Approve Certificated Personnel Report No. 14-16 which covers 2 Employments, 3 FTE Increases, 1 Leaves of Absence, 1 Partial Leave of Absence, 2 Resignations, 1 Retirement, and 3 Variable Services Agreements. An addendum may cover up to 5 employments, 10 Conversion From Temporary to Probationary Status and 7 Variable Services Agreements.

Approve Classified Personnel Report No. 14-16 which covers 1 Retirement, 1 Partial Resignation, 2 resignations, and 6 Variable Services Agreements. An addendum may include up to 15 additional employments and 15 Variable Services Agreements.

Approve staff recommendations for 2016-2017 course offerings. 

On January 21, 2016 the program changes listed below were presented to the Board of Education.  These courses are now coming back to the Board of Education for approval on consent.

The following additions and changes are being recommended by the staff:

Course Name Changes:

• Foods, Nutrition & Culinary Arts (formerly Food Science & Nutrition: Introduction to Foods and Multicultural Eating)
• Multimedia Journalism 2 (formerly  Journalism 2 – newspaper)
• Peer Helper (formerly Community Service School)

New Courses:

• Integrated Mathematics 2, will be submitted for A-G approval under “C” math
• Integrated Mathematics 3 , will be submitted for A-G approval under “C” math

Revised Courses:

• CyberSecurity: ICT Essentials 1 (replaces Tech Assist) – will be a-g approved for “g” (elective)
• Internet Engineering I  (CISCO)  (replaces Internet Working CISCO 1) – will be a-g approved for “g” elective
• Internet Engineering 2 (CISCO)  (replaces Internet Working CISCO 2) - will be a-g approved for “g” elective
• Multimedia Journalism 1 --replaces Journalism 1/Journalism 2 (Multimedia) –will continue to have a-g approval for “g” elective

New Internship:

• Environmental Science Internship
  

Rationale for the changes are embedded in the course description documents, attached to this agenda item.

The approval of the Integrated Math II and Integrated Math III courses will require the purchase of $38,000 of previously approved instructional materials. The funds will come from budgets already established for instructional materials. 

Financial impact will be dependent upon enrollment. The previous summer school programs have ranged in cost from $250,000 - 300,000 which is already built into our budget.

Approve the recommendation to appoint Lisa Yamasaki and Wanalynn Alexander to the Yolo County Community Advisory Committee, each for a two-year term.

After discussion and active recruitment with the DJUSD Superintendent's Advisory Committee on Special Education and the Special Education Teachers, two teachers were identified who are willing to commit to representing DJUSD on the Yolo County Community Advisory Committee.

It is the recommendation that Lisa Yamasaki, Special Education Teacher, and Wanalynn Alexander, Special Education Teacher, be approved to fill two of the District's vacancies on the CAC.

There is no fiscal impact to the District.

Approve the Amendment to Lease Agreement with the Regents of California Regarding Property at Fairfield Elementary School to include five (5) additional years through March 30, 2021.

On March 31, 1992, the Board of Education approved an agreement with UC Davis providing for the District to lease two (2) acres of land for the Fairfield Elementary School program. The initial term of the lease was five (5) years.  There have been nine (9) subsequent amendments to the lease agreement extending the term of the agreement and to provide one (1) additional acre of land.

UC Davis has proposed the attached Amendment No.10 to extend the lease of the land to the District for the Fairfield Elementary School program for five (5) additional years.

It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the amendment to the agreement as presented.

The approval of the amendment to the lease agreement will not have a negative fiscal impact on the General Fund as no rent will be charged for the occupation and use of the premises. 

Approve the annual proposal for SCI Consulting Group to provide professional tax administration for Davis Joint Unified School District’s Community Facilities Districts No. 1 and No. 2.

Submittal of the tax levies for the fiscal year 2016-2017 tax roll and confirmation of the tax. 

Accept Purchase Order Report as presented.

Per Board Policy 3300, the Clerk of the Board shall review and report to the Board all transactions entered into by the Superintendent or designee on behalf of the Board every 60 days. (Education Code 17605)

These reports cover the periods from December 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015 and January 1, 2016 to January 31, 2016.

Per Board Policy 3300, the Clerk of the Board shall review and report to the Board all transactions entered into by the Superintendent or designee on behalf of the Board every 60 days.  (Education Code 17605)

These reports cover the periods from December 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015 and January 1, 2016 to January 31, 2016.

