Regular Board Meeting
Natomas USD
September 11, 2019 5:15PM
EDUCATION CENTER - BOARD ROOM
1901 Arena Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95834
Closed Session: 5:15 p.m. Open Session: 7:15 p.m.
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| PROCEDURE: The Board of Trustees welcomes the public's participation at Board Meetings and has devoted time in the meeting for that purpose. The Board requests that you fill out a Public Comment card and turn it in to the Superintendent's Assistant. Your name will be called under the appropriate agenda item or Public Comment section of the agenda. Presentations from the public are limited to two (2) minutes regarding any item that is within the Board's subject matter jurisdiction. The Board shall limit the total time for public input on each item to 20 minutes. Please note that Government Code Section 54954.2(a) limits the ability of Board Members to respond to public comments. In addition, the Board may not take action on any item which is not on this agenda except as authorized by Government Code 54954.2. |
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PROCEDURE: There are a number of exceptions to the requirement that the public business is done in public. The Legislature has articulated these exceptions because of public necessity for confidentiality or because an open disclosure would violate the privacy rights of an employee or a pupil.
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| Angela Herrera, Chief Academic Officer |
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| Chris Evans, Superintendent |
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| Angela Herrera, Chief Academic Officer |
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| Angela Herrera, Chief Academic Officer |
| Angela Herrera, Chief Academic Officer |
| The Board is asked to recognize the 2018-19 School Site Teachers of the Year and District Teacher of the Year.
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- American Lakes School and District Teacher of the Year, Jennifer Nunes
- Bannon Creek School, Tracy Perkins
- Discovery High School, Lavada Fallon
- H. Allen Hight Elementary School, Averil Mortimer
- Heron School, Colleen Farris
- Inderkum High School, Theresa Quinby
- Jefferson School, Wendy Heu
- Leroy Greene Academy Charter School, Gregory Darrah
- Natomas Gateways Middle School, German Rios
- Natomas High School, Sara Chacon
- Natomas Middle School, Stephanie Steuteville
- Natomas Park Elementary School, Brian Bellisario
- Paso Verde School, April Meyer
- Two Rivers Elementary School, Phi Tang
- Witter Ranch Elementary School, Bret Greenfield
A special congratulations to Jennifer Nunes who was selected as Natomas Unified School District's 2018-19 Teacher of the Year!
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| Deidra Powell, Director of Communications |
| Deidra Powell, Director of Communications |
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| Deidra Powell, Director of Communications |
| Deidra Powell, Director of Communications |
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| Pamela Rothwell, President |
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PROCEDURE: The Board of Trustees welcomes the public's participation at Board Meetings and has devoted time in the meeting for that purpose. The Board requests that you fill out a Public Comment card and turn it in to the Superintendent's Assistant. Your name will be called under the appropriate agenda item or Public Comment section of the agenda. Presentations from the public are limited to two (2) minutes regarding any item that is within the Board's subject matter jurisdiction. The Board shall limit the total time for public input on each item to 20 minutes. Please note that Government Code Section 54954.2(a) limits the ability of Board Members to respond to public comments. In addition, the Board may not take action on any item which is not on this agenda except as authorized by Government Code 54954.2.
