September 13, 2023
REDWOOD CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Redwood City, California
APPROVED MINUTES OF BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
September 13, 2023
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
1. Call to Order
President Márquez called the Closed Session to order at 5:53 p.m.
1.1 Roll Call
Present at the Closed Board meeting: President Cecilia Márquez, Vice-President Janet Lawson; Trustees Mike Wells, Alisa MacAvoy, and David Weekly; and Superintendent Baker
Others present during the Closed Board meeting: CBO Rick Edson, Peter Ingram, and Clarissa Canady
2. Oral Communication on Closed Session Items Only
None.
3. Closed Session - 5:45 PM
3.1 CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code, 54956.8) Property: 750 Bradford St, Redwood City, CA 94063 Agency negotiators: John Baker, Superintendent, Peter Ingram, Consultant, and Clarissa Canady, Legal Counsel, Negotiating parties: Redwood City School District and The Sobrato Organization Under negotiation: Price and terms of payment of Property Exchange Agreement
4. Reconvene to Regular Session at Approximately 7:00 PM
The School Board reconvened for the regular session at 7:00 p.m.
4.1 Roll Call
Present at the Regular Board meeting: President Cecilia Márquez, Vice-President Janet Lawson; Trustees Mike Wells, Alisa MacAvoy, and David Weekly; and Superintendent Baker
Others present during the Regular Board meeting: Assistant Superintendent Anna Herrera, Assistant Superintendent Liz Wolfe, Deputy Wendy Kelly, CBO Rick Edson, Jorge Quintana, Annabelle Vitali, Gonzalo Cordova, Itzel Gloria, and many others.
4.2 Report Out on Closed Session from September 13, 2023
No action was taken.
5. Welcome
President Márquez welcomed those present.
The board meeting was paused at 7:01 due to technical issues and resumed at 7:08 p.m.
6. Changes to the Agenda
None.
7. Approval of the Agenda
The School Board approved the agenda as submitted (Lawson, Wells; 5-0).
Trustee Weekly (Ayes)
Trustee MacAvoy (Ayes)
Trustee Wells (Ayes)
Vice-President Lawson (Ayes)
President Márquez (Ayes)
8. Oral Communication
None.
9. Bond Program Consent Items
The School Board approved the Bond Program Consent Items (Weekly, Lawson; 5-0), taking the following action:
9.1 Recommendation re: Approval of Bond Program Consent Items
9.2 Recommendation re: Approval of Measure T Bond Program Tracking List of Items Under $20k
9.3 Recommendation re: Approval of Proposal for Server Upgrade and Database Migration Services for New Energy Management System (EMS) with Siemens for All School Sites
9.4 Recommendation re: Approval of Annual Services Invoice with Colbi Technologies
Trustee Weekly (Ayes)
Trustee MacAvoy (Ayes)
Trustee Wells (Ayes)
Vice-President Lawson (Ayes)
President Márquez (Ayes)
10. Bond Program Action Items
None.
11. School/Community Reports
11.1 2023-24 Student Enrollment Update
Jorge Quintana, Director of Communications, introduced the Department of Enrollment Services team members. Moreover, he gave an update on the enrollment process, the improvement efforts, and enrollment numbers for the 2023-24 school year.
Trustee MacAvoy requested clarification about the TK waitlist and inquired whether it appeared that enrollment numbers for October 2023 would closely mirror those of the previous year.
Trustee Wells inquired about the direction of the School Board when considering enrollment, to which Superintendent Baker responded. Superintendent Baker recommended avoiding combination classes.
Trustee Weekly suggested looking into why students leave or join the school district.
The Trustees and Superintendent Baker thanked Jorge for the presentation and for his work. They also thanked the Department of Enrollment team members for their work.
12. Discussion Items
12.1 Discussion of School Assignments and Committee Assignments for Board Members for the 2023-24 School Year
The School Board members and Dr. Baker discussed the school assignments and committee assignments for the Board members.
13. Consent Items
The School Board approved the Consent Items (Wells, Lawson; 5-0), taking the following action:
13.1 Recommendation re: Approval of Consent Items
13.2 Recommendation re: Approval of August 23 Board Meeting Minutes
13.3 Recommendation re: Approval of the Agreement between Redwood City School
District and Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula (BGCP) for the 2023-2024 School Year
13.4 Recommendation re: Approval of the Agreement between Redwood City School
District and Envisioneers for the 2023-2024 School Year
13.5 Recommendation re: Approval of the Agreement between Redwood City School
District and After School Music Academy LLC for the 2023-2024 School Year
13.6 Recommendation re: Approval of Agreement between Redwood City School
District and City of Redwood City Parks and Recreation (REACH) for the 2023-2024
School Year
13.7 Recommendation re: Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the agreement between
the Redwood City School District and One Life Counseling for the 2023-24 School Year
13.8 Recommendation re: Approval of the Middle School Math Pilot/Adoption
Process
13.9 Recommendation re: Approval of the Purchase of the Language Power
Curriculum for English Language Development
13.10 Recommendation re: Ratification of Warrant Registers, August 1, 2023 - August
31, 2023
Trustee Weekly (Ayes)
Trustee MacAvoy (Ayes)
Trustee Wells (Ayes)
Vice-President Lawson (Ayes)
President Márquez (Ayes)
14. Action Items
None.
15. Board and Superintendent Reports
15.1 Report from Board Members and Superintendent
Vice-President Lawson reported attending a Workforce Housing Committee meeting.
Trustee Wells reported attending a Chamber Education Committee meeting.
Trustee MacAvoy reported attending a Safe Routes to Schools meeting. She informed the School Board that San Mateo and South City Councils have chosen to reduce speed limits near school zones. She suggested that there be advocacy from the school sites to implement that change in Redwood City as well. She also attended a Fentanyl Crisis webinar.
Trusty Weekly reported attending Back to School Night.
President Márquez reported attending the San Mateo Parks Foundation Celebration. She also reminded the School Board about the first Latino Heritage speaker, Silvia Mendez.
Superintendent Baker reported attending a Dyslexia presentation at the Redwood Shores Library.
16. Information
16.1 2023-24 Adopted Budget & LCAP for Connect Community Charter School and RCSD's Fiscal Oversight Review Letter
Trustee MacAvoy noted that some of the projections were higher than the actual enrollment.
Trustee Wells noted there were some inconsistencies.
16.2 2023-24 Adopted Budget & LCAP for Rocketship Redwood City and RCSD's Fiscal Oversight Review Letter
No questions or comments.
16.3 2023-24 Adopted Budget & LCAP for KIPP Excelencia Charter School and RCSD's Fiscal Oversight Review Letter Information
No questions or comments.
16.4 Information on San Mateo County Investment Fund - July 2023
No questions or comments.
17. Correspondence
Vice-President Lawson reported receiving parent correspondence regarding school photo pricing, and an email from a Kennedy parent praising Chandra Leonardo on her new role as the principal.
Trustee Weekly received a request from a parent to obtain information about the phonics assessment conducted for 1st graders and to receive the I-Ready data right after the assessment is completed, rather than waiting for the report cards to be issued.
18. Other Business/Suggested Items for Future Agenda
Trustee MacAvoy requested adding a discussion on dyslexia.
Trustee Weekly expressed interest in convening a group to explore discussions regarding the future of the Orion campus.
19. Board Meetings Calendar
19.1 Changes to the Board Meetings Calendar
Upon Superintendent Baker’s request, the School Board agreed to change the January 24th board meeting to January 17th.
20. Adjournment
The School Board adjourned the meeting at 8:32 p.m. (Wells, Weekly; 5-0).