Due to the threat of legal action attorneys were directed by the superintendent to investigate claims against the district and recommend a course of action.  

The California School Boards Association (CSBA) currently provides the district the following services:  

CSBA Membership 

Educational Legal Alliance Membership - legal updates 

Gamut On Line - Web based Policy Service  

Agenda On Line - Web based service that provides a tool for agenda creation and distribution.  

This agenda item presents for Board approval the Administration's recommended certificated personnel transactions for the School District.  

All changes to certificated personnel since the previous board meeting including resignations, leaves of absence, retirements, new hires, returns from leave, releases and short term assignments are included for Board approval.

This agenda item presents for Board approval the Administration's recommended classified personnel transactions for the School District.  

All changes to personnel since the previous board meeting including resignations, leaves of absence, retirements, reassignments, new hires, changes of contract, returns from leave, releases and short term assignments are included for Board approval.

King Consulting a school facility planning firm -  Agreement for professional consulting services authorized for 2019/20 for $2,475.  Any additional amounts would require new authorization.  

Lozano Smith - Annual renewal agreement for legal services for the 2019-20 school year.

Aeries Student Information System - revised renewal for the 2019/2020 school year

School Loop  - 2019/2020 Agreement for Software, Site License and Secondary Gradebook

This updated agenda item adds one instructional day for each of the SPED three teachers on July 5th.  

3043. Extended School Year
Extended school year services shall be provided, in accordance with 34 C.F.R. section 300.106, for each individual with exceptional needs who has unique needs and requires special education and related services in excess of the regular academic year. Such individuals shall have disabilities which are likely to continue indefinitely or for a prolonged period, and interruption of the pupil's educational programming may cause regression, when coupled with limited recoupment capacity, rendering it impossible or unlikely that the pupil will attain the level of self-sufficiency and independence that would otherwise be expected in view of his or her disabling condition. The lack of clear evidence of such factors may not be used to deny an individual an extended school year program if the IEP team determines the need for such a program and includes extended school year in the IEP pursuant to subdivision (e).

(d) An extended year program shall be provided for a minimum of 20 instructional days, including holidays.

The Consolidated Application - Spring Release is the process that the California Department of Education uses to distribute funds for federal programs.  

Program expenditures and allocations are calculated using the data reported in the Consolidated Application. These programs are Title I Part A - Basic Grant, Title II Part A - Supporting Effective Instruction, Title III English Learner, and Title IV Part A - Student Support. 

Board Approval of the Consolidated Application - Spring Release is recommended. 

In April 2019 the board established a process for the District Naming Advisory Committee to follow.  The facilitators of the District Naming Advisory Committee have provided a document summarizing their process for review.   

Part of this process was to submit 3-5 petitions for the board's consideration by June 25th.   An additional attached  memo outlines a process for petition consideration.  It is the same outline of the process agreed upon by the board for the consideration of petitions earlier in the year, and it is advised that the board consider this same process.

Ed Code 35001 has also been attached as it pertains to petitions for name change.    

Adoption of the Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators for the 2019-2020 school year is recommended.

The District is recommending a small reallocation of Literacy Intervention hours beginning with the 2019/20 school year. To create uniformity throughout the District, certain individuals currently within the Literacy Intervention classification may be affected positively and negatively while others will see no changes.  

With current funding levels through the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) the District needs to adjust the current level of support services. The Literacy Intervention Assistants focus on all aspects of intervention for students and their needs, not just English Language Learners.  Foster Youth, English Learners and Low Income students all fall under the district’s Literacy Intervention program. The District has determined the best way to support all Unduplicated Students is by having all sites supported equally. If future Literacy Intervention services arise, the District would follow the reemployment rights as outlined in Education Code and the CSEA Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Resolution No. 2018/2019-07 is attached, which reflects the reallocation per position.

Approval of the 19/20 Budget is recommended. 

On November 6, 2012, voters approved Proposition 30: The Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act of 2012.  This measure was estimated to raise about $6 billion annually in state revenue by temporarily increasing the State’s sales tax rate and the personal income tax rates for taxpayers in high tax brackets.  Proposition 55, which takes effect January 1, 2019, was approved by voters on November 8, 2016 which allowed the sales tax increase in Proposition 30 to expire in 2016 while extending income tax rates through 2030.  The statutory reporting requirements of Proposition 30 will carry forward under Proposition 55 which requires that the revenues go into the Education Protection Account (EPA) within the state’s General Fund.

Propositions 30/55 requires that each local educational agency (LEA) annually adopt a spending plan that is approved by the governing board during a public meeting. Propositions 30/55 specifies that EPA funds cannot be used for any administrative costs.  The district expends the EPA allocation on teacher salaries only. A preliminary budget for the allocation of the EPA funds is required with a final allocation at each fiscal year end.

Approval of the 19/20 Education Protection Account Resolution and Expenditure plan is recommended.

In accordance with Education Code Section 42603, the governing board of any school district may direct that moneys held in any fund or account may be temporarily transferred to another fund or account of the district for payment of obligations. This temporary transfer of funds will be accounted for as temporary borrowing between funds and will not be available for appropriation or be considered revenue to the borrowing fund or account. Amounts transferred must be repaid either in the same fiscal year or in the following fiscal year if the transfer occurs within the final 120 calendar days of a fiscal year. Borrowing will occur only when the fund or account receiving the money will earn sufficient revenue, during the current fiscal year, to repay the amount transferred. No more than 75% of the maximum of moneys held in any fund or account during a fiscal year may be transferred.

This resolution is not an indication that temporary borrowing will be needed, however, it is  best practice to have the authorization in place so if the need arises action can be taken right away. Should the need arise such action will be reported to the board in the next regularly scheduled board meeting. 

Approval of Resolution 2019/20-02 is recommended. 

During the fiscal year the district may experience periods of negative cash flow. The majority of our cash is from property taxes with the major disbursements being twice a year, December and April. The LCFF funding is disbursed to the district in 15% increments for July, August, September and October with 6% in January. A 1/5 balance is paid in each of the months of February through May with the balance paid in June. 

Education Code 42620 authorizes the Marin County Board of Supervisors to make temporary transfers of funds to schools that experience negative cash flow. The transfer cannot exceed 75% of our property tax allocation (see attached form). The documents required by the County of Marin are the attached resolution and TAN loan request forms. 

Approval of Resolution 2019/20-01, Authorization to Issue Tax Anticipation Note (TAN) for 2019/20 is recommended. 

Attached is Resolution No. 2019/20-04, Authorization to Sign on Behalf of the Governing Board, which specifies the names of District officers and employees who are authorized to sign orders and other documents on behalf of the Board of Trustees during the period July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020.