BOARD OF TRUSTEES Juan Navarro, President Angela Fajardo, … · 2015. 12. 5. · BOARD OF TRUSTEES...

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Juan Navarro, President Angela Fajardo, Vice President Sergio Hernandez, Jr., Clerk Shannon Thomas-Allen, Member

Mercedes Ibarra, Member

REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

LENNOX SCHOOL DISTRICT

Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. A Regular Meeting of the Board of Education of the Lennox School District pursuant to Section 54956 of the Government Code was held in the Board Room of the Lennox School District, 10319 Firmona Avenue, Lennox, Los Angeles County, California, on Tuesday, October 14, 2014 at 5:30 p.m., to discuss the items listed below.

MINUTES I. CALL TO ORDER – The Meeting was called to order at 5:42 p.m. Trustees Thomas-Allen, Fajardo, Hernandez, Ibarra, and Navarro were present.

Mr. Kent Taylor, Superintendent; District Directors, and numerous guests were present.

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Trustee Fajardo. II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

Mr. Taylor shared revisions to the Human Resources Report (Exhibit A) and gave revised copies to the Board with changes highlighted in yellow, also a revision to Consent Agenda Item No. 29 on page 10, changing it from ten substitutes to 12 substitutes, and further requested that Item No.s 5 and 6 on page 7 (Garcia-Bentley) be pulled. On the motion of Trustee Thomas-Allen, duly seconded by Trustee Hernandez, and by a vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees approved the Agenda for the eveningʼs Board meeting.

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III. RECOGNITIONS/PRESENTATIONS AND SPECIAL ORDERS OF BUSINESS

Mr. Taylor shared that in continuation of honoring the Districtʼs own, a recognition of the following Lennox School District staff members was to take place. Ms. Becki Blanco, Director of Instruction, called out the names of persons in the following positions. Employees were presented with words of thanks and a certificate honoring them for their work with the District. Kindergarten Teachers Clerks Health Specialists Board Members Thomas-Allen, Fajardo, and Navarro also shared a few words with staff members for their services. Lennox Middle School ST Math Presentation Lennox Middle School Principal, Ms. Yesenia Alvarez, shared some statewide and national statistics with relation to Math with the Board and commented on what the middle school is doing to make sure that their students are ready for Algebra with the ST Mathematic program. Ms. Santa Acuña, Assistant Principal, did a PowerPoint presentation on ST (special and temporal) Mathematics at their site. She had the following middle school students introduce themselves and share their thoughts on and the reasons they enjoy working with the ST Math program: Daniel Artega Sophya Mirza Azucena Navarro Margarita Alaniz Ms. Milagros Pulido, LMS Teacher, shared the reasons that she likes the ST Math program and how she likes the fact that she can monitor the progress of her students with the program and knows when students are struggling and need help. If she sees this, she can pull them aside and work with them individually. It was shared how the program was used on iPads and samples of problems were shared. Ms. Yesenia shared that with the license they have; all students have access to the program at school and home. She shared how they held a workshop for the parents to show them what the students were doing. Mr. Taylor asked them to speak on support for seventh and eighth graders, which Ms. Acuña gave information on. Trustee Hernandez asked if the program followed them if they move from another District. Ms. Acuña shared that it did and how as long as they remember their password they can still get onto the program. The Board was invited to come and watch them using the program. Trustee Thomas-Allen shared how she was involved in the parent workshop and what other parents felt about it. It was also shared how this program can be accessed on a laptap, computer, etc., as it is web based. Board President Navarro expressed his gratitude on how they are working with this but

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(Recognitions/Presentations and Special Orders of Business, continued) shared some concerns that he had with the various programs being used with students and wants to make sure they were taking into consideration that when they are piloting Math programs, that parents are considered and if it is in the best interest of the students. Ms. Acuña responded to Board President Navarro, addressing his concerns. Trustees Hernandez and Fajardo had cost related questions on the program with regard to professional development, which Ms. Acuña and Ms. Alvarez responded to. Mr. Taylor commented and shared more information on the program and asked Ms. Acuña and Alvarez to please bring them updates on the progress on the program. Trustee Fajardo commended Ms. Alvarez and Ms. Acuña for their leadership in trying something different and commented on how this is the perfect time to look at what is good for the children. She further expressed how she agreed with Ms. Acuña regarding the cognitive processing with this program even with a language barrier and stated that she is very impressed with the program and how she might send her Student Council to come and meet with them because they are looking into Math programs. Ms. Pulido shared information on the success of this program. A parent, Sam, father of LMS student Sophya Mirza, commented on the need to advance and shared how his daughter knows much more than he knows. He also shared some suggestions on how to possibly get assistance for the students for equipment. Trustee Thomas-Allen thanked him for his comments and for speaking from a parentʼs perspective as most of the Board members are parents as well.

The Board recessed at 6:51 p.m. and reconvened to Regular/Open Session at 7:10

p.m.

IV. REPORTS

A. Lennox Students (ASB and Officers) None

B. Student Board Member None

C. Lennox Parents (Elected Officers of PTA/DELAC/SPAC/School Site Council) Ms. Angelica Salvador, LMS DELAC, shared her views on the recent changing of staff in the District, questioning the qualifications of certain employees that had been placed in new positions. She addressed Mr. Taylor on these issues, stating that he is responsible for making sure the students have a quality education by placing qualified individuals in positions that open and asked that parents be informed of changes being made because there is so much coming and going in the District that they no longer even know who is in charge.

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V. PUBLIC COMMENTS

The following persons made comments on the various Open Session Agenda items as well as non-agendized items, as noted: Ms. Maria Guerrero, sixth grade teacher at Lennox Middle School, and member of the School Site Council this school year, shared her concerns on a direction given by Mr. Taylor to discontinue the Distinguished School Committee group that has been working for two years. She commented on all the work they have done along with many stakeholders and that the message that is being sent by discontinuing this group is that it was unimportant and not worth the effort. As a School Site Council member she would like to know the rationale for this decision, as well as how it was reached, and based on what evidence. Trustee Hernandez asked that Mr. Taylor follow-up with Ms. Guerrero. He responded that he would follow-up with them about this and clarify the issues. Ms. Guerrero stated that she felt the Distinguished School Committee would also appreciate that he follow up with them. Ms. Sigrid Caballero, Special Education Teacher, shared that one of the wonderful services for some Special Education students is transportation. She commented on Mr. Jose Ortega, the new bus driver, who has become so important to their program. She shared that he is super flexible, super patient, and just amazing because it is sometimes very challenging to deal with some of their students. She told a little story about when Mr. Ortega first started with them and the loss of a studentʼs sippy cup, which became a critical issue. Mr. Ortega understood this, found the sippy cup, and drove back to bring it to them, thus showing the type of person he is, how willing he is, and how much he enjoys working with the kids. She further shared how very helpful he is. Ms. Teresa Canché thanked the Board for coming through on a number of the parents requests, such as healthier food items for students and stoves to be returned to the schools. She questioned the appointment of a new director without the correct process and without giving other qualified persons the opportunity to apply. She asked if the Board could explain the difference between their protocols and politics to those of the previous Board and further questioned the Boardʼs support of the middle school. Ms. Canché shared her memory of a certain representativeʼs desire to replace the principal at the middle school site, stating that such a replacement would only throw off the balance of the education and system of the school. She expressed that if they want to have results, they need to be giving the necessary support to Ms. Alvarez, support that she has demonstrated with their children and their education. She added that approving programs is not the same as providing the appropriate workshops for the teachers and directors in this school. With nothing else to say, she bid them a good evening. Ms. Vivian de Leon continued with her thank-you list from the previous meeting. She also asked that the District have the attorneys look into various concerns that had been brought to their attention previously and that they had not received answers on. Ms. de Leon also thanked Ms. Alvarez for moving things forward at the middle school.

