MONROVIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION District Office Administration Center 325 E. Huntington Drive Monrovia, California 91016 SPECIAL BOARD OF EDUCATION CLOSED SESSION MEETING 5:00 p.m. Superintendent s Office SPECIAL BOARD OF EDUCATION STUDY SESSION MEETING 6:15 p.m. Conference Room REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION OPEN SESSION MEETING 7:00 p.m. Board Room UNADOPTED MINUTES 1.0 CONVENED SPECIAL BOARD OF EDUCATION CLOSED SESSION at 5:00 p.m. Collective Bargaining Session (Government Code Section 54957.6) for the purpose of discussing matters within the scope of representation and instructing its designated representatives for negotiations with the Monrovia Teachers' Association and California School Employees Association Chapter 20. Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release (Govt. Code 54954.5(e) pursuant to 54957) Superintendent s Goals and Objectives 1.0.1 ADJOURNED SPECIAL BOARD OF EDUCATION CLOSED SESSION at 6:15 p.m. 1.1 CONVENED SPECIAL BOARD OF EDUCATION STUDY SESSION at 6:15 p.m. One-time funding and District needs 1.1.1 ADJOURNED SPECIAL BOARD OF EDUCATION STUDY SESSION at 7:17 p.m. 2.0 CONVENED REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION OPEN SESSION MEETING 2.1 Meeting called to order by presiding chairperson, Rob Hammond, at 7:17 p.m. in honor of Andrew Boyle who was born on March 7 to Plymouth teacher, Miki Boyle. 2.2 Pledge of Allegiance was led by Board Member Bryan Wong. 2.3 Roll call: Rob Hammond, President Present Katherine Thorossian, Superintendent Present Bryan J. Wong, Vice Pres. Present Sue Kaiser, Asst. Supt., Ed Services Present Terrence Williams, Clerk Present Darvin Jackson, Asst. Supt., HR Present Ed Gililland, Member Excused Connie Wu, Chief Business Officer Present Alexandra Zucco, Member Present Jason Buchanan, Chief Technology Officer Excused Jacob Laguana, Monrovia High School Student Rep Present 2.4 Report on Special Board of Education Closed Session held this date. Board President Hammond reported that no action was taken. 1
2.4.1 Report on Special Board of Education Study Session held this date. Board President Hammond reported that no action was taken. 2.5 ORDER OF BUSINESS Board Agenda discussion / presentation items, which could include input from representatives of agendized matters, may be moved up on the Agenda. Item 3.1.1 was moved up on the Agenda to follow Item 3.0; and Item 7.5 was moved up on the Agenda to follow Item 3.5.1 2.6 Approved the Minutes of the March 9, 2016, Board of Education Regular Meeting. Act#15-228 Motion by Board Member Zucco, seconded by Board Member Wong Vote 4-0 Board Member Gililland - Exc, Board President Hammond Y 3.0 RECOGNITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS 3.1.1 The Board of Education acknowledged and commended the Project PASS tutors who participate in the award-winning Pro-Active Tutoring (PAT) program under the direction of Duke Freyermuth. 3.1 The Board of Education recognized employees of the month from Bradoaks Elementary School and Wild Rose Elementary School: Stacey Bender, Counselor, Bradoaks Elementary School; Judy Watkins, Instructional Aide Special Ed, Bradoaks Elementary School; Sarah Torres, School Office Manager, Wild Rose Elementary School; and Lisa Robinson, Counselor, Wild Rose Elementary School. 3.2 Board Member Reports Board Member Terrence Williams congratulated Alizé Neal, who was chosen as the Boys and Girls Club of the Foothills 2016 Youth of the Year; and Ashley Sanchez, who is a part of the US Women s Soccer Team. He thanked the Rotary Club for their auction which collected over $17,000 for their school commitment. Board Member Alex Zucco also congratulated Ashley Sanchez, a Monrovia student who has been called up to the US Women s Soccer Team to play two exhibition games against Colombia in April 3.3 Student Representative Report Jacob Laguana, Monrovia High School Student Representative, reported that on the previous Wednesday, MHS had its open house, and all of the Leadership classes were there to help guide parents to classroom, and answer questions. On the previous Thursday, the Mr. Monrovia event was held, and students and faculty both stated that it was the best show they have seen in years. Renaissance would like to thank Ms. Donna Baker for her generous donation to the program. Ms. Gretchen Esparza was honored by the Leadership for her years of service and dedication to Monrovia High School. ASB raised $1,700 for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society which will be donated to them. For the underclassmen, SBAC will be coming in April, and the Environmental Club will host an E-waste collecting event also in April. 3.4 Report from the Superintendent Dr. Thorossian presented pictures from the Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year 2016 Awards Celebration in Monrovia honoring Alizé Neal, and discussed the Early College Program at Citrus College which allows high school students to earn college credits for high school classes as long as they meet all of the requirements. Vince Marchetti, Director of Maintenance, Operations, and Transportation, provided an update on the MHS Reconstruction Project. 2
