Pledge of Allegiance

Adoption of Consent Items - Reports Dated May 13, 2003

1. Board of Education Report Revised No. 164 - 02/03 ADOPTED
Business Services Division

(Agreements and Amendment) Authorizes contracts for approximately $1 million for training of intern teachers, for analyzing data regarding healthful eating, and providing assistance to 18 District H schools; authorizes an open ended financial arrangement for employment law legal services; and accepts $30,000 and $50,000 donations.

(Cash Management Investment Policy) Reauthorizes written guidelines for investing District Funds).

(Local Educational Agency Plan) Approves submission of the District Local Educational Agency Plan for the duration of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and delegates to the Superintendent the authority to approve modifications, waivers or technical corrections; authorizes staff to approve individual school plans after review by Local District Superintendents.

(CHIME Charter Middle School Charter Petition) Approves a charter petition for a 6-8 grade middle school in the San Fernando Valley which has a special education inclusion philosophy.

(Authorization to Enter into Feasibility Agreement with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for a New Facility for Ramona Opportunity High School) Enters into an agreement with the MTA, where the MTA will reimburse the District for costs incurred in completing feasibility studies for a new facility for Ramona Opportunity High School.

(Approval of Project and Adoption of Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Reseda High School Portable Building Additions) Approves portable building additions at Reseda High School.

(Approval of Project and Adoption of the Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Westchester High School Portable Building Additions) Approves portable building additions at Westchester High School.

(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, Cancellation of Contracts, Real Estate Purchase and Sale Agreements, Revision to Delegation of Authority, and Correction to Board's Records) Approves advertised and unadvertised construction and special services contracts for approximately $40 million, including approximately $2 million for change orders; rejects bids, cancels contracts, authorizes real estate purchase for approximately $943,000 and makes modification to prior delegation of authority.

(Request for Approval of 2003-2004 Senate Bill (SB 65) School Based Pupil Motivation and Maintenance Program Competitive Grant Applications) Approves Pupil Motivation and Maintenance Program Plans as part of annual grant application.

(Adoption of Deferred Maintenance Plan for Fiscal Years 2003-2007) Adopts five-year deferred maintenance plan which authorizes application for state matching funds if available.

(Authorization to Negotiate and Enter into Lease Renewal for Adult Education's North Valley Occupational Center - Aviation Trades Branch) Authorizes lease of property at Van Nuys Airport for Adult Education aviation programs.

(After School Service Providers Master Contract for 21st Century Grant) Authorizes Superintendent to enter into agreements with specified providers for approximately $7.2 million.

(Amendment to Delinquent Property Tax Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement) Approves modification to agreement for the purpose of purchasing delinquent property tax receipts.

(Authorization for Staff to Proceed with the Expenditure of Funds for Real Estate Due Diligence, Environmental Studies and Design Activities Required to Deliver the Proposed Priority Plan Project, South Central Los Angeles Area New High School No. 2A, 66th Street and Avalon Boulevard) Authorizes real estate due diligence to proceed with high school project adjacent to 66th Street Elementary School.

(Animo Boyle Heights Charter Petition) Approves a charter petition for a 9-12 grade high school in the Boyle Heights area on property owned by Oscar de la Hoya Foundation.

(NEW (New Economics for Women) Canoga Park Charter Petition) Approves a charter petition for a K-5 elementary school in the San Fernando Valley in a turn-key construction project.

Lorena Garcia from Los Angeles High School, Alma Lam from Jefferson High School, and Lili Ortega from Huntington Park High School

17. Board of Education Report No. 201 - 02/03 WITHDRAWN BY STAFF
Instructional Services

(Renaissance Academy Charter Petition) Approves a charter petition for a grades 9-12 school for two years to operate on the Palisades Charter High School campus.

(Increase in Revenue in the Health and Welfare Benefits Fund Resulting from Sale of Stocks Issued as a Result of Prudential Insurance Becoming a Publicly-Held Company)

20. Board of Education Report No. 205 - 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, Cancellation of Contracts, etc) Approves advertised and unadvertised construction and special services contracts for approximately $26.5 million, professional services contracts totaling approximately $5.1 million and amendments to professional services contracts which will now total $11.7 million.

(Approval of Modified Project and Consideration of the Addendum with the Adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Los Angeles New Elementary School No. 1, Wilshire Boulevard and Norton Avenue) Modifies school construction project and authorizes staff to proceed with site acquisition and construction.

