Board Member Bob Poppenga will lead those attending the meeting in a patriotic observance.

In the interest of conducting the business of public education in a timely manner, there is a two or three-minute limit per individual speaker which, at the discretion of the board president, may be modified depending on the number of speakers.  A maximum of thirty (30) minutes for the comment period may be imposed.

In order to maintain a respectful public forum, members of the audience will please limit applause to occasions of student performance, employee recognition, and significant community contributions which are celebrated by everyone present.

During this public comment period, the law does not allow the Board of Education to take action on any item not explicitly posted on the agenda in advance.  However, Board members may ask for clarification, refer concerns to staff, and/or request that an item be placed on a future agenda. 

Certificated Personnel Report No. 21-19 covers 2 Temporary Employments, 1 Leave of Absence, 9 Partial Leaves of Absence, 3 Resignations, 1 Retirement, 2 Coaching Variable Services Agreements and possible addendum covering 5 Employments, 5 Leaves of Absence, 5 Retirements and 5 Resignations.

The personnel actions requested in this report are essential to meet the goals and mission of the Davis Jiont Unified School District.

The personnel actions are budgeted for in the Davis Joint unified School District Adopted Budget or expressly approved by the Board of Education in open session.

Classified Personnel Report No. 20-19 covers 3 Resignations, 1 Retirement and possible addendum covering 5 Employments, 5 Resignations, 2 Retirements and 10 Coaching Variable Services Agreements.

The personnel actions requested in this report are essential to meet the goals and mission of the Davis joint Unified School District.

The personnel actions are budgeted for the in the Davis Joint Unified School District Adopted Budget or expressly approved by the Board of Education in open session.

This resolution declares the first Friday in June to be National Gun Violence Awareness Day in the Davis Joint Unified School District to honor and remember all victims and survivors of gun violence and to declare that we as a country must do more to reduce gun violence.

Approve the Consolidated Application Part 1

Part II of the Consolidated Application contains the LEA's entitlements for each funded program. Part II will be submitted in Spring 2020. Out of each federal program entitlement, LEAs allocate funds for programs operated at the school sites, programs operated by the LEA, and indirect administrative costs.

As required by law, the District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC) was apprised of the contents of the application at the DELAC meeting on May 21, 2019. In the month of May representatives of private, non-profit schools submitted notification regarding their schools' interest in participating in one or more of the federal programs. The Consolidated Application will be fully certified for submission to the California Department of Education upon approval by the Board of Education.

Title I (Free and Reduced Lunch counts): $689,862

Title II (Supporting Effective Instruction)  - $154,454

Title III (Immigrant): $97.90/student.  Estimate 450 students.

Title III (English Learner Student Program): $107.75/Student. Estimate 901 students.

Title IV (Flexible Block Grant-Student Support): $51,768

View the Da Vinci Charter Academy Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) and Budget Overview for Families.

In preparation for Board adoption of Da Vinci Charter Academy's (DVCA) Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP), DVCA's LCAP is posted to make accessible the program's goals, actions, and services, which align with the Board of Education Priorities and the State LCAP Priorities.

The Da Vinci staff has engaged in broad and expansive work toward assessing the effectiveness of its program. This work is ongoing, but consistently happens in in the Da Vinci August staff retreat, through weekly staff professional development meetings, and by virtue of distributing leadership to lead a whole community reflection, evaluation, and feedback loops. This year, the Da Vinci staff has devoted particular time and attention to ensuring that future action plans will create a coherent program that supports all students in college and career preparedness. Additionally, the Da Vinci staff participated in shaping the updated charter renewal presented to the DJUSD Board of Education and California Department of Education during the 2018-19 school year.

When possible the drive is to lead parallel conversations with staff, parents, and students as the intent is to have a diverse stakeholder group reflect, analyze, and inform action plans. Da Vinci utilizes its Advisory Board and Booster organization as key parent/guardian stakeholders to review data such as Youth Truth results, New Tech Network survey results, attendance data, course achievement, and CAASPP performance. Both the Advisory Board and Booster Organization met each month during the year and partnered with the staff and administration to provide valuable input towards future action plans. Additionally, Da Vinci held four parent stakeholder meetings during April to share and gather input for future action plans. Da Vinci student stakeholders provided key input toward future school action plans through a wide variety of processes. All students participate in several surveys that were reviewed by Da Vinci staff. Additionally, monthly Student Government meetings were held for students to provide input to staff. This year, during the months of March and April, the Da Vinci staff hosted students for five consecutive morning focus groups to inform successes and challenges in the areas of curriculum, assessment, instruction, and school climate. Additionally, external facilitators conducted a series of student focus groups that helped to inform Da Vinci’s action plans.

