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March 13, 2019

MARCH 13, 2019

REDWOOD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Redwood City, California

APPROVED MINUTES OF BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING

March 13, 2019

  1. Call to Order

President McBride called the closed session meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. at the District Office, 750 Bradford Street, Redwood City.

Present at the closed session meeting: President Dennis McBride, Vice-President Janet Lawson, Alisa MacAvoy, María Díaz-Slocum, Cecilia I. Márquez, Superintendent John Baker and Assistant Superintendent Wendy Kelly.

  1. Oral Communication on Closed Session Items Only

None.

  1. Closed Session 6:00-7:00pm

3.1 Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release/Retention: Gov. Code 54957 (4 cases)

  1. Reconvene to Regular Session at Approximately 7:00pm

4.1 Roll Call

4.2 Report Out on Closed Session from 2.27.19

President McBride reported that the School Board was updated on 4 cases during Closed Session and no action was taken.

4.3 Report Out on Closed Session from 3.13.19

President McBride reported that the School Board was updated on 3 cases during Closed Session and agreed with the administration’s recommendation on the 4th case.

  1. Welcome

President McBride welcomed those present. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

Present at the regular board meeting: President Dennis McBride, Vice-President Janet Lawson, Alisa MacAvoy, María Díaz-Slocum, Cecilia I. Márquez, and Superintendent John Baker.

Others Present: Linda Montes, Wendy Kelly, Priscilla Aquino-Dichoso, Antonio Pérez Jorge Quintana, Leslie Stafford, Carol Anne Bauman, Maria Stockton, Will Robertson, and many others that did not sign in.

  1. Changes to the Agenda

Trustee MacAvoy requested to move Action Items 12.4, 12.6, 12.7, 12.8, 12.9, and 12.10 to Consent.

  1. Approval of Agenda

The board approved the agenda as amended, (Díaz-Slocum, Lawson; 5-0)

  1. Oral Communication

None.

  1. School/Community Recognition

9.1 Recognition of REACH and Community Schools Coordinators

The School Board and Superintendent Baker presented a Certificate of Recognition to REACH (City of Redwood City, Parks, Recreation and Community Services) coordinators: Onika Tarver, Scott Rodríguez, Cynthia Aguilera, César Zúñiga, Melissa Stewart, Emma Hernández, and Adilah Haqq-Smith for their tremendous service and support of Redwood City School District students.

The School Board and Superintendent Baker gave their utmost thanks to the aforementioned REACH coordinators for all of their dedication and years of service to students in the Redwood City School District.

  1. School/Community Reports

10.1 Bond Program Update

Will Robertson, Program Manager for the Bond Program provided the School Board and Superintendent Baker with a brief update.

10.2 Community Schools’ Report

Patricia Ortiz, Community Schools’ Director presented a Power Point presentation, which provided information about individual services, partner integration, steps to a successful partnership, family engagement, student engagement, strategies on wellness, expanded learning, and community schools pilot process.

The School Board and Superintendent Baker thanked Ms. Ortiz for her wonderful leadership and enthusiasm!

  1. Consent Items

The board approved Consent Items 11.1-11.4 (Lawson/MacAvoy; 4-0; Trustee Márquez abstained from voting), taking the following action:

11.1 Recommendation re: Approval of October 24th Board Minutes 11.2 Recommendation re: Approval of November 14th Board Minutes
11.3 Recommendation re: Approval of November 15th Board Minutes
11.4 Recommendation re: Approval of November 28th Board Minutes
President McBride (Ayes)
Vice-President Lawson (Ayes)
Trustee MacAvoy (Ayes)
Trustee Díaz-Slocum (Ayes)
Trustee Márquez (Abstained)

The board approved Consent Items 11.5-12.10 (MacAvoy/Díaz-Slocum; 5-0), taking the following action:

