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Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District
Board of Education
MEETING AGENDA
May 3, 2001
** Important Location Change **
The next regular meeting of the Board of Education is scheduled to be held on May 3, 2001, at 7:00PM on the campus of Malibu High School, 30215 Morningview Drive, Malibu, California. At 4:30 PM, following roll call, the Board will move to Closed Session, for reasons listed in Section III, below. The Board will reconvene in Open Session at 7 PM.
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THE PUBLIC PORTION OF MEETING BEGINS AT 7:00 P.M. Please join us as we welcome the District's new Superintendent, John Deasy |
If you wish to address the Board of Education you must submit the "request to address" card prior to discussion of the item. The cards are located with meeting materials at the back of the room.
I CALL TO ORDER
A Roll Call
B Pledge of Allegiance
II PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR CLOSED SESSION ITEMS ONLY
III CLOSED SESSION
GC 52956.8, as cited in the Brown Act IV BOARD OF EDUCATION - COMMENDATIONS/RECOGNITIONS (0 minutes) V APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA (2 minutes) VI APPROVAL OF MINUTES ( 5 minutes) A.1 Approval of Minutes: April 5, April 19 and April 25,
2001 1 Consent agenda items are considered routine, as agreed by
the President, Vice-President and Superintendent, requiring
no discussion, and are normally all approved at one time by
the Board of Education. However, members of the Board of
Education, staff, or the public may request an item be
removed from the consent agenda for clarification and/or
discussion. Consideration will occur during Section XI. Business and Finance A.2 Award of Purchase Orders, FY 2000-2001 2-2b A.3 Approval of Gifts FY 2000/01 3-3d A.4 Conference and Travel Approval 4-8 A.5 Approval of Independent Contractors 9 A.6 Approval for Disposal/ Sale of Surplus Equipment 10-12 A.7 Approval of Actuarial Audits: Retiree Benefits Cost and
Self-Funded Dental Plan 13-14 A.8 Modification in the Language of the Superintendent's
Contract For the Purpose of Clarification 15 Proposition X /State Modernization Curriculum and Instruction A.9 Supplemental Textbook to Be Adopted 16 General Functions A.10 Expulsion of Student (DOB 07-14-86) 17 Personnel A.11 Certificated Personnel - Elections, Separations 18-19 A.12 Student Teaching Agreement - California State
University, Los Angeles 20 A.13 Classified Personnel - Merit 21-22 A.14 Classified Personnel - Non-Merit 23 VIII PUBLIC COMMENTS (20 minutes) Public Comments is the time when members of the audience may
address the Board of Education on items not scheduled on the
meeting's agenda. All speakers are limited to three (3)
minutes. When there is a large number of speakers, the
Board may reduce the allotted time to two(2) minutes per
speaker. The Brown Act (Government Code) states that Board
members may not engage in discussion of issues raised during
"VIII, Public Comments" except to ask clarifying questions,
make a brief announcement, make a brief report on his or her
own activities, or to refer the matter to staff. This
Public Comment section is limited to 20 minutes. If the
number of persons wishing to address the Board of Education
exceeds the time limit, additional time will be provided in
Section XVI, CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC COMMENTS. IX COMMUNICATIONS (35 minutes) The Communications section provides an opportunity for the
Board of Education to hear reports from the individuals or
Committee representative listed below. All reports are
limited to 5 minutes or less. However, if more time is
necessary, or if a report will not be presented, please
notify the Board secretary eight work days prior to the
date of the meeting. A. School Reports (None) B. Student Board Member Reports C. SMMCTA Reports D. SEIU Reports E. PTA Council President Reports F. Prop X Oversight Committee G. Malibu Youth Coalition X Superintendent's Report (10 minutes) The Superintendent and/or Assistant Superintendents may
report on items not requiring action by the board but are of
interest to the Board and public. Regarding Major and Discussion Items As a general rule, items under MAJOR and DISCUSSION will
be listed in order of importance as determined by the
President, Vice-President and Superintendent. Individual
Board members may move to request a change in the order
prior to consideration of any Major item. The Board may
also move any of these items out of order to be heard
immediately following PUBLIC COMMENTS if it appears that