Collectively, all of the stakeholder input discussed above helped to inform the 2018-19 LCAP annual updates and future actions and services. The LCAP was formally presented to the Da Vinci Advisory Board and with the Da Vinci Staff on Wednesday, May 8th, 2019.

Charter Schools are required to submit their Local Control Accountability Plan to the authorizing agency the with the following expectations:

On or before July 1, 2014, and each year thereafter, a charter school must update the goals and annual actions to achieve those goals identified in its charter. The annual update shall be developed using the template adopted by the State Board of Education and shall include all of the following: a review of progress toward the goals; an assessment of effectiveness of the specific actions described in the charter toward achieving the goals; and a description of changes to the specific actions the charter school will make as a result of the review and assessment.

Charter schools are not required to hold a public hearing for their LCAP and are not required to have their governing board formally approve their LCAP at a public meeting. In addition, a charter school is not required to hold a public hearing or a public meeting for approval of their budget.

All of the references within the Education Code regarding these requirements refer specifically to school districts, with no reference to charter schools. The only requirements for charter schools with regard to the LCAP and their budget are that they prepare and submit both documents to their chartering authority and their county office of education by July 1 each year.

As aligned with the school budget. 

Approve the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) Federal Addendum

The DJUSD Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) Federal Addendum supplements the LCAP to ensure that eligible Local Education Agencies (LEA) have the opportunity to meet provisions of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). 

This lease is for a replacement of 1,500 Chromebooks during the summer of 2019. The Chromebooks will replace the original inventory of Chromebooks purchased for all DJUSD sites in 2013 that are now obsolete.

The total cost of the lease will range from $100,000 to $125,000 over five years. The total cost of the lease will come from restricted facilities funds. No additional funding is being requested. 

Approve Resolution No. 44-19 Authorizing the Lease of Four (4) Computer Labs Under a Piggyback Contract Pursuant to California Public Contract Code Section 100029

This lease provides new computers in four (4) District computer labs. The devices will be installed during the summer of 2019. It is the Technology Department's plan to refresh labs every five years, via leasing, to maintain optimal instructional tools for teaching and learning. 

The total cost of the lease for all four labs will range from $20,000 to $25,000 annually for five years. The total cost of these leases will come from approved site and Technology budgets. No additional funding is being requested. 

Davis School Arts Foundation (DSAF) along with Lorraine Visher, President, will make another annual contribution to the Davis Joint Unified School District. The funds represent the contribution made in partnership with the Davis Joint Unified School District to support the ongoing efforts at the school sites to enhance and encourage the arts in the schools. The district matches the DSAF donation with funding and in-kind services.

The combined DSAF funding and DJUSD funding, including in-kind services, of $53,398 provides school sites and staff members who were awarded grants for opportunities such as the Arts Vision, Brunelle Harmony, Hershberger Visual and Performing Arts, Secondary Harmony Choral, and Watermelon Gumball Grants. These grants supported various projects in numerous classrooms across our schools. A binder is available in Instructional Services for viewing the project evaluation for these grants.  

Hold a Public Hearing for the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) in preparation for adoption by the Board of Education at the meeting scheduled for June 20, 2019.

In preparation for Board adoption of DJUSD's Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP), staff will present the LCAP goals, actions, and services which align with the Board of Education Priorities and the State LCAP Priorities.

LCAP Goals: 1) All students will experience 21st Century Teaching and Learning; 2) Davis Joint Unified School District educators will close the Opportunity and Achievement Gap; 3) Classrooms and school communities will be inclusive and safe communities. 

The work of achieving these goals will be accomplished through a Multi-Tiered System of Support that is driven by: evidence-based professional learning communities, effective instruction, and research-based social emotional learning. To close the opportunity and achievement gap, we will also continue to provide English Learner Specialists and a coach to guide English Learner Instruction in Secondary classrooms.  Additionally, we will provide focused professional development to increase educator effectiveness for language acquisition and content knowledge in all subject  areas.

Revisions and additions this year include the position of an Interventionist for Homeless and Foster students, emergency resources for socioeconomically disadvantaged youth, and the use of the Low Performing Student Block Grant funds to launch comprehensive MTSS structures across DJUSD.

Finally, DJUSD's 2019-20 LCAP includes an additional budgetary feature. Assembly Bill 1808 added California Education Code (EC) Section 52064.1, which requires that county offices of education (COEs), school districts, and charter schools (LEAs) develop the Local Control Funding Formula Budget Overview for Parents in conjunction with the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP).

Review and hold public hearing for the 2019-20 District Adoption Budget as presented, including fund balance reserve report and 2018-19 Budget Revision (Estimated Actuals).

