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Regular/Closed Meeting
Hillsborough City SD
November 09, 2021 6:00PM
Crocker Lecture Hall, Crocker Middle School, 2600 Ralston Avenue, Hillsborough

1. Call to Order
1.1. Salute to the Flag
Speaker:
Don Geddis, Board President
1.2. Approval of the Agenda, ACTION
Speaker:
Don Geddis, Board President
1.3. Approval of the Minutes, ACTION
Speaker:
Don Geddis, Board President
Attachments:
Draft October 2021 Meeting Minutes
2. Regular Reports
2.1. Hillsborough Teachers Association (HTA)
Speaker:
Alec MacKenzie, HTA President
Rationale:
Report of Information
 
2.2. California School Employee Association (CSEA)
Speaker:
Dee Mooring, CSEA Vice President
Rationale:
Report of Information
 
2.3. Associated Parents' Group (APG)
Speaker:
Courtney Bocci, APG President
Rationale:
Report of Information
 
2.4. Hillsborough Schools Foundation (HSF)
Speaker:
Breigh McCall, HSF President
Rationale:
Report of Information
 
2.5. Superintendent Report
Speaker:
Louann Carlomagno, Ed.D., Superintendent
Rationale:

Superintendent Carlomagno will report on the following:

  • Vaccination Clinics for 5-11 year old students
  • Negotiations update: HTA and CSEA
  • HSF Classic - thank you
  • Assessed Property Values 
  • Other Items of Interest to the Board and Public
 
Attachments:
Assessed Property Values November
3. Current Business
3.1. Trustee Roles in 2022
Speaker:
Don Geddis, Board President
Rationale:

During the regularly scheduled December meeting of the Board of Trustees, the Board elects its officers and reviews the Superintendent Initiated Committees they committed to the previous year. After discussion among the Trustees they confirm which changes/additions they would like to make on the committees they would like to sit on for the 2022 year.

Tonight this item is presented just for review to the Board as a reminder as to what current committees they served on in the 2021 year. 

 
Attachments:
2021 Superintendent Initiated Committees
2022 Superintendent Initiated Committees
3.2. Facilities Updates and Recommended Expenditures, ACTION
Speaker:
Louann Carlomagno, Ed.D., Superintendent
Rationale:
The attached presentation outlines the outcome of the fan pilot projects, as well as recommendations for implementation the fan projects utilizing the remainder of the Measure B funds. 
 
Attachments:
Facilities Updates and Recommendations
Updated: Facilities Updates and Recommendations
3.3. Crocker Overnight Field Trips, ACTION
Speaker:
Maria Brady, Crocker Middle School Principal
Rationale:
Crocker Principal Maria Brady and Crocker Assistant Principal Dave Miller will share information regarding Crocker overnight field trips for the 2021-22 school year. 
 
Attachments:
Outdoor Education Trips for Crocker Middle School
3.4. Public Hearing: Educator Effectiveness Grant
Speaker:
Don Geddis, Board President
Rationale:

A.  The Board will adjourn the meeting to this Public Hearing to allow for public discussion of the Educator Effectiveness Grant

B.  Adjourn to Regular Session

 
3.5. Educator Effectiveness Grant
Speaker:
Matthew Lindner, Director of Educational Services
Rationale:

On October 21, 2021, the California Department of Education (CDE) released funding allocations for the Educator Effectiveness Block Grant, a program that provides funding for county offices of education, school districts, charter schools, and state special schools to provide professional learning and to promote educator equity, quality, and effectiveness. The allocation to Hillsborough City School District is $429,580 to be received in 2021-22 and spent by September 30, 2026. 

As a condition of receiving the funds, LEAs are required to develop and adopt an expenditure plan by December 30, 2021, that details the use of funds for the development of teachers, administrators, paraprofessionals, and classified staff. Funds may be spent in any, or all the fiscal years from 2021-22 to 2025-26. The plan must be presented at a public meeting of the governing board before its adoption at a subsequent meeting.