Pursuant to Board Policy 3312 and California Education Code, all contracts and agreements need to be approved and ratified by the Board of Education.  The following are the current contracts and agreements which are being presented to the Board for ratification:

Caltronics 

Walsworth Yearbooks

Approve administrative process to support the board in acquiring professional services to support a superintendent search.

Recommendations:

1. Establish an ad hoc Superintendent Search Firm Committee to work with staff to administer requests for proposals (RFP) and to screen and schedule firms for full Board review and approval.
2. Board President appoints members.
3. Full Board provides feedback on firm criteria/scope to be included in RFP.

With the upcoming Superintendent vacancy, the District needs to develop a process to fill the vacant position.  If the Board chooses to have a process that includes a review of potential outside candidates, most districts use the professional services of specialized educational search firms.  The majority of the searches in California are done by a handful of firms.  These include California focused firms and Out-of-State National firms.

The goal of this recommendation is to get the search process started in a timely manner with the objective of having a new Superintendent by July 1, 2016.  This recommendation of the ad hoc superintendent search firm committee expedites the administrative process of choosing a firm so the full Board, staff and community is able to start working with a firm on the actual search process as soon as possible. This is a normal process and has been done in other districts.

Staff would work with the ad hoc superintendent committee to finalize an RFP and send out to prospective search firms.  The RFP would include information about the district, our timelines, and the specific information and criteria we are looking for in a Superintendent search.  Once proposals are received, the committee would review, evaluate and screen the proposals down to the top firms who would then be invited to present to the full Board for review and approval.

The cost of a search is estimated at $20,000 - $30,000 based upon firm and scope.

Hear a presentation from district staff about our Special Education program.  Ask clarifying questions for understanding.

No action is requested at this time.

Davis Joint Unified School District is dedicated to providing high quality instruction for all of our students.  When students struggle, interventions are put in place to support student success and provide access to the curriculum.  If students continue to struggle, a formal assessments may take place to determine if students qualify for special education services.  

At the time of this report, 944 students in Davis Joint Unified School District qualify for Special Education services.  This vital program provides access and services for some of our most vulnerable students.  A variety of programs and services are available at each site and across the district.  

To appropriately address each special education student's needs, an Individual Education Plan Program (IEP) is developed by the IEP Team, including parents, students (at the secondary level), general education teachers, special education teachers, administrators, related service providers and other staff as needed.  The IEP team develops goals and identifies the placement and level of service to best meet the student's needs.  This plan is reviewed at annual IEP meetings and triennial IEP meetings are held to measure progress and also determine if a student continues to qualify for special education services. 

In this presentation, staff will provide an overview of the spectrum of programs, enrollment in these programs, and staffing.  Additionally, staff will address key tenets of special education, including a Free and Appropriate Educations (FAPE) and Least Restrictive Environment (LRE).

This agenda item is an update.  Staff is not making recommendations that require financial support.

Engage in a brief review and discussion about the structure of the Davis Joint Unified School District Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP).  

Specific action is not requested at this time.

Now, in the second year of implementation of our Local Control and Accountability Plan, we have learned more about the structure of the process and the county's expectations on accountability and the approval of the plan.

At the time that we developed our initial LCAP, we had just completed our Strategic Plan process, which included considerable community input and stakeholder engagement.  To honor the work of the Strategic Planning Committee and Action Teams, the actions and services from the Strategic Plan were embedded into our LCAP.  We are now finding that the alignment of these two plans is more challenging than originally anticipated.  While we are committed to both processes it is necessary to streamline the LCAP for more purposeful implementation.

In a variety of stakeholder meetings, district staff has discussed with stakeholders the opportunity to move our current LCAP goals under the umbrella of the state priorities, giving us three goals instead of eight.

Our purpose in this process is to streamline our LCAP; focus on specific goals, actions, and services; and make it more accessible to our stakeholders.  This increased commitment to specific goals, actions, and services should make our progress more transparent and clearly demonstrate program implementation and student progress.  The revision of the LCAP goals will involve stakeholders on the LCAP Advisory, our District English Language Advisory Committee, and our Administrative Leadership Team.

Recognize the California Honor Band Students.