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VI. REPORTS (continued)

C. Associations I. Teachersʼ Association (LTA)

Mr. Brian Guerrero, LTA President, shared a couple of updates. He stated that Common Core is going well, the implementation and the piloting in Math. He shared information with everyone on the reason they do pilots, this being the way that they find the one program that will work the best for the students. He shared information on the Language Arts Common Core CADRE continuing to create the next set of units for the teachers at all grade levels, which is going well. He shared good news with them about how Stanford University and the California Teachersʼ Association (CTA) have joined and created a statewide Common Core CADRE called the Instructional Leadership Core. A number of Lennox teachers applied along with Director of Instructional Services, Ms. Becki Blanco, and four Lennox employees were selected to be part of this instructional leadership forum. He shared that the four are Ms. Blanco, himself, Ms. Nancy Villalta, and Ms. Alejandra Cordova, and that Lennox is the largest team in the state participating in the program. They were specifically mentioned because of the Districtʼs implementation of the Common Core because of the expertise of the teachers and administrators and the inclusion they have been using. Mr. Guerrero commented on the substitute teacher shortage, sharing that it isnʼt only a Lennox issue, that other districts in the South Bay are having the same problem but it is something that continues to weigh on the teachers who may be attending conferences and have planned lessons. He expressed that some of the new substitutes are really great and some are not so great and shared that teachers are concerned with the hiring process of substitutes and how more consideration should be given to teachersʼ feedback on this, however they do understand the need for a healthy size sub pool. He brought up the possibility of attending conferences outside of the regular calendar to reduce their dependency on substitutes and keep the teachers in the classrooms as much as possible. Mr. Guerrero shared that although he was not able to attend, he heard positive feedback about the meetings on the Jefferson ORG and that the handout that was shared was very informative. The only criticism he heard was that because of the scheduling, some people that would have liked to attend were not able to. He encouraged the District to have at least one more round of those meetings to give more parents and teachers an opportunity to hear about what is going on and the responsibility of this is on the District to make sure that people know what is going on with this as well as the rationales on the choices that have been made. He stated that the more people that know about this, the better. Trustee Hernandez asked for a follow-up to be done on the substitute issue. Mr. Taylor commented on the substitute issue, sharing information on the automated system that the District is now using and encouraged teachers and substitutes to use this system. He explained how teachers can call in advance to have a substitute placed in their classroom so there is no need to be scrambling to make phone calls for substitutes early in the morning. He shared some examples of the problems with not using the system and having to call for substitutes in the morning, and the advantages of both teachers and substitutes to use the new system. He also shared that they are still trying to recruit more substitutes. Although the number of substitutes they currently have is sufficient for the District, some substitutes only want to work certain

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(Reports, Associations, Teachersʼ Association (LTA), Mr. Taylor, continued) days and they can input that onto the system as well. Trustee Fajardo asked if the substitutes that are on the system are substitutes that the District hires or are they from another company. Mr. Taylor responded that they are substitutes that the District hires and they have the access to go into the system to see the specific days that substitutes are needed and they can pick that day if they want to work. Trustee Hernandez asked the procedure in how newly hired substitutes obtain access to the system or is it set up for them at their time of hire. Mr. Taylor explained the procedure on this and how Michele gives them the information and walks them through the process. He explained that they have not had any problem with any substitutes accessing the system because substitutes are used to the automated system from other districts; hardly anyone does the actual phone calling anymore. He reiterated that they will continue to recruit and he will continue to encourage substitutes to come work for Lennox and he will continue to work with LTA to encourage the use of the automated system. Mr. Guerrero also commented on the fact that the Board has upped substitute pay so this helps as well. Mr. Taylor continued with regard to the Certificate of Participation (COP) and shared that they had two presentations where the attorney was there to present. Information went out to everyone in the District. There was a 9:00 a.m. presentation, which no one attended, and then one at 4:30 p.m., to make sure that parents and teachers had access. They had about three teachers attend and only one parent, and the attorney did the presentation at that time. Trustee Thomas-Allen gave some suggestions as far as a good time to hold another presentation for parents so that there are no future issues of not being transparent and asked if they could possibly do another one. Mr. Taylor stated that they could do another one at say 6:00 p.m. to allow the parents to come at that time so he would get that set up. He would contact the attorney and get a date and let everyone know.

II. California School Employeesʼ Association (CSEA) None

D. Superintendent Mr. Taylor shared that he and Mr. Garcia Lara attended a Special Education committee meeting and they said they would go out and tour classes so they have been going to the Special Education classes and will continue to do that. Today there was a new teacher orientation meeting at the District Office with approximately 26 teachers. He thanked Director Blanco for setting this up where they were able to touch on many areas. The Superintendent further shared that Red Ribbon week is October 27 – 31, 2014 and shared some activities that will be taking place throughout the District as well as information on an upcoming professional development for administrators: principals and assistant principals. Also Ms. Patty Varela has started the First Phase of Common Core Standards with parents and will continue to have small groups for introducing the Common Core for Math. Mr. Taylor announced that he Lennox Middle School gymnasium would be finished on November 1, 2014 with new floors, restrooms, and bleachers. They will set up a time for everyone to come in and see it and will be monitoring things very carefully to make sure that it is taken care of. He introduced Mr. Eddie Garcia with an update on Lights On After School event. Mr. Garcia shared information on Lights On After School and what it entails. It is a

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(Reports, Superintendent, Mr. Eddie Garcia, continued) national event that will be taking place on Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 4:30 p.m., and he encouraged everyone to stop by any of the school sites where they will be having open houses and they can see what is going on. He asked that they check in with the office first and then come by.

