Campbell Union High School District October 9, 2014 TO: Board of Trustees FROM
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Campbell Union High School District October 9, 2014 TO: Board of Trustees FROM: Michael Posey, Director of Student Services, Assessment and Accountability SUBJECT: Expulsions FOR: [ ] Public Hearing [ ] Recognition/Presentation [ ] Report [ ] Discussion [ ] Communication [ ] Information/First Reading [X] Consent [ ] Board Action I. Support Information The Board agrees with the hearing committee’s findings and recommendations in their entirety and without change. Should the Board wish to discuss or modify the recommendation, the individual Expulsion will be pulled from the Consent Agenda and discussed and acted upon separately. 1) 8.0469 . 48915(c)(2) . 48915(a)(1)(B) . 48915(a)(1)(D) . 48900(a)(1) . 48900(b) . 48900(e) . 48900(k) . 48900.4 2) 7.0470 . 48900(a)(1) . 48900(a)(2) . 48900(k) . 48900(r . 48900.4 II. Recommendation It is the recommendation of the Superintendent that the Board of Trustees accept the findings and recommendations of the hearing committee which means they both approve and adopt those findings and recommendations in their entirety and without exception. CAMPBELL UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES Minutes September 18, 2014 1. OPEN SESSION 1A. Call to Order **Action The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Campbell Union High School District was called to order at 4:30 PM in the Board Room of the district office by M. Dean, Board President. 1B. Roll Call **Information Board Members: Matthew Dean, President Linda Goytia, Clerk Wendy Dillingham-Plew, Member Kalen Gallagher, Member Pamela Parker, Member Matthew Kersman, Student Board Member Hannah Zawacki, Student Board Member Administration: Patrick Gaffney, Superintendent Tanya Krause, Deputy Superintendent Human Resources Ron Wheelehan, Asst. Superintendent Business Mary Streshly, Asst. Superintendent Educational Services Lena Bundtzen, Executive Director Special Education Michael Posey, Director Student Services Jivan Dhaliwal, Director Curriculum & Instruction Greg Torr, Director Business Services Rick Alva, Director Instructional Technology Abra Evanoff, Principal Westmont High School Gaylene Hinkle, Administrative Assistant Santiago Gomes, CHSTA President Christina Hill, CHSTA Representative 1C. Adopt Closed Session Agenda **Action It was moved by L. Goytia to approve the closed session agenda, seconded by W. Dillingham-Plew. (Ayes: M. Dean, W. Dillingham-Plew, K. Gallagher, L. Goytia and P. Parker.) The motion passed unanimously. 1D. Identify Closed Session Items **Information M. Dean identified items to be covered in Closed Session. 1E. Adjourn to Closed Session **Action The Board adjourned into Closed Session at 4:31 PM and discussed the items listed below. 2. CLOSED SESSION **Information 2A. Negotiations – CHSTA/CSEA/SEIU/CCMC (District Negotiators: P. Gaffney, T. Krause, and R. Wheelehan) (Govt. Code §3549.1, §54957.6) 2B. Superintendent’s 2014-15 Work Plan (Govt. §54954.5) 2C. Expulsions (See Item 7A) (District Representative: M. Posey) (Ed. Code §48918) * Exhibits Minutes: 9/18/14 ** Reports 7-C-1 2D. New Non Public School Placements (See Item 7D) (District Representative: L. Bundtzen) 2E. Conference with Legal Counsel--Existing Litigation (Pursuant to Govt. Code paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of §54956.9: OCR Case Number 09-14-1449) 3. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION 3A. Adjourn Closed Session and Reconvene Open Session **Information The Board adjourned Closed Session and reconvened to Open Session at 5:42 PM. 3B. Pledge of Allegiance and Silent Meditation **Presentation M. Dean led the flag salute, followed with a moment of silent meditation. 3C. Report Action Taken in Closed Session **Information The Board adjourned into closed session at 4:31 PM at which time they discussed the items listed in Section 2. M. Dean reported no action was taken in Closed Session. 3D. Adoption of Agenda **Action It was moved by L. Goytia to approve the agenda as presented, seconded by K. Gallagher. (Ayes: M. Dean, W. Dillingham-Plew, K. Gallagher, L. Goytia and P. Parker. Preferential Ayes: M. Kersman and H. Zawacki.) Motion passed unanimously. 4. STUDENT BOARD MEMBERS **Information M. Kersman and H. Zawacki provided a summary of the activities for the Campbell Union High School District high schools. 