed session, the Board will recess for purposes of commencing the Regular Meeting in the Board Room. Any required statements following closed session action will be made at the regular meeting. I. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Mr. Weir, President Mrs. DeWalt Mr. Tate Mrs. Tafoya Mr. Gutierrez II. CLOSED SESSION A closed session will be held for the following purposes: Discussion of Student Matters (Administrative Hearing Panel recommendations and alternative school placement), pursuant to Education Code Section 48918(c). Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release, pursuant to Government Code Section 54957. Conference with Labor Negotiator, Michael Lingo, regarding negotiations with employee organizations, pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6. Motion Second Vote III. RECONVENE TO REGULAR MEETING 6:30 p.m. Motion Second Vote
IV. PLEDGE TO FLAG V. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Minutes of the regular meeting of March 23, 2004. Motion Second Vote To Our Visitors.... Members of the public may place items on the agenda of any regular Board meeting. The items must be directly related to school district business. Requests for placement must be made in writing and delivered to the office of the District Superintendent not later than 12:00 noon on the sixth (6th) business day prior to the meeting. The position of the item on the agenda will be determined by the Superintendent, who may consult with the Board President on the matter. Items placed on the agenda by the public will be for information and discussion so that the Board may be advised of the views of the community. The Board reserves the right to place the item on the agenda of a subsequent meeting for action. Members of the public may address the Board regarding items on the agenda as these items are taken up. Prior to the start of the meeting, persons wishing to speak will, on forms provided, indicate name, address, and item on which they intend to speak. If the matter is listed as an item for Board action, the Board will not take action until persons who have requested to speak have done so. Unless otherwise approved by the Board, the total time allotted to all persons wishing to speak to an item shall not exceed fifteen (15) minutes. In case of numerous requests to address the same item, the Board may select representatives to speak on each side of the item. An individual who requires disability-related accommodations or modifications, including auxiliary aids and services, in order to participate in the Board meeting should contact the Superintendent or designee in writing. VI. HEARINGS Citizens may address the Board of Education at this time. Following recognition by the president, each speaker may have the floor for five minutes. Persons addressing the Board are requested to give name, address, and the group or organization they represent, if any, in order that an accurate record can be made in the minutes. Items not appearing on the agenda cannot, by law, be the subject of Board action. Such items may be placed on future agendas for full discussion and/or action. 2
VII. PRESENTATION Certificate of Recognition from the American Cancer Society and the 5-A-Day Power Play Campaign Presented to: Sherri Best, Hort Teacher for teaching the most nutrition lessons with her class during the 2002-03 School Year VIII. COMMENTS OF BOARD OF EDUCATION AND STAFF Board Members Superintendent IX. REPORTS 1. Report on Alternative Funding Sources for the Wish List 2. Physical Fitness Opportunities and Partnerships 3. No Child Left Behind Alternative Governance Option Three: 3 R s and 4 R s School 4. School Assistance and Intervention Team (SAIT) Quarterly Monitoring Report Compton Junior High School 5. Summer Camp 2004 X ACTION ITEMS E. PERSONNEL E-1 Certificated Personnel Report Employments, cooperating teachers, leaves of absence, changes, resignations, retirements, and supplements are submitted for certificated employees. It is recommended that the personnel report for certificated employees be approved. [Exhibit E-1] Motion Second Vote 3
E-2 Classified Personnel Report Employments, dismissals, terminations, changes, resignations, retirements and supplements are submitted for classified employees. It is recommended that the personnel report for classified employees be approved. [Exhibit E-2] Motion Second Vote E-3 Resolution Regarding Reduction of Classified Staff Due to Changes in District Programs As Requested By Sites It is recommended that the resolution regarding the reduction of classified staff due to changes in district programs as requested by sites be approved. [Exhibit E-3] Motion Second Vote E-4 Presentation by Laborers International Union of North America, FUSE/LIUNA/ SETC Local 128 (FUSE) of Initial proposal for Contract Renegotiation (2004-05 Fiscal Year) It is recommended that the initial proposals of FUSE/LIUNA/SETC Local 128 (FUSE) for renegotiation of a collective bargaining agreement, be received as a matter of record in compliance with Section 3547 of the Government Code. [Exhibit E-4] Motion Second Vote C. BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS C-1 Public Hearing to Ratify and Confirm Execution of an Energy Services Agreement for Lighting Retrofits for Chipman, Compton, and Harding Schools A public hearing will be held at this time to make the finding regarding the energy services contract and to ratify and confirm execution of the energy service agreement. [Exhibit C-1] XI. CONSENT AGENDA It is recommended that the following reports be approved, adopted or ratified: Exhibit A-1 Revision, Policies and Procedures, Section 500.15, Drug- and Alcohol-Free Workplace, first reading A-1 (Consent Agenda Continued) 4
