Board of Education Regular Meeting
Alvord USD
May 06, 2021 4:00PM
District Office Board Room
9 KPC Parkway, Corona, CA 92879
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NOTICE OF REGULAR BOARD MEETING VIA TELECONFERENCE Due to current COVID restrictions, members of the public will participate via Zoom. Board Members and staff will be physically present. As authorized by Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-29-20, dated March 17, 2020, the Alvord Unified School District will conduct all meetings of the Governing Board via teleconference until further notice. The meetings will be conducted via Zoom: Click Here. Spanish simultaneous interpretation is available via the Zoom platform. All meetings may also be viewed live on our district YouTube channel on the day of the meeting and are recorded to be viewed subsequently after the meeting: Click Here Pursuant to Executive Order N-29-20, the Governing Board will take public comment. All public comments must be submitted in writing in advance of the meeting. Please submit your written public comments to: 2Superintendent@alvordschools.org no later than 9:00 a.m. on May 6, 2021.
During the Governing Board meeting, written public comments received in a timely manner will be read for the Governing Board. Pursuant to Board Bylaw 9323, public comment period will be limited to twenty (20) minutes. Duplicative public comments will not be read during the meeting. However, all written public comments will be provided to the Governing Board in advance of the meeting. |
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| A quorum is expected with Ms. Lizeth Vega, Dr. Joanna Dorado, Mrs. Julie A. Moreno, Mr. Robert Schwandt, and Mrs. Carolyn M. Wilson in attendance. |
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At this time, the Board of Education welcomes public comment. Members of the audience have an opportunity to speak to any item on the Agenda or regarding subjects or concerns that do not appear on the Agenda. The chair reserves the right to limit speaking time to three minutes. Government Code Section 54954.2 and Education Code Section 35145.5 prohibits the Board of Education from discussing or acting upon matters not on the Agenda; therefore, Board members may (1) acknowledge receipt of the information; or (2) refer the matter to staff with no direction as to action or priority.
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| Lizeth Vega, President |
At approximately 8:30 p.m., the Board of Education will determine which of the remaining agenda items can be considered and acted upon prior to 9:00 p.m., and may continue all other items on which additional time is required until a future meeting. All meetings are scheduled to end no later than 9:00 p.m.
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Board, staff and audience.
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At this time, the Board of Education welcomes public comment. Members of the audience have an opportunity to speak to any item on the Agenda or regarding subjects or concerns that do not appear on the Agenda. The chair reserves the right to limit speaking time to three minutes. Government Code Section 54954.2 and Education Code Section 35145.5 prohibits the Board of Education from discussing or acting upon matters not on the Agenda; therefore, Board members may (1) acknowledge receipt of the information; or (2) refer the matter to staff with no direction as to action or priority.
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| Dr. Marisela Recendez, Principal |
Student of the Month: Foothill Elementary School is proud to recognize Kelly Villagomez as the Alvord Unified School District Student of the Month for April 2021. Certificated Employee of the Month: Foothill Elementary School is proud to recognize Erica LoCascio as the Alvord Unified School District Certificated Employee of the Month for April 2021. Classified Employee of the Month: Foothill Elementary School is proud to recognize Mariela Aguilar as the Alvord Unified School District Classified Employee of the Month for April 2021. Volunteer of the Month: Foothill Elementary School is proud to recognize Melissa Astudilo as the Alvord Unified School District Volunteer of the Month for April 2021. |
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| Ms. Orquidea Wilcox |
Myra Linn Elementary School Third Grade teacher, Ms. Orquidea Wilcox will introduce students chosen to read letters regarding what they learned in their classroom about the environment along with suggestions to the Superintendent and Board of Education.
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| Ms. Diana Taylor, Principal |
| Orrenmaa Elementary School Principal, Ms. Diana Taylor will provide a presentation to elaborate on the concept of the Entrepreneurship Club offered at Orrenmaa Elementary School. |
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Entrepreneurship Club Board 5.6.21
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Your Superintendent recommends approval of Consent Agenda items 10.a.1. through 10.e.2.
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All items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered by the Board to be routine and will be enacted upon by the Board in one motion. There will be no discussion of these items prior to the time the Board votes on the motion unless members of the Board request specific items to be discussed and/or removed from the Consent Agenda.
