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Adoption of Consent Items - Reports Dated April 8, 2003

1. Board of Education Report No. 112 - 02/03 ADOPTED
Accounting and Disbursements Division

(Report of Warrants Issued and Request to Reissue Stale Dated Warrants) Reports A & B warrants issued by the Controller for approximately $1.6 billion; reissues two stale dated warrants.

(Approval of Project and Certification of Environmental Impact Report for East Valley New Middle School No. 1 - Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Hamlin Street [Valley Plaza]) Approves site acquisition and construction project upon receipt of final determination from Department of Toxic and Substances Control; adopts Final Environmental Impact Report.

(State of California High Tech High Application) Accepts a $2 million grant from the California Department of Education; authorizes implementation of High-Tech-High Los Angeles program.

(Authorization to Negotiate and Enter into a Lease Renewal for Adult Education Classrooms at 2310 Pasadena Avenue, Los Angeles [Wilson-Lincoln Community Adult School]) Authorizes renewal of a 5 year lease for Wilson-Lincoln Community Adult at a cost of $875,185.

(Early Classified Retirement Incentive Proposal) Authorizes amendment of contract with California Public Retirement System to provide 2 years of additional service credit for specific classifications in the Inspector General's Office

(2002-2005 Memorandum of Understanding and 2001-02 Reopener Agreement Between the Los Angeles Unified School District and the Los Angeles School Police Association for Unit A - School Police) Approves Memorandum of Understanding with Los Angeles School Police Association for Unit A employees.

Tanzib Hossain from Bravo Magnet High School, Christina Ramirez from Birmingham High School

Receipt of Communications for Action at Next Board Meeting
(The Board will assign these items to Consent or Regular Calendar)

7. Board of Education Report No. 131 - 02/03 REGULAR
Budget Services and Financial Planning Division
(Adoption of Single-Track, Four-Track Year-Round (90/30), and Three-Track Year-Round

(Concept 6) Instructional Calendars for the 2003-04 School Year) Establishes the school calendars for the 2003-04 school year, including holidays and special observances.

9. Board of Education Report No. 133 - 02/03 REGULAR
Facilities Services Division

(Recommendation to Proceed with Feasibility Studies for Central Los Angeles High School No. 11 and Central Los Angeles High School No. 12 as a Replacement for the Belmont Learning Center - Option 2) Authorizes staff to proceed with expenditures of funds for due diligence, environmental study, and design activities to deliver 2 high schools as replacements for the Belmont Learning Center and conversion of the existing high school to a middle school.

(Substitution of Letter of Credit, Certificates of Participation, 1997 Series A, Belmont Learning Center) Authorizes substitution of alternate letter of credit to be issued by Bank of New York in place of initial letter of credit issued by Commerzbank in 2001.

12. Board of Education Report No. 138 - 02/03 REGULAR
Facilities Services Division

(Award of Advertised Construction Contracts; Approval of Change Orders; Completion of Contract, Award of Unadvertised Special Services, Unadvertised and Informal Facilities Contracts; Rejection of Bids, Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreements, and Extension of Delegation of Authority to Purchase Land) Authorizes $29 millions of advertised and unadvertised contracts, including $1.2 million of change orders; ratifies approval of real estate purchase and sale agreements for approximately $112 million; and extends previously approved delegation of authority to purchase land for school construction provided that maximum amounts set by the Board are not exceeded.

(Approval for Use of $7 Million of 2002B Certificates of Participation Funds for Electrical Upgrade and Staffing Support for E-Rate Projects) Authorizes use of $7 million of 2002B COPs previously allocated to year-round schools to provide necessary electrical work to support planned e-rate projects.

(Report on Physical Inventories of Stock in District Warehouses) Receives report of physical inventories taken during December 2002; ratifies adjustment of records by Chief Financial Officer to reflect count of inventories.

(Magnet Program Expansion) Authorizes expansion of magnet program at specified schools upon the identification of funding.

(Report of Warrants Issued and Request to Reissue Stale Dated Warrants) Reports A and B warrants issued by Controller for approximately $496 millions; reissues 4 stale warrants.

(Project Approval of Local District F Administration, Information Technology Division, and East Los Angeles Skills Center Parking) Authorizes acquisition of land owned by Union Pacific Railroad for a proposed 530 space surface parking lot to be used by Local District F, Information Technology Division and East Los Angeles Skills Center.

(Authorization to Negotiate and Execute an Amendment to the Existing Lease for Adult Education Classrooms at 316-318 South Lincoln Boulevard, Venice [Venice Skills Center]) Authorizes staff to negotiate amendment to existing lease until October 31, 2005. The cost of the 18 month extension is $219,408.

(Crenshaw Arts-Tech Charter High School Petition) Approves high school charter for five-year period beginning July 1, 2003.