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| PROCEDURE: Generally, routine items are approved by one motion without discussion. The Superintendent or Board member may request that an item be pulled from the Consent Agenda and voted on separately. In alignment with BB 9322, the item shall be removed and given individual consideration for action as a regular agenda item. |
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| Chris Evans, Superintendent |
| Chris Evans, Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to approve the August 14, 2019 Regular Board Meeting minutes and the August 16, 2019 Special Board Meeting minutes. |
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| Angela Herrera, Chief Academic Officer |
| Angela Herrera, Chief Academic Officer |
Certificated New Hires: Melissa Morse, Teacher, District Wide, Effective: August 15, 2019; Christina Marti, Teacher, Jefferson School, Effective: August 19, 2019; Talisha Thomas, School Psychologist, Effective: August 23, 2019 Certificated Resignations: Lauren Frazer, Teacher, Jefferson School, Effective: August 12, 2019; Sandra Keenan, Teacher, Inderkum High School, Effective: November 30, 2019; Julie Bryson, School Psychologist, Effective: August 30, 2019 Classified New Hires: Michael Kuta, Grounds Specialist II, 8.0 hours, Maintenance & Operations; Effective: August 22, 2019, Nathan Wilson, Playground Assistant, 2.0 hours, Jefferson School, Effective: August 22, 2019 Classified Promotions: Belinda Brown, Instructional Assistant I, 3.5 hours, American Lakes School to Instructional Assistant II, 6.83 hours, Natomas Middle School, Effective: August 19, 2019 Classified Transfers: Navpreet Bassi, Instructional Assistant II, 6.0 hours, American Lakes School to Instructional Assistant II, 6.0 hours, Natomas High School, Effective: August 28, 2019 Classified Resignations: Lisa Richardson, Campus Safety Specialist II, 8.0 hours, Inderkum High School, Effective: August 23, 2019; Channon Reed, Custodian, 8.0 hours, Education Center, Effective: August 16, 2019; Yian Saechao, Instructional Assistant I, 3.5 hours, Bannon Creek School, Effective: August 23, 2019; Cynthia Hampl, Food Services Team Leader, 8.0 hours, Westlake Charter School, Effective: August 19, 2019; Maria Santa Maria, Food Services Assistant I, 3.5 hours, Effective: August 30, 2019; Rayna Zurkic, Instructional Assistant II, 6.0 hours, H. Allen Hight Elementary School, Effective: August 20, 2019 |
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| Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to approve the Payroll and Claims for July 2019. |
| This item appears regularly and shows the total payroll and warrants issued. The individual funds' warrant registers and expenditure summaries are attached. |
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July 2019 Fund Report
July 2019 Warrant Register
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| Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to accept donations as submitted. |
| The District strongly advocates educational partnerships. We appreciate and recognize the following individuals for being part of our team and thank them for their generosity. Mental Health and Homeless Education and Joey's Food Locker received a $100 donation from Adventure Christian Church of North Natomas. Performance tickets valued at $1,500 were received from Friends of the Mondavi Center. Natomas High School received 30 tickets, Natomas Middle School received 60 tickets and Jefferson School received 30 tickets. The Back to School Photo Contest received fan gear and merchandise from the Sacramento Kings valued at $75; four tickets to games next season from the Sacramento River Cats valued at $75; a gift card from Nothing Bundt Cakes valued at $30; and 2 gift cards from Bad Bakers valued at $50. |
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| Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to approve the Nor-Cal Schools Joint Powers Membership and participation with other agencies through Cooperative Purchasing Programs. |
| The District utilizes cooperative/leveraged purchasing contracts and/or groups to secure bulk or discounted rates for purchases as outlined in Board Policy and Administrative Regulation 3300 and 3311. Purchases through these types of agencies save taxpayer dollars on items such as furniture, technology, supplies, vehicles, equipment, building supplies, etc. There are no member fees with the agencies listed below. Upon approval, the agency memberships listed below will be renewed for 2019-2020:
• Sourcewell (Formerly NJPA)
• California Multiple Awards Schedule (CMAS)
• U.S. Communities, Government Purchasing Alliance
• National Association of State Procurement Officials (NASPO)
• National IPA (Formerly TCPN)
• Nor-Cal Schools Joint Powers
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| Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to approve Change Order No. 1 with Kaler/Dobler Construction, Inc. for relocatable classroom sitework at Inderkum High School. |
| Change Order No. 1 added one item to the contract with Kaler/Dobler Construction, Inc. Change Order No. 1 is in the amount of Two Thousand Nine Hundred Nine Dollars and Ninety-Nine Cents ($2,909.99)
With the addition of Change Order No. 1, the full contract value is Four Hundred Thirty Six Thousand Nine Hundred Nine Dollars and Ninety Nine Cents ($436,909.99). |
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CO # 1 IHS Portable Classroom Sitework
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| Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to approve a Notice of Completion for the relocatable classroom sitework at Inderkum High School. |
| On May 8, 2019 an agreement with Kaler/Dobler Construction, Inc. was approved in the amount of Four Hundred Thirty-Four Thousand Dollars ($434,000.00). The contract included a Twenty Thousand Dollar ($20,000.00) owner controlled allowance. The allowance was used and one Change Order was approved in the amount of Two Thousand Nine Hundred Nine Dollars and Ninety-Nine Cents ($2909.99). The final contract value is Four Hundred Thirty-Six Thousand Nine Hundred Nine Dollars and Ninety-Nine Cents ($436,909.99)
In order to close out the contract and contract payments, a Notice of Completion must be approved for this project. As required to begin the lien period, the Notice of Completion will be filed with the County of Sacramento post Board approval.
