I. Roll Call of Members

II. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag

III. Students' Concerns

Nashaun Neal from Bravo Medical Magnet High School, Sheryl Reyes and Jacob Edwards from 32nd Street/USC Magnet School, and Rak Sam from Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies

Sunshine Committee

Superintendent's Draft Work Plan for Creating the 5-Year Strategic Planning Process

V. Public Notice of Initial Negotiating Proposal (Noticed August 10, 1999)

United Teachers Los Angeles‹Peer Assistance and Review Program

A. Board of Education Report No. 11 ADOPTED AS AMENDED
(Debarment of Subcontractor from Bidding or Performing Work)

B. Board of Education Report No. 4 ADOPTED
Facilities Services Division No. 2
(Lease of Property for District Use‹Parent Community Services Branch)

C. Facilities Committee Report No. 2 ADOPTED
Facilities Services Division No. 3

(Approval of Specific Site for Feasibility Study for New Middle School to Relieve Overcrowding at Berendo and Virgil Middle Schools)

(Approval of Specific Site for Feasibility Study for New Middle School to Relieve Overcrowding at Foshay and Mount Vernon Middle School)

(Approval of Specific Site for Feasibility Study for New High School to Relieve Overcrowding at Los Angeles, Manual Arts and Dorsey High Schools)

F. Board of Education Report No. 1 PUBLIC HEARING ADOPTED
Budget Services and Financial Planning Division No. 1

(Request for State Waiver for Charter Schools Days of Attendance)

Budget Services and Financial Planning Division Revised No. 3
(Delegation of Authority‹Modifications to Instructional Calendars)

Business Services Division Revised No. 2
(Various Purchasing Transactions)

Business Services Division No. 3

(Liability Insurance Claims, Employee Reimbursement Program Payments, Self-Insured Liability Program Payments, Self-Insured Workers' Compensation Program Payments, Rejection of Liability Claims, and Reimbursement for Property Damage)

Personnel Division No. 2
(Routine Personnel Actions)

G. Facilities Committee Report No. 1 ADOPTED AS AMENDED
Facilities Services Division No. 3

(Appointment of Two Organizations to the Blue Ribbon Citizens' Oversight Committee for Proposition BB)

(Ratification of Agreements and Amendments, Agreements for Personal/Professional Services $100,000 and Over, Agreements for Personal/Professional Services Aggregating $100,000 and Over, Ratification of Amendment to Agreement for Professional Services)

J. Board of Education Report No. 4 ADOPTED
Facilities Services Division No. 3

(Authorization to Enter Into Lease Agreement for the Replacement of the Existing Bus Parking and Light Maintenance Facility at Birmingham High School)

L. Board of Education Report No. 6 ADOPTED
Personnel Division Revised No. 3

(Nonroutine Personnel Actions: Unclassified Employee Elections to Professional Expert, Classified Employee Demotion and Rescission of Dismissal)

N. Facilities Committee Report No. 3 ADOPTED AS AMENDED
Facilities Services Division No. 1

(Approval of Specific Site for Feasibility Studies for New High School to Relieve Overcrowding at John Francis Polytechnic and North Hollywood High Schools)

(Authorization to Enter into Lease of Property for District Use‹Professional Development Branch)

P. Board of Education Report No. 7 ADOPTED
(Routine Personnel Actions)

Q. Board of Education Report No. 8 ADOPTED
(Student Expulsions)

R. Board of Education Report No. 9 ADOPTED
(Student Reinstatements)

S. Board of Education Report No. 10 ADOPTED
(Student Application for Admission)

T. Board of Education Report No. 11 ADOPTED
(Various Purchasing Transactions)

X. Motions and Resolutions for Action

U. Mr. Tokofsky - Maximizing Return on District's Investment in Belmont Learning Center (noticed July 27, 1999) (Discussed in Facilities Committee) POSTPONED TO OCTOBER 12

Substitute Motion:

That the Board reject the retail proposal submitted by Temple Beaudry Partners to the
Los Angeles Unified School District related to the Belmont Project.

Whereas, The District has an urgent need to utilize its assets efficiently and productively in order to maximize dollars to the classroom students;

Whereas, The Belmont Learning Center has been designed and constructed to include usable space in excess of that designated for school purposes so as to provide retail space and its parking; and

Whereas, The District currently has the right, under the terms of the Disposition and Development Agreement between the District and Temple Beaudry Partners, to seek proposals for the use of said excess space from any and all sources; now, therefore be it

Resolved, That staff be directed to prepare within 30 days a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking proposals for the highest and best use of the excess space at the Belmont Learning Center and, after appropriate public review by the Board of Education, circulate that RFP to the widest possible range of private and public entities for response within 45 days; and

Resolved further, That staff evaluate responses to the RFP in consultation with the Belmont Oversight Committee and such other professional expertise as the Board may deem appropriate, and make recommendations to the Board as to its options within 45 days of the close of the RFP response period; and

Resolved finally, That District staff, the Oversight Committee and all legal counsel provide the Board with options for claims, if all proposals yield any loss of District funds beyond the Guaranteed Maximum Price.

