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Agenda Time: 5:30 P.M PLACE: BOARD ROOM – ADMINISTRATION BUILDING PALO ALTO UNIFIED 25 CHURCHILL AVENUE, PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION DATE: TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2014 AGENDA TIME: 5:30 P.M. – CLOSED SESSION (CONF. ROOM A) 6:30 P.M. – OPEN SESSION (BOARD ROOM) REGULAR MEETING Most Board of Education meetings are cablecast live on cable services CHANNEL 28 and webcast live on http://communitymediacenter.net/watch/schedules. Board materials are available for review on the district web site at http://www.pausd.org/community/board/agenda.shtml or at the District Office, 25 Churchill Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306. Beginning with 2014-15, meetings are available on demand at http://midpenmedia.org/category/government/city-of-palo- alto/pausd/ Archived meetings of prior years can be found at http://www.communitymediacenter.net/watch/pausd_webcast/ PAUSDondemand.html. Should you need special accommodations to participate in the meeting, please contact the Superintendent’s Office at 650.329.3737 or [email protected]. Community members wishing to address the Board are allotted THREE minutes per speaker. Should more than 20 people wish to address any one topic, the Board may elect to allot a shorter time per speaker. Materials presented at the Board meeting will be copied and provided to Board members after the meeting. Additional instructions are listed on the back page of this agenda. I. CLOSED SESSION A. Call to Order B. Recess to Closed Session (Conference Room A) 5:30 p.m. Action Anyone wishing to address the Board regarding Closed Session items may do so at this time. Items listed below may be discussed in closed session. Items [√] marked are scheduled for discussion at this meeting. All proceedings are reported to the public in open session where action is taken or staff is given direction. [ ] 1. Employee Evaluation pursuant to Government Code §54957 [√] 2. Employee Appointment / Employment pursuant to Government Code §54957 – Director of Assessment and Evaluation [ ] 3. Conference with Legal Counsel – Anticipated Litigation pursuant to Government Code §54956.9 – [√] 4. Liability Claims pursuant to Government Code §54957.1 – One case: Farrar v PAUSD [ ] 5. Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation pursuant to Government Code 54956.9 [√] 6. Conference with Labor Negotiator pursuant to Government Code §54957.6 – Negotiator: Dr. Scott Bowers, regarding PAEA, CSEA, and Non-represented Groups [ ] 7. Conference with Real Property Negotiator pursuant to Government Code §54956 [√] 8. Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release pursuant to Government Code §54957 [ ] 9. Student Discipline 01.27.15 Page 1 Palo Alto Unified School District Vision Statement: We support all PAUSD students as they prepare themselves to thrive as global citizens in a rapidly changing world. We develop our students’ knowledge, critical thinking, and problem solving skills, and nurture their curiosity, creativity, and resilience, empowering every child to reach his or her fullest intellectual, social, and creative potential. II. OPEN SESSION / REPORTS A. Approval of Agenda Order Action B. Superintendent’s Report / Student and Staff Successes Information 1 C. Student Board Member Reports Information III. APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR Action These items are considered routine and will be approved in one action without discussion. If a Board member requests an item be removed from the Calendar or a citizen wishes to speak to an item, it will be considered under Action Items. A. Certificated Personnel Actions Consent 2 It is recommended the Board approve the certificated personnel actions as presented. B. Classified Personnel Actions Consent 3 It is recommended the Board approve the classified personnel actions as presented. C. Approval of Warrants Consent 4 It is recommended the Board approve the warrants for December 2014 as presented. D. Approval of Change Orders Consent 5 It is recommended the Board approve the change orders for December 2014 as presented. IV. OPEN FORUM Anyone wishing to address the Board on non-agenda items may do so at this time. Comments will be taken after the Consent Calendar. Community members wishing to address the Board are allotted THREE minutes per speaker. Please note that speaking time cannot be delegated to another person. Should more than 20 people wish to address any one topic, the Board may elect to allot TWO minutes per speaker. Without taking action, Board members or district staff members may briefly respond to statements made or questions posed by the public about items not appearing on the agenda. V. PUBLIC HEARING 7:00 p A. Parcel Tax Resolution #2014-15.08 Action (6) The Board will conduct a public hearing regarding the ballot language for a parcel tax being considered for placement on the May 5, 2015, ballot. VI. ACTION / DISCUSSION / INFORMATION ITEMS A. Parcel Tax Resolution #2014-15.08 Action 6 The Board will consider approving the ballot language for a parcel