5. PRESENTATIONS/RECOGNITION 5A. CUHSD Technology Update **Presentation Instructional Technology Director Rick Alva and Network Administrator John Keating provided the Board with an overview of the District’s current technology uses and resources. Primary applications used in the district are Aeries, School Loop, School Messenger, GradeCam, turnitin, DataDirector and Google Apps. The district students utilize many instructional digital resources including Naviance, Plato Learning, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, PearsonSuccessNet, SuccessNet Plus, FG Fitness Gram, Walch, Bedford, Freeman & Worth and National Geographic Learning/Cengage Learning. Every classroom has a computer, projector, AppleTV and iPad. Students have access to iPads and Chromebooks. Students who are college and career ready must have access to and utilize technology and digital media. Educators need integration training to assist students meet the demands of Common Core. The 2014-15 Goals include acquiring more Chromebook carts, preparing for the digital State assessments, increasing professional development offerings and migrating fully to Google Apps for Education. 5B. Westmont Agriculture Program *Presentation Westmont Agriculture teacher David Duarte and four of the FFA Officers shared a presentation showing their participation in the local fairs, their agriculture projects, classroom instruction and leadership activities. * Exhibits Minutes: 9/18/14 ** Reports 7-C-2 6. PUBLIC COMMENTS (NON AGENDA ITEMS) **Information There were no general Public Comments at this time. (Item 8E was heard at this time.) 7. CONSENT ITEMS *Action Items listed as consent (Section 7) are considered to be routine and are acted on by the Board of Trustees in one motion. There is no discussion of consent items prior to the Board vote unless a member of the Board, staff or the public requests specific items be discussed and/or removed from the consent agenda. It is understood that the administration recommends approval on all consent items. Each consent item approved by the Board of Trustees shall be deemed to have been considered in full and adopted as recommended. K. Gallagher motioned to approve the Consent Agenda as presented and pull 7P, W. Dillingham-Plew seconded the motion and requested to pull Item 7I. (Ayes: M. Dean, W. Dillingham-Plew, K. Gallagher, L. Goytia and P. Parker.) The motion passed unanimously. 7A. Expulsions The Board thoughtfully reviewed the expulsion case during Closed Session. The Board approved by consent the Hearing Panel’s findings and recommendations in their entirety and without change in the following expulsion: 1. In Expulsion Case 6.0468 it was the recommendation of the hearing panel to expel the student for the remainder of the Fall semester of the 2014-15 school year plus one more semester based on the findings for Education Code § 48915(a)(1)(B), 48900(b), 48900(h) and 48900(k). The panel further recommended the enforcement of the expulsion be suspended, and the student be placed at the community day school on a rehabilitation plan. 7B. 2014-2015 Contracted Services These annual contracts for services that cannot be met in district or county-operated programs were approved by the Board by consent: . Peggy Barker with Assistive Technology Consulting ($6,250) . Maxim for Contracted Nurse Services ($35,100) . Stars High School for Mental Health Services ($178,200) 7C. 2014-2015 Master Contracts: Non Public Schools These annual contracts for services that cannot be met in district or county operated programs were approved by the Board by consent: . Spectrum Center, San Jose . Palo Alto Prep, Mt. View 7D. 2014-2015 Non-Public School Placements These annual contracts for services that cannot be met in district or county operated programs were approved by the Board by consent: . Spectrum Center, San Jose (1 student) (Renewal) ($85,500) . Esther B. Clark, Palo Alto (1 student) (Inherited partner district) ($87,200) . Palo Alto Prep, Mt. View, 1 student) (Renewal) ($44,460) . Beacon School, San Jose (2 students) (New) ($59,280 each) * Exhibits Minutes: 9/18/14 ** Reports 7-C-3 7E. 2014-2015 MOU with San Jose Unified School District Transportation to CA School for the Deaf ($15,930) The Board approved by consent an MOU with San Jose Unified School District to transport a CUHSD student to the California School for the Deaf. 7F. Overnight Field Trips The following overnight field trips were approved by the Board by consent: . Prospect High School AVID to Chico, Sacramento and Davis, CA . Westmont High School Thespian Troupe to Ontario, CA . Westmont High School Key Club to La Honda, CA . Westmont High School FFA to Nashville, TN and Louisville, KY . Branham High School Field Hockey to Mountain View, CA 7G. Minutes: July 17, 2014 (Regular Meeting) The Board approved the regular meeting minutes for the July 17, 2014 meeting by consent. 7H. Minutes: August 21, 2014 (Regular Meeting) The Board approved the regular meeting minutes for the August 21, 2014 meeting by consent. 7I. Gifts/Grants W. Dillingham-Plew pulled this item for discussion. She asked if the donation for additional counseling services at Branham was equitable to the services offered to students throughout the district. G. Torr stated that the district contracts with Almaden Valley Counseling and EMQ for all the