Whereas, The National School Lunch Week, sponsored by the American School Food Service Association, is a major promotion of healthy school meals, with "Four Stars for School Lunch" as a theme this year;

Whereas, The American Heart Association's "HeartFest at School 1999" is a national nutrition awareness event during the month of October;

Whereas, Both promotions reinforce the message of the vital roles of child nutrition programs and the appealing, healthy and nutritious foods that these programs contribute to our students' education; and

Whereas, The week of October 11-15, 1999, has been selected for school districts throughout the nation to celebrate the National School Lunch Week by providing special menus during the week to highlight the variety of food preferences and nutritional choices available to students; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles recognizes that it is important to emphasize in the classroom and in the lunchroom how to choose a healthy lifestyle; and be it

Resolved further, That the Board of Education joins with the California State Department of Education and others in supporting National School Lunch Week and the American Heart Association's "HeartFest at School 1999" during the week of October 11-15, 1999.

W. School-to-Career Program ADOPTED

Whereas, The primary purpose of the School-to-Career program in the State of California is to promote student achievement through a standards driven curriculum that provides for achievement of academic and career preparation skills for all students;

Whereas, The Los Angeles Unified School District's Division of Adult and Career Education has made significant strides in developing a systematic approach to career development for all students through the implementation of a coordinated delivery system of academic and career skills;

Whereas, The career training providers in the City of Los Angeles have formed a network named the Urban Network for Improving Training and Education in Los Angeles (UNITE-LA) to coordinate services in the career training aspect of the educational process for youth to assure a smooth non-duplicative system both in and out of school youth in their achievement of academic and career preparation standards;

Whereas, The Los Angeles Unified School District is a member of the network that includes the Mayor's Office of the City of Los Angeles, KCET, the Los Angeles Private Industry Council, City Council of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Community College District, City of Los Angeles Community Development Department, Los Angeles County Job Services Division of the Employment Development Department, and the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor AFL-CIO;

Whereas, The State of California will make available to the Los Angeles Unified School District $1,330,350 through an application process to act as fiscal agent for the UNITE-LA School-to-Career Network to implement staff development, instructional improvement, infrastructure building, and other activities determined to be needed to further develop the career education goals of students and the community at large; now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the Board of Education encourages and supports the application for funding the school to career activities funded by the State of California School-to-Career Office through UNITE-LA; and be it

Resolved, That the Los Angeles Unified School District will serve as the fiscal agent to coordinate regional School-to-Career activities for the UNITE-LA service area and act as an information conduit between the service area and the State of California, Employment Development Department; and be it

Resolved further, That the Board of Education of the City of Los Angeles authorizes the Superintendent or his designee to enter into and execute a contract with the State of California, Employment Development Department for School-to-Career activities.

(The Board will decide which are to be referred as Consent Calendar communications)

Board of Education
X. Office of the Superintendent No. 1 PUBLIC HEARING REGULAR
(Community Leadership Academy Charter School Petition)

Y. Office of the Superintendent No. 2 CONSENT
(Naming of South Gate New #4 Elementary School to Independence Elementary School)

Z. Office of the Superintendent No. 3 CONSENT

(District/School Advisory Committee Educational In-Service and Training Workshops Attendance Proposal)

(Authorization to File Application for School Assistance on Behalf of the Los Angeles Unified School District Under Public Law 874 (82st Congress) as Amended)

(Ratifying Agreements and Amendments, Ratification of Agreement for Professional Services, Agreements for Personal/Professional Services $100,000 and Over, Agreements for Personal/ Professional Services Aggregating $100,000 and Over, Amendments to Agreements for Personal/Professional Services, Amendments to Agreements for Personal/Professional Services Aggregating $100,000 and Over, and Donation of Money)

DD. Facilities Services Division No. 1 REGULAR
(Award of Advertised and Unadvertised Contracts, and Rejection of Bids)

EE. Facilities Services Division No. 2 REGULAR
(Acceptance of Judgments‹South Gate New High School No. 1)

FF. Personnel Division No. 1 CONSENT
(Credential Waiver Authorizations)

GG. Personnel Division No. 2 CONSENT
(Demotion and Dismissal of Classified Employees)

Budget, Finance, and Audit Committee
HH. Business Services Division No. 1 REGULAR
(Authority to Approve Purchasing Transactions and Personal/Professional Services Contracts)

II. WITHDRAWN

JJ. Internal Audit and Special Investigations Unit No. 1 CONSENT
(Protocol for Urgent and Sensitive Matters)

KK. Internal Audit and Special Investigations Unit No. 2 WITHDRAWN

LL. Internal Audit and Special Investigations Unit No. 3 REGULAR
(Ethics Program for Los Angeles Unified School District)

XIII. Approval of Minutes APPROVED

MM. 1:00 p.m., Regular Meeting, August 24, 1999
9:00 a.m., Closed Session, September 14, 1999
10:00 a.m., Closed Session, September 16, 1999
3:00 p.m., Special Meeting, September 16, 1999
10:00 a.m., Closed Session, September 21 1999

XIV. Correspondence and Petitions

NN. Report of Correspondence APPROVED

XV. Miscellaneous Business

Meeting, Conference and Convention Motions and Announcements

This Week in Education

Mr. Tokofsky will comment on the following:

• Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Grant

• Press Conference at Aragon Elementary School Regarding the Safe Crossing Program

• 170 Belmont Students Visit to the United Farm Workers Headquarters in Delano, CA
  
  
• Opening Ceremonies for Community Charter Middle School

XVI. Adjournment

Please Note That The Board Of Education May Refer Any Item On This Order Of Business For The Consideration Of A Standing Committee Of The Board Of Education Which Meets On The Thursday Immediately After This Meeting.