ALAMEDA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION Meeting Location: Alameda County Office of Education 313 W. Winton Avenue, Hayward, CA MINUTES –ADOPTED AS SUBMITTED Regular Meeting of March 14, 2000 VOL. XXXXIV, NO.12 Members Present Ernest Avellar, Carmen Carrillo, Charles Deadrich, Felix Elizalde, Gail Jones, Jerome Wiggins Members Absent Gay Plair Cobb Staff Present Superintendent Jordan, Ralph Stern, Ifeoma Adams, Toni Adams, Rick Minnis, Sandra Williams and Barbara Walker Others Present Rick Richards, Pam Richards, Anne Brunton, Peggy Herndon, Jo Loss President Wiggins convened the meeting of February 8, 2000 at 7:34 p.m. Introductions   Superintendent Jordan introduced Anne Brunton and Sandra Williams Minutes – February 8, 2000 Approved as revised Upon a motion by Mr. Avellar and a second by Mr. Elizalde, the Board voted to approve the minutes for February 8, 2000, with the following revisions: Pg. 2 – remove second bank of votes under Res. No. 1589 Pg. 5 – under Business Presentation – "Dr. Carrillo shared that she was uncomfortable with the idea of questioned the propriety of transferring funds from member to member by individual arrangements and suggested that the process be revisited." Pg 7. – under Items from the Secretary – "The Board seemed to feel that it may be a very good idea and requested that it be placed on the next agenda for discussion and action." Ayes: Avellar, Carrillo, Deadrich, Elizalde, Jones Wiggins Noes: None Abstentions: None Absent: Cobb Friends of San Leandro Creek Presentation Mr. Rick Richards, President of Friends of San Leandro Creek, presented to the Board an overview of their San Leandro Creek Environmental Education Center and Natural History Museum. Following his presentation, President Wiggins requested that a joint letter of support be drafted for signature of the Board and Superintendent Jordan.   Consent Agenda – General Matters Dr. Carrillo moved to approve Resolution No. 1591 adopting the use of the Service Learning teaching strategy as a means of educating. Mr. Elizalde seconded her motion. Mr. Avellar requested that the words in the second paragraph be altered to: "Whereas, the Board of Education and the Superintendent of Schools recognize the need to teach importance of teaching content and performance standards through experiential teaching strategies, and," Dr. Carrillo and Mr. Elizalde moved and seconded the motion to adopt Resolution No. 1591 with the above revision. Ayes: Avellar, Carrillo, Deadrich, Elizalde, Jones Wiggins Noes: None Abstentions: None Absent: Cobb Items from the Floor Ms. Anne Brunton spoke to the Board in opposition to the proposed secession by certain portions of the Fremont Unified School District. She requested a discussion with the Board prior to the item being officially placed on the agenda. Superintendent Jordan announced that she would be happy to supply anyone with a copy of the official process required for such an action and assured Ms. Brunton that there would be ample notice and time alloted for discussion before any actions would be taken by the Board. Mr. Wiggins requested that Ms. Brunton be established as a contact person for any items regarding the Fremont Unified issue. Perkins Grant Application Upon a motion by Dr. Carrillo and a second by Ms. Jones, the Board voted to approve the Perkins Grant application for $4949 for 1999-2000. Ayes: Avellar, Carrillo, Deadrich, Elizalde, Jones Wiggins Noes: None Abstentions: None Absent: Cobb CISCO Academies Presentation   Ms. Sandra Williams, Director, Educational Technology Support Services, shared the CISCO Academies program at ACOE with the Board. Dr. Carrillo requested copies of the brochure for the Board when they are completed. Schools Legal Counsel Report Ralph Stern, Schools Legal Counsel, reviewed for the Board the legal issues related to passing resolutions on ballot measures. After discussion, it was agreed that in the future, resolutions regarding ballot measures would not include statements urging the public to vote in a certain manner, but only to support or oppose a position. Peralta District PTA Out of consideration for the presenter, the Board moved Item No. 11 to this position on the agenda and allowed Ms. Jo Loss to make her presentation to the Board at this time. Ms. Loss outlined for the Board the purpose of the PTA and emphasized the fact that their focus remains on children. She shared that through school, council, district and state PTA units her organization seeks to provide training and support for parents and their children in school. She encouraged the Board to use the PTA as a reference and share their information and resources about parenting, nutrition, safety, etc. Budget Committee Report Mr. Avellar gave a report to the Board on the last Budget Committee meeting. He furnished the Board with a list of items discussed by the Committee and their respective recommendations: • 2nd Interim Report – Committee recommends approval • Tentative budget for 2000-2001 – Committee reviewed and will bring revised version to the entire Board in May • Contract with Oakland Unified School District for the services of Pete Yasitis – reviewed by Committee, no fiscal impact to County • Superintendent’s salary – will come before entire Board at future meeting. • Board member computers – survey will be completed and will be on next agenda for discussion and action   Retirement Health Benefits - Scornaienchi Following discussion and a presentation by Mr. Minnis of recent information from Health Net regarding their intent to withdraw service to Calaveras, Shasta and Tuolumne counties, Mr. Avellar moved to honor Mr. Scornaienchi’s request for a monthly warrant of $486.09 as reimbursement for a major medical plan. The amount will be fixed for the duration of the contract to December 31, 2003. Mr. Avellar’s motion was seconded by Ms. Jones and approved by the Board.   