VII. ADOPT MINUTES

On the motion of Trustee Fajardo, duly seconded by Trustee Thomas-Allen, and by a vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees adopted the minutes of the following Board meetings: September 23, 2014, Regular Board Meeting On the motion of Trustee Thomas-Allen, duly seconded by Trustee Hernandez, and by a vote of 3 yes and 2 abstentions, the Board of Trustees adopted the minutes of the following Board meetings: October 1, 2015, Special Board Meeting Ayes: 3 – Thomas-Allen, Hernandez, Navarro Nays: 0 Abstentions: 2 – Fajardo, Ibarra Absent: 0

VIII. NEW BUSINESS – ACTION ITEMS Superintendentʼs Office A discussion was held regarding the upcoming Board retreat and the need to look at

other dates other than the initial ones suggested being that there is a possibility that Mr. Hernandez possibly having a conflict. He wonʼt know until next week. Trustee Fajardo asked that as soon as he knows to let Veronica know or choose other dates.

1. On the motion of Trustee Fajardo, duly seconded by Trustee Thomas-Allen,

and by a vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees adopted Administrative Regulation 1312.4, Community Relations – Williams Uniform Complaint Procedures.

2. On the motion of Trustee Fajardo, duly seconded by Trustee Ibarra, and by a

vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees adopted Exhibit 1312.4, Community Relations – Williams Uniform Complaint Procedures.


vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees adopted Board Policy 1325, Community Relations – Advertising and Promotion.

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4. On the motion of Trustee Thomas-Allen, duly seconded by Trustee Ibarra, and by a vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees adopted Board Policy and Administrative Regulation 4112.2, Certificated Personnel – Certification.

5. On the motion of Trustee Thomas-Allen, duly seconded by Trustee Fajardo,

and by a vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees adopted Board Policy and Administrative Regulation 4112.21, Certificated Personnel – Interns.


and by a vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees adopted Board Policy and Administrative Regulation 4115, Certificated Personnel – Evaluation/Supervision.

Trustee Thomas-Allen asked for clarification on the title of the Board Policy, which was

explained.

7. On the motion of Trustee Thomas-Allen, duly seconded by Trustee Fajardo, and by a vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees adopted Board Policy 4117.3, Certificated Personnel – Personnel Reduction.


and by a vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees adopted Board Policy and Administrative Regulation 4131.1, Certificated Personnel – Teacher Support and Guidance.


and by a vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees adopted Board Policy 4315, Administrative and Supervisory Personnel – Evaluation/Supervision.


and by a vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees adopted Exhibit 4319.21, Administrative and Supervisory Personnel – Professional Standards.


and by a vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees adopted Board Policy 5147, Students – Dropout Prevention.


and by a vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees adopted Board Policy and Administrative Regulation 6172, Instruction – Gifted and Talented Student Program.

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Trustee Hernandez stated that he just wanted to bring up to the Board that as they are

adopting all of the Board Policies, especially with evaluations, if they can discuss as a governance team their responsibilities to promote student achievement, approved budget, but also to work well with Mr. Taylor so he would like to propose an evaluation as they havenʼt done so yet. It is just part of policies and what they are supposed to do as a Board so he would like to put that out there for discussion to see what they think. Trustee Fajardo stated that she knows there are procedures in place and the Superintendent is involved in that procedure so the Board would need to direct the Superintendent to work with legal counsel so they can come up with the procedures to follow for the evaluation tool and for the evaluation goals. Trustee Hernandez commented that he didnʼt know if that was a separate workshop from the Board retreat. Trustee Thomas-Allen stated that she felt they just needed to work on all of their actions and what basically they have been doing as a governance team to discussions, to the evaluation process/procedure, because they canʼt just look at the Superintendent. Trustee Hernandez reiterated to how as a Board they are working with Mr. Taylor and if there are any areas that are in need of improvement and have that communication and dialogue, so they have to start somewhere. Board President Navarro suggested that maybe at the next Board retreat they can add the item of Superintendentʼs Evaluation and in the meantime they can determine along with legal counsel the tools they may need and set up a date. Mr. Taylor stated that one of the things that he gets out to them are the Board Policies so they can have them and vote on them and they clearly talk about certain steps and goals and so forth so part of the first step is to let him get those out to them in their Board packets so the Board can decide how to do that process, which certainly involves Closed Session and some other things. Trustee Hernandez shared that at one of their California School Boards Association (CSBA) workshops on Superintendent Evaluation, he opened up with a story about his governance team evaluating the former Superintendent and that item kept coming up for several weeks on the Agenda until finally they got a call from the local paper asking if everything was okay because of the fact that it kept coming up. He explained to him that they were just going through the process. So it may be one of those things that could be an area where sometimes there is speculation but it is part of the process that they go through to make them a better governance team and to make them a better district for areas of improvement. Mr. Taylor stated that he appreciated the comments because it is the responsibility of the Board of Education to do those things and typically they have the Board goals and they have the Superintendent goals and the evaluation process is definitely needed for everyone from him all the way down to the employees so he thanked him for bringing that up.

13. On the motion of Trustee Thomas-Allen, duly seconded by Trustee Fajardo, and by a vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees adopted Exhibit 9232.2, Board Bylaws – Actions by the Board.

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and by a vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees adopted Resolution No. 14-12, Resolution for the Recognition of October as National Dyslexia Awareness Month.


vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees adopted Resolution No. 14-13, Resolution for the Recognition of School Psychologist Week, November 10 – 14, 2014.

16. On the motion of Trustee Thomas-Allen, duly seconded by Trustee Ibarra, and

by a vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees approved the agreement with Olivarez Madruga, to provide legal services for the District from October 15, 2014, and remaining in full force until terminated by either party, per the approved schedule of fees. Cost to be paid with District General funds.

17. On the motion of Trustee Fajardo, duly seconded by Trustee Hernandez and by

a vote of 3 yes and 2 no, the Board of Trustees approved agreement with Atkinson Andelson Loya Ruud & Romo, to provide legal services for the District from October 15, 2014, and remaining in full force until terminated by either party, per the approved schedule of fees. Cost to be paid with District General funds.

Ayes: 3 – Fajardo, Hernandez, Navarro Nays: 2 – Thomas-Allen, Ibarra Abstentions: 0 Absent: 0

The Board recessed at 8:02 p.m. and reconvened to Regular/Open Session at 8:11

p.m.

