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SANTA
CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
1290 Ridder Park
Drive
San Jose,
California 95131
July 17, 2013
Regular Meeting
# 2122
San Jose Room
5:00 p.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER
A. Roll Call (Including Action on Absences if Necessary)
B. Adoption of Agenda
C. Pledge of Allegiance
2. *
SUBSTITUTE
OF THE YEAR RECOGNITION
The
Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) values its substitutes and
recognizes substitutes are important in an overall quality education. SCCOE substitutes have a genuine interest in
the well-being of students and support the SCCOE mission, vision and goals by sharing
their skills and experiences with our students and staff. Tonight, we honor individuals who have shown
excellence on the job in this past school year.
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS OF PERSONS DESIRING TO
ADDRESS THE BOARD OR TO PRESENT PETITIONS
At
this time members of the public may address the Board on any issue within the
subject matter jurisdiction of the Board or agenda item. Members of the public may also address the
Board on an agenda item before or during the Board’s consideration of the
item. No action can be taken on an item
not on the agenda at this time, but may be referred to the administration or
put on a future agenda. In accordance
with Board Bylaw 9323, individual remarks will be limited to 3 minutes each,
unless otherwise stipulated.
CLOSED
SESSION – Board Room
4. The
Board will hold a Closed Session to consider the following item:
Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation
Name of case: Santa Clara County Board of Education v. W. Weis, et al., Santa Clara County Case No. 1-12-CV-237595.
Discussion of existing
litigation pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code
Section 54956.9.
OPEN SESSION – (San Jose Room)
Approximately 6:00 p.m.
5. Report
of Actions Taken in Closed Session
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS OF PERSONS DESIRING TO
ADDRESS THE BOARD OR TO PRESENT PETITIONS
At
this time members of the public may address the Board on any issue within the
subject matter jurisdiction of the Board or agenda item. Members of the public may also address the
Board on an agenda item before or during the Board’s consideration of the
item. No action can be taken on an item
not on the agenda at this time, but may be referred to the administration or
put on a future agenda. In accordance
with Board Bylaw 9323, individual remarks will be limited to 3 minutes each,
unless otherwise stipulated.
7. *
CORRESPONDENCE
Correspondence
addressed to the Santa Clara County Board of Education. Correspondence addressed to individual board
members will be mailed to them directly.
·
Email, June 17, 2013, from Peggy Stull,
Subject: Anonymous Email
·
Letter, June 12, 2013, from Nimrat Johal
and various SCCOE employees, RE: Dr. De
La Torre
8. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
9. CONSENT ACTION ITEMS
* A. Request Approval of Minutes of Regular Board
Meeting of June 19, 2013 (#2121)
* B. Request Approval of Minutes of Special Board
Meeting of June 24, 2013 (#2121-S1)
The California Department of Education (CDE) funds the Local Early
Education Planning Council (LPC). In
order to continue receiving funds, the CDE requires a resolution by the
Governing Board on an annual basis authorizing the Superintendent to sign
contracts for the Governing Board.
Administration recommends adoption of resolution for signature
authorization. (Dr. Lisa Kaufman)
The ongoing contract (# CSPP-3551) between the California Department of
Education (CDE) and the Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE), State
Preschool Program, must be signed and returned to the Department of Education
for the funds to be released from the CDE to the SCCOE. The SCCOE will receive $3,365,435 based on
the indirect fee of 8 percent for all State Preschool Program. This contract is effective from July 1, 2013
through June 30, 2014. Administration
recommends adoption of resolution for signature authorization. (Dr. Lisa Kaufman)
The ongoing contract (#CCTR-3289) between the California Department of
Education (CDE) and the Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE), State
Preschool Program, must be signed and returned to the Department of Education
for the funds to be released from the CDE to the SCCOE. The SCCOE will receive $226,697 based on the
indirect fee of 8 percent for all State Preschool Programs. This contract is effective from July 1, 2013
through June 30, 2014. Administration
recommends adoption of resolution for signature authorization. (Dr. Lisa Kaufman)
The ongoing contract (#CPKS-3101) between the California Department of
Education (CDE) and the Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE), State
Preschool Program, must be signed and returned to the Department of Education
for the funds to be released from the CDE to the SCCOE. The SCCOE will receive $10,000 based on the
indirect fee of 8 percent for all State Preschool Programs. This contract is effective from July 1, 2013
through June 30, 2014. Administration
recommends adoption of resolution for signature authorizations. (Dr. Lisa Kaufman)
A non-competitive grant is being offered by The Heising-Simons
Foundation to provide technical assistance to four local community teams to
develop birth through third grade family engagement plans. This non-competitive grant opportunity for the
Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) supports both the Santa Clara
County Early Learning Master Plan and SJ/SV 2020. The SCCOE will receive $30,000 to provide
technical assistance to the four local community teams. The maximum indirect that can be charged to
the grant, per the funder, is 10 percent.
Administration recommends approval of submission for a non-competitive
grant application to The Heising-Simons Foundation. (Dr. Lisa Kaufman)
10. PUBLIC HEARING
The
County Superintendent of Schools and SEIU Local 521 reached a tentative
agreement on June 21, 2013. SEIU
ratified this agreement on July 10, 2013. (Micaela
Ochoa)
11. ACTION ITEMS
* A. Request Approval for 2013-14 Contract
Between the SCCOE Alternative Education Department and Revolution Foods (20 mins.)
The SCCOE Alternative Education Department
serves breakfast and lunch to over 200 students a day in our Community Schools.
