CONSENT CALENDAR

All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered by the Board to be routine and will be enacted by the Board in one motion in the form listed below. There will be no discussion of these items prior to the time the Board votes on the motion unless members of the Board, staff, or the public request specific items to be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Calendar. The Superintendent and the staff recommend approval of all Consent Calendar items.

At the August 23, 2017 Board Meeting Trustees voted to eliminate the Publics ability to "Pull" and Item from the Consent Calendar, and they voted to limit the time an "individual Person" can speak to 5 minutes total for all Consent Items combined. The old rule allowed the Public to speak for 3 minutes per Item.

This is clearly an attempt to LIMIT OUBLIC INPUT coming from a District that passed a $33.86 million dollar land purchase for Esencia K-8 school on the Consent Calendar without a price (hardly "Routine" business. They agreed to value the land as if it had 100 homes on it and the result was a gift of $13 million in taxpayer dollars to the Ranch.

Listen to the following Board Audio where Individual Sharon Campbell explains why doing business on the Consent Calendar results in a lot of illegal funding of projects like the District's Administrative Building. And as you watch, keep in mind that it is a Brown Act violation for Board members to interrupt a Public comment. Trustees are elected by the People to represent the interest of taxpayers and students in all matters before the Board.

Trustee McNicholas argues with a member of the Public from the Dias 

See how a member of the Public is treated by Trustee Pritchard and Trustee Jones when they try to explain why going from two meetings per month down to one meeting per month may not be in the Peoples best interest. The current Agendas are 1,000 pages long with 40 - 50 items and 90% are placed on the Consent Calendar.

Then read the a summary and supporting detail of the 29 Items on the September 13, 2017 BOT Meeting CONSENT CALENDAR and see if CUSD is justified in calling these Items "Routine".

Donations of Funds and Equipment is one every agenda, but the Content is worthy of discussion.

Purchase Orders and Warrants are on every agenda - but payments to foundations that have political Pacs is illegal.

Contracts are on the Agenda but some Agenda Items are written by Staff to conceal illegal acts.

As you read - keep in mind that ten BLUE CARDs were pulled as noted below.

After the limited 5 minute Public comment, Trustees approved the entire Consent Calendar without any discussion by a vote of 7-0.

This is a corrupt District with a majority of the Board seats bought by Unions at a cost of $60,000 per seat. There is no one representing the interests of students and taxpayers within CUSD.

The Public has no recourse from an abusive government.

BUSINESS AND SUPPORT SERVICES

Agenda Item #2 DONATION OF FUNDS AND EQUIPMENT is not on this Board Meeting Agenda. page 2

This item was passed on Consent without any Trustee Discussion after PUBLIC COMMENT limited to 5 minutes per Speaker.

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Board Audio: at 60:55 

BLUE CARD: Dawn Urbanek

Every student is entitled to DISTRICT FUNDED Art, Music and Science programs that align with minimum state mandated Content Standards and Curriculum Frameworks, and is taught by a properly credentialed teacher.

Relying on Fundraising and Donations to pay for core educational products and services creates wealth based inequities in the quality of education students receive within the district. These inequities violate the civil rights of every student and is an illegal violation of AB 1575.

Donations are to be used for the "enrichment" of students beyond the minimum constitutionally mandated curriculum.

School First Federal Credit Union Paid $56,528 for Instructional Aids at Concordia Elementary School. 

CUSD spent $2 million dollars on Instructional Aids in 2016-17. Is that really "Enrichment"?

$10,776 Professional Development at Concordia?

CUSD gets a $3 million dollar Teacher Effectiveness Grant that is mandated to be spent on Professional Development. They also use General Fund dollars as well and now we add fundraising dollars? Some teachers are out of their class as much as 17 days per year.

CR&R $98,775 PE Equip Field Trips Technology and Programs Las Palmas Elementary

CUSD has Contracts with CR&R? 

The record shows PTA's from one school funding items at other schools?

