June 23, 2021
REDWOOD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Redwood City, California
APPROVED MINUTES OF BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
June 23, 2021
REGULAR BOARD MEETING VIA TELECONFERENCE
1. Call to Order
President MacAvoy called the regular board meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom Teleconference Meeting.
Present at the Regular Board Meeting: President MacAvoy, Vice-President Díaz-Slocum, Trustees Cecilia I. Márquez, Janet Lawson, Mike Wells; and Superintendent Baker.
2. Welcome
2.1 Welcome
2.2 Pledge of Allegiance
President MacAvoy welcomed those present. The School Board dispensed with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Others Present During the Regular Board Meeting: Wendy Kelly, Linda Montes, Priscilla Aquino-Dichoso, Don Dias, Will Robertson, Jorge Quintana, Antonio Pérez, Kyle Brumbaugh, Martín Cervantes, Itzel Ramírez, and many others.
3. Changes to the Agenda
There were no changes made to the agenda.
4. Approval of Agenda
The board approved the agenda as submitted, (Díaz-Slocum, Wells; 5-0).
5. Oral Communication
None.
6. School/Community Reports
6.1 City Trees Project at Clifford School
A City Trees Project video was presented to the School Board, Superintendent Baker and the rest of the audience to showcase the culmination of a tree project at Clifford School.
Don Dias, Bond Program Director commented that City Trees, Rotary Clubs and the Redwood City School District planted 30 native oak trees at Clifford School on Saturday, May 22nd. These 30 native oak trees were planted into an area where eucalyptus was removed to reduce fire danger, which surrounds the upper parking area of the campus.
The project was funded largely from a Rotary Club grant. City Trees, a nonprofit urban forestry group based in Redwood City coordinated the tree locations, species selections, planting tools and expertise. The Redwood City School District will be responsible for ongoing care and maintenance of the trees.
The School Board, Superintendent Baker, and Administration thanked Don Dias, Bond Program Director; the Rotary Clubs of Redwood City, Clifford School, Kim Freitas, Brandon Jennings, Bubba McKinney, Robert Eastman, and Dave Miller for making this project happen.
7. Bond Program Consent Items (Action Required)
The board approved the Bond Program Consent Items (Díaz-Slocum/Lawson; 5-0), taking the following action:
7.1 Recommendation re: Approval of Measure T Bond Program Tracking List for Items Under $20K
7.2 Recommendation re: Approval of Special Testing and Inspection Project Authorization Form (PAF) #27-1 for Orion Alternative School with Ninyo and Moore
7.3 Recommendation re: Approval of Parking Lot Bollard Installation Proposal for Hoover School with Casey Fogli
7.4 Recommendation re: Approval of Measure T Bond Program Legal Services Agreement with DWK
7.5 Recommendation re: Approval of School District Requested Construction Services Proposal for Clifford School with Cumiskey
7.6 Recommendation re: Approval of Additional California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Oversight Proposal for Orion Alternative School (Formerly John Gill School) with SCS Engineers
7.7 Recommendation re: Approval of Network Switch Proposal for Various Sites with CDW-G
7.8 Recommendation re: Approval of Debris Removal Proposal for Hoover School with Galeb Paving
President MacAvoy (Ayes) Vice-President Díaz-Slocum (Ayes) Trustee Márquez (Ayes) Trustee Lawson (Ayes) Trustee Wells (Ayes) 8. Public Hearing 8.1 Public Hearing for the Authorization, Execution, and Delivery of an Energy Services Contract with Cupertino Electric, Inc. The School Board opened the Public Hearing at 7:11pm. Will Robertson, RCSD Measure T Bond Program Manager addressed the School Board and Superintendent Baker by stating that the Public Hearing needed to take place in order for the School Board to approve the Resolution listed under Bond Program Action Items. The School Board adjourned the Public Hearing at 7:12pm. There were no comments or questions from the audience. 9. Bond Program Action Items (Action Required) 9.1 Recommendation re: Adoption of Resolution 24 for the Authorization, Execution, and Delivery of an Energy Services Contract with Cupertino Electric, Inc. The School Board adopted Resolution 24 for the authorization, execution, and delivery of an energy services contract with Cupertino Electric, Inc. (Lawson/Díaz-Slocum; 5-0). President MacAvoy (Ayes) Vice-President Díaz-Slocum (Ayes) Trustee Márquez (Ayes) Trustee Lawson (Ayes) Trustee Wells (Ayes)
10. Consent Items
The board approved the Consent Items (Márquez/Díaz-Slocum; 5-0), taking the following action:
10.1 Recommendation re: Approval of Disbursement of Measure U Funds for Connect Community Charter School for the 2021-22 School Year
10.2 Recommendation re: Approval of the First and Second Addendum to the Agreement between the Redwood City School District and Star Vista for Counseling Services