(Measure K Charter School Expansion Policy) Authorizes policy and program for use of Measure K funds for charter school facilities expansion on District owned and nonDistrict owned sites.

(Reduction-in-Force and/or Reassignment of Certain Certificated Bargaining Unit Positions) Authorizes notice to 253 specific employees that their positions may be eliminated due to budget reductions.

(Adoption of the Local Plan for Special Education) Adopts the federal and state mandated Local Plan for Special Education which guarantees that children with disabilities will receive a free appropriate public education.

27. Board of Education Report No. 217 - 02/03 REGULAR
Business Services Division

(Agreements and Amendments) Approves agreement for leadership training and amendment to an agreement to provide SAT preparation courses at 46 high schools.

29. Board of Education Report No. 219 - 02/03 REGULAR SPECIAL BOARD ON JUNE 10,
Facilities Services Division 2003, AT 9:30 A.M.

(Adoption of a Resolution of Necessity and Authorization to Obtain Funds to Obtain Order for Possession of Land Parcels Required for East Valley New Middle School No. 1) Authorizes

30. Board of Education Report No. 221 - 02/03 CONSENT
Facilities Services Division

(Authorization to Negotiate and Enter into a Lease Renewal Agreement for the Los Angeles Technology Center) Authorizes negotiating and entering into a lease renewal for adult school classrooms at 3407 W. Sixth St., Los Angeles.

(Adoption of a Resolution of Necessity and Authorization to Obtain Funds to Obtain Orders for Possession of Land Parcel Required for East Valley Area New High School No. 1B) Authorizes

32. Board of Education Report No. 223 - 02/03 REGULAR SPECIAL BOARD JUNE 10, 2003.
Facilities Services Division AT 9:30 A.M.

(Adoption of a Resolution of Necessity and Authorization to Obtain Funds to Obtain Order for Possession of Land Parcels Required for the Maxine Waters Employment Preparation Center) Authorizes the acquisition of real property by eminent domain to allow construction at the Maxine Waters Employment Preparation Center.

(Appointment of a Bond Oversight Committee Member) Approves the appointment of the nominee of the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce.

(Adoption of the Los Angeles Unified School District Facilities Construction/Modernization/ Maintenance Rational Audit Process) Approves a process for management analysis, audit, and oversight of construction projects.

(Employee Retirement Incentive) Approves providing two years of additional service credit for retiring Independent Analysis Unit Program Analyst IV employees.

(New Schools of the Arts and Science Charter Petition) Denies a charter petition for a 6-8 grade middle school.

(Implementation and Funding for Three Enterprise Software Systems) Authorizes development of software systems for Integrated Student Information System, general ledger/financial system, and Human Resources system; authorizes the Superintendent and staff to include implementation funding in future budgets; and delegates authority to enter into implementation agreements not to exceed $50 million for any individual contract.

(Approval to Implement the Integrated Student Information Systems Program) Approves agreements for the Integrated Student Information System for approximately $45.7 million for a period of 4 years; and authorizes staff to implement program.

(Certificates of Participation Series 2003, Multiple Properties Project) Approves sale of $155 million of COPs and approves increase to annual debt service limit to $90 million.

(Priority Implementation for Measure K Early Education Program Expansion) Approve implementation plan and priority list of communities for expansion of early education programs.

(Renaissance Arts Academy Charter Petition) Approves a charter petition for a 6-12 grade school near Occidental College.

(Authorization for Staff to Proceed with the Expenditure of Funds for Environmental Studies Required Under the Voluntary Cleanup Agreement for the Old South Gate Site, Formerly South Gate New Elementary School No. 1 and South Gate New High School No. 7) Authorizes staff to proceed with environmental investigations and preparation of work plans required by Department of Toxic Substances Control. The estimated costs are approximately $2 million and will be funded by Proposition BB.

(Approval of Project Change of Canoga Park New Primary Center to an Elementary School, Canoga Park New Elementary School No. 1 and Adoption of Mitigated Negative Declaration for Canoga Park New Elementary School No. 1 [Canoga Avenue and Cohasset Street])

(Approval of Third-Party Administrator Contract for Workers Compensation Claims Management Services) Approves a contract for workers' compensation claims management services with Sedgwick CMS.

47. Board of Education Report No. 211 - 02/03 (Direct) ADOPTED
Business Services Division

(Various Purchasing Transactions) Approves approximately $33 million of purchases of various items including $560,000 of paper and agreements of $12.5 million for relocatable classrooms.