This has to be a recording error- but if not pulled from consent- it will be passed as is.

Trustees were notified prior to the meeting. Corrections were made via a paper handout at the meeting. A Brown Act Violation.

Agenda Item #3 PURCHASE ORDERS, COMMERCIAL WARRANTS AND PREVIOUSLY BOARD-APPROVED BIDS AND CONTRACTS: page 6

Purchases Orders: $20,568,348.03

Commercial Warrants: $11,870,006.35

This item was passed on Consent without any Trustee Discussion after PUBLIC COMMENT limited to 5 minutes per Speaker.

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Board Audio: 62:34

BLUE CARD: Dawn Urbanek

NEW PO's

Dues and Memberships

CUSD spends hundreds of thousands of dollars on Dues and Memberships that have political pacs that advocate AGAINST taxpayer and student interests by competing for education dollars that have nothing to do with the actual education of students.

More payments to ACSA. ACSA's Pac

$20,100 payment to CSBA

Legal Services: $400,000.00

Conferences

CASH (Coalition for Adequate School Housing) is another organization that promotes spending education dollars on school facilities bonds and other things that benefit the building industry, again taking public education dollars out of the classroom. This is the organization that spearheaded Prop 51 School Facilities Bonds. 186 out of 206 school measures passed in the last election totaling over $50 billion in new property taxes for Californian's. Fortunately CUSD taxpayers did not approve Measure M, CUSD's $889 million dollar school facility bonds. Jerry Brown is not releasing these Bond funds because he knows the money will be wasted, and the size of the debt will bankrupt the State.

CUMA Retreat: $11.900 for the Hills Hotel

College and Career Advantage

$1.6 million - see CCA

Prop 39 Energy Grant (Pay- To- Play)

$3,409,328.00 Schneider Electric Energy audits at six high schools 

Travis Software

COBRA Benefits Software $6,651.05

NEW PAYMENTS:

CONFLICT OF INTEREST/ POLITICAL ADVOCACY against taxpayer interests:

CUSD - another check to ACSA Foundation for Education Administration $1,875.40

Fagen Freidman Fulforst LLP $1,170.00

Coalition for Adequate School Housing $3,767. 

TCA - Toll Roads $12,007

Student Data Management

CUSD has spent millions on multiple student data management systems and Common Core implementation.

McGraw Hill School Education $1.5 million

College and Career Advantage $318,000

Department of Toxic Substance Control What is this for? $5,285

Multiple Measures Ca dashboard $9,600.00

Agenda Item #4  INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, FIELD SERVICE AND MASTER CONTRACT AGREEMENTS: page 78

21 new Agreements totaling $1,871,247.23

3 Amendments to existing agreements, no financial consequences.

This item was passed on Consent without any Trustee Discussion after PUBLIC COMMENT limited to 5 minutes per Speaker.

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Board Audio: 64:00

BLUE CARD: Dawn Urbanek

Review and Evaluate District wide Solar Project

$375,000 for Application for CREB Bonds was never approved by Trustees.

September 11, 2017 Letter to Trustees to pull 2 Contracts:

ICA 1718118 $325,000.00 Contract from Prop 39/General Funds to Government Financial Strategies to provide financial advisory services and analysis review and evaluation of a District wide solar project.

and 

PSA 1718110 $50,000.00 Contract from the General Fund to Dannis Woliver Kelley to provide bond Counsel services for CREB Bonds (Clean Renewable Energy Bonds).  

Development Conference

CUSD is paying nRICH $9,000 for "ONE DAY DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE FOR PRIVATE SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES"?

Legal Services

Harbottle Law Group $200,000.00

Hatch & Cesario $100,000.00

Best Best and Krieger $100,000.00

Burk Williams & Sorensen $35,000.00

Best Best and Krieger represents the City of San Clemente, The City of Aliso Viejo, and the City of San Juan Capistrano - and CUSD?

Isn't that a Conflict of Interest especially since all of these entities have different positions on the Toll Roads

Best Best & Krieger represented the City of BELL - remember that scandal?


