MINUTES –UNADOPTED Regular Meeting of January 11, 2000 VOL. XXXXIV, NO.10 Members Present Ernest Avellar, Carmen Carrillo, Gay Plair Cobb, Charles Deadrich, Felix Elizalde, Gail Jones, Jerome Wiggins Members Absent None Staff Present Pete Yasitis, Ralph Stern, Ifeoma Adams, Tom Reid,Toni Adams, Jim McGrew, Jan Passama, Evan Goldberg, Mike Beckett, Rafael Ramirez, and Barbara Walker Others Present Kelly Robinson, Yvette Stegner, Louis Gonzalez, Curtis Henry, Adam Jernegan, Eric Hollingsworth, Deja Odeye, Sharon Ridgeway, Gy Green, Leona Haney, Rhonda Jefferson, Myriam Ramos, Dianne McSwain, Gloria Grant Wilson, and Amber Blackwell President Wiggins convened the meeting of January 11, 2000 at 7:32 p.m. Introductions   Ms. Cobb introduced Kelly Robinson of Oakland PIC. Superintendent Jordon introduced Louis Gonzalez representing the New Village Charter School, and Gloria Grant Wilson, former Board member for Hayward Unified School District. Minutes – December 14, 1999 Approved as revised Upon a motion by Dr. Carrillo and a second by Mr. Elizalde the Board voted to approve the minutes for December 14, 1999, with the following revisions: Pg. 1-2 - remove Ms. Jones from the list of Aye votes. She was absent Pg. 2 – under Consent Agenda General Matters – change"…Dr. Carmen Carrillo for her work on the AB2519 Additonal Adoptions Instructional Materials Process team." Pg. 3 – under First Interim Report – add "Ms. Cobb requested that the budget committee examine the current year FTEs compared to the previous years." Pg. 4 – under Proposal for Name Change – add – "Mr. Wiggins appointed Dr. Carrillo as point person between the planning committee and the Board."   Minutes – December 14, 1999– Cont’d Pg. 8 – under Items from the Board – add Senator to Don Perata’s name. Change - "…Apple Campus in San Francisco Cupertino where…" Ayes: Avellar, Carrillo, Cobb, Deadrich, Elizalde, Wiggins Noes: None Abstentions: Jones Absent: None Consent Agenda – General Matters Ms. Cobb pulled Item 1.A. from the Consent Agenda for discussion. Upon a motion by Dr. Carrillo and a second by Ms. Cobb, the Board voted to adopt the following Consent Agenda – General Matters: • Approve Public Education Service Award for Marta Urrutia of the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District. • Approve Coordinated Compliance Review and Program Quality Review for Student Programs and Services Division. Ayes: Avellar, Carrillo, Cobb, Deadrich, Elizalde, Jones,Wiggins Noes: None Abstentions: None Absent: None Ms. Cobb moved to adopt Resolution No. 1584 with the removal of the words "prior to the Civil Rights Act of1964" from paragraph three. Dr. Carrillo seconded the motion. By the following vote, the Board voted to adopt Resolution No. 1584 with the above revision. Ayes: Avellar, Carrillo, Cobb, Deadrich, Elizalde, Jones,Wiggins Noes: None Abstentions: None Absent: None Items from the Floor No items were raised from the floor. Presentation – Oakland Private Industry Council/ACOE Career Development Project   Ms. Cobb introduced, once again, Kelly Robinson, from her office at the Private Industry Council to review with the Board the Career Development Project being established at Rock LaFleche Community Day School and Fruitvale Academy in collaboration with Alameda County Office of Education. Ms. Robinson outlined the program which involves establishing a garden and marketing the produce in the community. She then invited Mike Beckett, a Coordinator from Rock LaFleche, and Dr. Rafael Ramirez, Principal of Fruitvale Academy, to make any remarks they may have to the Board. Both Mr. Beckett and Dr. Ramirez thanked the Private Industry Council for the opportunity to work together to provide an expanded curriculum for their students. Ms. Robinson asked the Board for any contacts they may have for work experience sites within the community or job shadow opportunities. Mr. Elizalde suggested they investigate the many Farmer’s Markets in the community as an avenue for marketing their produce. Library Program Proposal Evan Goldberg, of County Office staff, was present to answer any questions by the Board regarding the Library Program proposal. Dr. Carrillo moved to approve the current plan for development of a library program for County Student Programs. Mr. Elizalde seconded her motion. Ayes: Avellar, Carrillo, Cobb, Deadrich, Elizalde, Jones,Wiggins Noes: None Abstentions: None Absent: None Dr. Deadrich left the meeting early due to illness. Charter School Report President Wiggins requested that County staff, the school director, and school board president for New Village Public Charter School of the East Bay each make a presentation and then allow time for Board questions followed by any public