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SCOTT VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

Board Packet

BOARD OF TRUSTEES Jennifer Thackeray, President

Tammi Bennett, Clerk Gary Black

Marnia Brownell Conrad Croy

SUPERINTENDENT

Marie Caldwell

District Secretary Julie Hogun

“ENSURING HIGH LEVELS OF LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS”

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Scott Valley Unified School District Marie Caldwell, Superintendent Julie Hogun, District Secretary 11918 Main Street Fort Jones, CA 96032 (530) 468-2727

Board of Trustees Jennifer Thackeray, President

Tammi Bennett, Clerk Gary Black

Marnia Brownell Conrad Croy

Ensuring High Levels of Learning for All Students

Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Closed Session 5 p.m. • Open Session 6 p.m. Scott River High School

450 Campus Way, Etna, California

AGENDA Agenda and supporting documents are available on the district website, www.svusd.us as well as at the District Office during normal business hours. Meeting facilities are accessible to persons with disabilities. By request, alternative agenda document formats are available to persons with disabilities. To arrange an alternative agenda document format or to arrange aid or services to modify or accommodate persons with a disability to participate in a public meeting, please provide a written request to: Julie Hogun, District Secretary at the Scott Valley Unified School District Office at least three working days prior to any public meeting. All Board of Education meetings are audio recorded and kept on file for 30 days after Board approval of the meeting minutes. 1.0 CALL TO ORDER

1.1 Roll Call Jennifer Thackeray, President of the Board Marnia Brownell, Trustee Tammi Bennett, Clerk of the Board Conrad Croy, Trustee

Gary Black, Trustee

1.2 Public Comment regarding Closed Session items 2.0 CLOSED SESSION

Negotiation Matters Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6

Designated Representative: Marie Caldwell, Superintendent

2.1 Unrepresented Employees

2.2 Superintendent’s Contract

Personnel Matters Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957

2.3 Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release

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2.4 Employment

2.4.1 Human Resources/Executive Assistant to the Superintendent (effective 7-1-19)

2.5 Volunteer Employment

2.5.1 Assistant Wrestling Coach, EHS

2.5.2 Assistant Wrestling Coach, EHS

2.6 Certificated Evaluations

Temporary and Short Term Employment for 2019-2020 School Year Pursuant to Government Code Section 45101

2.7 Leave of Absence for 2019-20 School Year

2.7.1 After School Site Coordinator, SVJH, 3 hr/wk thru December 18, 2019

Conference with Legal Counsel – Existing Litigation Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) 2.8 Appeal of Case: Kyle Kaae v. Scott Valley USD, SCCV CV 16-0086-2

2.9 Appeal of Case: Shannon Griffin v. Scott Valley USD, SCCV CV 16-1281-1 3.0 OPEN SESSION – CALL TO ORDER 3.1 Flag Salute

3.2 Approve the agenda for the Regular Meeting of the SVUSD Board of Trustees for October 16, 2019

3.3 Reportable Action taken in Closed Session as per Government Code Section 54957.1(A)(5) Caldwell

4.0 PUBLIC COMMENT

Public comment is invited on any matter included on the agenda or items not on the agenda. Presentations are limited to three minutes. Please be aware that this is a private meeting held in a public place and the Board is prohibited by law from taking action on any item presented if it is not listed on the agenda.

5.0 CONSENT AGENDA

Items listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine and are acted on by the Board of Trustees in one motion. There is no discussion of these items before the Board vote unless a member of the Board, staff, or public requests specific items be discussed and/or removed from the Consent agenda. It is understood that the Administration recommends approval on all Consent Items. Each item on the Consent agenda approved by the Board of Trustees shall be deemed to have been considered in full and adopted as recommended.