 

AGENDA ITEM #5  AWARD BID NO. 1718-09, REFRIGERATION AND ICE MACHINE EQUIPMENT REPAIR SERVICE AND PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE SERVICES - REFRIGERATION CONTROL COMPANY, INC.: page 167

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Board Audio: None

This item was passed on Consent without any Trustee Discussion after PUBLIC COMMENT limited to 5 minutes per Speaker.

Refrigeration and Ice Machine Equipment Repair Service and Preventative Maintenance Services to Refrigeration and Control Company (RRC).

5 Contractors registered and downloaded the documents. Only one bid was received.

Terms - One year September 1, 2017 through August 31, 2018

Funded by Food Services

Fiscal Impact: $210,000.00/year

Staff is asking for approval AFTER the contract period has begun. 

 

 

AGENDA ITEM #6  CHANGE ORDER NO. 4, BID NO. 1516-10, SAN CLEMENTE HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING 800 PROJECT: page 174

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Board Audio: None

This item was passed on Consent without any Trustee Discussion after PUBLIC COMMENT limited to 5 minutes per Speaker. 

Original Contract:    $8,988,888.00

Change Order No. 1 $   138,567.60

Change Order No. 2 $     38,192.66

Change Order No. 3 $     32,518.16

Change Order No. 4 $   162,834.35

Change Order Total  $   339,594.61

Total Cost to date:    $9,361,000.00

AGENDA ITEM #7  CHANGE ORDER NO. 4, BID NO. 1617-01, SAN JUAN HILLS HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING J PROJECT: page 320

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Board Audio: None

This item was passed on Consent without any Trustee Discussion after PUBLIC COMMENT limited to 5 minutes per Speaker.

Original Contract: $8,485,000.00

Change Order #1: $    90,611.13 

Change Order #2: $     72,490.51

Change Order #3: $   157,007.13

Total Cost to date: $8,967,607.01 

The Contract Documents did not include the point of connection location for the sewer at bid time due to lack of approval from the water department to connect to the city sewer main located on Vista Montana. As such, the District has directed the Contractor to provide labor and material for approximately 320 feet of 6" PVC sewer pipe to connect to the campus' existing sewer main. Please see RFP #07 and RA Response $06 attached for additional information. Asphalt and concrete replacement is not included in this Work Order. Contractor ls to issue contracts and schedule this work to begin upon approval. Please see Work Order # 18, dated 6/2/ 17. 

Was this an appropriate solution? Why didn't they get approval from the Water Department in a timely manner?

AGENDA ITEM #8  CHANGE ORDER NO. 1, BID NO. 1617-20, TESORO HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING D PROJECT: page 399

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Board Audio: None

This item was passed on Consent without any Trustee Discussion after PUBLIC COMMENT limited to 5 minutes per Speaker.

AGENDA ITEM #9 EMPLOYEE MILEAGE ALLOWANCE: page 422

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Board Audio: 64:17

This item was passed on Consent without any Trustee Discussion after PUBLIC COMMENT limited to 5 minutes per Speaker.

BLUE CARD - Dawn Urbanek

"Certain District-based and site based employees have been designated by the Board to be paid a monthly mileage allowance for use of a personal vehicle for District business-related travel in lieu of reimbursement for actual mileage.

Employees assigned a District vehicle are not eligible to receive a stipend.

Due to the requirement for some employees to respond to District emergencies or work extended hours, certain positions require significantly higher rates of travel between sites, specifically, the area of Facilities Services. The employee mileage allowance list was approved at the December 14, 2016 Board meeting; unfortunately, the job title of Director I, Performing Arts Centers and Facilities was inadvertently omitted.

The Board is being asked to include the job title of Director I, Performing Arts Centers and Director I Facilities on the list of employees to receive a monthly mileage allowance.

The Title Director I Facilities is still not on the list?