Business Office Trustee Thomas-Allen asked for clarification on what the Assertive Discipline Plans

are. Ms. Alvarez from LMS explained that this is a plan where they reward good behavior or attendance, for example, but without food and with no instructional minutes being lost. Each year the school site has to come up with what those things are that they will be doing for the year and instead of doing a Board item each time an expenditure comes up, they do a yearly estimate on the cost and it is taken to Board for approval. Trustee Hernandez questioned the three funding sources listed. Mr. Taylor explained the reasoning behind the listing of the three funding sources for the flexibility with the three options they have to use for these expenditures. Trustee Hernandez further questioned the Teams and whether that would also come from these funding sources. Mr. Taylor explained that typically they have their Title I funds and the District Office gives them an allocation which is their restricted fund to be used as they choose, which is the Site Allocation funds.

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(New Business, Action Items – Business Office Item No. 18, continued) Board President Navarro commented on the variations in costs for each school site and asked for reconsideration of the amount to be more equal. Mr. Taylor shared that it is coming from three accounts and PTA funds are going to be different at each site because it depends on what they fundraise, and the Site Allocation that they give them is based on the number of students they have so they are given the funds and the site determines what they want to do with those funds so there would be variations from site to site. The principals and the leadership teams would discuss and figure out what they are going to do with their money so there would be some variations depending on what that leadership team decided is necessary. Board President Navarro asked again if they could reconsider the amounts because these are probably based on the budgets that they have, with one the highest elementary being $5,000 and the lowest being $1,000, maybe because they havenʼt been able to fundraise as much. He asked if they could communicate with the schools to find out if they might need more funds. Trustee Thomas-Allen stated that they would have already had their discussion between the principal and the School Site Council with their proposed budget and based on fundraising, Site Allocation from the District Office for number of students, and depending on what the School Site Council has allocated, going further into the explanation of the variations and how they come to their decision. Mr. Taylor explained that they would like this to be approved and then Mr. Franklin, Director of Fiscal Services, has been going out to each school site to look at their budgets to kind of see where they are so that spending happens and if there is a need of funds that they donʼt have, where there are opportunities where the District can help supplement but they want to make sure those funds are spent, especially the Title I funds where there has been some carryover. Trustee Fajardo shared that this has already gone through a process and that is what Trustee Thomas-Allen is trying to explain. She pointed out again how the amount depends on the number of students at each site so if they did a ration of how much they were spending per child. She is completely in favor of what they are doing because they donʼt have anything else to give them since budgets have been cut so she entrusts the committee that has already approved this because this needs to move the positive culture of the children with outstanding citizenship, good classroom behavior, attendance, etc., so to her this is justified and every school has its own culture and she, as a Board member, respects that because to her this is tied to student achievement, itʼs tied to motivation, etc. Board President Navarro stated that he knows this is for the good of the kids and he knows the middle school has more kids, his point is that even in the elementary schools, yes, it has gone through the School Site Council but this is probably the only amount they have and all he is asking is to try to see if this is all they have because of lack of resources and make sure that all of the elementary schools have access to funds for this purpose. He knows this goes through School Site Council but they base it on the amount that they have and yes, there is a different number of students at each school site but it doesnʼt vary that much. Trustee Hernandez shared that he understood Board President Navarroʼs concerns with the different amounts but the other colleagues are saying there has already been a process that they havenʼt been a part of but what he sees is that they donʼt know that money amount but it could be that School Site Council already planned with their principal and maybe funded a field trip because sometimes they see field trips coming through that are paid for by the School Site Council, so this could be just a

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(New Business, Action Items – Business Office Item No. 18, continued) piece of those monies being allocated but it may not be all of it so at this point they have done their due diligence and maybe Buford wants to go a different angle because this is what has worked for them and they want to keep using those incentives as well as Felton. This doesnʼt necessarily mean that Jefferson and Moffett arenʼt getting the equitable balance, it might be just what is working for that school site so because they donʼt have the big picture and he is trusting that each school site is going to look into their funds and see what they have before they bring it to them so he is okay with the amounts. Mr. Taylor suggested that they provide them with the budgets with those various funds so they can see the amounts of money for each school site to give them a better idea of what they are working with as well as so theyʼll put that together for them.

18. On the motion of Trustee Fajardo, duly seconded by Trustee Ibarra, and by a vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees approved the assertive discipline plans for all schools (Buford, Felton, Jefferson, Moffett, Huerta and LMS) for the 2014 – 2015 school year. Cost to be paid with individual Site Allocation, PTA, and Student Council funds.

(Est. cost $47,100) On the motion of Trustee Fajardo, duly seconded by Trustee Thomas-Allen, and by a

vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees approved the Regular and Food Services Purchase Order Listings (Exhibit Bʼs), attached.

Human Resources A Public Hearing was opened at 8:27 p.m. The Board conducted a Public Hearing to receive comments on the proposed

collective bargaining agreement (AB 1200, Statutes 1991, Chapter 1213) Lennox Teachersʼ Association (LTA).

The Public Hearing closed at 8:28 p.m. 19. On the motion of Trustee Thomas-Allen, duly seconded by Trustee Ibarra, and

by a vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees approved the Disclosure of Effects of Proposed Collective Bargaining Settlement for the 2014 – 2015 school year for the Lennox Teachersʼ Association (LTA), as required by AB 1200 and Government Code Section 3547.5.


by a vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees approved the agreement between the Lennox Teacherʼs Association (LTA) and the Lennox School District, dated September 15, 2014.

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A Public Hearing was opened at 8:29 p.m. The Board conducted a Public Hearing to receive comments on the proposed

collective bargaining agreement (AB 1200, Statutes 1991, Chapter 1213) Classified School Employees Association (CSEA), Units A and B.

The Public Hearing was closed at 8:30 p.m. 21. On the motion of Trustee Fajardo, duly seconded by Trustee Ibarra, and by a

vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees approved the Disclosure of Effects of Proposed Collective Bargaining Settlement for the 2014 – 2015 school year for the Classified School Employees Association (CSEA), Units A and B, as required by AB 1200 and Government Code Section 3547.5.


by a vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees approved the agreements between the Classified School Employees Association (CSEA), for Units A and B, and the Lennox School District, dated October 8, 2014.


and by a vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees approved for Confidential and all other unrepresented employees to receive the equivalent five percent increase effective July 1, 2014; one percent one-time, off schedule increase for the 2014 – 2015 school year only; longevity, and the addition of vision insurance for retirees.


and by a vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees approved for all Certificated and all Classified Management employees to receive the equivalent five percent increase effective July 1, 2014; one percent one-time, off schedule increase for the 2014 – 2015 school year only, and the addition of vision insurance for retirees.


and by a vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees approved the following revised salary schedules: Certificated Teachers Certificated Management Classified Management and Confidential Employees Classified Preschool

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Trustee Fajardo asked if there were any complaints, to which the response was no.

The Williams Quarterly Report (First Quarter 2013 – 2014): July 1 through September 30, 2013) on Uniform Complaints was reviewed.