(Resolution of Intention to Dedicate Easements at Southeast Area New Continuation High School No. 1) Dedicates real property to County of Los Angeles for storm drains.

50. Board of Education Report No. 216 - 02/03 (Direct) ADOPTED
Pupil Services
(Student Reinstatement) Reinstates 2 previously expelled students.

51. Board of Education Report No. 220 - 02/03 (Direct) ADOPTED
Facilities Services Division

(California Environmental Quality Act Certification for South Gate Elementary School No. 7, Formerly South Gate Elementary School No. 3, SAB Application No. 22/64733-16-64) CEQA Certification submission for Tweedy Elementary site.

53. Board of Education Report No. 226 - 02/03 (Direct) ADOPTED
Human Resources

(Special Education Teacher Credential Waiver Request) Approve request to apply for waivers of credential requirements for special education teachers.

Resolved, That the Board of Education directs 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 of the assigned committee members present may be forwarded to the Regular Calendar of a regularly scheduled Board meeting, provided there are at least 2 affirmative votes.

assigned committee members may be forwarded to the Consent Calendar of the next a regularly scheduled Board meeting, provided all assigned committee members are present and voting.

regularly scheduled board meeting. However, at its discretion, a majority of the Committee may hold any item for one additional meeting, provided there are at least two affirmative votes for such an action.

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.

Resolved, That Board Rule 75 be established with the following language:

Board Member originated motions and resolutions may have more than one sponsor but are limited by the Open Meeting Laws to having less than a quorum discuss a motion or resolution by any means outside of a properly noticed meeting.

Less than a quorum of sponsors of any motion or resolution can be listed as cosponsors when the motion or resolution is first presented to the Board Secretariat or added as cosponsors by notification from the originating Board Member and the verification of the added cosponsor. Cosponsorship can also be listed by the request of a Board Member when the motion or resolution is discussed at a properly noticed meeting and, in this case, the number of cosponsors can exceed a quorum.

Whereas, In February of 2002, the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles mandated that all Concept 6 schools be moved to a 180-day calendar because it provides more instructional days and thus represents the most optimal learning environment for students if adopted appropriately;

Whereas, Documentary evidence from local schools in District 1 indicates that in requiring all Concept 6 elementary schools to convert to a 180-day calendar for the 2003-04 school year the District did not thoroughly study and consider the operational and instructional implications of said conversion on each respective school;

Whereas, The District's prospective conversion of Concept 6 elementary schools in School Board District 1 to the 90/30 four-track 180 day schedule will have an array of unintended consequences vis-à-vis these campuses' capacity to accommodate additional students; classroom assignment of credentialed teachers; the quality of instruction; the availability of classroom and bathroom space; parent coordination of family life; lunch time schedules and student retention;

Whereas, These unintended consequences will affect high poverty schools that are predominantly composed of students of color whose achievement is greatly compromised by the academic and social burden of year-round schedules; and

Whereas, These unintended consequences could potentially have an adverse effect upon the academic performance of students at these schools, and thus reverse the gradual performance gains that they have made under the Concept 6 calendar: now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Superintendent direct staff to do an exhaustive study of the potential impact of the adoption of the 90/30 calendar at District 1 schools, focusing on campus capacity, staffing, instruction, facilities, classroom availability, parent coordination; and be it

Resolved further, That the District suspend its planned July 1 conversion of District 1 elementary schools to the 90/30 calendar if the findings of this study reveal that the operational and instructional disparities that would result from the adoption of this calendar cannot be substantially rectified.

That the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles (1) hereby declare that all management, confidential, and other unrepresented certificated, classified and unclassified employees' salaries, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment are declared indefinite for the 2003-2004 school year as a result of financial uncertainties, negotiations, legislation, and other factors, and (2) suspend or amend all Board Rules, policies, and practices as applicable that may be in conflict with actions taken to balance the District's budget.