CUSD spends over $20,000 per month on mileage. It has basically turned into a perk for every administrator whether or not they travel for their work... if they were paid for actual miles traveled it would be less expensive for CUSD.  

See The List 

Maybe a District that cannot fund Art, Music or Science and cannot afford to fix or maintain facilities should eliminate unnecessary perks.

AGENDA ITEM #10  EXTENSION NO. 1 OF BID NO. 1516-14, CO-CURRICULAR BUS SERVICE – VARIOUS VENDORS:page 424

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Board Audio: 59:45 Michelle Paso Campbell

This item was passed on Consent without any Trustee Discussion after PUBLIC COMMENT limited to 5 minutes per Speaker.

This Item extends Co-Curricular Bus Service to the following vendors:

First Student, Inc;

Grand Pacific Charter

JFK Transportation Company

Original Contract Period: January 1, 2016 -December 31, 2017

Extension Period: January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2017

Funded by ASB Fees

Fiscal Impact: $500,000

No Blue Card was pulled - a card should have been pulled

This extension has been in forces since January 2017. Staff is asking for approval 8 months after-the- fact.

 

 

AGENDA ITEM #11  EXTENSION NO. 1 OF BID NO. 1617-02, TREE TRIMMING - WEST COAST ARBORIST, INC.: page 454

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Board Audio: None

This item was passed on Consent without any Trustee Discussion after PUBLIC COMMENT limited to 5 minutes per Speaker.

CUSD wants to extend its contract with West Coast Arborist for one year at same price.

Bid No. 1617-02 –Tree Trimming Maintenance Services was awarded to West Coast Arborists, Inc. on September 14, 2016, 

Contract period September 27, 2016 through September 26, 2017, with the option to extend any for a period of one or two years from the expiration date of the initial contract period at the option of the Board of Trustees.

Financial Impact: $350,000.00

Actual expenditures during the bid term may vary depending on availability of funds and District needs

AGENDA ITEM #12  EXTENSION NO. 2 OF BID NO. 1516-08, DISTRICTWIDE ROOF ASSESSMENT AND PREVENTATIVE ROOF MAINTENANCE - WEATHERPROOFING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.: page 463

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Board Audio: None

This item was passed on Consent without any Trustee Discussion after PUBLIC COMMENT limited to 5 minutes per Speaker.

CUSD wants to extend its contract with Weather Proofing Technologies Inc.  for one year at same price.

On August 17, 2016 the Board approved the first of four one-year renewal terms not-to-exceed five years. 

The proposed bid extension contract does not have a specified maximum limit the District cannot exceed, nor a minimum amount the District must purchase.

Fiscal Impact: $250,000.00

Actual expenditures during the bid term may vary depending on availability of funds and District needs

AGENDA ITEM #13  RESOLUTION NO. 1718-14, AUTHORIZING THE INCREASE AND DECREASE IN APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 2016- 2017: page 472

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Board Audio: 64:35

This item was passed on Consent without any Trustee Discussion after PUBLIC COMMENT limited to 5 minutes per Speaker.

This resolution will approve cuts to the following items to balance the to the 2016-17 Budget.

BLUE CARD - Dawn Urbanek

CUSD balanced its budget on the backs of students.

CUSD took a $9 million reduction in Instructional Supplies to pay for employee compensation increases AGAIN!. 5th Straight year of across the board employee compensation increases.

 

FUND 1

Health & Welfare Benefits ($246,477)

Instructional Supplies ($8,594,829.00)

Indirect Costs ($2,895.00)

Reserve for Stores ($6,550.00)

Fund 68-1414

Supplies 10,000

Capitalized Equipment (590,432)

Reserve Other Assignments 580,432

Fund 68-2123

Other Services & Operating Exp $10,000

Reserve Restricted $245,000

Capitalized Equipment ($590,432)

Fund 68-2525

Classified Administrative Salaries ($3,000)

Health & Welfare Benefits $3,000

Fund 68-3539

Building Improvements $443,658

Reserve Restricted ($443,658)