A-2 Gifts to Nichols, Noble, and Voorhies Schools Nichols: $521 for library books from the Bakersfield Republican Women Federation Noble: one computer monitor from Mr. Frank Gonzales Voorhies: $500 scholarship for student to attend Camp KEEP from The Keep Foundation, computers and printers from the Department of the Air Force, Air Force Flight Test Center A-2 A-3 Consultant services A-3 A-4 Schedule of Meetings of the Board of Education for the 2004-05 School Year A-4 A-5 Resolution Designating Day of the Teacher May 12, 2004 A-5 A-6 Resolution Designating Classified School Employee Week May 17-21, 2004 A-6 A-7 Resolution Proclaiming May 17-21, 2004, National Just Say No Week A-7 A-8 Resolution Supporting Repeal of Penalties in Social Security that Harm Public Education A-8 A-9 Agreement with Schools Legal Services for Professional Services (Developer fee and other matters) A-9 A-10 Agreement for Services on Workers Compensation Return-to-Work Program A-10 A-11 Agreement for Employment Entrance Examination Provider with Willard B. Christiansen, M.D., Inc. Occupational Medical Group A-11 A-12 Agreement for Professional Services between the Bakersfield City School District and Miller, Brown & Dannis, Attorneys At Law, for July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2006 A-12 A-13 Contract with Medical Billing Technologies for LEA Medi-Cal Billing Services A-13 A-14 Memorandum of Understanding between the Kern County Superintendent of Schools and the Bakersfield City School District for Elementary Community School Services A-14 A-15 Community Classroom Agreement with the Kern High School District for the 2004-05 School Year A-15 A-16 Agreement for Employment Entrance Examination Provider with Central Valley Occupational Medical Group, Inc. A-16 A-17 Agreement for Legal Services between Jones & Matson and the Bakersfield City School District A-17 B-1 Request to Advertise Bank Deposit Service Bid B-1 B-2 District Investments and Interest Earnings for the Quarters Ending September 30, 2003, and December 31, 2003 B-2 B-3 Bakersfield City School District Retirement Dinner Expenses B-3 B-4 Payment of warrants to vendors for the period April 28, 2004, through May 25, 2004 B-4 C-2 Donation of Land to the County of Kern for Street Improvements at Pioneer Drive Elementary School C-2 C-3 Request to File a Notice Completion New Relocatable Classrooms at Frank West School C-3 C-4 Request to Approve Construction Change Order Frank West Elementary School Modernization C-4 (Consent Agenda Continued) 5
C-5 Request to Approve Construction Change Order Harding Elementary School Modernization C-5 C-6 Lease Agreement with the Kern County Office of Education for Special Education Programs C-6 C-7 Parking Lot Use Agreement with the Kern County Shrine Club C-7 C-8 Resolution regarding an Energy Service Contract between Strategic Energy Consulting, Inc. and the District for Lighting Retrofit Projects for Chipman, Compton, and Harding Schools C-8 D-1 Request to Advertise for Bids School Supplies D-1 D-2 Request to Advertise for Bids Paper Products D-2 D-3 Request to Advertise for Bids Food Service Equipment D-3 D-4 Request to Advertise for Bids Dairy Products and Related Items D-4 E-5 Resolution to assign teachers with their consent to teach in subject in which they have completed the necessary coursework, in accordance with the provisions of the Education Code Section 44256 E-5 E-6 Amendment to the Contract of the Assistant Superintendent, Instruction E-6 E-7 Memorandum of Understanding between the Bakersfield City School District and the California Employees Association, Chapter 48, regarding Summer Pilot Program E-7 E-8 Memorandum of Understanding between the Bakersfield City School District and the Federation of United School Employees (FUSE) regarding Summer Pilot Program E-8 E-9 Business, conference and workshop travel by Board of Education members, superintendent and assistant superintendents E-9 F-1 Administrative Hearing Panel action F-1 F-2 Interdistrict Agreements for Attendance F-2 G-1 Responsibility Agreement between Bakersfield City School District and Sacramento County Office of Education for Professional Development and Instruction of the High Point Program G-1 G-2 Reapplication for the SB 65 Grant: Multiple Schools G-2 G-3 Community-Based English Tutoring Program Application, Fiscal Year 2004-2005 G-3 G-4 Educational study trips, out of town G-4 G-5 Kern Regional Center Interagency agreement for the 2003-2004 School Year G-5 G-6 Kern Regional Center agreement for Early Start Infant Development Services for the 2003-2004 School Year G-6 Motion Second Vote XII. ADJOURNMENT The meeting is adjourned at p.m. Motion Second Vote The next regular meeting of the Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 6