(Ocean Charter School Petition) Approves K-8 charter school to open in September 2003 for a five-year period.

(Pacoima Charter Petition) Conditionally approves conversion of Pacoima Elementary School to independent charter for a five-year period.

(Fenton Charter Petition Renewal) Renewal of Fenton Charter School's charter for a five-year period.

(Vaughn New Century Learning Centers Charter Petition Renewal) Renewal of Vaughn New Century Learning Centers' charter for a five-year period.

(Granada Hills High School Charter Petition) Conditionally approves conversion of Granada Hills High School to independent charter for a five-year period.

Bookends

(Amendment to the Palisades Charter Petition to Become Fiscally Independent) Allows Palisades Charter High School to become fiscally independent beginning July of 2003.

(Authorization to Negotiate and Enter into a Lease with a Purchase Option for Relocation of District I Administrative Offices) Approves staff to negotiate and enter into a lease with purchase option for administrative offices within Local District I; funds certain costs and the move.

(Ranking of Schools for Title 1 Eligibility) Approves criteria to identify, rank, and allocate funds to schools in the Title I program; sets eligibility cut-off point at 40% poverty level with $90 difference in the per pupil allocation for schools that rank 65% above and those at 64.99% below.

(Agreement for Professional Services, Agreement for Professional Services Aggregating Over $500,000, and Amendment to Agreement for Master Contract for Professional Services) Approves various contracts for $1.5 million for recruitment and training of new teachers as well as instructional services.

(Award of Advertised Construction Contracts; Approval of Change Orders; Completion of Contract, Award of Unadvertised Special Services, Unadvertised and Informal Facilities Contracts; Cancellation of Contracts, Rejection of Bids, Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreements, Property Donation Agreement and Joint Use Agreement, and Approval of Amendment to Agreement for Professional Services) Approves advertised and unadvertised contracts for approximately $33.5 millions; $600,000 of change orders; real estate purchase and sale agreements for $13 million, and extending for one year the professional services contract with Thomas Rubin.

(Replacement of Network Technology at Specified Schools - Measure K Funds) Approves replacement of token rings networks at 9 schools with a replacement and upgrade cost of $416,118 and $135,000 reserved for the future using Measure K funds.
31. Board of Education Report No. 127 - 02/03 POSTPONED TO 4-24-03

(Memorandum of Understanding for New West Charter) Approves Memorandum of Understanding between the District SELPA, and New West Charter for the purpose of overseeing delivery of special education services by New West Charter beginning in 2003-04.

(Adoption of Revised Procedures for Implementing the California Environmental Quality Act) Adopts the revised District Procedures for Implementation of California Environmental Quality Act dated April, 2003.

34. Board of Education Report No. 136 - 02/03 (Direct) ADOPTED
Pupil Services Division

(Student Expulsions) Expels 19 students, 16 with suspended enforcement, for a period of not more than one calendar year.

(Resolution of Intention to Dedicate Easements at Stanford New Primary Center to the City of South Gate) Authorizes dedication of property to the City of South Gate for widening of existing alleys and streets.

(Resolution of Intention to Dedicate Easements at Stanford New Primary Center to the Pacific Bell)

Authorizes dedication of property to SBC Pacific Bell in order to establish and maintain utility services.

(Resolution of Intention to Dedicate Easements at Maywood New Elementary School No. 5)

38. Board of Education Report No. 142 - 02/03 (Direct) ADOPTED
Facilities Services Division PUBLIC HEARING AT 5/13 MEETING

(Resolution of Intention to Dedicate Easements at South Gate New Elementary School No. 6 to Pacific Bell) Authorizes dedication of property to SBC Pacific Bell in order to establish and maintain utility services.

(Various Purchasing Transactions) Ratifies purchases of approximately $29.9 millions for general supplies, equipment, pupil transportation services including drivers; authorizes payment for food and transportation associated with the Parent Collaborative Parent Summit; amends purchase order with the Science Applications International Corporation for maintenance and support of school site networks; authorizes several work orders for Information Technology Division's Bench Contract regarding E-Rate, human resources, payroll, student information and other projects.

41. Board of Education Report No. 148 - 02/03 (Direct) ADOPTED
Human Resources

(Approval of Non-Routine Personnel Actions) Approves hiring of five professional experts, dismissal of 5 permanent classified employees; rescinds previously adopted dismissal as ordered by the Personnel Commission; rescinds unpaid personal leave/resignation; amends Statements of Charges in the matter of the dismissal of classified employees.

(Approval of Routine Personnel Actions) Approves approximately 9,561 routine personnel actions such as promotions, transfers, leaves, terminations, etc.

(Credential Waiver Authorizations) Approves request to apply for waivers of credential requirements for special education teachers.