Fund 68-4040 

Other Services and Operating Expenditures $17,000

Building Improvments ($3,140,110)

Reserve Restricted $3,123,110

Fund  68-6769

Certificated Administrative Salaries ($22,657)

Classified Clerical Salaries $56,250

Health and Welfare $11,898

Other Services and Operating Expenditures $599,640 9790

Unassigned / Unappropriated ($345,131)

Fund 68-6770

Certificated Administrative Salaries ($22,157)

Classified Clerical Salaries $54,990

Health and Welfare $11,535

Other Services and Operating Expenditures $27,260 9790

Unassigned / Unappropriated ($71,628)

AGENDA ITEM #14  RESOLUTION NO. 1718-15, REAPPROPRIATION OF CARRYOVER FUNDS: page 476 

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Board Audio: None

This item was passed on Consent without any Trustee Discussion after PUBLIC COMMENT limited to 5 minutes per Speaker.

CUSD Made the following changes to its budget for 2016-17:

General Fund:

 Expected Revenue declined:

Special Education: Entitlement ($4,928.00)

Other Federal ($129,024.00)

Reductions in Expenditures

Reserve Restricted: ($1,452,554.00)

Special Reserve - Post Employment Benefits

Expenditure Appropriation ($8)

Workers Compensation

Expenditure Appropriation ($15,837.00)

AGENDA ITEM #15  RESOLUTION NO. 1718-16, ADOPTING THE 2016-2017 ACTUAL GANN LIMIT AND THE 2017-2018 ESTIMATED GANN LIMIT: page 481 

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Board Audio: None

This item was passed on Consent without any Trustee Discussion after PUBLIC COMMENT limited to 5 minutes per Speaker.

"After a recent review of Form GANN in the SACS Software, we have received a change request affecting both the district and county office Gann Appropriations Limit calculations."

"Currently, the local proceeds of taxes calculation for most districts includes a reduction for in lieu taxes transferred to charter schools. Because charter schools are not subject to the Gann calculation, the tax amount that is transferred to charter schools not reporting with the district (reporting separately in SACS or on the Charter Alternative Form) is not captured. As verified with the Department of Finance, all local property taxes are subject to the appropriations limit and there is no legal basis for exclusion."

The proposed fix for this problem is to remove the line for Transfers to Charter Schools In-Lieu of Taxes from the district form, as well as the County form to avoid double counting. (By eliminating the in-lieu reduction, local property taxes will increase by the amount of in-lieu transfers to charter schools not reporting with the district in SACS).

This change may cause districts that had amounts of in-lieu taxes going to charter schools not reporting with the district to now exceed their Appropriations Limit requiring notification of the increase to the Director of the State Department of Finance. 

Proposition 4 the "Ghann Limit" amended the California Constitution to:

  • Limit the growth in appropriations made by the state and individual local governments. The limit in the rate of growth is the percentage increase in the cost of living and the percentage increase in the state or local government's population.
  • Require state and local governments to return any funds to taxpayers in excees of the amount appropriated for a given fiscal year.
  • Require the state to reimburse local governments for the cost of complying with state mandates.

Because of the provisions of Proposition 4, in 1987, the state was forced to rebate $1.1 billion in excess revenue to taxpayers.

That rebate led the California Teachers Association to place Proposition 98 on the 1988 ballot. Proposition 98 puts a legal floor under school spending and requires that excess Gann Limit revenues go into education, rather than into rebates to taxpayers. Excess revenues above the 4% level continue to be rebated to taxpayers.

As Charter School enrollments continue to grow, Districts loose the ADA. Is CUSD attempting to increase its appropriation limits by an equal amount to the funds it is losing to charter school enrollment?

 
CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION

AGENDA ITEM #16  AGREEMENT WITH ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION SERVICES (WRITTEN AND ORAL) IN ANY LANGUAGE:Page 491

This item was passed on Consent without any Trustee Discussion after PUBLIC COMMENT limited to 5 minutes per Speaker.