10.3 Recommendation re: Approval of Agreement between the Redwood City School District and Effective School Solutions, LLC (ESS) Program for Mental Health Services
10.4 Recommendation re: Approval of Agreements between the Redwood City School District and EvalGroup for Special Education Providers
10.5 Recommendation re: Approval of Agreement between the Redwood City School District and Dr. Rebekah Will for Audiology Services
10.6 Recommendation re: Approval of the Agreement between the Redwood City School District and the National Urban Alliance for the 2021-22 School Year
10.7 Recommendation re: Approval of Board Policy 0520.1 – Comprehensive and Targeted School Improvement
10.8 Recommendation re: Approval of Board Policy 3110 – Transfer of Funds
10.9 Recommendation re: Approval of Board Policy 3452 – Student Activity Funds
10.10 Recommendation re: Approval of Board Policy 3471 – Parcel Taxes
10.11 Recommendation re: Approval of Board Policy 5145.3 – Nondiscrimination/Harassment
10.12 Recommendation re: Approval of Board Policy 6142.8 – Comprehensive Health Education
10.13 Recommendation re: Declaration of Obsolete Textbooks
President MacAvoy (Ayes) Vice-President Díaz-Slocum (Ayes) Trustee Márquez (Ayes) Trustee Lawson (Ayes) Trustee Wells (Ayes) 11. Public Hearing 11.1 Public Hearing and Discussion of the Annual Update for Developing the 2020-21 Local Control and the Accountability Plan and the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) for 2021-22 At 7:14pm, the School Board opened the Public Hearing and discussion of the annual update for developing the 2020-21 Local Control and the Accountability Plan and the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) for 2021-22. The School Board did not receive any public comment addressing this Public Hearing. Liz Wolfe, Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services presented to the School Board the final drafts of the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) for 2021-22 and the Annual Update for the 2019-20 LCAP and the 2020-21 Learning Continuity and Attendance Plan. Assistant Superintendent Wolfe expressed that the School District has engaged parents, educators, employees, union members, students and the community in order to create the 2021-22 LCAP through a series of meetings and through an analysis of local data. The School Board thanked Assistant Superintendent Wolfe for all of her hard work on the completion of the Local Control Accountability Plan. The Public Hearing for the LCAP adjourned at 7:37pm. 11.2 LCFF Budget Overview for Parents At 7:38pm, the School Board opened the Public Hearing for the LCFF budget overview for parents. The School Board did not receive any public comment addressing this Public Hearing. Priscilla Aquino-Dichoso, Chief Business Official addressed the School Board and Superintendent Baker by explaining that the LCFF budget overview for parents is a document intended to provide fiscal transparency to parents and the community by providing a quick summary of how much the district expects to receive in revenues and how much it plans to spend to provide a high-quality education, social-emotional support and nutrition to its students as described in the Local Control Accountability Plan. All LEAs are required to prominently post their Budget Overview for Parents on the homepage of their website along with the LCAP. There were no comments or questions from the School Board, Superintendent Baker, and/or members of the public. The Public Hearing for this item adjourned at 7:47pm. 11.3 Proposed Preliminary Budget for 2021-22 Fiscal Year At 7:48pm the School Board opened the Public Hearing for the Proposed Preliminary Budget for 2021-22 Fiscal Year. Priscilla Aquino-Dichoso, Chief Business Official, provided the School Board with a PowerPoint presentation. CBO Aquino-Dichoso commented that the budget must include expenditures necessary to implement the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP). The proposed budget shows itemized statement of all estimated revenues and expenditures for the next fiscal year as well as comparison of revenue and expenditures for the current year. Beginning in the 2015-16 fiscal year, local educational agencies were required to present a statement of reasons that substantiate the need for an assigned and unassigned balance in excess of the minimum reserve level if projected ending fund balances include an assigned and unassigned balance in excess of the state-recommended minimum level. CBO Aquino-Dichoso stated that the budget should not be finally adopted by the School Board until after the Public Hearing has been held. The School Board and Superintendent Baker thanked CBO Aquino-Dichoso and the Business Office for the great presentation and all of their hard work! 11.4 2021-22 Statement of Reasons for Reserves in Excess of the Minimum State-Recommended Level At 8:27pm, the School Board opened the Public Hearing for the 2021-22 statement of reasons for reserves in excess of the minimum state-recommended level. Priscilla Aquino-Dichoso, Chief Business