there is special interest by the public or as a courtesy
to staff members making presentations to the Board. XI MAJOR ITEMS (90 minutes) These items are considered to be of major interest and/or
importance and are presented for ACTION (A) or INFORMATION
(I) at this time. Many have been reviewed by the Board at a
previous meeting under the Discussion Items section of the
agenda. Action Items are submitted to the Board of Education with a
recommendation from the Superintendent. They may be tabled
or postponed by action of a quorum of the Board. Items
pulled from Section VII, Consent Agenda, will be deliberated
in Section XI following the scheduled Action Items. When a
member of the Staff presents an item, the Board may ask
clarifying questions before the Public is heard on that
item. Board discussion of the item will take place after
hearing from the Public. A.15 Approval of Superintendent's Contract 24 A.16 Adoption of Resolution Number 00-16 in Recognition of
the Day of the Teacher 25-26 A.17 Adoption of Resolution Number 00-17 in Recognition of
Classified School Employees Week 27-27a A.18 Approval of Appointment to Prop X Oversight Committee 28 A.19 Recommendation for Acceptance of Bids for Bid Package B
for New Construction and Modernization Work and Santa
Monica High School 29-30a A.20 Approval of Budget Limitation Agreement (BLA) #15
(Master Contract Amendment No. 19) for Modernization and New
Construction Work at Santa Monica High School 31-32 A.21 Approval of Special Education Contracts 33-33a A.22 Approval of I-6 Energy Reduction Program for Santa
Monica High School 34 A.23 Approval of Cross-Complain for Indemnity 35 A.24 Approval of Board Policy 6161.1: Selection and
Evaluation of Instructional Materials 36-38 A.25 Approval of School Year 2000-2001 School Improvement
Plans/ Malibu High School 39-39c A.26 Approval of School Improvement Plans 2000-2001/ John Adams Middle School 40-40g A.27 Transferring of Funds 41 A.28 Approval of Budget Adjustments 42-45j XII DISCUSSION ITEMS These items are submitted for information (FIRST READING)
and discussion. Action will generally be considered at the
next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board. None. XIII INFORMATIONAL ITEMS I.1 Monthly Budget Report 46-46c XIV BOARD MEMBER ITEMS These items are submitted by individual Board members for
information or discussion, as per Board Policy 8320(b). XV REQUESTS BY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC OR DISTRICT ADVISORY
COMMITTEES TO ADDRESS THE BOARD OF EDUCATION These items are submitted by members of the public to
address the Board of Education on a matter within the
jurisdiction of the Board, as per Board Policy 8320(c).
Requests must be submitted to the Superintendent in writing
ten days before the Board meeting or prior to agenda
planning, in accordance with the established agenda planning
schedule, whichever is less. The written request will not exceed 500 words and will
include, as an attachment, brief background information and
the reason for the request. XVI CONTINUATION OF PUBLIC COMMENTS A continuation of Section VIII, as needed. XVII BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS Board Member Comments is the section where a Board member
may make a brief announcement or make a brief report on his
or her own activities relative to Board business. There can
be no discussion under "BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS". XVIII FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Items for future consideration will be listed with the
projected date of consideration. The Board of Education
will be given any backup information available at this time. XIX CLOSED SESSION The Board of Education may adjourn to CLOSED SESSION to
complete discussion on items listed for CLOSED SESSION. XX ADJOURNMENT The next special meeting of the Board of Education is a
Workshop on Strategic Planning to be held on Thursday, May
10, 2001, from 5:00 to 7:00 PM in the Board Room of the
District's Administrative Offices, 1651 16th Street, Santa
Monica, California. The next regular meeting of the Board of Educations is
scheduled to be held on May 17, 2001, at 7:00 PM in the in
the Santa Monica City Council Chambers, 1685 Main Street,
Santa Monica, California. Meetings held in Santa Monica are taped for rebroadcast and played on Cable Channel 16 (City TV) at 11:00 AM on the Sunday following the Board meeting. Meetings are rebroadcast in Malibu on Government Access Channel 15 every Thursday at 2 PM; every Saturday & Sunday at 8 PM For a Listing of Upcoming Board Meetings see Page 6 of this Table of Contents