On the motion of Trustee Fajardo, duly seconded by Trustee Ibarra, and by a vote of 5

– 0*, the Board of Trustees approved the Human Resources Report (Exhibit A), attached.

IX.

CONSENT AGENDA At each meeting, the Board approves a group of routine action items typically referred to as the Consent Agenda. Items may be pulled and acted on individually. If any Board Member or the Superintendent requests that an item be removed from the Consent Agenda, it will be taken up in the order indicated on the agenda.

On the motion of Trustee Fajardo, duly seconded by Trustee Thomas-Allen, and by a

vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees approved the Consent Agenda items listed below, with the exception of Item No.s 1, 2, (5, 6 pulled at beginning of meeting) 9, 37, 38, 41 and 42:

Business Office Items 1. Item pulled for further discussion and action (see below). 2. Item pulled for further discussion and action (see below). Facilities Items 3. Approve Change Order No. 5 for AMG & Associates, Inc., for adding

windowsill break metal drip edge, revised door closure arms, and new lights and electrical revisions in rooms 102 and 103. Cost to be paid with Los Angeles World Airport (LAWA) funds. Original agreement - $1,907,000 Change Order No. 1 – $10,287 Change Order No. 2 - $2,982 Change Order No. 3 - $240 Change Order No. 4 - $1,355 Change Order No. 5 - $23,809

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4. Approve Change Order No. 6 for AMG & Associates, Inc. for added rubber

base (not included in original contract), and replacing of missing fire extinguishers and paper towel dispensers. Cost to be paid with Los Angeles World Airport (LAWA) funds. Original agreement - $1,907,000 Change Order No. 1 – $10,287 Change Order No. 2 - $2,982 Change Order No. 3 - $240 Change Order No. 4 - $1,355 Change Order No. 5 - $23,809 Change Order No. 6 - $1,136

This item was pulled at the beginning of the meeting.

5. Approve agreement with Garcia-Bentley Construction, Inc., to remove two

fichus trees at Moffett Elementary School and repair the asphalt and concrete storm drain that was damaged by the trees. Cost to be paid with Measure A bond funds. (Est. cost $12,750)

This item was pulled at the beginning of the meeting.

6. Approve agreement with Garcia-Bentley Construction, Inc., to disconnect and

removed the old sinks, install three new compartment sinks, and run a new gas line for new stove, and rework electrical as needed in the Moffett Cafeteria. Cost to be paid with Restricted Maintenance funds. (Est. cost $13,600)

7. Ratify agreement with K12 Energy Services, to provide energy management

services to the District for one year (September 23, 2014 through September 30, 2015, with an automatic renewal if not terminated by either party). Cost to be paid with Proposition 39 Grant funds. (Est. cost $25,000)

8. Approve closeout of project for installation of six modular classrooms at Felton

Elementary School by Anila Construction.

Instructional Services Items 9. Item pulled for further discussion and action (see below).

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10. Approve amendment to August 12, 2014 Consent Agenda Item No. 25, salary

expenses for five LMS teachers, at the teacher hourly rate, not to exceed 20.25 hours each (3 days) between August 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015, to plan lessons and develop curricular units/assessments for the Tier 2 Strategic ELA through Social Studies course, to include one additional teacher, at an additional cost of $712, and a total revised cost of $4,560, to be paid with LMS Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) funds. ($3,848 + $712 = $4,560)

11. Approve amendment to August 12, 2014 Consent Agenda Item No. 41,

expenses for materials, refreshments and childcare for LMS parents who attend student recognition assemblies between September 1, 2014 and June 18, 2015, to include parent meetings and workshops, at an additional cost of $1,000, and a total revised cost of $4,000, to be paid with LMS Title I Parent funds. ($3,000 + $1,000 = $4,000)

12. Ratify salary expenses for all K – 8 new teachers, at the teacher hourly rate,

not to exceed 20.25 hours each (three days each), to allow them to participate in three New Teacher Trainings, one per trimester during the 2014 – 2015 school year. Cost to be paid with District funds. (Est. cost $10,800)

13. Ratify service agreement with Action Learning Systems, Inc., to provide

English Language Arts course planning trainings for Synced Solution assessment from August 14, 2014 through June 30, 2015. Cost to be paid with Title I funds. (Est. cost $8,800)

14. Approve expenses for food and refreshments and salary expenses for four

substitutes, at the appropriate rate, not to exceed 6.75 hours each on October 20, 2014, for LMS Single Plan Student Achievement (SPSA). Cost to be paid with LMS Title I funds. (Est. cost $650)

15. Approve salary expense for one School Readiness Teacher, at the teacher

hourly rate, not to exceed eight hours each day on December 6, 2014 and April 25, 2015, for the purpose of facilitating with Daddy and Me Day. Cost to be paid with School Readiness funds. (Est. cost $265)

16. Approve salary expenses for two School Readiness Clerks, at the appropriate

hourly rate, not to exceed eight hours each day on December 6, 2014 and April 25, 2015, for the purpose of assisting with Daddy and Me Day. Cost to be paid with School Readiness funds. (Est. cost $575)

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17. Approve salary expense for one School Readiness long-term substitute

teacher, at the appropriate rate, not to exceed eight hours each day on December 6, 2014 and April 25, 2015, for the purpose of facilitating with Daddy and Me Day. Cost to be paid with School Readiness funds. (Est. cost $258)

18. Approve salary expenses for seven substitutes, at the appropriate rate, not to

exceed eight days each during the 2014 – 2015 school year, to cover teachers at Felton to attend professional development for Get Ahead Writing. Cost to be paid with Felton Title I funds. (Est. cost $7,280)

19. Approve salary expenses for two Buford teachers, at the teacher hourly rate,

not to exceed 200 hours each between October 17, 2014 and June 18, 2015, to update classroom iPads and assist with trouble shooting of iPads. Cost to be paid with Buford Title I funds. (Est. cost $15,000)

20. Approve salary expenses for two substitutes, at the appropriate rate, not to

exceed 6.75 hours each on October 20, 2014, to allow teachers to participate in peer observation and coaching in District Initiatives such as District instruction, and student engagement strategies in Math, ELD and Repeated Interactive Read Alouds (RIRA). Cost to be paid with Moffett Title I funds. (Est. cost $300)

21. Approve salary expenses for 18 substitutes, at the appropriate rate, not to

exceed 6.75 hours each per day (eight on one day and ten on another day) for two days between October 16 and November 21, 2014, to provide coverage for LMS Special Education and General Education teachers to discuss Special Education student progress/support. Cost to be paid with LMS Title I funds. (Est. cost $2,340)

22. Approve salary expenses for 36 substitutes, at the appropriate rate, not to

exceed eight hours per day for two days between October 14, 2014 and June 1, 2015, to provide coverage allowing 18 LMS Science teachers to reflect and analyze data for Common Core assessments. Cost to be paid with LMS Title I funds. (Est. cost $4,750)