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| Board approval is requested for the Adoption of minutes for Regular Board Meeting of April 15, 2021. |
Meeting Minutes 4-15-21
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| Approve agreement between City of Riverside and Alvord Unified School District for live streaming of the 2020-2021 high school graduations. |
The City of Riverside will provide technical services to Alvord USD to facilitate the live streaming of all of the 4 high school graduation ceremonies for the 2020-2021 school year. The ceremonies will be live streamed using YouTube LIVE and other district sponsored social media platforms. The City of Riverside will supply Alvord USD with a digital copy of each ceremony at the conclusion of the final graduation ceremony.
Contract Template II Agreement will be used for this agreement, which was Board Approved on August 20, 2020.
FISCAL IMPACT: $4,000.00 (Department Discretionary, Information Technology) |
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City of Riverside Streaming Graduations Quote
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Board ratification is requested for Purchase Order List Number 15 for the period of 03/20/2021 to 04/16/2021
Number of District Purchase Orders submitted is: 187
RATIONALE:
#B1006600 - #B1006612
#P2057820 - #P2058000 FISCAL IMPACT: $800,863.14 (various funds) |
Purchase Order List Number 15
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| Board ratification is requested for a Consultation Agreement between Michael Berger Creative and Alvord Unified School District. |
Consultant to provide video creation and production for Alvord's March 22, 2021 Opening Day. Board approval of this item will allow Michael Berger Creative to proceed with services. Contract Template - Non-Construction Consultant Services Agreement will be used for this contract, which was Board Approved on August 20, 2020. FISCAL IMPACT: Not to Exceed $2,250.00 (General Fund/Restricted-School Reopening Grant) |
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Proposal - Michael Berger Creative
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| Board approval is requested for the ratification of the agreement between the Bosch Community Fund Foundation and Alvord Unified School District for acceptance of terms of the grant to be awarded to the Hillcrest High School Eco Race Team. The term of the agreement is December 31, 2020 through December 31, 2021. |
The Bosch Community Fund Foundation would like to grant the Hillcrest Eco Race Team $25,038.00 to support associated team costs.
The Bosch Grant would be used to support the team’s SEMA Urban Concept Vehicle Design Team. This team first began at Hillcrest High School last school year and will be further developed into a design team once we return from the pandemic. Primarily made up of students in Year 3 and 4 of our CADD program and the Engineering Club, this team competes in the Shell Eco-Marathon Americas competition, which is an international college and high school engineering competition where students design race vehicles in a variety of propulsion source categories, while focusing on efficiency, technical ability and safety requirements.
In the initial two years of the CADD program at Hillcrest High School, students have been presented with increasingly challenging real-world problems to solve through CADD design and 3D printing. These challenges begin Year 1 with a simple desktop caddy, then progress to the creation of Lego-style toys, and comes to a summative end during Year 2 with the design of a functional V8 engine. Each project is designed to build both design and collaborative skills as students progress to the SEMA Urban Concept Vehicle competition during Year 3 and 4 of our program. The Bosch grant will allow students in Year 1 and 2 to have access to electronics from which to expand existing projects. For our Year 3 and 4 students, who will begin working on the SEMA vehicle build project, the Bosch grant will allow this team to purchase several complete sets of electronics needed for the development and manufacturing of both current and future vehicles..
Board ratification of this agreement will make it possible for Hillcrest High School to accept this grant from the Bosch Community Fund Foundation in support of their Eco Race Team.
FISCAL IMPACT: $25,038.00 Revenue (General Fund/Restricted, Hillcrest High School)
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Agreement
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| Board approval is requested for the ratification of the agreement between SOS Entertainment and Alvord Unified School District for DJ services at Hillcrest and La Sierra High School’s 2021 Senior Sunset/Movie Night on Thursday, May 7, 2021 and May 13, 2021. |
Hillcrest High School and La Sierra High School would like to hold its annual Senior Sunset/Movie Night on Thursday, May 13, 2021 at Hillcrest High School and Friday, May 7, 2021 at La Sierra High School. Under this agreement, SOS Entertainment shall provide a DJ package service consisting of a movie screen and projector, sound, and lighting for this event.