The budgets were completed based on the latest information available to date. For the current year, 2018-19, budgets were revised to project estimated actual revenues and spending. For 2019-20, the proposed budget contains projected funding for LCFF growth and other one-time State level funding to mitigate the level of STRS pension rate cost increases. These projections are from the Governor's May Revision and are subject to change with the Final State Budget.

The District has developed a spending plan for next year that addresses the following needs;

• Required (State/Local) Expenditures

• Employee Compensation
• State Pension Cost Increases
• Inflation/Cost Increases
• K-3 Class Size regulations and local teacher staffing
• Deficit Spending Reduction
• Services/Goals for Student Learning (LCAP)

The Adoption Budget is built on the assumption of continued revenue growth over the three years. The District is experiencing declining enrollment, insurance cost increases and deficit spending which requires future budget reductions to maintain the State required minimum reserve of 3%.

Staff will present a summary report of the proposed Adoption Budget. 

Trustees will continue a discussion about placing a Parcel Tax for Employee Compensation Resolution slated for a future 2020 ballot.

Informing this discussion will be a staff presentation on continued work by the Parcel Tax Subcommittee.

Also informing this discussion will be a presentation on the results of the poll commissioned by the District
to determine interest in a Parcel Tax for Employee Compensation .

Any additional attachment(s) will be provided closer to the Board meeting date.

In order to close the compensation gap for all employees, the Board of Education and District staff are committed to the following actions:

1. Improving efficient operations
2. Maximizing state funding (i.e. improving attendance, exploring state funding increases, etc)
3. Committed to making Strategic Reductions
4. Looking for ways to increase the amount of take-home dollars for employees
5. Raising local revenue

Conduct a public hearing to receive comments regarding an energy assessment report for lighting Retrofit projects at Da Vinci Charter Academy (High School), Holmes Junior High, Birch Lane Elementary, Chávez Elementary, and North Davis Elementary Schools

Government Code section 4217 requires the holding of a public hearing to receive comments regarding the award of contracts under the provisions of Section 4217.

The cost of this project is $777,696 funded by the California Clean Energy Jobs Act (Proposition 39), a restricted categorical program.

Approve Resolution No. 43-19, Intent to Authorize Acquisition Under Government Code Section 4217, and approve Agreement with Efficient Lighting Designs, Inc. 

Facilities staff has identified five separate energy conservation projects that have been approved by the California Energy Commission (CEC) through their oversight authority of the California Clean Energy Jobs Act (Proposition 39).   Project approval under Proposition 39 requires a very thorough analysis of energy use, projected energy savings, and project costs.  This analysis identifies a “savings to investment” ratio (SIR) and the ratio must be 1.01 or higher to be approved by the CEC.  By definition a CEC approved Proposition 39 project meets the required Government Code section 4217.12 test of the anticipated project cost and energy use being less than if the services were not provided.

Projects submitted under Proposition 39 are bundled into an Energy Expenditure Plan (EEP).  The savings to investment ratio for each EEP must exceed 1.01.  

A Request for Qualifications/Proposals was issued to energy service firms in March 2019.  A total of four responses were received.  Based on the combined qualifications and pricing provided, Efficient Lighting Designs, Inc. was selected as the firm demonstrating the highest value.

Government Code section 4217 provides an alternate means for public agencies to award energy service contacts.  Specifically, Government Code section 4217.12 provides for public agencies to enter into energy service contracts if the public agency determines the services to be provided are in the best interest of the public agency.  To determine if a contract is in the best interest of the public agency, the agency must find the anticipated cost to the public agency for energy services will be less than the anticipated cost to the public agency if the services were not provided.

The cost of this project is $777,696 funded by the California Clean Energy Jobs Act (Proposition 39), a restricted categorical program.

The calendar is a fluid, working document used by the Board President and Superintendent in support of the Board conducting efficient and effective Board meetings. Changes in the date of future agenda items occur frequently to best fit Board items into the time parameters of Board meetings and District priorities.  

The next meeting of the Board of Education is scheduled for June 20, 2019. The Board will convene in open session, and immediately thereafter adjourn to closed session at 5:30 p.m. in the Susan B. Anthony Administration Building at 526 B Street, Davis, California. The Board will reconvene in open session at approximately 7:00 p.m. in the Community Chambers at 23 Russell Boulevard, Davis, California. 

In compliance with the Brown Act regulations, Monica Roque legally posted this agenda on June 3, 2019.

In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to access the Board meeting room or to otherwise participate during this meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, please contact the Superintendent's Office at (530) 757-5300 ext. 142. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the District to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to the Board meeting.

Agenda Packets are available for review at the Davis Joint Unified School District office, 526 B Street (530-757-5300 x 142); or online at https://davis.agendaonline.net/public/davis.