Ayes: Avellar, Deadrich, Jones, Wiggins Noes: None Abstentions: Carrillo, Elizalde Absent: Cobb Second Interim Budget Report Following the presentation of the Second Interim Report by Ms. Ifeoma Adams, Mr. Elizalde moved to approve the report. His motion was seconded by Mr. Avellar and approved by the Board. Ayes: Avellar, Carrillo, Deadrich, Elizalde, Jones Wiggins Noes: None Abstentions: None Absent: Cobb Mr. Wiggins requested that Schools Legal Counsel clarify for the Board the Pacheco legislation and its affect on the budget at the next regular Board meeting. Oakland Contract – Pete Yasitis Mr. Rick Minnis presented to the Board the contract between the Superintendent and Mr. Pete Yasitis for his services to Oakland Unified School District for the next year. The supporting contract between Oakland Unified School District and the County Office of Education states that all salary and related payroll costs are to be invoiced and paid by Oakland USD to the County Superintendent. There is no fiscal impact to the County School Service Fund or any County Office budget for the duration of the employment contract. Board Meeting Schedule Upon a motion by Mr. Avellar and a second by Dr. Carrillo, the Board voted to approve the revised meeting schedule for the remainder of the year as follows: March 28 – optional Board meeting – ACOE April 11 – Board meeting – Newark April 25 – Board meeting – ACOE (New Village review) May 9 – Board meeting – Rock LaFleche May 23 – optional Board meeting - ACOE June 13 – Board meeting Camp Sweeney June 27 – optional Board meeting - ACOE Ayes: Avellar, Carrillo, Deadrich, Elizalde, Jones Wiggins Noes: None Abstentions: None Absent: Cobb President’s Report President Wiggins announced that there were four Alameda County high school women’s basketball teams going to Arco arena for the State championships.   Items from the Secretary Superintendent Jordan shared that the County Office would host a CIF Coaching Training session on April 15. She invited the Board to join her on any of her Distinguished school visits in the next couple of weeks. She announced that the California Reading Association would be holding a conference in November and invited any Board members to attend. She also invited any Board member to join her at the BASRC conference on May 10. Superintendent Jordan reminded the Board that the districts continue to struggle financially and the County Office is watching the fiscal responsibility of five districts closely. She shared that a rally was being planned for legislative intervention to obtain additional funding in the next five years to bring funding per student to the national average. Superintendent Jordan announced that she has been named honorary co-chair for 25th Annual CABE (California Association for Bilingual Educators) conference on March 20. The Superintendent related to the Board that the County Office was participating in Census 2000 and has hired a consultant to work within the county schools to facilitate the census. She also recently attended an anti-hate rally sponsored by the Human Relations Department in Fremont. The following items were presented to the Board for their information: General Information: • News Release - "Superintendent Jordan to Loan County’s Business Officer –Oakland USD Gets Top Finance Help" – February 18, 2000 • News Release - "Superintendent Jordan Announces Alameda County California Distinguished School Nominees" – February 23, 2000 • News Release - "Read Across America Celebrates Dr. Seuss’s Birthday" – February 29, 2000 • News Release - "Hands-on Training Benefits Local Middle School" - March 9, 2000 • California Reading Association – Thirty-fourth Annual Conference – Nov. 2-4, 2000 • Michael F. Dillon & Associates – Legislative Analyst’s Report of the Budget – February 17, 2000 Superintendent/District Communications: • Agenda for the Regular Meeting of the Personnel Commission – March 16, 2000   Position Announcements:   • Job Vacancy – Teacher, Math – Rock LaFleche Community Day Center • Position Announcement – Network Administrator (D-6-1) – Application Deadline: March 10, 2000 • Position Announcement – Instructional Assistant – Juvenile Court School/County Community Day Centers/School Pregnant Minor Program/School Age Mothers (PMP/SAM) – Application Deadline: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 • Position Announcement – Receptionist (A-1-2) – Application Deadline: Wednesday, March 22, 2000 • Position Announcement: - Administrative Secretary (B-2-1) • Position Announcement - Educational Programs Secretary (A-1-3) Newsletter/Publications: • "California Curriculum News Report" – March 2000 • "Highlights" – March 2000   Items from the Board Ms. Jones requested a Curriculum Committee meeting for March 28th at 6:30 p.m. Mr. Avellar suggested that a second look be taken at the present committee structure. He shared that it might be more efficient to bring some of the committee work to the Board as a whole and keep committee work for budget and policy matters only. Mr. Elizalde recently presented a PESA award in Livermore to a teacher’s aide for being chosen as a Tri-Valley Top Nine for community service. She was very surprised and grateful. Mr. Elizalde also attended a Health Faire at Amador High School in Pleasanton and the Celebrating Opportunities for Hispanic Students Conference in San Diego. He shared that the CISCO academy open house at Camp Sweeney was very inspiring and has turned around the lives of some of the students. Mr. Elizalde also attended the Democratic convention in San Jose. Mr. Elizalde requested that a survey be made of the districts for any diversity projects or programs they may be conducting. Superintendent Jordan agreed to bring the matter to the attention of the district Superintendents.   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