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NOC IHS Ports Sitework
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| Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to approve a Notice of Completion for relocatable classroom sitework at Paso Verde Interim site. |
| On May 8, 2019 an agreement with REM Construction, Inc. was approved in the amount of Three Hundred Five Thousand Nine Hundred Six Dollars ($305,906.00). The contract included a Twenty-Five Thousand Dollar ($25,000.00) owner controlled allowance. The allowance was not used. The final contract value is Two Hundred Eighty Thousand Nine Hundred Six Dollars ($280,906.00)
In order to close out the contract and contract payments, a Notice of Completion must be approved for this project. As required to begin the lien period, the Notice of Completion will be filed with the County of Sacramento post Board approval. |
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Paso Ports Sitework
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| Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to approve a Notice of Completion for the Witter Ranch Hardscape repair project. |
| On June 19, 2019 an agreement with Western Engineering Contractors, Inc. was approved in the amount of Two Hundred Ninety-Three Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($293,800.00). The contract included a Twenty-Five Thousand Dollar ($25,000.00) owner controlled allowance of which Three Thousand One Hundred Eighty-Four Dollars and Fifty-Five Cents ($3,184.55) was used. The final contract value is Two Hundred Seventy-One Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty-Four Dollars and Fifty-Five Cents ($271,984.55).
In order to close out the contract and contract payments, a Notice of Completion must be approved for this project. As required to begin the lien period, the Notice of Completion will be filed with the County of Sacramento post Board approval.
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NOC Witter Hardscape
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| Angela Herrera, Chief Academic Officer |
| Angela Herrera, Chief Academic Officer |
| The Board is asked to hold a Public Hearing on the petition to renew the Charter of the Westlake Charter School. |
| In accordance with Education Code section 47605, the Board is required to hold a public hearing to consider the level of support for the renewal petition by teachers and other employees of the District and parents. |
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WCS Charter Renewal Petition 2020-2025
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PROCEDURE: Formal action is required on each item which frequently includes discussion prior to the motion. Time is given for public comments.
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| Board of Trustees |
| Board of Trustees |
| The Board is asked to nominate candidates for CSBA Directors-at-Large African American and American Indians. |
| Nominations for CSBA African American and American Indian Directors-at-Large must be made by a CSBA member board and the nominee must be a board member from a CSBA member district. The elections will take place at CSBA's Delegate Assembly meeting held at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marian on Wednesday, December 4, 2019. Directors-at-large serve two-year terms and take office immediately upon the close of the Associations Annual Education Conference on Saturday, December 7. |
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CSBA Directors-at-Large African American, American Indian
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| Chris Evans, Superintendent |
| Superintendent Recommends Approval
Chris Evans, Superintendent |
| The Board will be asked to approve the employment agreement with Carol Swanson. |
| This Associate Superintendent position will be replacing an outgoing Associate Superintendent. This does not represent an additional Associate Superintendent position. |
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C. Swanson Employment Agreement
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| Angela Herrera, Chief Academic Officer |
| Superintendent Recommends Approval
Angela Herrera, Chief Academic Officer |
| The Board is asked to approve Resolution No. 19-25, designating October 13-19, 2019 as Week of the School Administrator. |
| Natomas Unified School District Administrators perform services which are vital to the educational process and are recognized in the attached resolution.
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Resolution No. 19-25
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| Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| Superintendent Recommends Approval
Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to approve the 2018-19 Unaudited Actual Income and Expenditures. |
Education Code requires a district to close its books and adopt the report of financial activities and position by September 15th of each year for the preceding fiscal year. This information is submitted to the Sacramento County Office of Education and the California Department of Education for review. The attached financial report is designed to provide the Board of Trustees with a general overview of the District's finances and to show in detail through various state reports, the District's accountability for the money it receives and expends. Included in the attached packet is an executive summary that is accompanied by the District's financial activity, which is followed by the required State reports in their entirety. Later this month, the District's independent auditors, Gilbert Associates, Inc. will audit the records contained in this packet and related financial documents. The 2018-19 Independent Audit Report prepared by the firm will be presented for review and action at the December 11, 2019 Board Meeting.