Approval of the Agreement with Orange County Department of Education to Provide Translation and Interpretation Services for the 2017-2018 school year.

"When 15% or more of pupils enrolled in a public school speak a single primary language other than English, the District is required by law to provide all notices, reports, statements or records in English or in the primary language."

CUSD's current enrollment represents 52 languages.

The Top 3 are:

  • Spanish 14.82%
  • Farsi 1.41%
  • Mandarin .63

CUSDs' is able to support interpretation and translation in the Spanish and Farsi through its employment of Bilingual Community Service Liasisons.

The contract with Orange County Department of Education is to provide translation services to District families in to other languages not currently supported by the District. 

Costs not to exceed $10,000

Funded with Local Control Accountability Plan Funds

AGENDA ITEM #17 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION FOR THE 2017-2018 MIGRANT EDUCATION PROGRAM, REGION 9:   page 502

This item was passed on Consent without any Trustee Discussion after PUBLIC COMMENT limited to 5 minutes per Speaker.

Approval of renewal of the annual Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the 2017-2018 Migrant Education Program with San Diego County Office of Education for the 2017-2018

Migrant Education Program, Region 9. Currently, migrant students are entitled to specific services provided by the California Department of Education. Migrant Education Programs target students from migrant families who may have gaps in their schooling due to work schedules and work locations.

Districts that have an enrollment of fewer than 200 migrant students or an allocation of less than $25,000 have the option of completing this MOU.

The number of Migrant students in CUSD is 18.

Migrant Education is funded by Title I, Part C

There is no financial impact.

AGENDA ITEM #18 MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH WESTERN YOUTH SERVICES INCORPORATED - MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES: page 524 

Board Audio: 64:53

This item was passed on Consent without any Trustee Discussion after PUBLIC COMMENT limited to 5 minutes per Speaker.

Approval of the ratification of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Western Youth Services, Incorporated (WSY).

In the 2016-2017 school year, WSY provided students accessibility to mental health services through the Alternatives to Suspension program.

The MOU provides a continued level of support for the 2017- 2018 school year with no significant change in language from previous year’s agreements.

There is no financial impact.

BLUE CARD - Dawn Urbanek

Western Youth Services is a private non-profit California Corporation that provides increased accessibility to mental health services for children and families. 

This MOU allows WYS to provide various services which may include workshops, skills groups, support groups, youth counseling services, and individual case management services for students their families.

These services will be particularly targeted towards the “at-risk” populations including students in the Alternative to Suspension programs, students that have been suspended, and/or students that have been expelled due to their behaviors.

Services may also be provided to students not identified as “at risk” as requested and agreed upon by the CUSD school personnel as designated by CUSD.

CUSD will provide locations at which services may be provided at no cost to Western Youth Services.

The Services are FREE to CUSD? Why? 

Is CUSD sharing students/family data with this PRIVATE NON-PROFIT?

Do these families have the ability to OPT OUT of these services.

 

AGENDA ITEM #19  MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH PLAYWORKS FOR 2017- 2018: page 530

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Board Audio: 65:20

This item was passed on Consent without any Trustee Discussion after PUBLIC COMMENT limited to 5 minutes per Speaker.

Approval of Playworks Memorandum of Understanding for 2017-2018.

Playworks provides on-site consultation for school staff to promote safe, fun and healthy play during recess. Strategies encourage inclusion, activity and building social and emotional skills.

Teachers and student supervisors at Las Palmas, San Juan and Viejo Elementary Schools will receive professional learning to model and teach strategies, games and systems to develop and sustain a positive recess culture.

Through this program, students will have increased opportunities for activity, leadership and enhanced conflict resolution skills.

Playworks has received a grant to provide this program at no cost to Las Palmas, San Juan, and Viejo Elementary Schools for 2017- 2018.

Professional learning will take place during existing teacher collaboration and student supervisor meeting time.