3.5 Public Comment for items not on the Agenda. Gretchen Esparza and Crystal Hernandez spoke about integrating bottled water into the free school lunch program. Susan Hirsch spoke about the Parent and Youth Academy and Healing Connections. Ryan Menlove introduced members of the MTA Executive Board. David Hart spoke about some of the champions in our schools: 3.5.1 Public Comment for items on the Open Session Agenda. There were no public comments for items on the Open Session agenda. 7.5 CITIZENS BOND OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ANNUAL REPORT. Action: received the Citizens Bond Oversight Annual Report for 2015. *4.0 CONSENT AGENDA (indicated by an asterisk (*) preceding the item's no.) Routine items of business placed on the consent agenda have been carefully screened by members of the staff and will be acted upon by the Board with one motion. Upon request of any person, an item on the consent agenda may be considered separately at its location on the meeting's agenda. Approved Consent Agenda Item(s) Pulled, if any: None. Act#15-229 Motion by Board Member Williams, seconded by Board Member Zucco Vote 4-0 Board Member Gililland - Exc, Board President Hammond Y 5.0 TECHNOLOGY SERVICES No items. 6.0 EDUCATIONAL SERVICES *6.1 EXTENDED FIELD TRIP. Action: approved an extended field trip to the Town & Country Resort and Convention Center in San Diego, CA, March 31, 2016-April 3, 2016, for Skills USA students for the purpose of Skills USA State Conference and Competition. 6.2 SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT WITH THE COOPER INSTITUTE HOSTING SERVICES AND THE FITNESSGRAM SOFTWARE. Action: approved a Software License agreement with The Cooper Institute Hosting Services and The FitnessGram Software for the physical fitness test of students in grades 5, 7, and 9. Act#15-230 Motion by Board Member Zucco, seconded by Board Member Wong Vote 4-0 Board Member Gililland - Exc, Board President Hammond - Y *6.3 INDIVIDUAL SERVICE AGREEMENTS. Action: ratified Individual Service Agreements for physical therapy assessment and augmentative communication assessment for special education students by Rosemary Johnson & Associates, as detailed in ISA 15-16 Report #19. 6.4 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN AZUSA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AND MONROVIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. Action: approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Azusa Unified School District and the Monrovia Unified School District concerning the award, allocation, and required use of funds confirmed in the California Career Technical Education Incentive Grant (CTEIG) from April 5, 2016 through June 30, 2017. Act#15-231 Motion by Board Member Zucco, seconded by Board Member Wong Vote 4-0 Board Member Gililland - Exc, Board President Hammond - Y 3
7.0 BUSINESS SERVICES *7.1 PURCHASE ORDERS AND PAYMENT OF BILLS. Action: ratified purchase orders in the amount of $1,998.066.64 issued February 22, 2016, through March 7, 2016; and payments in the amount of $2,044,233.05 issued February 26, 2016 through March 7, 2016. *7.2 DISTRICT CASH RECEIPTS. Action: received District cash receipts; Deposit Reports No. 45 through No. 48 deposited March 1, 2016 through March 8, 2016, for a total amount of $440,953.94. *7.3 BUDGETARY TRANSFERS AND REVISIONS. Action: approved the budgetary adjustments as submitted. *7.4 ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS. Action: accepted the gifts as described in Acceptance of Gifts Report No. 1516-14. 8.0 PERSONNEL SERVICES *8.1 CONFERENCE & TRAVEL. Action: approved conference/inservice attendance and/or travel as listed in the Conference and Travel Report #13. *8.2 PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENTS. Action: approved employments, supplemental hours/special assignments, leaves, terminations, changes of status, and other personnel matters, as listed in the Personnel Assignments Report #14. 8.3 STAFF ANALYSIS / POSITION CONTROL REPORT. Action: received a Staff Analysis / Position Control Report. 9.0 BOARD BUSINESS 9.1 PENDING BOARD ISSUES. Action: received status information on identified tasks and review issues of interest for future attention. 10.0 OLD BUSINESS 10.1 Next Regular Board Meetings: Wednesday, April 20, 2016, 7:00 p.m. Regular Board Meeting Wednesday, May 11, 2016, 7:00 p.m. Regular Board Meeting Tuesday, May 17, 2016, 4:30 p.m. Joint Personnel Commission/Board Meeting Classified Employee of the Year Wednesday, May 25, 2016, 7:00 p.m. Regular Board Meeting 11.0 NEW BUSINESS 11.1 Dates to Calendar: March 31, 2016 MEO Games, MHS, 8 a.m. 12 p.m. April 1, 2016 Cesar Chavez Day All sites closed April 1-8, 2016 Spring Break Pupil Holiday April 11, 2016 All Staff Inservice Pupil Free Day April 14, 2016 Monrovia Council PTA Founders Day April 19, 2016 - LCAP Community Meeting April 21, 2016 Monrovia Chamber Evening Mixer, MUSD, 5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. April 26, 2016 - LCAP Community Meeting May 10, 2016 - LCAP Community Meeting May 13-15, 2016 - Monrovia Days May 14, 2016 - Community Parade, 9 a.m. 4
11.2 Open House Events Thursday, March 24, 2016 Clifton Middle School, 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, 2016 Plymouth Elementary School, 6:00 p.m. Thursday, March 31, 2016 Canyon Early Learning Center, 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 3, 2016 Bradoaks Elementary School, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 19, 5:30 Santa Fe Middle School, 5:30 p.m. MonroviaUSDMinutesRegBdMtg 03-23-16 12.0 ADJOURN REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION OPEN SESSION MEETING The Regular Board Open Session Meeting was adjourned at 8:36 p.m. in memory of Mel Baughman, Carolyn Starbird, and Cameron Turner. 12.1 RECONVENE REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION OPEN SESSION MEETING at 9:00 p.m. 12.2 Report on Special Board of Education Closed Session held this date at 5:00 p.m. In closed session, the Board took action to ratify the termination of employment of a probationary classified employee effective March 4, 2016. Vote: 5-0 In closed session, the Board took action to terminate the employment of a permanent classified employee effective March 24, 2016. Vote: 5-0 12.3 ADJOURN REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION OPEN SESSION MEETING at 9:01 p.m. Katherine F. Thorossian, Superintendent and Secretary of the Board Terrence Williams, Clerk of the Board 5