It is anticipated the Board will reconvene in open session at 6:30 p.m.

In person attendance at the Board meeting will not be permitted. Please email public comment to boe@djusd.net. The meeting will be available for viewing and you can watch the meeting live on cable television on DJUSD Education Channel 17 or stream the meeting live or by visiting http://www.djusd.tv/content/live-meetings.

Adopt the California State Water Resources Control Board Planning Grant Application Financial Authorized Representative Resolution No. 35-21 for Fairfield Elementary School Nitrate Drinking Water Compliance Project (Attachment F5a).

On June 2, 2016 the Board of Education adopted Resolution 54-16 authorizing staff to submit a grant application for funding to remediate Hexavalent Chromium (CR6) levels that currently exceed State safe drinking water standards at Fairfield Elementary School. An application requesting $600,000 in funding from the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) was submitted by staff and approved by the State.

On December 17, 2017 the Board of Education adopted Resolution 29-18 approve the California State Water Resources Control Board Construction Grant Agreement No. D17-02035 for Fairfield Elementary School CR6 Drinking Water Compliance Project.

On April 16, 2020, the Board of Education authorized a Professional Services Agreement for engineering firm Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, Inc. to prepare a grant application to fund the evaluation and design of an engineering solution to improve water quality (specifically high nitrate levels) delivered to Fairfield Elementary School.

As a requirement of grant application submittal, staff recommends the Board of Education approve Resolution No. 35-21 to authorize and direct the Superintendent or Superintendent’s designee to apply for planning funding; sign funding agreement, amendments, and certifications for funding under the drinking water state revolving fund (DWSRF); and authorize the Superintendent or Superintendent’s designee to approve claims for reimbursement, execute budget and expenditure summary, sign the final release form, and sign the certification of project completion.  

This project will have no fiscal impact on the General Fund. The District intends to seek available grant funding sources from the State of California and other available sources (as required). Upon receipt of State application approval, any bridge funding for the project will be via Deferred Maintenance Funds for restricted facilities funds specifically for these types of projects.

Approve the following Bond Program and Facility Agreements:

1. Addendum to Master Construction Management Services Agreement- Van Pelt Construction Services, Inc. for Construction Management Services for the Da Vinci High School Tech Hub (Bond Funded). 

2. Construction Contract Form Authorization to Award- Abide Builders Inc., for sitework and construction services for the Emerson Junior High Science Classroom Project (Bond Funded). 

3. Architectural Services Agreement Amendments- HMC Architects for North Davis Elementary and César Chávez Elementary Multipurpose Room Projects (Bond Funded).

4. Architectural Services Agreement- PBK Architects for structural repair design at North Davis Elementary School (Facilities Funded). 

5. Professional Services Agreement- Warren Consulting Engineers, Inc. for surveying services at Davis High School (Bond Funded).

Pursuant to Board Policy 3312 and California Education Code, all contracts and agreements must be approved and ratified by the Board of Education. The agreements are listed in the attachment section below and apply to the following Bond Program projects:

1. Staff is recommending the Board approve an addendum to the Construction Management Services Agreement for Van Pelt Construction Services, Inc. Van Pelt Construction Services, Inc., will provide construction management services for the Da Vinci High School Tech Hub. This is a Bond Program funded project. 

2. Staff is recommending the Board authorize the Superintendent to execute the attached construction contract form upon DJUSD receiving all required contract exhibits, performance bonds, and insurance. On October 22, 2020, sealed bids were opened for the sitework construction component of the Emerson Science Wing. The lowest responsible bid was submitted by Abide Builders, Inc. in the amount of $1,074,000. This is a Bond Program funded project.
   

3. Staff is recommending the Board approve amendments to existing HMC design contracts. Amendments are for additional scope at César Chávez Elementary involving changes in the Multipurpose Room location and at North Davis Elementary which now includes the relocation of four existing portable classrooms. These are Bond Program funded projects.

4. Staff is recommending the Board approve an Architectural Services Agreement for PBK. PBK will provide structural repair design for North Davis Elementary. This is a Facilities funded project.

5. Staff is recommending the Board approve a Professional Services Agreement with Warren Consulting Engineers Inc., for surveying services at Davis High School. This is a Bond Program funded project.

The Davis Joint Unified School District is pleased to award Jeff Hudson the California School Boards Association (CSBA) Golden Quill Award.   The Golden Quill Award highlights the essential role that journalists play in increasing understanding of the objectives, operations, accomplishments, challenges and opportunities related to public schools. The Golden Quill Award is given in recognition of fair, insightful and accurate reporting on public school news by individual print, broadcast and online news media representatives.

Davis Enterprise Reporter Jeff Hudson has been reporting on DJUSD schools since 1998.  Over that time, he has attended and reported on 450 Board of Education meetings, and countless other District and school news and events.  Mr. Hudson has also come to know our schools as a parent in the District.

Over his many years of reporting, Mr. Hudson has reported news in a fair, insightful and accurate manner, worked to develop a holistic understanding of DJUSD and its stakeholders, worked to get to know the DJUSD’s mission and  goals, worked to develop relationships with the multiple Board of Education Trustees, District leadership and site-level staff, and maintained a policy of transparency by providing DJUSD representatives the opportunity to comment on or respond to information being published.

Staff will provide an update to the Board of Education about the progress on steps to return to campus for students and staff.  The presentation will focus on progress made thus far on the plan, including the Davis Teachers Association (DTA) and California School Employees Association (CSEA) Memorandum of Understandings (MOU) with the District related to the DJUSD Return to Campus Plan and results from a staff survey. 

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

Receive a report from staff regarding DJUSD efforts to increase revenue through grants and other avenues to meet District goals. 

Since 2016, the District has pursued a variety of revenue enhancing initiatives to expedite the achievement of District goals. Specifically, District staff have actively pursued grant opportunities, developed ballot initiatives and analyzed all District expenditures in order to reduce costs and raise revenue to support our District initiatives including, but not limited to:

• Developing 21st Century Teaching and Learning Environments

• Improving the Teacher Pipeline

• Improving Teacher Preparation Programs

• Improving Employee Compensation

• Maintaining Fiscal Solvency

Since 2016, District staff have applied for $32,380,753 in grants and been awarded $30,532,890 in support of DJUSD students specifically and thousands of students in the region. This represents a 94.3% grant award success rate.

Thanks to Davis voters and DJUSD staff, the District has received $154,257,032 in on-going and one-time additional revenue since 2016 primarily to develop 21st century learning environments and improve employee compensation .

In total, the District has received $184,789,922 in additional revenue since 2016 to meet the goals of the District.

Approve the employment contract extension between the Davis Joint Unified School District and John Bowes, Superintendent.

The Board will discuss the contract in Closed Session and the final contract will be posted after Closed Session on November 5, 2020.  It is anticipated the contract will extend the term of employment of Superintendent John Bowes to June 30, 2025.

The Board will discuss the contract in Closed Session and the final contract will be posted after Closed Session on November 5, 2020. It is anticipated the contract will extend the term of employment of Deputy Superintendent Matt Best to June 30, 2025.

The contract will not change the financial impact to the District at this time.

The contract will not change the financial impact to the District at this time.

The Board will continue its contract discussion in Closed Session and the final contract will be posted after Closed Session on November 5, 2020.  It is anticipated the contract will extend the term of employment of Associate Superintendent Amari Watkins to June 30, 2025.

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.  

In compliance with the Brown Act regulations, Monica Roque legally posted this agenda on October 30, 2020.

In compliance with the American with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance 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.