Fillmore Unified School District
FILLMORE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
5:15 P.M. – CLOSED SESSION
6:00 P.M. - REGULAR MEETING
627 SESPE AVENUE, FILLMORE, CALIFORNIA
AGENDA
The public may review or request a copy of support materials provided to the Board Members where the word materials appears.
5:15 p.m.
I. CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
II. ROLL CALL
III. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NONAGENDA ITEMS, PETITIONS
This is the time and place to address the Board. State law prohibits the Board from acting on issues not included on the agenda; however, requests may be made for discussion of specific topics at subsequent meetings.
IV. CLOSED SESSION
The Board of Education will meet from 5:15 to 6:00 p.m. to consider matters appropriate for Closed Session in accordance with Government Code Sections 3549.1, 54956.7 through 54957.7 and Education Code Section 35146. If the Board does not complete Closed Session discussions at this time, the Board may adjourn to Closed Session at the end of the regular meeting. DISCLOSURE OF ITEM(S) TO BE DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION Conference with Real Property Negotiators (Government Code 54956.8) 707 First Street Negotiators: Mike Bush, Constance Swindt School District Pupils (Education Code 35146)
o Expulsion Case Number 09-10-01 Labor/Negotiations (Government Code 54957.6)
o Update; Direction to District Negotiators (Jeff Sweeney, Mike Bush) for negotiations with the Fillmore Unified Teachers Association (FUTA), the California School Employees Association (CSEA), Confidential Employees, and District Administration. Personnel Matters
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Superintendent's Office at (805) 524-6038. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the district to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting. [In accordance with Government Code 54961 and Board Bylaw 9320(a).]
6:00 p.m.
V. RECONVENE TO REGULAR SESSION Any Action From Closed Session
VI. CALL TO ORDER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
VII. CLARIFICATION OF AGENDA AND TIME ALLOCATIONS FOR DISCUSSION ITEMS
VIII. PUBLIC HEARING Public Hearing for the “Sufficiency of Textbooks and Instructional Materials for the
2009-2010 School Year” and the Provision of Standards-Aligned Instructional Materials
During this public hearing, administrators, teachers, bargaining unit leaders, parents and community members have the opportunity to discuss whether there is a sufficiency in textbooks and instructional materials and that the K-8 textbooks and instructional materials were purchased from an approved standards-aligned state adoption list (CCR, title 5, Section 9531), and in grades 9-12 instructional materials were adopted by the local governing board following a district review of the materials and their alignment with state content standards (CCR, Title 5, Section 9531) After the public hearing, the Board will vote on Resolution No. 09-10-02 stating their determination whether or not there is a sufficiency of textbook and instructional materials for each student at each school in the district. If the Board so determines, they will also certify that textbooks and instructional materials are standards-aligned and were purchased according to law. Public Hearing for the “Adoption of Pupil Textbook and Instructional Materials for the Structured English Immersion Program for the School Year 2009-2010”
The public hearing will held on September 15, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. in the Fillmore Unified School District board room located at 627 Sespe Ave. Fillmore, California. During this public hearing, administrators, teachers, bargaining unit leaders, parents and community members will have the opportunity to discuss whether the instructional materials utilized in the “Structured English Immersion Program” as described under Proposition 227 are appropriate. After the public hearing, the Board will vote on Resolution No. 09-10-03 stating their determination whether the instructional materials utilized in the “Structured English Immersion Program” are appropriate. Public Hearing for the Receipt of Flexible California State Categorical Program Funding for 2009-2010 Fiscal Year
Sub division ( c )(2) of Education Code Section 42605 requires a school district to hold a public hearing for the receipt of any or all of the 39 programs listed in the same section. Fillmore Unified School District will receive the following programs as unrestricted revenue in 2009-2010 fiscal year: Cal-Safe, National Board Certification Incentive, Community Based English Tutoring, School Safety Block Grant, Arts and Music Block Grant, CAHSEE Grant, Secondary School Counselors, Gifted and Talented Education, Instructional Materials Block Grant, Peer Assistant and Review, Certificated Staff Mentoring Grant, Administrator Training Program, School and Library Improvement Block grant, Professional Development Block Grant, Deferred Maintenance, Supplemental Hourly Programs, Math and Reading Training, High Priority Schools Grant, Pupil Retention Block Grant.
IX. THE POWER OF ONE Steve Miech Inger Overton April Mendez Hector Vargas
X. PUBLIC COMMENT ON NONAGENDA ITEMS, PETITIONS
This is the time and place to address the school board. State law prohibits the board from acting on issues not included on the agenda; however, requests may be made for discussion of specific topics at subsequent meetings.
XI. WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
6:30 p.m.
XII. STANDING REPORTS 10 minutes Student Representative’s Report 10 minutes Board Member’s Reports 10 minutes Superintendent’s Report
o Introduction of Exchange Students
7:00 p.m.
XIII. ACTION - CONSENT AGENDA (Materials: Corresponding to letters a-f)
Items on the Consent Agenda are considered routine and will be enacted by a single motion. None of the items will be discussed unless a Board Member or member of the audience requests discussion.
a. Approve Minutes: Board Meeting Held September 1, 2009
b. Approve Personnel Order 08-09-04
c. Ratify Accounts Payable Month of August 2009 (ReqPay12a)
d. Ratify Purchase Orders Month of August 2009 (ReqPay11a)
e. Ratify 8/1/09 through 8/31/09 Certificated and Classified Payroll in the Amount of
$1,669,981.80
f. Donations
XIV. ACTION ITEMS
g. Approve Request for Overnight Field Trip for the Striders Club and Cross Country Team by Kim Tafoya to the Stanford Invitational in Palo Alto, CA on September 25-26, 2009 (Materials)
h. Approve Request for Overnight Field Trip for the Striders Club and Cross Country Team by KimTafoya to the Clovis Invitational in Fresno, CA on October 9-10, 2009 (Materials)
i. Approve Resolution Number 09-10-02 “Regarding the Sufficiency of Textbooks or Instructional Materials for the School Year 2009-2010” (Materials)
School principals will report on the status of the textbook and state instructional material supply at their site. The governing board shall make a determination as to whether each pupil in each school in the district has or will have prior to the end of the school year sufficient textbooks and instructional materials, or both, in each subject that are consistent with the content and cycles of the curriculum framework adopted by the state board.
j. Approve Resolution Number 09-10-03 for the “Adoption of Pupil Textbook and Instructional Materials for the Structured English Immersion Program for the School Year 2009-2010” (Materials)
This certification occurs yearly per Ed. Code 60119. The governing board shall make public the determination of sufficiency of textbooks and instructional materials for the Structured English Immersion Program through the adoption of a resolution.
k. Approve Responding for Request for Qualifications for Assuming Santa Clara Valley Neighborhood for Learning Administrative Partner (Materials)
l. Approve Acceptance of 2008-09 Unaudited Actual Budget (Materials provided under separate cover)
7:45 p.m.
XV. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION
m. 5 minutes Enrollment
8:00 p.m.
XVI. FUTURE MEETINGS
September 29 6:30 p.m. Joint Board/City Council Meeting– High School
October 6 5:15 p.m. Closed Session – Board Room
6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting – Board Room
October 20 5:15 p.m. Closed Session – Board Room
6:00 p.m. Regular Meeting – Board Room
XVII. BOARD CLOSING COMMENTS AND AGENDA BUILDING
8:15 p.m.
XVIII. ADJOURNMENT