tax to be placed on the May 5, 2015, ballot. This item was discussed at the January 13, 2015, regular meeting. B. The Enrollment Management Advisory Committee Charge Action 7 The Board will consider approving the proposed charge for the Enrollment Management Committee. This item was discussed at the January 13, 2015, regular meeting. C. District Mental Health and Wellness Services Information 8 Staff will present an update of services regarding student support services. This is an information item and no action will be taken by the Board. D. Professional Development Management: “My Learning Plan” Information 9 Staff will present an update on “My Learning Plan,” a professional development management program. This is an information item and no action will be taken by the Board. E. Purchase of Dell Chromebook 11 Units for Palo Alto High School Action 10 The Board will consider authorizing the purchased of 465 Dell laptops for Palo Alto High School in the amount of $157,507.31. This item was discussed at the January 13, 2015, regular meeting. A similar purchase for Gunn High School will be considered in the future. Board Policy Updates Discussion 11 The Board will discuss updates and suggested changes to board policies. VII. BOARD MEMBERS’ REPORTS / CORRESPONDENCE / BOARD OPERATIONS / RECOGNITION This is an opportunity for Board members to address activities, correspondence, and operations and to acknowledge or recognize specific programs, activities, or personnel. 01.27.15 Page 2 Palo Alto Unified School District Vision Statement: We support all PAUSD students as they prepare themselves to thrive as global citizens in a rapidly changing world. We develop our students’ knowledge, critical thinking, and problem solving skills, and nurture their curiosity, creativity, and resilience, empowering every child to reach his or her fullest intellectual, social, and creative potential. A. Reports B. Correspondence C. Operations • Possible Future Board Agenda Items Board members may suggest items for placement on future agendas. D. Acknowledgements and Recognition E. Board Calendar The next regular meeting of the Board is scheduled for February 10, 2015. VIII. ADJOURN Consensus 01.27.15 Page 3 Palo Alto Unified School District Vision Statement: We support all PAUSD students as they prepare themselves to thrive as global citizens in a rapidly changing world. We develop our students’ knowledge, critical thinking, and problem solving skills, and nurture their curiosity, creativity, and resilience, empowering every child to reach his or her fullest intellectual, social, and creative potential. PALO ALTO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 25 Churchill Avenue • Palo Alto, CA 94306 Telephone: (650) 329.3737 • FAX: (650) 321.3810 OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT January 23, 2015 TO: Board of Education FROM: Glenn “Max” McGee, Superintendent SUBJECT: Executive Summary for 1/27/15 Packet Whoever penned the lyric, “Happy trails to you, until we meet again,” was definitely not from Palo Alto. With a Board retreat, BPRC meeting, and regular Board meeting in the span of a week, not much time elapses between sessions. More importantly than the frequency is our productivity, and it is exciting to see how much we have accomplished as well as how we are collaborating to achieve our mutual goals and common vision. In between meetings, I have had time to visit several schools and spent a couple of hours at Duveneck last Friday and had the opportunity to visit every class. The faculty are working hard, and the care, commitment, and compassion they have for their charges is palpable. Duveneck is one of our primary inclusion sites, and while there have been bumps in the road with full implementation – as was expected - I was most impressed with the teachers’ ability to manage the diverse needs of students in their classes as well as how supportive the other students are of those who have more challenges. The rest of this week I’ll be at Hays for an extended time and also observing a couple of classes at Gunn. Turning to the Board meeting, we have a full agenda so I will do my best to keep my Superintendent’s report brief. First and foremost, we will be honoring the Palo Alto mathematics team who competed in the International Mathematical Modeling Competition. Not only did they receive the top award of OUTSTANDING, which they shared with eight other teams (out of 671 competitors), but they also scored the highest in the country on the problem they elected to solve. You read that right – they only had one problem to solve and 36 hours to do so. The attached press release has the details. In addition, I will provide an update from the Minority Achievement and Talent Development Advisory Committee. We have settled on six clusters of key problems and have six subcommittees hard at work pursuing these issues through data analysis, focus groups, research, and resource identification. Also, since we have no news on our OCR cases, I will use my report to relay this news rather than make it a full agenda item.
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