(Limitation on Outside Counsel Fees for 2002-03, Required Increase Because of Activities Related to Building Program) Authorizes the expenditure of up to $25.5 million for outside counsel services during the 2002-03 fiscal year.

Resolved, That the Board of Education direct the Executive Officer of the Board to amend Board Rule 72 to read:

Board Members wishing to present a motion or resolution for action by the Board of Education shall announce the subject matter of the intended motion or resolution at least two meetings before the Board meeting at which the motion or resolution will be presented for action. Prior to Board action, the President shall assign such motions and resolutions to the appropriate Standing Committee for consideration of their programmatic and financial effects. Draft language of the proposed motion or resolution shall be presented at least one meeting prior to the meeting at which action is to be taken.

The President may direct that the Standing Committee sit as an Augmented Committee for purposes of consideration of the motion. In such event, consideration of the motion shall take precedence on the Committee's agenda, and the provisions of Board Rule 144 shall apply to the Committee meeting.

All Board Members' motions shall be submitted to the Board Secretariat and referred to the appropriate committee by the President of the Board. The committee chair shall agendize the item for consideration at the next committee meeting. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Board Member may submit an item for a full Board Meeting, in which case, draft language of the proposed motion or resolution shall be presented at least one meeting prior to the meeting at which action is to be taken. Board Members shall submit such motions to the Board Secretariat 7 6 days before the meeting at which draft language for the motion will first be introduced.

In the event that a Board Member wishes to introduce a time sensitive motion, this Rule may be waived and the motion may be introduced and acted upon at the meeting at which it is introduced, subject to the Brown Act and provided that a majority of the Board determines that immediate action is required. To assist Board Members in making this determination, the Board's Special Counsel shall examine the need for immediate action and shall provide a written recommendation to the Board of Education.

Commendatory resolutions may be acted upon at the meeting at which they are introduced subject to the Brown Act.

Amending and substitute motions for items already on the Board agenda shall not be subject to these provisions.

Resolved, That the Board of Education direct the Executive Officer of the Board to amend the Rules for the Operation of the Board of Education such that:

1.All matters receiving a committee recommendation for approval by majority vote or general consent may be forwarded to the Receipt Calendar or the Regular Calendar of the next a regularly scheduled Board meeting.

2.All matters receiving a committee recommendation for approval by unanimous vote of all

assigned committee members may be forwarded to the Consent Calendar of the next a regularly scheduled Board meeting.

Whereas, The Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2004 provides $12.3 billion in bonds to relieve overcrowding, reduce class size and repair, and upgrade California's elementary, middle, and senior high schools, community colleges, and universities;

Whereas, The 2004 Statewide School Bond measure is the second half of a two-part statewide education bond package to repair, upgrade, and build new school facilities, and the first half of the package (Proposition 47) was approved by California's voters in 2002, and passage of the second half of the package is equally as important to continue the work we have started;
Whereas, Within six weeks of voter approval of Proposition 47, more than 300 school districts had their school construction and repair projects funded, and the remainder of the 2002 bond funds will be exhausted as new classrooms are built and old schools are repaired;

Whereas, California has the second most overcrowded classrooms in the country; 22 percent of all K-12 public school students are on year-round class schedules because there is not enough space in overcrowded school districts; and one-third of all K-12 classrooms in the state are portable trailers;

Whereas, The 2004 Statewide School Bond provides matching funds to school districts that have already or will soon pass local school construction measures;

Whereas, More than 710,000 new students are expected to seek enrollment at a California college or university by 2010; and

Whereas, The 2004 Statewide School Bond Funds must be spent on school construction, not on overhead, and projects must comply with strict accountability requirements, including mandatory audits, to safeguard against waste and mismanagement; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles support and endorse the Kindergarten-University Public Education Facilities Bond Act of 2004.

Whereas, The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to improving student achievement by providing positive, sound educational experiences and safe, healthy learning environments for all children;

Whereas, The District acknowledges its responsibility to work in concert with other service delivery systems to build strong, safe schools and communities to support families in raising healthy, capable, educated and productive children and youth;

Whereas, The District recognizes the need for effective coordination and integration of services and programs, and a shared language, responsibility and accountability among many public and private sector partners in order to improve results for children, families and communities in Los Angeles County;

Whereas, In 1993, the Los Angeles County Children's Planning Council, a countywide public/private collaborative responsible for promoting an outcomes and results-based approach to planning for children's services, developed five key outcomes of child well-being:

• Good Health: Children are born healthy and grow up healthy

• Safety and Survival: Children are safe and secure in their homes and communities

• Economic Well-Being: Children live in families with adequate economic resources to meet their

• Social and Emotional Well-Being: Children are valued and nurtured by their families and