These agreements are being brought forth as a ratification due to the timing of the event and the requirement for payment prior to the event date.
Board ratification of these agreements would allow SOS Entertainment to provide DJ package services at the 2021 Hillcrest High School Senior Sunset/Movie Night on Thursday, May 13, 2021 and La Sierra High School on Friday, May 7, 2021.
FISCAL IMPACT: $5325.00 (General Fund Unrestricted, Site Discretionary, Hillcrest High School) $3615.95 (General Fund Unrestricted, Site Discretionary, La Sierra High School) AMENDED 5/5/2021 |
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Contract - Hillcrest HS
Contract - La Sierra HS
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| Board approval is requested to amend the client staffing agreement between Pioneer Healthcare Services, LLC and Alvord Unified School District to increase the total amount of the agreement. This agreement allows Pioneer Healthcare to recruit and provide contract healthcare professionals including speech/language pathologist or assistant, school psychologist, occupational therapist or assistant, physical therapist or assistant and/or licensed vocational nurse to provide therapy services and/or assessments for special needs students as required by their Individualized Education Program (IEP). |
The District does not have substitutes readily available for long-term absences of School Psychologists or Speech/Language Pathologists. The Special Education Department initially contracted with Pioneer Healthcare Services for a Speech/Language Pathologist Assistant during the first semester of the 20-21 school year. Two District School Psychologists have since gone on leave. These two leave requests in the second semester of the 2020-2021 school year resulted in the need for two contracted School Psychologists. Pioneer Healthcare Services was able to provide the required contractors, but will result in a shortfall to the original contract amount.
Board approval is requested to amend the client staffing agreement with Pioneer Healthcare Services, LLC to increase the amount of the agreement for the 2020-2021 school year. This will allow the District to provide a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) for students based on their Individualized Education Program (IEP) while still in the process of recruitment of new staff or during long-term absences.
FISCAL IMPACT: Increase of $40,000.00 (General Fund/Restricted-Special Education)
Original Amount: $60,000.00 (General Fund/Restricted-Special Education)
Total Amount: $100,000.00 |
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Agreement
Original Memo
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| Board approval is requested to amend the independent contractor agreement between Galaxy Speech Care, LLC and Alvord Unified School District to increase the amount of the agreement. Galaxy Speech Care provides Speech-Language Pathologists and Speech Language Pathology Assistant contractors to provide therapy services, attend Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings and/or complete assessments for special needs students as required by their Individualized Education Program (IEP). |
Board ratification was granted at the August 20, 2020 Board Meeting for an independent contractor agreement between Galaxy Speech Care, LLC and Alvord Unified School District to provide contract Speech-Language Therapy services for the 2020-2021 school year.
Galaxy Speech Care, LLC provided an experienced and licensed Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant to provide speech therapy to students experiencing Learning Loss, and support the Districts’ Speech Therapists with caseloads past contract limits. The services of this Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant were to end on December 18, 2020; however, there was a continuing need through the middle of March 2021. This created the need to increase the amount of the contract.
Board approval to increase the amount of the agreement will allow the Special Education Department to provide a Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) for students based on their Individualized Education Program (IEP).
FISCAL IMPACT: Increase of $8,000.00 (General Fund/Restricted-CARES Funding)
Original Contract Amount: $150,000.00
Total: $158,000.00 |
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Agreement
Original Memo
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Board approval is requested for Agreement C1008149 between Riverside County Superintendent of Schools and Alvord Unified School District for the partial reimbursement of expenses related to homeless students for the 2020-2021 school year. |
The Education for Homeless Children and Youth grant funding provided by the California Department of Education through the Riverside County Superintendent of Schools, will partially reimburse Alvord Unified School District for expenses used to assist in keeping homeless students attending school on a regular basis. McKinney-Vento Act eligible students may receive assistance with transportation costs such as bus passes or gas vouchers, school supplies, hygiene items, and supplemental education services.