Director Matthew Lindner will present the HCSD Educators Effectiveness Grant. 


 
Attachments:
Educators Effectiveness Grant 2021
3.6. Universal Transitional Kindergarten, ACTION
Speaker:
Louann Carlomagno, Ed.D., Superintendent
Rationale:

Chief Deputy County Counsel Claire Cunningham will present an overview of universal transitional kindergarten including funding, staffing ratios, credentialing requirements, instructional minutes, and facilities.

Superintendent Carlomagno will then ask for the Board's approval to move forward with planning for transitional kindergarten in the Hillsborough City School District with the program implementation beginning with the 2022-2023 school year. Further, the recommendation is for ONE YEAR only based on the fact that we do not yet know if this program will be funded by the state.

 
Attachments:
Universal Transitional Kindergarten Overview
4. Consent Agenda, ACTION
Speaker:
Don Geddis, Board President
Rationale:
Information concerning the consent items has been forwarded to each Board member prior to the meeting for study. All items on the consent agenda are routine in nature and will be acted upon in one single motion. If any member of the Board, the Superintendent, or the public so requests, an item may be removed from the consent agenda and will be placed on the regular agenda for separate discussion and action.
 
4.1. Personnel Action Report
Attachments:
November PAR
4.2. Warrant Report
Attachments:
2021 October Warrants Report
4.3. Enrollment Report
Attachments:
HCSD Enrollment October 31, 2021
5. Public Hearing for Items not on the Agenda
Speaker:
Don Geddis, Board President
Rationale:
Under Government Code 54954.3, members of the public have the right to address the Board on any matter within the Board's jurisdiction. However, the Board cannot act on non-agenda items and cannot respond to issues other than to provide general information. Individual speakers will be allowed three minutes to address the Board. The Board shall limit the total time for public discussion of any one matter to twenty minutes.
 
6. Communications and Board Item Discussions
Speaker:
Don Geddis, Board President
Rationale:
Discussion of logistical items necessary to the effective operations of the School Board.
 
7. Public Address Concerning Items on the Closed Session Agenda
Speaker:
Don Geddis, Board President
Rationale:
Anyone wishing to address the Board regarding Closed Session items may do so at this time. Three (3) minutes are allotted to each speaker, but can be extended by a Board member if so desired.
 
8. Adjourn Regular Meeting
Speaker:
Don Geddis, Board President
Rationale:

If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation to participate at this meeting, please contact the District Office at (650) 342-5193 at least 48 hours in advance.

Public records that relate to any item on the Open Session Agenda for a Board Meeting are available for public inspection. Those records that are distributed less than 72 hours prior to the meeting are available for public inspection at the same time they are distributed to all members, or a majority of the members of the Board. The Board has designated the office at 300 El Cerrito Avenue, Hillsborough, CA for the purpose of making those public records available for inspection.

 
9. Closed Session
Speaker:
Don Geddis, Board President
Rationale:

A . PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
     Title:  Superintendent
     (Government Code Section 54957)

B. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
     Title:  Superintendent, Chief Business Official, Administrators, Managers, Certificated Employees, Classified Employees, Psychologists, Substitute Teachers
     (Government Code Section 54957)

C.  CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
      (Government Code Section 54957.6)
      Agency Negotiator: Superintendent
      Employee Organizations:  HTA and CSEA
      Unrepresented Employees:  Administrators, Managers, Chief Business Official, Confidentials

 D. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL 
      Anticipated Litigation
      (Government Code Section 54956.9(c))
      One case

 
10. Open Session
10.1. Report out of Closed Session
Speaker:
Don Geddis, Board President
Rationale:
Any action taken in Closed Session will be reported out by the President of the Board.
 
11. Adjourn
Speaker:
Don Geddis, Board President

Published: November 4, 2021, 2:15 PM

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