Due to the Fiscal crisis in the State at this time, the District has to make reductions to the General Fund budget to eliminate a $400 million gap between expected income and expenditures. The District faces tremendous uncertainty with regard to its financial condition for 2003-2004. Also, the State has yet to finalize its budget, which has a direct effect on our operating income. Further, it will be some weeks until our books are closed and our ending balances determined. The current fiscal crisis and uncertainties, combined with the potential impact of pending legal actions, make it financially prudent to provide the Board with appropriate options to protect the District and the students we serve. Therefore, the following motion is presented to comply with the technical requirements of the law with regard to flexibility in next year's budget and expenditure:

The Board of Education, pursuant to Article XXXII, Section 4.0 of the 2000-2003 Agreement between the Los Angeles Unified School District (District) and United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA), pursuant to the 2000-2003 Agreement between the District and Associated Administrators of Los Angeles (AALA), and in accordance with the individual employment contracts of these and other District employees, hereby declares salaries and benefits for 2003 2004 for District employees to be indefinite and to be subject to change or reduction on or after July 1, 2003, as may appropriately result from collective bargaining negotiations or otherwise. The District shall act to implement such changes or reductions, as the District deems necessary, in light of financial or other uncertainties, to help balance the District's budget. These financial constraints and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the adequacy of State funding, District operating costs, and pending legal actions.

Possible changes or reductions in salaries or benefits which may be implemented in 2003-2004 for UTLA-represented employees, AALA-represented employees, management, confidential, supervisory, and other District-represented employees include, but are not limited to:

2. Revisions to work year (number of paid days).

3. Elimination/Reduction of Staff Development Buy Back Days.

4. Adjustment to health and welfare plan benefit levels, contribution levels, eligibility rules, changes in deductibles, co-pays or other cost sharing.

All such changes or reductions are to result from collective bargaining where appropriate, and all Board Rules, policies and practices are subject to revision to carry out any of the changes or reductions described above. The above actions are listed by way of example, not limitations, and may be supplemented.

Whereas, The Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles successfully passed the Measure K New School Construction and Modernization Bond in November of 2002;

Whereas, $128 million was originally set aside for Board Member "leveling" purposes to offset the imbalance of new school construction funds allocated to particular Board Member Districts and create "equity" in the distribution of bond funds among the seven Districts;

Whereas, At the request of staff, the Board set aside $20 million of these leveling funds towards the compliance of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Chanda Smith Consent Decree;

Whereas, The Measure K Leveling Funds now has $108 million in funding available for distribution to Board Districts for modernization, rehabilitation and repair of existing facilities;

Whereas, Proposition BB had a similar funding stream called the Proposition BB/Board Member Matching Grant Program, which was designed specifically to address Board Determined Needs in each of the seven Board Districts;

Whereas, This funding stream was distributed among Board Members based on the number of K-12 students enrolled in each Board District in an effort to offset the impacts placed on larger districts with higher enrollments;

Whereas, Subsequent to the passage of Measure K, the Board passed the Measure K Repair and Modernization Outreach Plan which outlined the school outreach program for the creation of an Integrated Priority Repair and Modernization List for each local district, including the identification of projects that can be matched with State Modernization Funds; and

Whereas, Each of the eleven local districts are currently compiling their priority lists by conducting outreach with school principals, staffs and stakeholders, and subsequent to that outreach, staff will have identified priority repairs and modernization projects in each of their respective local districts;

Whereas, The Board has committed itself, with the passage of both the Measure K Bond and the Measure K Execution Plan, to address the priority needs of each local district and their respective schools, based upon the Integrated Priority Repair and Modernization Lists, utilizing both Measure K Local District Modernization and Board District Leveling Funds; now, therefore. be it

Resolved, That the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles, remaining consistent with the spirit of previous Board policy in this area, will distribute Measure K Leveling Funds based on 2002 K-12 enrollment in each Board District and will only be utilized to fund projects listed in the Integrated Priority Repair and Modernization List, to be approved by the Board; and be it

Resolved further, That Board asks the Superintendent to instruct his staff to continue the Measure K Repair and Modernization Outreach Plan and create eleven independent priority lists based on that outreach, rank those projects by level of urgency and need, include the representative Board Member or designee, Local District Superintendent and the Local District Facilities Director in the decision making process of ranking and allocating funds for the priority projects, fund the projects as Board Member Priority Repair and Modernization Projects, and with the combination of Local District Repair and Modernization Funds, plan for the utilization of these funds for projects named only in the Integrated Priority Repair and Modernization List.

Approval of Minutes

62. 1:00 p.m., Regular Meeting, April 22, 2003 APPROVED

Announcements

Cancel June 5, 2003, Safety Committee Meeting

Special Board on June 3 at 1 p.m., and June 10, 2003, at 9:30 a.m.

Adjournment

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