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REGULAR  MEETING AGENDA

FOR THE BENNETT VALLEY UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Meetings of the Board are not public meetings, but meetings held in public for the purpose of carrying on the business of the schools.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2023 

6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

CLOSED SESSION AT 6:00

2250 MESQUITE DRIVE, SANTA ROSA, CA 95405

CLOSED SESSION - DISTRICT OFFICE CONFERENCE ROOM

OPEN SESSION - YULUPA MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, those requiring special assistance to access the meeting, meeting documents,  or the meeting room may contact the Board Secretary, Superintendent Cala, at 707-542-2201. Notification at least 48 hours before the meeting will enable the District to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the Board meeting and to provide any required accommodations, auxiliary aids or services.

  1. CONVENE IN OPEN SESSION

  1. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR (Government Code Section 54957.6)

Agency Negotiator: Alexis Cala, Superintendent

District Representative: Rich Parde, Chief Business Official

  1. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION

  1. REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION

  1. ROLL CALL

  1. STUDENT-LED ACT OF PATRIOTISM

  • Ms. Roark's class

  1. AGENDA REORDERING

The Board may elect to consider items in a different order than they appear on the agenda.

  1. INFORMATION ITEMS

All reports may be given orally or submitted in writing for the Board's information.

  1. Reports from Principals

  • Strawberry Elementary Principal, Josh Wilson

  • Yulupa Elementary Principal, Amy Hale

  1. Reports from Associations

  • Certificated Association (BVTA)

  • Classified Association (CSEA)

  1. Information from the Board of Trustees

  1. Superintendent Report

  1. District Monthly Report (Rich Parde)

  1. PUBLIC HEARING • APPEARANCES • CORRESPONDENCE

Individuals may address the Board in accordance with the Public Comment statement on the last page of the agenda. Members of the public who would like to speak need to raise their hand when prompted.

  1. TRUSTEE CONSIDERATIONS: ACTION

These items need to be considered individually and acted upon as such by the Board.  

  1. Review and Possible Action to Approve Policy Manual Revisions per California School Board Association (CSBA) Updated Recommendations for March 2023.  The Board will consider updating its policies per recommendations from CSBA and the BVUSD Trustee’s Policy Committee. The Superintendent recommends approval.

🔗        CSBA Policy Packet - March 2023

  1. Review and Possible Action to Approve Resolution #22-016 to Establish Capacity Limits for Class Sizes and Special Programs for the 2023-2024 School Year: This resolution establishes that the district may accept students from out of the district on approved interdistrict transfers as long as there is space available in the grade level and in any educational program the child is eligible to receive and the capacities of the grade levels and programs.  The Superintendent recommends approval.

🔗        Resolution No. 22-016

  1. Review and Possible Action to Approve and Adopt the Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. This plan represents the work of an Executive Planning Team representing 39 participating agencies (Sonoma County Office of Education and 38 Sonoma County Districts). This plan reflects all requirements of  Section 322 of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 which requires plans to document mitigation planning processes, hazard identification, potential losses, mitigation needs, goals, and strategies. In order to complete and submit the full plan to FEMA, each district is required to bring the plan to trustees for adoption and approval of the Base Plan and the district’s individual annex. The Superintendent recommends approval and adoption of this plan and the BVUSD Annex.

🔗        Base Plan

🔗        BVUSD Annex

  1. TRUSTEE CONSIDERATIONS: DISCUSSION

Action is permissible on these items but not anticipated.

  1. SRCS Consolidation Study Update. Santa Rosa City Schools trustees voted on January 18, 2023 to pursue a second phase of a study for full unification of Santa Rosa’s high school district with all nine of its feeder elementary school districts. Phase 1 of the study evaluated various unification scenarios with regard to financial impact. The second phase of the study will evaluate other impacts including instruction, student achievement, student support services, special education services, community identity and engagement.  Site visits may begin this month.

  1. Possible Revenue Enhancements. The Board will discuss possible revenue enhancements for the district. Options include consideration of charter school conversions, selling property, a parcel tax, and changes to enrollment. This is a preliminary conversation about some of the potential costs, benefits, and requirements for several possibilities.

  1. CONSENT AGENDA

Items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and are acted on by the Board in one motion. No discussion of these items is necessary unless the Board requests specific items to be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Agenda. Each item on the Consent Agenda approved by the Board shall be deemed to have been considered in full and adopted as recommended.

  1. Approval of Minutes

  1. Approval of Warrants

  1. Monthly Transfers

  1. Approval of Routine *Personnel Report

  1. FUTURE ITEMS FOR TRUSTEE CONSIDERATION

The items below are scheduled for upcoming meetings. The Board may suggest items for future consideration.

  • Public Hearing: LCAP & Budget
  • APT / BVEF Budget Acceptance
  • Collective Bargaining Disclosures & TAs, CSEA & BVTA
  • Salaries for Unrepresented (management, confidential, principals, supt)
  • Approval: LCAP & Budget
  • Bennett View Property  (ongoing)  
  • Arts Music, Materials Grant Plan, prior to expenditure 
  • As Needed:
  • Expanded Learning Opportunities Plan Updates
  • Effective Educator Grant Updates
  • ESSER III Plan Update
  • ADR & LRP Plan Updates

  1. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION

CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR (Government Code Section 54957.6)

Agency Negotiator: Alexis Cala, Superintendent

District Representative: Rich Parde, Chief Business Official

  1. RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION

  1. REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION

  1. ADJOURN

PUBLIC RECORDS NOTICE

In accordance with Government Code section 54957.5 and the Public Records Act, public records that are distributed to a majority of the Board of Trustees concerning the open session agenda will be made available upon request.  Such records distributed less than 72 hours prior to a regular meeting are available for inspection at the district office located at 2250 Mesquite Dr., Santa Rosa, CA  95405.

PUBLIC COMMENT

Pursuant to BVUSD Board Bylaw 9323, Government Codes 54954.2 and 54954.3 and Education Code 35145.5, members of the public are encouraged to attend Board meetings and to address the Board concerning any item on the agenda or within the Board's jurisdiction as follows:

Opportunities for public comment on an item appearing on the agenda will be provided before or during the Board’s consideration of the item.

Members of the public may provide input on non-agenda items during Public Appearances. Board members or district staff members may ask clarifying questions or briefly respond to statements or questions from the public about items not appearing on the agenda, but will not engage in discussion or take action. Board members may also ask staff to report back to the Board or place a matter of business on a future agenda.

Any person wishing to be heard by the Board shall first be recognized by the president. Members of the public may have up to three minutes per speaker and up to 20 minutes per item unless the Board president, with Board consent, adjusts the amount of time. Any such adjustment shall be done equitably so as to allow a diversity of viewpoints.

The Board shall not prohibit public criticism of its policies, procedures, programs, services, acts, or omissions; however the Board may remove disruptive individuals and order the room cleared for persistent disruption or statements that threaten the safety of any person(s) at the meeting. When the room is ordered cleared due to a disturbance, further Board proceedings shall concern only matters appearing on the agenda.