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2018-19 Unaudited Actuals
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| Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| Superintendent Recommends Approval
Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to approve Resolution 19-26, adopting the Gann Limit for 2018-19 and estimate for 2019-20. |
| Proposition 4, the "Gann Amendment" adopted in 1979, provides that government spending may grow no faster than the growth in population and inflation. All public agencies within the State of California are subject to this limitation. Each year, school district governing boards must adopt a resolution identifying their estimated appropriations limit (Gann Limit) for the current year which is based on the current year budget, and the recalculated actual appropriations limit for the prior year (based on prior year final actuals). The Gann Limit is an equation to calculate the maximum amount the state can spend in a given fiscal year. The computation of Appropriation Limit and Appropriations subject to the Limit (Gann Limit Calculation) is attached along with Resolution 19-26. |
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Form GANN (Calculations)
Resolution 19-26 GANN Limit
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| Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| Superintendent Recommends Approval
Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to approve Resolution No. 19-27 to Commit General Fund Balance, 2018-2019 Unaudited Actuals. |
| Education Code, Governmental Accounting Standards Statement 54, and Board Policy 3100 requires the Governing Board to classify fund balances within five categories: 1. Nonspendable. 2. Restricted. 3. Committed. 4. Assigned. 5. Unassigned. Resolution No. 19-27 recommends $10,472,498 be designated as committed funds from the 2018-2019 General Fund ending balance as of Unaudited Actuals reporting. The Resolution is attached. |
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Resolution 10-27 Commit Funds.18-19 Unaudited Actuals
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| Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| Superintendent Recommends Approval
Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to ratify Drainage and Slope Easements for the Paso Verde permanent site. |
| On August 16, 2019 a Purchase and Sale and Grant of Easements Agreement was approved by the Board of Trustees. The Purchase and Sale document included two exhibits, Slope Easement Agreement and Drainage Easement Agreement. The Slope Easement Agreement grants NUSD a perpetual easement and right of entry over, under, across and within Assessor’s Parcel Number (APN) 225-0030-060 for the purposes of installing and maintaining slopes, embankments, and any appurtenances and related improvements. The Drainage Easement Agreement grants NUSD a perpetual easement and right of entry over, under, across and within APN 225-0030-060, 225-0030-062, and 225-0030-064 for the purposes of installing and maintaining drainage pipes, appurtenant drainage facilities, structures or equipment and any related improvements. Both easement agreements were signed by the collective parties on August 22, 2019. |
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Drainage Easement DHIR Properties - NUSD
Slope Easement DHIR Properties- NUSD
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| Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| Superintendent Recommends Approval
Javetta Cleveland, Deputy Superintendent |
| The Board is asked to approve an agreement with Sacramento Regional Transit District. |
| The City of Sacramento will grant Sacramento Regional Transit District (SacRT) $1 million to provide free transit to all students in Sacramento Schools from October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020. This program will benefit NUSD students by providing supplemental transportation to school, extracurricular activities, and jobs/internships. The Student Ridership Initiative agreement with SacRT is attached. |
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Student Ridership Initiative Agreement_SacRT
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| Joel Rabin, Associate Superintendent |
| Joel Rabin, Associate Superintendent
David Rodriguez, Assistant Superintendent - Office of the Chief Academic Officer |
| The Board is asked to receive a presentation regarding student and family perceptions about school academics, engagement and climate, and safety and connectedness. |
| To receive results from the 2019 Parent/Family Survey and results from the 2019 Student Survey. |
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| Joel Rabin, Associate Superintendent |
| Joel Rabin, Associate Superintendent
Angela Herrera, Chief Academic Officer |
| The Board is asked to receive a presentation about our progress in preparing students for college and career. |
| Over the past 6 years, we have increased college and career access opportunities for our students, as well as college and career readiness. This presentation will share information about student achievement and preparation for college and career with additional information about California's College/Career Indicator (CCI). |
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| Joel Rabin, Associate Superintendent |
Joel Rabin, Associate Superintendent
Doug Orr, Associate Superintendent
Angela Herrera, Chief Academic Officer |
| The Board is asked to receive a presentation regarding Natomas Unified School District enrollment procedures and provide recommendations for modifying those procedures for the 2020-21 school year. |
| Current enrollment procedures need to be updated in order to provide best quality service to our schools, staff, and families. |
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Published: September 6, 2019, 4:10 PM
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