Board of Education/District Administration Office
October 13, 2020
Regular Meeting Agenda
Closed Session: 5:45 pm / Regular Session: 6:30 pm

IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, special procedures will be followed for this board meeting.  Please note: In order to promote social distancing, the board room will NOT be open to the general public.  The meeting will be conducted via Zoom at https://sbunified.zoom.us/j/97514467547

 

Beginning September 22, 2020, public comments will be limited to 20 minutes on each agenda item.  If you wish to make a comment on a specific agenda item, please complete this form by 12:00 pm on Tuesday. 

 

We thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we navigate these very difficult circumstances for our society.

A.Regular Session
1.Call To Order
2.Opening of Meeting
3.Public Comments On Closed Session Items Only
B.Closed Session
1.CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL—EXISTING LITIGATION (Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Section 54956.9) Name of case: Student v. Santa Barbara Unified School District, Office of Administrative Hearings, Special Education Division, Case No. 2020070493. Approval/Ratification of September 16, 2020 Final Settlement Agreement and General Release in Student v. Santa Barbara Unified School District, Special Education Division, OAH Case No. 2020070493 (Wageneck/Schettler)
2.Petition for Readmission of an Expelled Student, Education Code §48918, Case No.: 201920-30 (Wageneck)
3.Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release (Government Code §54957) (Becchio) Number of Cases: Two
4.Public Employee Performance Evaluation (Government Code §54957) (Maldonado)

C.Return to Regular Session
1.Opening of Meeting
2.Pledge of Allegiance
3.In order to provide language access, we will be providing simultaneous bidirectional interpretation in English and Spanish. If you are bilingual, you don't have to click anything. If you are NOT bilingual in English and Spanish, you will have to select your language in order to hear the interpretation. If you are on a laptop or desktop, you will see a globe at the bottom right of your screen, please click on the globe icon that says "Interpretation" and select English. If you are on an iPad or similar device, locate the 3 dot menu and select "Language interpretation", then select English.
4.Announcement of Closed Session Action
5.Superintendent's Report - The superintendent and/or his designee may report about various matters involving the districts. There will be no board discussion except to ask questions, refer matters to staff, or make brief announcement or brief report. No action will be taken unless listed on the subsequent agenda.
6.Board Comments and Correspondence
7.Public Comments, Non-agenda Matters within Jurisdiction of the Board of Education

D.Acceptance of Donations
a.Acceptance of Donations for Oct. 13, 2020 (Jetté)
E.Consent Agenda
At this time the board will act on the items listed below. These items are considered to be routine and are normally approved by a single vote of the board without separate discussion in order to conserve time and permit focus on other matters on this agenda. Individual consent items may be removed and considered separately at the request of a board member or staff. The superintendent and staff recommend approval of all Consent Agenda items.
General Consent Items
1.Approval of Special Education Contracts for October 13, 2020 (Wageneck/Schettler)
2.Approval of Purchase of Videri Data Analysis and Visualization Platform (Rowse)
Education and Instruction
3.Approval of Additional Agreement with Hanover Research to Support Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) (Carey and Escobedo)
4.Acceptance of Quarterly Williams Uniform Complaints Report for the Santa Barbara Unified School District for the Period Ending September 30, 2020 (Carey and Escobedo)
Personnel
5.Approval of Memorandum of understanding between Moreland University, TEACH-NOW and Santa Barbara Unified School District for the period of October 2020 through September 2025 (Becchio)
6.

Approval of Human Resources Recommendations (Becchio)

Business and Finance
7.Ratification of Revenue Generating Contracts/Grants and Memorandums of Understanding under $10,000 Each for Oct. 13, 2020 (Jetté) 
8.Acceptance of Paid Commercial Warrants Register Dated September 1 through September 30, 2020 (Jetté)
9.Approval of Purchase Order Report for Sept. 16 through Oct. 6, 2020 (Jetté)
Facilities
10.Approval of the use of site funding, and a contract award, for the Senior Lawn Improvement Project, Phase 1 at Dos Pueblos High School (Vizzolini)
11.Approval of Resolution 2020/21-13 Approving Lease-leaseback contract documents, and authorizing execution and delivery of Site Lease and Facilities Lease for the La Cumbre Junior High School Historic Window Rehabilitation Project (Vizzolini)
12.

Approval of Resolution 2020/21-11 Approving Lease-leaseback contract documents and authorizing execution and delivery of Site Lease and Facilities Lease for the Santa Barbara High School Historic Window Rehabilitation Project (Vizzolini)

13.Approval of Resolution 2020/21-12 Approving Lease-leaseback contract documents and authorizing execution and delivery of Site Lease and Facilities Lease for the Santa Barbara Junior High School Historic Window Rehabilitation Project (Vizzolini)

F.Public Hearing
1.Notice of Public Hearing Regarding the Sufficiency of Instructional Materials for Elementary and Secondary Schools (Carey and Escobedo)
2.
Notice of Public Hearing Regarding the Verification of Closure of Early Learning and Childcare Programs on a Local Education Agency (Escobedo/Ochoa)

G.Action Agenda
1.

*7:00 PM - Time Certain* Approval to Begin in-person learning with a Hybrid model at elementary campuses on November 9, Begin in-person learning with a Hybrid model at secondary campuses on January 19, and Authorize staff to expand in-person opportunities for learning and social-emotional support and enrichment on our secondary campuses (Executive Cabinet)

45 minutes
2.Board Action on Petition for Readmission of an Expelled Student, Education Code §48918, Case No.: 201920-30 (Wageneck)2 minutes
3.Adoption of Resolutions 2020/21-14 and 2020/21-15 Regarding Sufficiency of Instructional Materials for Elementary and Secondary Schools Respectively (Carey and Escobedo)5 minutes
4.Approval of Memorandum of Understanding Between Santa Barbara Unified School District (SBUSD) and California Association for Bilingual Education (CABE) for Professional Development in 2020-2021 (Larios-Horton)5 minutes
H.Report/Discussion Agenda
1.Report on Secondary Newcomer Emergent Multilingual Expository Reading and Writing (ERWC) 3.0 ELA/ELD Curriculum Pilot (Larios-Horton)5 minutes

I.(If Needed) return to consent items designated for Discussion

J.Coming Events
KFuture Agenda items
L.Next Meeting

Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Regular Board Meeting, 6:30 PM

Remote Virtual Participation Only 


M.Adjournment