The grant funding will provide an amount not to exceed $2880.00 (based on the 2019-20 California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System(CALPADS) homeless count.) for the purchase of services or resources for students regarded as homeless such as transportation, supplies, hygiene items or supplemental educational services. Board approval of Agreement C1008149 will allow Alvord Unified School District to receive partial reimbursement of costs related to supporting homeless students for the 2020-21 school year. The term of this agreement shall be from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. FISCAL IMPACT: Revenue not to exceed $2880.00, (Based on CALPADS homeless count for the 19-20 school year.) |
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Homeless Reimbursement C1008149
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| Approve agreement between Riverside County Superintendent of Schools and Alvord Unified School District for CTE instructor extra-duty hours during the 2020-2021 school year. |
This agreement would allow Robin Luther to provide extended learning opportunities for students in the Film Production 2 courses at Norte Vista High School, after the school day. Students would be able to put into practice what they have learned by filming and photographing after school extracurricular activities. Robin Luther would be able to work up to 15 extra duty hours. ROP teachers cannot be paid off a personnel action form and must have a contract for the additional hours. This agreement was received on April 13, 2021. FISCAL IMPACT: $1,152.15 (General Funds - Site Discretionary Budget) |
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20-21 RCOE IN60330 R. Luther BA 5.5.21
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| Board approval is requested for an agreement between Turnitin, LLC and Alvord Unified School District for a license agreement effective July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. |
Turnitin offers an online platform that allows schools to check student work for possible textual matches against Internet available resources and their own proprietary database. This service protects and promotes academic integrity and helps teachers detect and prevent plagiarism as well as serving as a tool for educating students about the appropriate use of sources, paraphrasing, over-quoting, and citing.
Under this agreement, Turnitin would provide access to their platform to teachers at Hillcrest, La Sierra, and Norte Vista high schools and provide a virtual training session for staff.
Board approval of this agreement would make it possible for district high schools to access Turnitin’s online platform during the 2021-2022 school year.
FISCAL IMPACT: $20,980.84 (Expanded Learning Opportunities Grant) |
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Agreement
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| Board approval is requested for a professional services agreement between Alvord Unified School District and Boss Graphics for graphics design and painting services at Orrenmaa Elementary School. This agreement would be effective May 7, 2021 through June 30, 2021. |
The wall mural in the front of Orrenmaa Elementary will enhance the restoration of the old mural and be welcoming to the school community. Boss Graphics will design and paint “Owls” with various owls sitting in a tree image on plywood and cut the mold and mount to the brick building. By mounting the design in this way, Boss Graphics will be preserving the original brick beauty. Boss Graphics will also restore the original aluminum letters that read “Allen J. Orrenmaa School” from faded black to white; thus creating a 3-D effect with the mounted graphic design. This mural will have be inviting to students and families as well as beautify the school.
Agreement 2020 Non-Construction Template, which was Board approved on August 20, 2020 will be used for this agreement.
FISCAL IMPACT: Not to exceed $6,825.00 (General Fund/Site Discretionary, Orrenmaa Elementary)
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Proposal
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Board approval is requested for a professional services agreement between Interquest Detection Canines of San Diego and Alvord Unified School District to provide substance awareness and detection services from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
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Alvord Unified School District has utilized the detection canines as part of its comprehensive drug, alcohol, and violence reduction program for many years. The canines arrive randomly at high schools and middle schools to provide inspection and detection services according to the established protocol. The detection service is viewed positively by the administration, staff and students, with reports that having the service lowers the amount of drugs and alcohol brought onto school grounds.
Board approval of this agreement will allow Interquest Detection Canines of San Diego to provide up to twenty four full day, multi-site visits during the 2021-2022 school year.
FISCAL IMPACT: Not to Exceed $13,920.00 (General Fund/Unrestricted) |
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Interquest Contract
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| Board approval is requested for a Professional Services Agreement between John Mila de la Roca and Alvord Unified School District for piano tuning and repair services at various sites. The term of this agreement would be May 7, 2021 through June 30, 2021. |
Mr. Mila de la Roca has tuned pianos in Alvord USD for the past several years. He is knowledgeable in his craft and has been able to repair some of our most aging pianos, giving us many more years of use.
Agreement 2020 Non-Construction Template, which was Board approved on August 20, 2020 will be used for this agreement.