Official, explained that Education Code 42127(a)(2)(B) requires a statement of reasons that substantiates the need for assigned and unassigned ending fund balances in excess of the minimum reserve standard for economic uncertainties for the fiscal year identified in the budget. There were no comments or questions from the School Board, Superintendent Baker, and/or members of the public. The Public Hearing for this item adjourned at 8:26pm. 12. Action Items (Action Required) 12.1 Recommendation re: Discussion and Approval of the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) Federal Addendum for the 2021-22 School Year The School Board discussed and approved the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) Federal Addendum for the 2021-22 school year (Wells/Díaz-Slocum; 5-0). President MacAvoy (Ayes) Vice-President Díaz-Slocum (Ayes) Trustee Márquez (Ayes) Trustee Lawson (Ayes) Trustee Wells (Ayes) 12.2 Recommendation re: Adoption of Resolution 25, The Education Protection Account for Fiscal Year 2021-22 The School Board adopted Resolution 25, the Education Protection Account for Fiscal Year 2021-22 (Díaz-Slocum/Lawson; 5-0). President MacAvoy (Ayes) Vice-President Díaz-Slocum (Ayes) Trustee Márquez (Ayes) Trustee Lawson (Ayes) Trustee Wells (Ayes) 12.3 Recommendation re: Adoption of Resolution 26, Year-End Budget Transfer The School Board adopted Resolution 26, year-end budget transfer (Márquez/Wells; 5-0). President MacAvoy (Ayes) Vice-President Díaz-Slocum (Ayes) Trustee Márquez (Ayes) Trustee Lawson (Ayes) Trustee Wells (Ayes) 12.4 Recommendation re: Adoption of Resolution 27, Approval of Education Code Options for Teaching Assignments The School Board approved the Education Code Options for Teaching Assignments (Lawson/Márquez; 5-0). The Education Code Options for Teaching Assignments were approved for the following teachers: Mariana Hernandez: EC 44256 (b) Math Ariana R. Baltay: EC 44258.2 Social Science Stephanie Vance: EC 44258.2 Social Science Diane Camara: EC 44256 (b) English Melissa Vandermolen: EC 44256 (b) English Michael McAdams: EC 44256 (b) Science Irma Aguilar Figueroa: EC 44256 (b) Science Rodric Hong: EC 44256 (b) Math Montana Miller: EC 44258.2 Science Jacqueline Le: EC 44256 (b) Math Christian Baquero: EC 44256 (b) Social Studies Kathryn Marinos: EC 44256 (b) English Michelle Territo: EC 44256 (b) Science Victoria Defouw: EC 44256 (b) Math President MacAvoy (Ayes) Vice-President Díaz-Slocum (Ayes) Trustee Márquez (Ayes) Trustee Lawson (Ayes) Trustee Wells (Ayes) 12.5 Recommendation re: Approval of Personnel Report The School Board approved the Personnel Report (Wells/Díaz-Slocum; 5-0). President MacAvoy (Ayes) Vice-President Díaz-Slocum (Ayes) Trustee Márquez (Ayes) Trustee Lawson (Ayes) Trustee Wells (Ayes)13. Board and Superintendent Reports
11.1 Report from Board Members and Superintendent
Vice-President Díaz-Slocum attended a Budget Committee meeting, together with Trustee Márquez and CBO Aquino-Dichoso. Vice-President Díaz-Slocum commented that CBO Aquino-Dichoso had done a wonderful job during the meeting. Vice-President Díaz-Slocum reported attending the Site Council meeting at Taft School and expressed that she hopes the meetings will be available on the Zoom platform in order for more families to attend virtually.
Trustee Wells did not have a report.
Trustee Lawson did not have a report.
Trustee Márquez reported attending a Budget Committee meeting.
President MacAvoy reported attending a few sessions related to the National Urban Alliance conference. President MacAvoy commented that the Redwood City School District was well represented during the conference, especially because the Redwood City School District is leading the charge in equity work. President MacAvoy acknowledged Linda Montes, Assistant Superintendent on Educational Equity for receiving the annual, prestigious equity award from the National Urban Alliance. President MacAvoy further added that Principal Jude Noyes and his fourth grade teacher team from Clifford School and Whitney from Staff Development team were also highlighted during the NUA conference.
Superintendent Baker provided the School Board with a short video presentation on summer school. Superintendent Baker commented that the extended school year is going well and he plans on presenting the School Board with a full report on summer school at the next board meeting.
14. Information
14.1 Information on San Mateo County Investment Fund – May, 2021
There were no comments and/or questions from the School Board and Superintendent Baker.
15. Correspondence
None.
16. Other Business/Suggested Items for Future Agenda
President MacAvoy reported that at the June 30th board meeting, the School Board and Superintendent Baker would discuss the logistics for the 2021-22 school board meetings.
17. Board Agenda Calendar
17.1 Changes to the Board Agenda Schedule
There were no changes reported.
18. Adjournment (Action Required)
The board adjourned the meeting at 8:51 p.m. (Márquez/Wells; 5-0).
Cecilia I. Márquez, Clerk