11.5 Recommendation re: Approval of December 12th Board Minutes
11.6 Recommendation re: Approval of December 18th Board Minutes
11.7 Recommendation re: Approval of January 9th Board Minutes
11.8 Recommendation re: Approval of January 16th Board Minutes
11.9 Recommendation re: Approval of January 24th Board Minutes
11.10 Recommendation re: Approval of February 6th Board Minutes
11.11 Recommendation re: Approval of February 20th Board Minutes
11.12 Recommendation re: Ratification of Warrant Register, February 1, 2019-February 28, 2019
11.13 Recommendation re: Approval of Field Trip Request to Outdoor Education, Hoover Community School
11.14 Recommendation re: Approval of Field Trip Request to Gran Canyon, Arizona, Kennedy Middle School and McKinley Institute of Technology
11.15 Recommendation re: Approval of Field Trip Request to Yosemite National Park, Roosevelt School
11.16 Recommendation re: Approval of Addendum to 2018-19 Measure U Application for Roy Cloud School
11.17 Recommendation re: Approval of Addendum to 2018-19 Measure U Application for Selby Lane School
12.4 Recommendation re: Approval of Reclassification of Classified Employees
12.6 Recommendation re: Approval of REC Solar Battery Storage Scope Reduction Credit, District Office
12.7 Recommendation re: Approval of Agreement for Interim Housing Portable Rental with Mobile Modular, Kennedy Middle School
12.8 Recommendation re: Approval of New Administration and Parking Lot Project Change Order #1, Kennedy Middle School
12.9 Recommendation re: Approval of Agreement for Electrical Service Update with PG&E for Taft Community School
12.10 Recommendation re: Approval of eRate Bid Process for Redwood City School District WAN Services
President McBride (Ayes)
Vice-President Lawson (Ayes)
Trustee MacAvoy (Ayes)
Trustee Díaz-Slocum (Ayes)
Trustee Márquez (Ayes)

 

  1. Action Items

12.1 Recommendation re: Approval of the 2018-19 Second Interim Budget Report for RCSD CBO Aquino-Dichoso commented that the Redwood City School District continues to meet its financial obligations and operate with a minimum reserve balance. The School Board approved the 2018-19 second interim budget report for RCSD (Díaz-Slocum, Lawson; 5-0).
President McBride (Ayes)
Vice-President Lawson (Ayes)
Trustee MacAvoy (Ayes)
Trustee Díaz-Slocum (Ayes)
Trustee Márquez (Ayes)

12.2 Recommendation re: Adoption of Resolution 19, Reduction or Elimination of Certificated Services for Fiscal Year 2018-19 The School Board adopted Resolution 19, reduction or elimination of certificated services (Díaz-Slocum, MacAvoy; 5-0).
President McBride (Ayes)
Vice-President Lawson (Ayes)
Trustee MacAvoy (Ayes)
Trustee Díaz-Slocum (Ayes)
Trustee Márquez (Ayes)

12.3 Recommendation re: Adoption of Resolution 20, Determination of Order of Employment for Certificated Employees for Elimination of or Reductions in Particular Kinds of Services for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 and Approval of the 2018-19 Certificated Seniority Report The School Board adopted Resolution 20, determination of order of employment for Certificated Employees for elimination of or reductions in particular kinds of services for fiscal year 2019-2020 and approval of the 2018-19 certificated seniority report (Márquez, Lawson; 5-0).
President McBride (Ayes)
Vice-President Lawson (Ayes)
Trustee MacAvoy (Ayes)
Trustee Díaz-Slocum (Ayes)
Trustee Márquez (Ayes)

12.5 Recommendation re: Adoption of Resolution 21, Resolution for the Multi-Prime Prequalification Process, Hoover Community School The School Board adopted Resolution 21, resolution for the multi-prime prequalification process, Hoover Community School (Lawson, Márquez; 5-0).
President McBride (Ayes)
Vice-President Lawson (Ayes)
Trustee MacAvoy (Ayes)
Trustee Díaz-Slocum (Ayes)
Trustee Márquez (Ayes)

  1. Board and Superintendent Reports

13.1 Report from Board Members and Superintendent

Trustee Márquez reported attending her first Food Service Committee meeting on February 28th. Trustee Márquez commented that she would soon schedule school site tours.