FISCAL IMPACT: Not to Exceed $5,000.00 (General Fund/Unrestricted, LCFF Music Fund) |
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Rate Sheet
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| Board approval is requested for an agreement between Aardvark Clay and Supplies and Alvord Unified School District to provide repair to a ceramics kiln at La Sierra High School effective May 7, 2021 through June 30, 2021. |
The Skutt KM1231 ceramics kiln at La Sierra High School is in need of repair. Aardvark Clay and Supplies has provided a quote to provide parts and labor to repair the kiln.
Board approval of this agreement would allow Aardvark Clay and Supplies to provide the service necessary to repair the ceramics kiln at La Sierra High School.
Agreement 2020 Non-Construction Template, which was Board approved on August 20, 2020 will be used for this agreement.
FISCAL IMPACT: Not to exceed $1,061.94 (General Fund/Unrestricted, LCFF-LI, VAPA funds) |
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Proposal
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| Board approval is requested for three agreements between Blue Frame Technology, LLC and Alvord Unified School District for extension of the current live stream agreements through the 2021-2022 school year. |
Blue Frame Technology offers a complete streaming solution for athletic programs to make it easy for parents and recruiters to watch athletes play from any device. The need to live stream athletic events has been a benefit for school districts during the Covid-19 pandemic when spectators have been limited at athletic events.
Alvord Unified School District entered into agreements with Blue Frame Technology for Hillcrest, La Sierra, and Norte Vista high schools during the 2020-2021 school year for live streaming services. Under this new agreement, Blue Frame Technology would extend their services at a discounted rate of $300.00 per school through June 30, 2022. The standard rate for this service is $1500.00 per school per year. Blue Frame Technology is able to offer this discounted rate due to the current agreements having been entered into late in this school year.
Board approval of these agreements would make it possible Athletic Departments in Alvord Unified School District high schools to continue to live stream their events during the 2021-2022 school year.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Not to exceed $900.00 (Expanded Learning Opportunities Grant) |
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Agreement
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| Board approval is requested for an agreement between Community Now and Alvord Unified School District for the Coaching for Cultural Success program. The term of the agreement is June 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021. |
Under this agreement, Community Now will provide AUSD Management personnel with a multi-tiered approach as well as one-on-one coaching to improve life skills. Community Now will also provide emotional intelligence supports and develop a peer-to-peer program to develop an internal coping system. This can be used to support mental wellness, increase student and teacher retention, reduce student discipline, and improve student academic achievement.
FISCAL IMPACT: Not to exceed $50,000 (Title 1 Funds) |
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Coaching for Cultural Success Agreement
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| Board approval is requested for a professional services agreement between Creative Brain Learning, LLC., and Alvord Unified School District to provide supervision and instructional support to Expanded Learning Programs during the Summer Academy effective June 1, 2021 through July 15, 2021. |
Expanded Learning currently has a contract with Creative Brain Learning, LLC to provide services for the Summer Academy at the 14 elementary and middle school programs with ASES grant funded programs through June 30, 2021. It is recommended that Creative Brain Learning, LLC provide services for the 4 elementary and middle programs, not funded by the ASES grant, during June 2021 and at all 18 Summer Academy programs during July 2021.
Board approval will allow Creative Brain Learning, LLC to continue to provide the necessary services for Expanded Learning Through July 15, 2021.
Agreement 2020 Non-Construction Template, which was Board approved on August 20, 2020 will be used for this agreement.
FISCAL IMPACT: $204,364.32 (General Fund Restricted–Expanded Learning Opportunity Grant)
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Proposal, Scope of Services and Budget Proposal
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| Board approval is requested for the 2021-2022 designation of California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Representatives. |
Education Code 33353(a)(1) gives the Board of Education specific authority to select the California Interscholastic Federation Representatives for the 2021-2022 school year.
Board approval of this item will allow the following staff to be CIF Representatives for the 2021-2022 school year.
Hillcrest High School: John Finn, Athletic Director
La Sierra High School: Ryan Highstreet, Athletic Director
Norte Vista High School: Ron Main, Athletic Director
FISCAL IMPACT: None |
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Board approval is requested for the addition of the following high school course to start in the 2021-2022 academic school year District wide. |
Please refer to the attached course description for additional information regarding this course.
FISCAL IMPACT: None |
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Course Description
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| Board ratification is requested for a Memorandum of Understanding between Orange County Superintendent of Schools and Alvord Unified School District. |
Ratification of the Memorandum of Understanding with Orange County Superintendent of Schools will allow them to provide credential services for designated subjects to Career Technical candidates in the District.