These meals, provided through five different school districts, have
historically varied in price, quality, and portion size and number of items
served. The Alternative Education
Department will enter into an agreement not to exceed $178,000 for the 2013-14
school year to provide food services to five Alternative Education sites (Terra
Bella, Odyssey, Sunol, Snell and Stonegate).
Administration recommends approval for the 2013-14 contract between the
SCCOE Alternative Education Department and Revolution Foods. (Micaela Ochoa)
* B.
Request
Approval of the Memorandum of Understanding Between the SCCOE and FIRST 5 for
Early Learning (5 mins.)
Over the past year, the Santa Clara County Board of Education (SCCOE) and
the County Superintendent of Schools have made Early Learning a priority for
SCCOE. Therefore, in 2012-13, various
discussions and actions for investing in Early Learning took place. The Administration previously communicated to
the Board that they would bring the MOU to the Board for review and approval at
a future meeting. The MOU specifies the
agreement for how the one-time $1.5M funds will be spent. Administration recommends approval of the MOU
between the SCCOE and FIRST 5. (Micaela
Ochoa)
The
Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) has had self-insured Workers’
Compensation programs since 2002 for claims up to $350,000. An excess policy, also called stop-loss
insurance, is in place for any claim exceeding the self-insurance limit. For the excess policy, the CSAC EIA, a JPA,
only provides quotes if the entity is found to have a solid workers’
compensation program. It was determined
through rigorous review of our programs that SCCOE is eligible to join CSAC. Approving CSAC EIA will save SCCOE
approximately $61,360 on premium for fiscal year 2013-14. In addition, providing a lower attachment
point of $300,000 allows potential savings of $50,000 per claim should a claim
ever enter the excess layer.
Administration recommends the approval of the 2013-14 Workers’
Compensation excess insurance contract for $309,680 and the adoption of the
resolution to join CSAC EIA. (Micaela
Ochoa)
* D.
Request
Appointment to Morgan Hill RDA Successor Agency Oversight Board (5 mins.)
Mr. Jason Vann, former SCCOE Advisor, District Business and Advisory
Services, is the current primary SCCOE Board appointed representative on the
Morgan Hill RDA Successor Agency Oversight Board. Mr. Vann Recently accepted a promotion of Chief
Business Officer at Cambrian School District.
Therefore, Administration recommends the appointment of Mr. Kolvira
Chheng, SCCOE Advisor, District Business and Advisory Services, as the primary
representative. (Micaela Ochoa)
* E. Request Appointment to Milpitas RDA
Successor Agency Oversight Board (5
mins.)
Ms. Phuong Le, former Assistant Superintendent of Business Services at
Milpitas Unified School District, is the current alternate representative on
the Milpitas RDA Successor Agency Oversight Board. However, Ms. Le is no longer at Milpitas
Unified School District. Therefore,
Administration recommends the appointment of Ms. Nimrat Johal, SCCOE’s
Director, District Business and Advisory Services, as the alternate. (Micaela Ochoa)
* F. Adoption of Resolution for Alum Rock Union
Elementary School District for Exception to the 180-Day Wait Period (Government
Code 7522.56) (5 mins.)
The Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) is considered to be
the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) employer for all
Local Educational Agencies (LEA’s) within the County. Due to recent pension reform changes, all
CalPERS employees working after their retirement date without reinstating from
retirement, except under certain conditions, must wait for a period of
180-days, unless a waiver is approved.
The Alum Rock School District is requesting approval to employ Platina
Correa, a recent CalPERS retiree, as a short-term employee to support the
District in the Business Office. Administration recommends adoption of
resolution in support of exception to the 180-day wait period for retired
employees returning to employment based on the Alum Rock Union Elementary
School District’s Board of Education’s certification that the nature of
employment and appointment is necessary to fill a critically-needed position
before the 180-day separation period for Ms. Platina Correa. (Micaela Ochoa and Nimrat Johal)
12. INFORMATION ITEMS
* A. Santa Clara County Universal Preschool
Initiative Update (30 mins.)
On September 21, 2011 the Santa Clara County Board of Education
unanimously approved a resolution to support and endorse the SJ/SV2020 Compact
to Eliminate the Achievement Gap. A Key
strategy for SJ/SV2020 is early learning.
On February 15, 2013, President Mah and board members Di Salvo and Green
convened a group of community leaders to consider an initiative to expand
access to high quality early education for young children in Santa Clara
County. The Board will receive an update on this initiative. (Dr. Lisa Kaufman
and Don Bolce)
B. County
Board of Education Members Report
The members of the Board may give reports on any activities related to
their duties as members of the Santa Clara County Board of Education.
13. FUTURE
AGENDA ITEMS
Requested items by Board members
may be addressed at this time.
·
Board Strategic Planning Session, July
22 (President Mah)
·
Brown Act Training, Aug 7 (President
Mah)
·
Office of Innovative
Schools: Countywide Charter School Guidelines, White Paper, and Annual
Presentation Template, Aug 7 (President
Mah)
·
STRIVE and
Collective Impact, Aug 7 (Member Di
Salvo)
·
Parent
Participation in California Community Schools, Aug 7 (Member Di Salvo)
·
SCCOE
Comparability Study, Aug 21 (President Mah)
·
Update on
Migrant Education at SCCOE, September 4 (President Mah)
·
Update on
Fiscal Oversight of Gilroy Unified School District (Micaela Ochoa)
14. ADJOURNMENT
The next Board
of Education meeting is scheduled for July 22, 2013. For Board agendas and meeting minutes please
see our Web site at www.sccoe.org.