23. Approve expenses for refreshments, materials, and salary expenses for 20

childcare providers, at the appropriate rate, not to exceed two hours each per workshop, for Huerta Parent Advisory meetings and parent workshop meetings for the 2014 – 2015 school year. Cost to be paid with Huerta Title I Parent funds. (Est. cost $1,500)

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24. Approve salary expenses for 29 Huerta teachers, at the teacher hourly rate, not to exceed two hours each between October 7, 2014 and June 18, 2015, to plan and deliver a parent workshop focusing on teaching parents strategies to help their child reach higher academic proficiency in ELA and Math. Cost to be paid with Huerta Title I funds. (Est. cost $2,200)

25. Approve salary expenses for substitutes for Huerta teachers, at the

appropriate rate, not to exceed one substitute per day, to provide coverage for teacher collaboration, coaching, teacher observation, or staff development, as needed between October 7, 2014 and June 18, 2015. Cost to be paid with Huerta Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) funds. (Est. cost $1,500)

26. Approve salary expenses for four substitutes, at the appropriate rate, not to

exceed 6.75 hours per day each for two days between October 15, 2014 and June 18, 2015, to allow Huerta teachers to participate in the Student Study Team (SST) process. Cost to be paid with Huerta Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) funds. (Est. cost $520)

27. Approve salary expenses for substitutes for all K – 5 teachers, at the

appropriate rate, not to exceed 6.75 hours per day each between October 15, 2014 and November 30, 2014, to allow teachers to participate in trimester two Swun Math professional development. Cost to be paid with the appropriate categorical funds. (Est. cost $14,080)

28. Approve salary expenses for all K – 5 teachers, at the appropriate rate, not to

exceed 6.75 hours per day each between December 1, 2014 and March 31, 2015, to allow teachers to participate in trimester three Swun Math professional development. Cost to be paid with the appropriate categorical funds. (Est. cost $14,080)

29. Approve expenses for materials and refreshments and salary expenses for ten

substitutes, at the appropriate rate, not to exceed 6.75 hours per day each, for ten BTSA induction teachers to attend up to five BTSA Induction trainings during the 2014 – 2015 school year. Cost to be paid with General funds. (Est. cost $7,000)

30. Approve expenses for materials and refreshments/dinner for teachers and staff

for School Site Council training on November 5, 2014. Cost to be paid with Title I funds. (Est. cost $1,000)

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31. Approve salary expenses for teachers and staff, at the appropriate rates, not to

exceed two hours each, to attend School Site Council training on November 5, 2014. Cost to be paid with Title I funds. (Est. cost $4,000)

32. Approve salary expenses for six substitutes, at the appropriate rate, not to

exceed 6.75 hours each on October 23, 2014, to allow six CELDT lead teachers to participate in a CELDT meeting. Cost to be paid with District funds. (Est. cost $830)

33. Approve salary expenses for 29 Huerta teachers, at the teacher hourly rate,

not to exceed six hours per day for two days each between October 7, 2014 and June 18, 2015, for teachers to meet as a grade level to collaborate and create ELA Common Core lessons, which will focus on differentiating instruction for the different student subgroups. Cost to be paid with Huerta Title I funds. (Est. cost $12,900)

34. Approve salary expenses for ten substitutes, at the appropriate rate, not to

exceed eight hours each per day for four days during the 2014 – 2015 school year, to allow Preschool staff to meet with UCLA/Stanford Early Childhood Math meetings. Cost to be paid with California State Preschool funds and reimbursed by the UCLA/Stanford Early Childhood Math Project. (Est. cost $6,400)

35. Approve expenses for attorney, Ben Conway, as a result of a settlement

agreement for Special Education. Cost to be paid with IDEA-Basic Local Assistance Entitlement funds. (Est. cost $3,000)

36. Approve service agreement with Deborah Budding, Ph.D. (Neuropsychologist)

as a result of a settlement agreement to conduct two Individual Education Evaluations for Special Education students for the 2014 – 2015 school year. Cost to be paid with IDEA-Basic Local Assistance Entitlement funds. (Est. cost $10,320)

37. Item pulled for further discussion and action (see below). 38. Item pulled for further discussion and action (see below). 39. Approve service agreement with Southern California Sensory Screening for the

2014 – 2015 school year, to provide Districtʼs mandated hearing and vision screening for school age children and scoliosis screening for seventh grade girls and eighth grade boys. Cost to be paid with General funds. (Est. cost $8,900)

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40. Approve service agreement with the Los Angeles County Office of Education

(LACOE), to provide Beginning Teacher Support & Assessment (BTSA) Induction Program to ten Lennox teachers. Cost to be paid with General funds. (Est. cost $7,000)

41. Item pulled for further discussion and action (see below). 42. Item pulled for further discussion and action (see below). 43. Approve Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Training and Research

Foundation Head Start Program, to coordinate services to preschool students and families from October 2014 to October 2015, at no cost to the District.

44. Approve submission of the Fiscal Year 2015 – 2016 Continued Funding

Application to the California Department of Education, Early Education and Support Division, to continue to operate the Lennox State Preschool Program, at no cost to the District.

45. Approve service agreement with Guadalupe Cortez (Seaside Gymnastics), to

provide comprehensive gymnastics and fitness classes for preschool students for six weeks between November 1, 2014 and June 26, 2015. Cost to be paid with Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP) funds and California State Preschool (CSP) funds. (Est. cost $20,000)

46. Approve Memorandum of Understandings (MOUs) with the Los Angeles

County District Attorneyʼs office, for all school sites to participate in the Abolish Chronic Truancy (ACT) program during the 2014 – 2015 school year, at no cost to the District.

Study Trips 47. Ratify Buford trip for 180 fourth grade students and 18 adults to the J. Paul

Getty Museum in Los Angeles, CA on October 13, 2014, for the purpose of broadening the studentsʼ knowledge of arts and culture. Transportation provided by the J. Paul Getty Museum.

48. Ratify Buford trip for 66 first and third grade students and eight adults to the J.

Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles, CA on October 14, 2014, for the purpose of broadening studentsʼ knowledge of arts and culture. Transportation provided by the J. Paul Getty Museum.