This agreement term began July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021.
FISCAL IMPACT: $2,000.00 (General Fund/Restricted – CTI) |
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Memorandum of Understanding - Orange County Superintendent of Schools
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| Board approval is requested to amend the Memorandum of Understanding between the Riverside County Superintendent of Schools and Alvord Unified School District, to participate in the California Classified to Classroom – Pipeline to Teaching Grant Program. |
On May 24, 2014, Alvord Unified School District entered into a Memorandum Of Understanding with the Riverside County Superintendent of Schools to participate in the California Classified to Classroom – Pipeline to Teaching Grant Program from 2016 to 2021. The Superintendent’s Consortium grant is intended to recruit and support the development of a diverse teaching force that aligns to the demographics of the communities we serve. This program provides an important opportunity to prepare our local classified staff to enter the teaching profession.
Board approval will allow the agreement to be amended to increase the amount of reimbursable program related expenditures which occurred in the 2020-2021 school year up to $800 ($400 each for two participants). There is no fiscal impact to the district.
FISCAL IMPACT: None |
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Amended MOU - Riverside County Superintendent of Schools
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Trustee, Mrs. Julie Moreno, Board Clerk, will report on any actions taken by the Board following consideration in Closed Session. |
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| Review Proposed Revisions to Board Policies and Administrative Regulations |
The Board of Education will review the proposed revisions to the listed Board Policies and Administrative Regulations. Board Bylaw 9310 entitled “Board Policies,” allows the Board to waive the second reading and adopt the proposed revisions at this time. If the Board desires further revisions, these Board Policies and Administrative Regulations will be brought back to the May 20, 2021 Board Meeting for a second reading and approval.
Number BP/AR/E Title
3311.2 AR Lease-Leaseback Contracts
3311.3 AR Design-Build Contracts
3517 AR Facilities Inspection
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01 - AR 3311.2 Lease-Leaseback Contracts
02 - AR 3311.3 Design Build Contracts
03 - AR 3517 Facilities Inspection
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| Board approval is requested for the adoption of Resolution No. 47, designating May 2021 as Asian/Pacific American Month. |
By adopting Resolution No. 47 Alvord Unified School District will celebrate the history and contributions of Asian/Pacific Americans in United States History. This resolution is one of the ways that our District will participate in this statewide recognition.
FISCAL IMPACT: None |
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Resolution No. 47 - Asian Pacific Heritage Month
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Board approval is requested for adoption of annual Resolution No.48- Mental Health Awareness Month |
Alvord Unified School District will stand with the nation in recognizing May 2021 as “Mental Health Awareness Month” and commit to focusing on educating our students with mental health concerns from toddlerhood through graduation in order to give all children an equitable opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive academically, emotionally and socially.
The proposed Resolution No.48 affirms Alvord’s commitment to participate in Mental Health Awareness Month.
Fiscal Impact: None |
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Resolution 48 Mental Health Awareness Month
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| Board approval is requested for adoption of annual Resolution No. 49 – Day of the Teacher. |
California Education Code Section 37222 sets aside the second Wednesday in May as the Day of the Teacher. Therefore, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, has been designed as “California Day of the Teacher” by the Legislature of the State of California. Annual Resolution No. 49 DAY OF THE TEACHER is presented for your adoption in recognition of Alvord teachers.
FISCAL IMPACT: None |
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Resolution No. 49 - Day of the Teacher
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| Board approval is requested for adoption of annual Resolution No. 50 – Classified School Employee Week. |
The week of May 16 - 22, 2021, has been designated as “Classified School Employee Week” in California by the California School Employees Association and the California State Board of Education. Annual Resolution No. 50 – CLASSIFIED SCHOOL EMPLOYEE WEEK is presented for your adoption in recognition of Alvord classified employees.
FISCAL IMPACT: None |
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Resolution 50 - Classified School Employee Week
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| Board approval is requested for adoption of annual Resolution No. 51 – Child Nutrition Employee Appreciation Week. |
The week of May 3-7, 2021, has been designated as “Child Nutrition Employee Appreciation Week” in California by the School Nutrition Association. Annual Resolution No. 51 – Child Nutrition Employee Appreciation Week is presented for your adoption in recognition of Alvord Child Nutrition Services employees.