speakers. Amber Blackwell, Gy Green, Ifeoma Adams and Louis Gonzalez made presentations to the Board. The issues that were raised were safety considerations for the students, curriculum and testing programs, budget deficit, and conflict resolution between the board and staff. Yvette Stegner, Deja Odeye, Dianne McSwain, Adam Jernigan, Curtis Henry, Eric Hollingsworth, and Gloria Grant Wilson also made comments to the Board regarding New Village Charter School. Charter School Report (cont’d) Upon a motion by Ms. Cobb and a second by Dr. Carrillo, the Board voted to continue the charter for New Village to the end of the school year with a progress report in April to decide if the charter will be extended for next year. Ayes: Avellar, Carrillo, Cobb, Elizalde, Wiggins Noes: Jones Abstentions: None Absent: Deadrich Mr. Avellar requested that the original charter be included with the information to the Board in April. Budget Committee Report Mr. Avellar reported to the Board the discussion from the Budget Committee meeting. A request was made to the Committee from August Scornaienchi regarding the health benefits granted to him in 1987. It was the recommendation of the Committee to continue the current monthly rate for the remainder of three years. Mr. Avellar requested that the item be placed on the next Board meeting agenda for action. A review was made of the First Interim reporting process and it was agreed that more lead-time would be provided to the Board for approval of interim reports. President’s Report President Wiggins reported that he attended Delegate Assembly at the CSBA conference as our representative where history was made by installing the first gay, male president, Jeff Horton. Dan Waldon from our region was elected vice-president. CCBE also made some changes to their bylaws. Items from the Secretary Superintendent Jordan invited the Board to the Y2K celebration to be held at El Toritos in San Leandro on Wednesday, January 12, 2000. She also announced the upcoming API (Academic Performance Index) workshops being provided at the County Office. Superintendent Jordan shared highlights from her recent visit to San Diego County Office of Education and reminded the Board that the next meeting would be held at the Newark Unified School District Office. The following items were presented to the Board for their information: General Information: • News Release - "Alameda County Office of Education Completes First Phase of External Evaluation for Five Schools" December 20, 1999 • News Release - "Union City Mayor Interviews Sheila Jordan, County Superintendent of Schools" – December 21, 1999 • News Release - "Superintendent of Schools Jordan Issues Recommendation on Charter for New Village School" – January 10, 2000 Superintendent/District Communications: • Regular Meeting of the Personnel Commission Agenda – December 16, 1999 Position Announcements: • Position Announcement – Program Assistant (B-2-2) Application Deadline – Wednesday, January 12, 2000 • Position Announcement – Educational Programs Secretary Application Deadline - Monday, January 3, 2000 • Position Announcement – Custodian (A-1-1) Application Deadline – Open and continuous • Job Vacancy – Instructional Assistant, JCS/CCS/SAM (A-1-2) • Job Vacancy – Accounting Technician (B-2-1) • Job Vacancy – Senior Budget Analyst (C-4-2) Newsletter/Publications: • "Bay Region IV School Support & Improvement Center Newsletter" - January 2000 • Highlights – January 2000 • $FundingAlert – January 2000 Items from the Board Ms. Jones announced that there would be a Curriculum Committee meeting on January 25th at 6:30 p.m. She also shared her recent attendance to the CSBA Conference where she was selected as an alternate for the nominating committee. Ms. Jones shared her desire to help two teachers at Fremont High School who made specific requests for their classrooms. Superintendent Jordan said she would mention the problems to FCMAT, who is currently evaluating the Oakland Unified School District. Dr. Carrillo remarked that Board members might need some additional computer training. Superintendent Jordan requested that Mr. Avellar make a survey of the Board members regarding their individual needs for computer hardware or training. Mr. Elizalde announced that Channel 30 ran a spot on the awards presentation he and Superintendent Jordan made in Pleasanton. Adjournment President Wiggins adjourned the meeting at 10:50 p.m. ____________________________________ President   ____________________________________ Secretary Back to ACOE Homepage Alameda County Office of Education E-MAIL THE ACOE All contents copyright (C) 2000, Alameda County Office of Education. All rights reserved. URL: http://alameda-coe.k12.ca.us