BOARD OF EDUCATION AGENDA

REGULAR MEETING
December 8, 2015 - 6:30 PM

Alameda City Hall

2263 Santa Clara Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501


Regular meetings held in Council Chambers will be recorded and broadcast live on Comcast, Channel 15

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The Board of Education will meet for Closed Session and to discuss labor negotiations, student discipline, personnel matters, litigation, and other matters as provided under California State law and set forth on the agenda below. Following Closed Session, the Board reconvenes to Public Session. Adjournment of the Public Session will be no later than 10:30 PM for all regular and special meetings, unless extended by a majority vote of the Board.

Writings relating to a board meeting agenda item that are distributed to at least a majority of the Board members less than 72 hours before the noticed meeting, and that are public records not otherwise exempt from disclosure, will be available for inspection at the District administrative offices, 2060 Challenger Drive, Alameda, CA. Such writings may also be available on the District's website. (Govt Code 54957.5b).

Individuals who require special accommodations (American Sign Language interpreter, accessible seating, documentation in accessible format, etc.) should contact Mag Tatum, Manager of Board of Education Operations, at 337-7187 no later than 48 hours preceding the meeting.

IF YOU WISH TO ADDRESS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

Please submit a "Request to Address the Board" slip to Mag Tatum, Manager of Board of Education Operations, prior to the introduction of the item. For meeting facilitation, please submit the slip at your earliest possible convenience. Upon recognition by the President of the Board, please come to the podium and identify yourself prior to speaking. The Board of Education reserves the right to limit speaking time to three (3) minutes or fewer per individual. Speakers are permitted to yield their time to one other speaker, however no one speaker shall have more than four (4) minutes.
Closed Session Items: may be addressed under Public Comment on Closed Session Topics.

Non Agenda and Consent Items: may be addressed under Public Comments.

Agenda Items: may be addressed under either Public Comments or General Business after the conclusion of the staff presentation on the item.
VIDEOA.CALL TO ORDER
VIDEO1.PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION TOPICS: The Board of Education reserves the right to limit public comment to 10 minutes.
VIDEO2.

ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION - 5:30 PM - to discuss:

 

Public Employment Pursuant to Subdivision 54957(b) - General Counsel
District designated representatives: Gina Roccanova, Attorney, Meyers Nave
Unrepresented employee: Chad Pimentel, General Counsel

Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release - Pursuant to Subdivision 54957

Conference with Labor Negotiators - Pursuant to Subdivision 54957.6
Agency designated representatives: Timothy Erwin, Chief Human Resources Officer, and Chad Pimentel, General Counsel
Employee organizations: AEA

VIDEO3.RECONVENE TO PUBLIC SESSION: 6:30 PM Council Chambers
VIDEO4.CALL TO ORDER - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE -Otis Elementary School
VIDEO5.INTRODUCTION OF BOARD MEMBERS & STAFF
VIDEOB.MODIFICATION(S) OF THE AGENDA - The Board may change the order of business including, but not limited to, an announcement that an agenda item will be considered out of order, that consideration of an item has been withdrawn, postponed, rescheduled or removed from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion and possible action
VIDEOC.APPROVAL OF MINUTES
VIDEO1.APPROVAL OF MINUTES - minutes from the November 10, 2015, Board Meetings
D.COMMUNICATIONS
VIDEO1.Highlighting Alameda Schools - Otis Elementary
2.WRITTEN CORRESPONDENCE - Written correspondence regarding an agenda item that is distributed to a majority of Board Members is shared.
VIDEO3.SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT - The Superintendent of Schools may make announcements or provide information to the Board and Public in the form of an oral report. The Board will not take action on such items.
VIDEO4.REPORT OF STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS - Student Board Members may make announcements or provide information to the Board and the Public in the form of an oral report. The Board will not take action on such items.
VIDEO5.BOARD MEMBERS' REPORT - The Board of Education Members may make announcements or provide information to the Public in the form of an oral report. The Board will not take action on such items.
VIDEO6.REPORT FROM EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATIONS: Representatives from the District's employee organizations may make announcements or provide information to the Board and Public in the form of a brief oral report. The Board will not take action on such items. Alameda Education Association (AEA); California School Employees Association Chapter 27 (CSEA 27); California School Employees Association Chapter 860 (CSEA 860).
VIDEO7.PUBLIC COMMENTS - Members of the public may address the Board on Consent Calendar Items, Agenda and Non-Agenda items within the subject matter jurisdiction of the District. However, speakers who have already spoken on an Agenda item during Communications will not be entitled to speak to that item under General Business. Public comments are limited to 30 minutes under this item. Any remaining comments will be heard under G.
8.CLOSED SESSION ACTION REPORT
VIDEOE.ADOPTION OF THE CONSENT CALENDAR
VIDEO1.Certificated Personnel Actions
VIDEO2.Classified Personnel Actions
VIDEO3.Approval of Bill Warrants and Payroll Registers
VIDEO4.Approval and Acceptance of Donations
VIDEO5.Resolution No. 2015-2016.34 Approval of Budget Transfers, Increases, Decreases
VIDEO6.Resolution No. 2015-2016.37 Confirming Election of Current Board Vice President as New Board President in Accordance with Board Policy
VIDEO7.Resolution No. 2015-2016.38 Confirming Election of Current Board Clerk as New Board Vice President in Accordance with Board Policy
VIDEO8.Resolution No. 2015-2016.39 Appointment of Board Secretary
VIDEO9.Approval and Acceptance of Donated Amelia Earhart Statue from the Frank Bette Center to Earhart Elementary School
VIDEO10.Resolution No. 2015-2016.35 Regarding California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Exemption for Otis Elementary School Measure I Project
VIDEO11.Resolution No. 2015-2016.36 Regarding California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Categorical Exemption for Maya Lin School Measure I Project
VIDEO12.Out-of-State Field Trip Request: Alameda High School
F.GENERAL BUSINESS – Informational reports and action items are presented under General Business. The public may comment on each item listed under General Business as the item is taken up. The Board reserves the right to limit public comment on General Business items to ten (10) minutes per item. The Board may, with the consent of persons representing both sides of an issue, allocate a block of time to each side to present their issue.
VIDEO1.Update on English Learner (EL) Program (10 Mins/Information)
VIDEO2.Instructional Materials Adoption Timeline (10 Mins/Information)
VIDEO3.Approval of First Interim Budget (15 Mins/Action)
VIDEO4.Alameda Education Association's (AEA) "Sunshine" Proposals to the District for a Successor Bargaining Agreement (5 Mins/Public Hearing)
VIDEO5.Alameda Unified School District "Sunshine" Proposals to the Alameda Education Association (AEA) for a Successor Bargaining Agreement (5 Mins/Public Hearing)
VIDEO6.Approval of Measure I Lum Schematic Design (10 Mins/Action)
VIDEO7.Resolution No. 2015-2016.40 Authorization to Hire Sarah Coker on a Provisional Internship Permit (PIP) (5 Mins/Action)
VIDEO8.Election of Board Clerk (Action)
VIDEO9.Approval of Board Committee Assignments (Action)
VIDEO10.Approval of Appointment of Board Representatives to Non-AUSD Committees (Action)
VIDEO11.Approval of 2016 Schedule of Board of Education Meetings (Action)
12.Approval of Nomination of a Board Member to the California School Boards Association (CSBA) Delegate Assembly (Action)
G.ADJOURNMENT