FISCAL IMPACT: None |
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Resolution No. 51 - Child Nutrition Employee Appreciation Week
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| Board approval is requested for adoption of Resolution No. 52- an annual resolution for Teacher Assignment/Misassignment Monitoring allowing legal provisions authorizing staff to teach in their current 2020-2021 school year assignments. |
In 1989, Senate Bill 435 was passed, which requires that all California school districts annually review the credential authorizations for their certificated employees. This is commonly referred to as “assignment/misassignment monitoring.” Furthermore, Education Code §44258.9 requires county superintendents of schools in turn to monitor school districts to ensure that there are no teacher assignments outside the authorization of the teachers’ credentials.
The District must ensure that all certificated staff are assigned appropriately. District staff work with Principals to review all master schedules and compare assignments to the credentials of the individual in place. When there is an assignment for which there is no specific credential authorization, or when the employee has talents not evidenced by his or her credential, Education code allows assignment options that will permit the services. There are prerequisites that the credential holder must have completed in order to qualify for an assignment option. These assignment options require that the employee provide written consent that he or she agrees to the assignment, and the Board approves a resolution to permit these alternative authorizations.
In Alvord Unified School District there are five basis scenarios under which we utilize assignment options. The District uses the options in the following ways:
1. Education code 44256(b) is used when a multiple subject teacher is assigned to a departmentalized classroom.
2. Education code 44258.7 is used when a teacher who holds a credential other than physical education is teaching a sports physical education class.
3. Education code 44263 is used when a teacher who holds any credential is teaching in a departmentalized setting for which they are qualified for.
4. Education code 44865 is used to allow any credentialed teacher to teach in a specialized setting such as home and hospital or continuation school.
5. Education code 44265.1 is used to allow a teacher who holds an education specialist credential that authorizes him or her to provide instruction to individuals with mild and moderate disabilities to provide instruction to pupils with autism.
The District has verified that assignment options used during the 2020-2021 school year are appropriate, and that the conditions required by law have been met. Approval of Resolution No. 52 will allow those identified teachers to remain in their current 2020-2021 school year assignments.
FISCAL IMPACT: None |
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Resolution No. 52 - Teacher Assignment/Misassignment Monitoring
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| In accordance with Government Code 3547, all initial proposals for exclusive representatives and of public school employers, which relate to matters within the scope of representation, shall be presented at a public meeting of the public school employer and thereafter shall be public records. |
After the public has had the opportunity to express itself, the public school employer shall, at a meeting which is open to the public, adopt its initial proposal.
Meeting and negotiating shall not take place on any proposal until a reasonable time has elapsed after the submission of the proposal to enable the public to become informed and the public has the opportunity to express itself regarding the proposal at a meeting of the public school employer. |
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Notice of Public Hearing - Sunshine Initial Proposal from AUSD to AEA
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| Board acceptance is requested of the initial reopener proposal from Alvord Unified School District for the 2021-2022 school year. |
In accordance with Government Code 3547, all initial proposals for exclusive representatives and of public school employers, which relate to matters within the scope of representation, shall be presented at a public meeting of the public school employer and thereafter shall be public records.
After the public has had the opportunity to express itself, the public school employer shall, at a meeting which is open to the public, adopt its initial proposal.
Meeting and negotiating shall not take place on any proposal until a reasonable time has elapsed after the submission of the proposal to enable the public to become informed and the public has the opportunity to express itself regarding the proposal at a meeting of the public school employer.
Per Article XXI – Effect of the Agreement, Section 3(d), Term, there may be reopeners on Salary and Benefits, and two (2) articles selected by each party.
FISCAL IMPACT: None |
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Notice of Public Hearing - Sunshine Initial Proposal from AUSD to AEA
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2021 Board Meeting Dates ~ Open Session 6:00 p.m.
May 20, 2021 June 3 and 17, 2021 July 15, 2021 August 19, 2021 September 2 and 16, 2021 October 7 and 21, 2021 November 4 and 18, 2021 December 16, 2021 |
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Published: April 30, 2021, 4:32 PM
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