There is no financial impact

LaVal Brewer, a manager at Playworks was Principal for a Day last Spring at Viejo Elementary. Mr. Brewer works with donors such as Kaiser to provide funding to Title I schools to offset the costs. Mr. Brewer contacted the Title I Language Immersion principals to bring this program to their sites.

The program is provided free through a grant for 2017-2018.

If schools opt to participate in 2018-2019, the cost would be $19,500 per school site paid by Title I funds.

BLUE CARD - Dawn Urbanek

CUSD Foundation

Laval Brewer is a Board Member for the CUSD Foundation. 

His Bio on the Foundation Web Site:

"Responsible for overall leadership, development, and program growth for the Southern California region.

Major focus on strategic engagement of local school district administration’s adaption of play as a vital activity which supports youth development and learning.

Lead team member for fundraising results and growth.

Work closely with the local advisory board to set local direction, grow individual giving donors and maximize corporate fund development results."

Laval Brewer is the Executive Director, Playworks, Southern

CUSD has contracts with Playworks.

Jeff Montejano is Consultant & Chief of Staff, Assemblyman Bill Brough (CA - 73). He also sits on the CUSD Foundation Board.

 

AGENDA ITEM #20  AGREEMENT FOR USE OF DOCUMENT TRACKING SERVICES SCHOOL YEAR 2017-2018: page 550

This item was passed on Consent without any Trustee Discussion after PUBLIC COMMENT limited to 5 minutes per Speaker.

Approval of the Agreement for Use of Document Tracking Services School Year 2017- 2018 to provide a web-based application that allows staff to streamline the completion of various school and District-level reports.

Some key features are pre-population of data, customization, application for up to five separate reports, document history, multiple logins and translation services.

The District has previously used Document Tracking Services to complete the following mandated annual:

School Accountability Report Card,

Single Plan for Student Achievement

Local Control Accountability Plan documents.

Expenditures under this contract are estimated to be $13,990 paid by General Funds.

 
STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES

AGENDA ITEM #21  MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH SANTA ANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT: page 556

This item was passed on Consent without any Trustee Discussion after PUBLIC COMMENT limited to 5 minutes per Speaker.

CUSD has two students enrolled in a special education program at SAUSD for the Deaf or Hard of Hearing. 

These students IEP team has determined that no less restrictive option can meet the students needs.

Financial Implications

A student’s educational cost in the SAUSD DHH program is $45,000.00 per student.

Thus, the estimated cost for the two students attending for the 2017-2018 school year is approximately $90,000.00 for educational services.

AGENDA ITEM #22  PERSONNEL REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT WITH LAGUNA BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT:page 563

This item was passed on Consent without any Trustee Discussion after PUBLIC COMMENT limited to 5 minutes per Speaker.

Personnel Reimbursement Agreement

LBUSD is in need of the professional services of an employee of CUSD to provide Orientation and Mobility services to a visually impaired student for 5 days. 

LBUSD agrees to pay CUSD $721.19 per diem plus indirect costs of 4.20%

AGENDA ITEM #23  PERSONNEL REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT WITH SADDLEBACK VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT:page 567 

This item was passed on Consent without any Trustee Discussion after PUBLIC COMMENT limited to 5 minutes per Speaker.

Personnel Reimbursement Agreement

SVUSD is in need of the professional services of an employee of CUSD to provide Orientation and Mobility services to a visually impaired student for 40 days. 

SVUSD agrees to pay CUSD $721.19 per diem plus indirect costs of 4.20%

HUMAN RESOURCES

AGENDA ITEM #24   CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FULLERTON MASTER TEACHER PAYMENTS: page 571

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Board Audio: No time to comment on this Item - 5 minutes were up

This item was passed on Consent without any Trustee Discussion after PUBLIC COMMENT limited to 5 minutes per Speaker.

CUSD is partnering with CSUF to provide their Students who are working on their Teaching Credential (Student Teachers) with a CUSD Master Teacher.