Trustee Díaz-Slocum reported attending a Food Service Committee meeting. Trustee Díaz-Slocum commented that there was a discussion about the Food Service budget, in addition to make the school cafeterias a more inviting and pleasant space for students. Furthermore, Trustee Díaz-Slocum reported attending the Budget Committee meeting, together with President McBride, Superintendent Baker and CBO Aquino-Dichoso. Also, Trustee Díaz-Slocum attended the San Mateo County Office of Education Big Think meeting.

Trustee MacAvoy reported communicating with, Community Best, a new non-profit focused on providing school districts access to technology and tech resources. Trustee MacAvoy also reported attending the Sodexo’s Future Chef Competition at Hawes Community School. Trustee MacAvoy commented that all students were great and there were many delightful dishes! Trustee MacAvoy reported attending the “More than a Number: How to Talk About School Rankings with Data Driven Parents” presentation by Naomi Hunter. Trustee MacAvoy commented that there are many rumors out in the community about what changes are happening in the Redwood City School District. Trustee MacAvoy recommended that there be more communication from the Redwood City School District about the future changes, in addition to including more and accessible information on the District website.

Vice-President Lawson reported attending the Bond Program meeting, together with President McBride, Superintendent Baker, CBO Aquino-Dichoso and Director of Communications Jorge Quintana. Vice-President Lawson attended the North Star Academy’s production of the Little Mermaid.

President McBride reported attending the Kennedy Middle School Grand Canyon breakfast. President McBride commented it had been a special breakfast because some of the breakfast items had been donated by the local IHOP. President McBride commented that IHOP’s manager and staff member came to Kennedy to assist with the breakfast cooking. President McBride also attended a Redwood City Chamber Education Committee meeting. Furthermore, President McBride attended the Principal’s Coffee at Fair Oaks, together with Superintendent Baker, Director of Communications Jorge Quintana and Community Liaison Michelle Remond. President McBride commented that there has been an ongoing traffic issue at Hoover Community School and he has communicated with Principal Ramiro Carranza, KIPP’s Principal Liz Coughenour, Don Dias, and the Police Chief to attempt to resolve the issue.

Superintendent Baker reported that he and Assistant Superintendent Kelly had lunch with teachers at both Hawes School and Orion Alternative School. Superintendent Baker commented that many staff were anxious about the transition phase.

  1. Information

14.1 2018-19 Second Interim Budget Report for Connect Community Charter School

CBO Aquino-Dichoso commented that the Business Department is looking at all three charter schools’ budget report thoroughly. CBO Aquino-Dichoso expressed that RCSD has requested that some changes be made to their MOUs, where it states that the Redwood City School District is to receive their budget report before it is due to the County.

14.2 2018-19 Second Interim Budget Report for KIPP Excelencia Community Prep

14.3 2018-19 Second Interim Budget Report for Rocketship Redwood City

There were no additional comments or questions on these items (14.2 and 14.3) from the School Board or Superintendent Baker.

  1. Correspondence

Trustee Márquez reported receiving an email about the Sequoia High School District Teachers’ Association meeting on teacher housing.

Trustee Díaz-Slocum commented that she had received emails from Rocketship parents, in addition to an email from a group of graduate students at Stanford regarding a potential study at Fair Oaks School.

  1. Other Business/Suggested Items for Future Agenda

Superintendent Baker commented that the Rocketship petition for renewal would be placed on the March 20th agenda for approval.

Trustee MacAvoy requested that Paulette Elliot from Roosevelt School, Donna Leaf from MIT/District Office, and Lisa, a volunteer from Roosevelt, be thanked for their help and support with the book pick-up from San Carlos Library and Belmont Library at a future board meeting.

  1. Board Agenda Calendar

17.1 Changes to the Board Agenda Schedule

Superintendent Baker commented that the Bilingual Education Update has been scheduled for April 17th and a Study Session Update on the Bond Program Construction + Financial Update has been scheduled for May 1st.

  1. Adjournment (Action Required)

The board adjourned the meeting at 9:54 p.m. in memory of Mike Okubo, Former Principal Cathy Okubo’s son (Lawson/Díaz-Slocum; 5-0).

Alisa MacAvoy, Clerk