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5.1 Approve Minutes

5.1.1 Regular Board Meeting: September 18, 2019 7 - 10 5.1.2 Special Board Meeting: October 1, 2019 11 & 12

5.2 Approve Warrants 13 - 48

5.3 Approve Stipends 49

5.4 Ratify Employment listed on Closed Session Agenda

5.5 Approve Addendums to Principal Contracts

5.6 Approve Additional Contractors 50

5.7 Approve Site Instructional Minutes and Bell Schedules 51 - 59

5.8 Approve Salary Schedules: Certificated Management, Unrepresented; Classified Management and Confidential, Unrepresented 60 & 61

5.9 Approve Job Description: Recruiting Team Member 62 - 64 5.10 Approve Quarterly Report on Williams Uniform Complaints 65

6.0 REPORTS AND COMMUNICATIONS

6.1 Reports

6.1.1 Tribal Report – Indian Parents Committee

6.1.2 Curriculum/Professional Development Report

6.1.2.1 Farm to School Grant Tamy Howerton

6.1.3 Principals

Scott Valley Junior High, Tana Piersall Etna Elementary School, Garren Hanon Fort Jones Elementary, Joy Isbell Etna High, Scott River High & Adult Education, Regina Hanna

6.1.4 Superintendent’s Report

6.1.4.1 Resignations

6.1.4.1 School Secretary, SRHS

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6.1.4.2 Update on Quartz Valley School 67 -75

6.1.4.3 Update on Master Facilities Update on Modernization 76 - 93

6.1.4.4 Update on Modernization

6.2 Communications

6.2.1 Discipline 95

6.2.2 Attendance 96

6.2.3 Winter Sports Coaches List 97

7.0 REGULAR AGENDA Discussion and/or Action

7.1 Approve 2018-2019 Unaudited Actuals Financial Report Lillian Eastlick, CBO 7.2 Approve Resolution #20-010, 2018-19 Budget Transfer

7.3 Approve Use of Provisional Intern Permit for full-time Special Education Teacher Mitch

Thackeray 100 & 101 7.4 Approve Public Disclosure with Unrepresented 102 7.5 Discuss California School Dashboard Local Indicators 103 & 104

7.6 Discuss CTE Facilities Grant 7.7 Approve Three Year Strategic Plan 105

8.0 BOARD REPORTS Board Member Reports and/or comments, requests for information or future agenda items 9.0 ADJOURNMENT

The next Regular Board Meeting is scheduled for:

November 20, 2019 5:00 p.m. Closed Session, 6:00 p.m. Open Session

Scott River High School

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It is our vision to provide a stimulating and caring learning community that cultivates every student’s potential; promotes academic and vocational excellence; and ensures our students are 

positive contributors to our local, national and global communities  

*Ensure students have access to a program that prepares them for college, career and life. *Implement curriculum and instructional practice that well rounded, rigorous and focused on the whole student. *Support curriculum that is deliberate in the instruction of resiliency, tolerance, empathy, responsibility, hard work, critical thinking, creative, and  self‐discipline. 

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*Support and encourage students and staff to be active and engaged members of our community. *Commit to transparency of practice and continuous improvement of our board, staff, students, and programs. *Improve and maintain safe, secure facilities with open access to youth activities. *Promote and celebrate diversity, acceptance, and understanding of others.  

*Maintain fiscal responsibility through a balanced budget. *Engage in long range planning, through careful budget management and policy. *Recruit and retain high quality teachers and staff. *Committed to improving facilities that expand students enrichment and promotes community pride. 

COMMUNITY 

FISCAL 

Increase the academic rigor of our course work, as measured by district wide benchmarks, post secondary transition, college and career readiness, and degree attainment.

Increase our ability to compete in the county through high quality and expansive programs that are academic, athletic, extra curricular and reach each sector of our student body

Engage in active promotion of the Scott Valley Unified brand, through consistent messaging (motto), high impact across social media platforms, and a robust alumni support system.

Create multiple non-traditional pathways to post secondary success inclusive of Scott Valley Options expansion and career technical opportunities and certifications that will place students in the workforce directly upon graduation from our program

Develop a Multi-Tiered System of Support that addresses the needs of our students at all levels, implements targeted

support for those that need it, and improve our student and staff connectedness 

Recruit, Retain, and Promote high quality staff by building capacity for high quality instruction

IT IS OUR MISSION TO ENSURE HIGH LEVELS OF LEARNING FOR ALL STUDENTS 

Create alternate methods of funding (such as a foundation) to support focused initiatives 

Develop and implement a system to ensure that faculty, students, and families are respectful of our diverse population. 

Prioritize Master Facility Plan Projects to include modernization, improvement and upgrades of facilities 

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