• Education/Workforce Readiness: Children are prepared to succeed in school and youth are

Whereas, These five broad outcomes of child well-being were approved by the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors in 1993, and were subsequently adopted by First 5 LA in 1999, and the City of Los Angeles in 2002;

Whereas, These five broad outcome areas will aid the District in facilitating joint planning, monitoring how children are impacted by various service delivery systems, promoting a results based budgeting approach and designing systematic and comprehensive strategies to achieve measurable improvements in the lives children, youth and families;

Whereas, The adoption of the five outcomes of child well-being provides an important opportunity for the District to work collaboratively with the County and City of Los Angeles and many other private and public partners to set a common agenda for collective action in addressing the needs of children, families and

Whereas, By adopting these same five outcomes of child well-being, the District, along with the County and City of Los Angeles, can begin to track the conditions of children across political or administrative boundaries, plan services based on relevant and available data, and align resource allocations to desired results; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That by the adoption of this resolution, the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles hereby approve the five key outcomes of child well-being as the framework for planning and service delivery for the children, youth and families of the Los Angeles Unified School District; and be it

Resolved further,That the Board instruct every District division and agency to use the five outcome areas in their planning and decision-making.

Whereas, The exigencies of the war have been the subject of intellectual debate in communities and classrooms throughout the world;

Whereas, Open and balanced debate about the implications of the war are consistent with the Los Angeles Unified School District's standards-based curriculum insofar as it provides a foundation for instruction on the ideals of democratic citizenship and freedom of speech;

Whereas, Teachers, aides and administrators should be allowed to express their views on the war freely within the context of a democratic society;

Whereas, The wearing of attire/apparel that espouses a position on the war exemplifies free expression, debate and political engagement and is protected under the Constitution;

Whereas, The Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles acknowledges the need for teachers and other District employees to dress in a manner that is respectful of the educational climate in our schools and to exhibit professional conduct when engaging students in discussion of complex global issues; and

Whereas, The District's policy prohibiting the wearing of pro or antiwar attire/apparel by school employees is an anti-democratic gesture in a war climate in which equal access to democratic freedoms should be cherished; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles support the right of free political expression of all its employees and students on the war and oppose the abridgement of civil liberties elaborated in the District's March 20th memorandum prohibiting the "Wearing of Anti- War or Pro-War Attire or Apparel by Teachers, Aides and Administrators in the Classroom"; and be it

Resolved further, That the District rescind recommendations for employee reprisal that are outlined in the March 20 memorandum; and be it finally

Resolved, That the District immediately notify local district administrators about this rescission and conduct an investigation into the censuring of any and all employees that has occurred pursuant to the March 20 directive.

Whereas, Out of control workers' compensation increases are costing businesses and public agencies billions of dollars;

Whereas, Many local businesses and public agencies have experienced 300 percent workers' compensation increases in the last five years;

Whereas, The Los Angeles Unified School District now spends $150 million annually on workers' compensation with costs escalating at a rate of 15 percent a year;

Whereas, Rising workers' compensation costs have contributed to funding shortages at the District causing a negative impact on students; and

Whereas, The leadership of the State of California has a responsibility to make workers' compensation more affordable for businesses and government agencies; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles strongly supports the statewide reform of workers' compensation and urges the California Department of Insurance, the Legislature, and Governor Davis to act immediately to improve the marketplace for workers' compensation policy writers, prosecute and penalize agents of fraud, and reduce employer liability for workers' compensation; and be it finally

Resolved, That the Board directs the Superintendent to strongly advocate for reform of workers' compensation and to include workers' compensation reform as part of the Districts' legislative strategy.

Whereas, Many American military and National Guard reservists have been called to duty as a result of the recent attacks on America;

Whereas, The Los Angeles Unified School District has employees who are currently military and National Guard reservists who have been or are subject to be called to duty;

Whereas, We are concerned for the well-being, both physical and psychological, of all those called to duty, as well as for their families and loved ones; and

Whereas, Various State and local entities have approved pay and benefits for current military and National Guard reservists; now, therefore, be it

52. Report of Correspondence APPROVED

Miscellaneous

53. Approval of Minutes APPROVED

1:00 p.m., Regular Meeting, March 11, 2003
1:00 p.m., Regular Meeting, March 25, 2003
5:00 p.m., Closed Session, March 25, 2003
9:30 a.m., Closed Session, April 8, 2003
9:30 a.m., Special Meeting, April 8, 2003

Announcements

Special Board Meeting on Thursday, April 24, 2003, at 2 p.m. regarding Superintendent's Preliminary Budget and other items requiring Board consideration

Rescheduling of Business, Finance, Audit and Technology Committee Meeting from May 1 to May 8, 2003 at 10 a.m.

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Public Comment

Adjournment

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