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49. LMS After-School trip for 108 sixth through eighth grade students and 11

adults to Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA on October 17, 2014, for the purpose of attending the El Espejo mentoring kick-off. Cost of transportation to be paid with After-School Education and Safety (ASES) funds. (Est. cost $600)

50. Lennox Enrichment After School trip for 210 kindergarten through eighth grade

students and 21 adults to the Lights On After School Fall Festival at Cesar Chavez Middle School in Lynwood, CA on Saturday, October 25, 2014. Cost of transportation to be paid with 21st Century and After School Education and Safety (ASES) funds. (Est. cost $900)

51. Felton trip for 60 fourth grade students and six adults to the Autry National

Center in Los Angeles, CA on December 3, 2014, for the purpose of addressing visual and performing arts standards. Cost of entrance ($120) to be paid with Felton Site Allocation funds and reimbursed by Felton PTA. Transportation provided by The Autry. (Est. cost $120)

52. LMS trip for 60 sixth grade students and six adults to the Skirball Cultural

Center in Los Angeles, CA on December 9, 2014, for the purpose of studying the archeology of the Near East. Transportation provided by the Skirball Cultural Center.

53. Buford trip for 65 first and third grade students and eight adults to the Getty

Villa in Pacific Palisades on January 23, 2015, for the purpose of studying Ancient Greek Art and Mythology. Transportation provided by the J. Paul Getty Museum.

54. LMS trip for 60 sixth grade students and six adults to the Getty Villa in Pacific

Palisades, CA on January 29, 2015, for the purpose of studying ancient Greek art and mythology. Transportation provided by the J. Paul Getty Museum.

55. Buford trip for 60 third grade students and six adults to the J. Paul Getty

Museum in Los Angeles, CA on February 24, 2015, for the purpose of broadening the studentsʼ knowledge of arts and culture. Transportation provided by the J. Paul Getty Museum

56. Buford trip for 120 fifth grade students and 12 adults to the Getty Villa in

Pacific Palisades, CA on March 16, 2015, for the purpose of studying ancient Greek art and mythology. Transportation provided by the J. Paul Getty Museum.

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Items pulled for further discussion and action: Item No. 1 Trustee Hernandez asked what the process was for those that want to do the additional hours. Ms. Polly Houston explained that there was a process and that they had a rotation schedule in place so that everyone got the chance to work additional hours. Mr. Taylor also explained that some of the employees also have other jobs so they canʼt work additional hours but they are certainly offered to them. On the motion of Trustee Fajardo, duly seconded by Trustee Thomas-Allen, and by a vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees ratified salary expenses for all cafeteria helpers/managers to work additional hours between August 25, 2014 and September 30, 2014, to prepare more scratch cooking. Cost to be paid with Child Nutrition Services funds. (Est. cost $4,000) Item No. 2 Trustee Hernandez stated the question was answered with the previous item. On the motion of Trustee Fajardo, duly seconded by Trustee Thomas-Allen, and by a vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees approved salary expenses for all cafeteria helpers/managers/cafeteria helper subs to work additional hours between October 15, 2014 and May 29, 2015 (the balance of the 2014 – 2015 school year) to prepare more scratch cooking and attend monthly training classes to prepare for the Administrative Review. Cost to be paid with Child Nutrition Services funds. (Est. cost $70,000) Item No. 9 Board President Navarro asked if there was a contract for this one. Mr. Garcia Lara explained that they do have a contract for this and the reason they are asking for an increase is because of the services that Mr. Reyes continues to provide with regard to translations and interpretations. Board President Navarro asked if they had a rate per page. Mr. Garcia Lara answered that they did and he could provide that for them. Trustee Fajardo explained that it was an amendment so they had received it back when it was initially approved. It was requested that Mr. Garcia Lara e-mail a copy of that to him. Mr. Garcia Lara stated that he would certainly do that but that Mr. Reyes services have not changed. On the motion of Trustee Thomas-Allen, duly seconded by Trustee Fajardo, and by a vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees approved an amendment to June 24, 2014 Consent Agenda Item No. 47, service agreement with Jose M. Reyes, for translation services for Special Education meetings and written documents for the 2014 – 2015 school year, for additional services at an additional cost of $50,000, and a total revised cost of $75,000, to be paid with IDEA-Basic Local Assistance Entitlement funds. ($25,000 + $50,000 = $75,000)

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(Items pulled for further discussion and action, continued) Item No. 37 Board President Navarro stated that this item should be a ratify because it states that it is for the 2014 – 2015 school year, which started July 1, 2014. On the motion of Trustee Fajardo, duly seconded by Trustee Thomas-Allen, and by a vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees ratified the service agreement with Pacific Asian Counseling Services for the 2014 – 2015 school year, to provide mental health services, case management, individual treatment, family treatment, and group treatment, at no cost to the District. Item No. 38 Board President Navarro stated that it is the same thing with this one as with number 37, that it should be a ratify. On the motion of Trustee Fajardo, duly seconded by Trustee Thomas-Allen, and by a vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees ratified the service agreement with Star View Community Services for the 2014 – 2015 school year, to provide mental health services and referrals for additional care where indicated, at no cost to the District. Item No. 41 Board President Navarro stated that it is the same thing with this one as with numbers 37 and 38, it should be a ratify because the agreement says it starts as of October 14, 2014, it is prior to the Boardʼs approval. On the motion of Trustee Fajardo, duly seconded by Trustee Thomas-Allen, and by a vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees ratified the service agreement with Bridges to Educational Excellence to provide technical support to District staff regarding training school site councils. Cost to be paid with Title I funds. (Est. cost $7,000) Item No. 42 Board President Navarro asked for clarification on how the District is being charged per word for these documents to be translated. It was determined that the District was being charged .13 per word for these translations. It was further stated that this is a very skilled translation on something very technical that not just anyone can do so they believe the District is getting a very good deal. On the motion of Trustee Thomas-Allen, duly seconded by Trustee Fajardo, and by a vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees approved the service agreement with Document Tracking Services (DTS), to translate the 2014 Single Plan for Student Achievement for all schools. Cost to be paid with District funds. (Est. cost $3,556)

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PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS

The following persons made comments on the various Closed Session Agenda items, as noted: There were no Public Comments on Closed Session Agenda items.

X. CLOSED SESSION

The Board adjourned to Closed Session at 8:49 p.m. and reconvened to Regular/Open Session at 9:51 p.m.

REPORTING OUT OF ANY CLOSED SESSION ACTIONS

Board President Navarro reported the following: On Item A, there was nothing to report out. On Item B, there was nothing to report out. On Item C, on the motion of Trustee Thomas-Allen, duly seconded by Trustee Fajardo, and by a vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees ratified agreement for OAH Case No. 2014080768.

