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September 16, 2020

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

REDWOOD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Redwood City, California

APPROVED MINUTES OF BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING

September 16, 2020

SPECIAL BOARD MEETING VIA TELECONFERENCE

  1. Call to Order

President Janet Lawson called the special board meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. via Zoom Teleconference Meeting.

Present at the Special Board Meeting: President Janet Lawson, Vice-President Alisa MacAvoy; Trustees María Díaz-Slocum, Cecilia I. Márquez, and Dennis McBride, and Superintendent Baker.

  1. Welcome

President Lawson 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, Antonio Pérez, Patricia Ortiz, Patricia Pelino, Andrea Garen, Martin Cervantes, Itzel Ramírez, Gonzálo Cordova, and many others.

  1. Changes to the Agenda

There were no changes to the agenda.

  1. Approval of Agenda

The agenda was approved as submitted, (McBride, Márquez; 5-0)

  1. Oral Communication

None.

  1. Bond Program Consent Items

None.

  1. Bond Program Action Items
  • Recommendation re: Measure T Bond Program Budget Study, Update and Adoption

The Bond Program Team provided the School Board and Superintendent Baker with an update of the construction projects at various school sites in the Redwood City School District. 

Jeanett Serrano, teacher at Hoover Community School, thanked the Bond Program Team for the wonderful construction project at Hoover Community School. Ms. Serrano expressed that it will be great to have this legacy remain in the Redwood City community. Ms. Serrano encouraged the Bond Program Team to advertise the wonderful projects they are completed at RCSD school sites.

The School Board and Superintendent Baker thanked the Bond Program Team for their hard work and completion of construction projects at many sites withing the Redwood City School District. 

The School Board adopted the Measure T Bond Program Budget Study and Update (Díaz-Slocum/MacAvoy; 5-0). President Lawson (Ayes) Vice-President MacAvoy (Ayes) Trustee Díaz-Slocum (Ayes) Trustee Márquez (Ayes) Trustee McBride (Ayes)

  1. Consent Items

The board approved the Bond Program Consent Items (MacAvoy/Márquez; 5-0), taking the following action:

8.1 Recommendation re: Approval of May 20th Board Minutes

8.2 Recommendation re: Approval of June 3rd Board Minutes

President Lawson (Ayes) Vice-President MacAvoy (Ayes) Trustee Díaz-Slocum (Ayes) Trustee Márquez (Ayes) Trustee McBride (Ayes)

  1. Action Items

None.

  1. Board Agenda Calendar
  • Change to the Board Agenda Schedule

The School Board and Superintendent Baker did not have any comments or questions about the changes to the board agenda schedule. 

  1. Adjournment

The board adjourned the Special Board meeting at 7:10 p.m. (Márquez, Díaz-Slocum; 5-0).

 

María Díaz-Slocum, Clerk