WEST COVINA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Board of Education Meeting
September 11, 2007
The Board of Education of the West Covina Unified School District met in Regular Session on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 in the Board Room of the Administration Building, 1717 West Merced Avenue, West Covina, California.
CALL TO ORDER The meeting was called to order by President Steve Cox at
6:00 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION The Board adjourned to Closed Session at 6:01 p.m. to consider:
A. Personnel/Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release
B. Conference with labor negotiators
Employee Organization: California School Employees
Association, Chapter #91
Employee Organization: Teachers Association of West Covina
Negotiators: Liliam Leis-Castillo, Mary Kaufman
The Board adjourned Closed Session at 6:55 p.m.
REGULAR SESSION Regular Session reconvened at 7:00 p.m., followed by an
invocation and flag salute.
Roll Call Present:
Members
Steve Cox
Mike Spence
Jessica Shewmaker
George Fuller
Camie Poulos
Jezzette Ron, Student Representative
Superintendent
Liliam Leis-Castillo
REPORT OF ACTION
TAKEN IN CLOSED
SESSION Mr. Cox stated there was nothing to report out of closed session.
ITEMS FROM THE Members of the audience addressed the Board regarding the
FLOOR role of classified employees and the CSEA bargaining unit in
relation to the San Jose-Edison Charter Application and
Management Agreement.
BUSINESS SESSION
Approval of Agenda Moved by Mrs. Poulos, seconded by Ms. Shewmaker, to approve the
and Consent Items agenda for the regular meeting of September 11, 2007 as presented.
#36
Vote: Unanimous
Minutes of Meeting By consent, to approve the minutes of the Regular meeting of August
#37 14, 2007, as presented.
Minutes of Meeting By consent, to approve the minutes of the Special meeting of August
#38 23, 2007, as presented.
Information Report: Staff, along with legal counsel, discussed the draft of the Charter
Draft of Charter Application and Management Agreement with San Jose-Edison,
Application and asking the Board for direction and/or clarification before continuing
Management Agreement the negotiation process with Edison. Issues such as placement and
#39 services for Special Education students, classified employees,
definition of what is considered material, use of facilities and
compensation to the District were a few of the items discussed by the
Board before giving direction to staff and legal counsel. The District
is still awaiting information from DSA to have discussions on the facilities.
Consultant Services By consent, to approve the consultant services agreement with
Agreements Miriam Bermudez, Lorraine Miles, The Center for Education and
#40 Equity in Mathematics, Dr. Christina Dehler, Dr. David Colachico,
ENCOMPASS, and Kim Thoman; further, to approve budget
transfers, purchase orders and warrants in support of the agreements.
Personnel Report By consent, to approve and/or ratify the personnel recommendations,
#41 as presented on Reference Pages 6-6e.
Student Teaching By consent, to approve the agreement between the District and
Agreement California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
#42
Resolutions: By consent, to adopt the Resolutions, as presented, authorizing
Authorizations for service outside of the holder’s credential area and approve the
Service Outside attached list of teachers authorized for the 2007-2008 school year.
Credential Area
#43
Appointment of Moved by Mr. Spence, seconded by Mrs. Poulos, to approve the
Administrative Position Superintendent’s recommendation and appoint the following
#44 position, effective for the 2007-2008 school year at the appropriate
salary rate:
Acting Director, Special Education – Cheryl Lawson
Vote: Unanimous
2007-2008 Purchase By consent, to approve and/or ratify Purchase Orders, as presented
Orders on Reference Page 10.
#45
Warrants By consent, to accept A and B Warrants, as presented on Reference
#46 Page 11.
Gift to the District By consent, to accept the gift, on behalf of the district, as presented.
#47
Amendment to By consent, to approve the amendment to increase the daily rate to
Educational Services support the increased cost to the program.
Agreement With East
San Gabriel ROP
#48
Resolution for Gann By consent, to adopt the resolution to establish the District’s
Appropriations Limit appropriation limit for the 2007-2008 fiscal year.
#49
Payment of Legal Fees By consent, to pay professional fees to the attorneys of a student
#50 attending West Covina High School at $2,250.
Coca-Cola Contract By consent, to approve contracting with Coca-Cola Enterprise for a
#51 five year contract beginning September 1, 2007; further, to authorize
budget transfers, purchase orders, and warrant release in support of
this contract.
Mandated Cost By consent, to approve contracting with Reynolds Consulting Group
Services for 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 and that purchase orders and warrants
#52 associated with this contract be authorized for release.
Notice of Completion By consent, to declare the listed project to be substantially completed
#53 and authorize Grace Garner, Director of Purchasing and Support
Services, to file the appropriate notice with the County of Los
Angeles. The ten-percent retention funds can be released sixty
days after the Notice of Completion is filed.
Unaudited Actual By consent, to approve the 2006-2007 unaudited actual financial
Financial Report report as presented.
#54
ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before the Board, the
Regular Meeting of September 11, 2007 was adjourned at 10:22 p.m. by Steve Cox.
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Jessica C. Shewmaker, Clerk
Board of Education
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