XI. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS

Trustee Fajardo shared that she thought that the Math program that they are using and presented on this evening is phenomenal. She hasnʼt seen anything like this and she has been a Math teacher for 19 years and she thinks that the way the program is laid out it is perfect for English learners. She did the module on fractions and percentages and it really visually breaks down the fractions and how it becomes a percent and she is very impressed. Board President Navarro shared that he and Mr. Taylor had been doing some Preschool visits, starting with Buford and then on to Huerta/Whelan. They noted declined enrollment at Buford right away. They usually have four classrooms for Preschool and they only had three and there has been ongoing declined enrollment for the Preschool. He doesnʼt know where those kids are going, if they are going to other school districts for Preschool and might like that school district and stay there. Trustee Thomas-Allen stated they might be going to the Preschool on Felton because they are pretty much all day. Board President Navarro stated that he felt it was important that they address this because if theyʼre already losing kids in Preschool, they probably need to focus on this and try to promote like dropping off flyers throughout the community as they have done before. He suggested they find out what other neighboring preschools are offering when it comes to kindergarten and

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(Board Reports, continued) whether they are having a full day kindergarten and how maybe it is time to think a little bit outside of the box. There was a question as to whether Preschool was a bound by jurisdiction. Trustee Thomas-Allen answered that Preschool is state and anyone can pretty much take their child wherever they want to. Trustee Fajardo suggested a campaign, going to laundromats, going to supermarkets, going to places where people come and meet. Board President Navarro commented that even though the District has State Preschool and Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP), they have budget limitations, and if parents donʼt meet those requirements, their kids are sent away. He would have to check with Ms. Rios on that because thinks that because LAUP is somehow still under State Preschool, they have to follow the same mandates. Trustee Thomas-Allen added that if they didnʼt fall under the economic guidelines, they can be charged and although some parents actually donʼt mind paying, there are other parents that feel they shouldnʼt have to pay but because they havenʼt explained this to parents or they are not aware, they need to stress that, too, and she thinks they should have to follow up with Ms. Rios and see what is going on. Board President Navarro stated that about 40 parents have been sent away because of the legal requirements. Trustee Thomas-Allen shared that for most of LAUP and state requirements the families are pretty much under some kind of government assistance, AFDC, CalWorks, and not everybody in Lennox is running to the county office, everybody actually wants to get up and go to work and at the end of the day, it is an immigration community with a population and a lot of people donʼt know that they pay more taxes than anybody because they are not assisted. So it is basically choosing whether they are going to send their child to Preschool or if they will just wait until their child goes to kindergarten and that is kind of how it ends up because theyʼre not going to choose whether theyʼll pay for Preschool or buy groceries or gas. Board President Navarro directed Mr. Taylor to follow up with Rios on what else they can do because if their enrollment went down at one school site by one classroom, they should get a report on what their current enrollment is in Preschool and find out what other preschools are doing for enrollment. He added that if they go to another district for preschool, they might like that district for elementary and so on and they might stay there. Trustee Thomas-Allen stated that they could go there for preschool because they have that choice. Trustee Fajardo suggested again doing a campaign and researching different strategies to actively recruit with a little more information than just giving out a flyer. Board President Navarro suggesting using Mr. Adrian Alvarez. Trustee Thomas-Allen agreed since he is at every school site and the preschools.

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XII. ADJOURNMENT Time: 9:58 p.m.

On the motion of Trustee Fajardo, duly seconded by Trustee Thomas-Allen, and by a vote of 5 – 0*, the Board of Trustees approved the adjournment of this eveningʼs Board meeting.

__________________________________ Mr. Kent Taylor, Superintendent _________________________________ Member, Board of Trustees

Note: *Any 5 – 0 unanimous vote would consist of the following Board memberʼs vote: Thomas-Allen, Fajardo, Hernandez, Jr., Ibarra and Navarro.

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Human Resources Report (Exhibit A) October 14, 2014

CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL

Employment, effective as noted:

1. Maria Rivera, Buford Elementary Teacher, effective October 15, 2014.

2. Sigrid Caballero, Disabilities Specialist, effective October 15, 2014.

3. Approve Certificated Extra Duty Assignments: a. Saturday Schools teachers, as follows, at the teacher hourly rate, not to exceed five hours

per day, effective October 15, 2014: Huerta Tamara Premsrirath Lisbeth Samaniego LMS Cristina Aranzazu Alejandra Olmedo Rocio Hernandez

Resignations, effective as noted:

4. Ratify resignation of Angela Randolph, Director of Categorical Programs, effective September 30, 2014.

5. Ratify resignation of Arnoldina Gamez, Speech Teacher, effective October 2, 2014. CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL

Employment, effective as noted:

6. Aloni Bonilla, LMS Intervention Assistant, effective October 15, 2014.

7. Supervision Duty Aides, as follows, effective October 15, 2014: Claudia Lopez (Jefferson) Brenda Leyva (Buford) Amairani Godinez (Jefferson) Anabel Pech (Huerta) Margarita Davila (Moffett) Maricela Pineda (Moffett)

8. Juan Gandarela, Part-time District Office Custodian, effective October 15, 2014.

9. Janet Rodriguez, District Office Secretary I, effective October 15, 2014.

10. Anel Quiñonez, Felton Clerk Typist, effective October 15, 2014.

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11. Juan Carlos Arteaga, LMS Full-time Custodian, effective October 15, 2014.

12. Margarita Garcia, Jefferson Special Education Aide, effective October 15, 2014.

13. Substitute Special Education Aide, effective October 15, 2014.

14. Moffett Childcare Providers, as follows, effective October 15, 2014.

Jessica Olvera Delia Parada

15. Selection of three Cafeteria Helpers, effective October 15, 2014.

16. Victor Herrera, Accounting Technician, effective October 15, 2014.

17. Selection of two Preschool Site Supervisors, effective October 15, 2014.

18. Alvaro Robles, LEAP Program Assistant, effective October 15, 2014.

19. Brian Silvestre, Jefferson Intervention Assistant, October 15, 2014

20. Six LEAP Program Leaders, as follows, effective October 15, 2014. Sandy Cerna Melissa Orozco-Garcia Titiana Carter Eduardo Santillan Christian Lucas Lucero Vazquez

Change of Status, effective as noted:

21. Ratify Gilmar Alvarez, District Office Part-time Custodian to Substitute Custodian, effective October 2, 2014.

Leave of Absence, effective as noted:

22. Requesting unpaid childrearing leave of absence for Nancy Espinoza, LMS Categorical Project Assistant, from October 28, 2014 through January 30, 2015.

Resignations/Release/Retirement, effective as noted:

23. Ratify resignation of Ramona Gonzalez, LEAP Program Leader, effective September 18, 2014.

24. Ratify resignation of Norma Alcala, LMS/Moffett Clerk Typist, effective October 3, 2014.

25. Approve resignation of Irene Kasch, Accounting Technician, effective October 17, 2014.

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26. Release the following at will employees who did not start or did not return to work for the 2014 – 2015 school year:

Substitute Teachers Tracy Harris Antoinette Rogers Isaac Hatley Melissa Rosich

Preschool Childcare Providers Vanessa Arauza Evelyn Walla Maria E. Salazar

Preschool Teacher Assistant Mayra Fuentes

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