CSUF is not able to pay the Master Teachers directly; rather they reimburse the District for the payments.

There are 22 student teachers placed at 12 CUSD school sites.

Total Reimbursement is $2,833.10

BLUE CARD - Dawn Urbanek

These student teaching assignments are for the Spring of 2017 (January 2017 - June 2017) 

Why is Staff presenting this to Trustees for approval after - the - fact?

 

AGENDA ITEM #25  ORANGE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOURTH QUARTER Page 574 REPORT – WILLIAMS SETTLEMENT LEGISLATION: page 574

This item was passed on Consent without any Trustee Discussion after PUBLIC COMMENT limited to 5 minutes per Speaker.

In April 2017, OCDE Conducted reviews to identify any teacher mis-assignments or vacancies at schools in deciles 1-3 (Kinoshita Elementary School and Viejo Elementary School). 

Teacher Assignments were reviewed and found to be in compliance.

 

 

AGENDA ITEM #26  FOURTH QUARTER REPORT – WILLIAMS SETTLEMENT LEGISLATION UNIFORM COMPLAINT:page 578

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Board Audio: No time to comment on this Item - 5 minutes were up

This item was passed on Consent without any Trustee Discussion after PUBLIC COMMENT limited to 5 minutes per Speaker.

CUSD is reporting that there were not any complaints filed with any school  in the district citing deficiencies related to textbooks and instructional materials, teacher vacancies or mis-assignments, and facility conditions posing a threat to student/staff health or safety during the quarter April 1 - June 30, 2017.

Eliezer Williams, et al., vs. State of California, et al. (Williams)

The basis of the lawsuit was that the agencies failed to provide public school students with equal access to instructional materials, safe and decent school facilities, and qualified teachers.

The case was settled in 2004, and as a result, the CDE has made changes to the School Accountability Report Card (SARC) template that all schools must update and publish annually.

Board Policy 1312.4 mandates school districts establish policies and procedures to resolve deficiencies related to textbooks and instructional materials, teacher vacancies or mis-assignments, and facility conditions posing a threat to student/staff health or safety.

BLUE CARD - Dawn Urbanek

A Facilities complaint should have been filed by someone regarding the findings of the Kitchell Facilities Study of Ambuhel Elementary School.

The Kitchell study found the following which would violate the Williams settlement and gave the school a rating of POOR:

General Buildings: Life safety, ADA, inadequate restroom quantity

Mechanical Systems: Poor condition, end of useful life, rust, corrosion. Two
units inoperable

Plumbing Systems: Inoperable water heater, water fountains, calcium build up

Electrical Systems: Switchgear & panels past useful life, lamp replacement
difficult, added receptacles required

Fire Alarm Systems: Panel in poor condition

Fire Sprinkler Systems: No fire sprinkler in main building

The Associated Costs of Immediate (Williams Complaint) Repairs: $990,954.00

AGENDA ITEM #27 RESIGNATIONS/ RETIREMENTS/ EMPLOYMENT – CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES page 581

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AGENDA ITEM #28 RESIGNATIONS/ RETIREMENTS EMPLOYMENT – CERTIFICATED EMPLOYEES page 601 

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Board Audio: 66:28

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ASB Funded Positions $238,479.00 

These are funded through ASB Fees and are calculated at $10 per hour.

When the minimum wage increases to $15 per hour parents will need to be able to afford increased fees of $357,718.50 just to maintain these same positions.

Approve Summer Employment

These contracts have already been completed. Why is Staff seeking approval after-the-fact?

Professional Development $300.00

Assist Professional Learning $120.00

CUSD pays Employees to Attend Staff Meetings $720.00

Support Rental Agreement Event $3,600.00 What is this?

Bid Process Teamsters $960.00

 

 
GENERAL FUNCTIONS

AGENDA ITEM #29 SCHOOL BOARD MINUTES: page 627 

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AGENDA ITEM #30  SCHOOL BOARD MINUTES: page 637 

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