May 12, 2014 Trustees Meeting

Notes from OEA:

Video link.

Employees of the month: Rebecca Wilson (DR) and Sue Barnette (GLO).

Consent items A and E were pulled.

Declaration of certification of current staff. Requesting a permit to allow any new,  incoming teachers to be hired while they are working on CLAD certification.

Approved 5:0

Orinda-Moraga Joint Tech Director

60% - 40% share of cost

Hiring approved 5:0

OEA President requested that one or two OEA members participate on the hiring committee and that during site visits the tech director will elicit opinion from teachers about tech progress and matters.

Deletion of Board Policy 3111: the financial deferred maintenance program has become obsolete with the change to  LCFF.

Approved 5:0

District Procurement Cards. District no longer uses a Visa. The State of CA has entered into an agreement with US Bank to implement a Cal Card. OUSD is eligible to participate. This will reduce out-of-pocket expenses for district office personnel qualified to use the card. Some vendors require a credit card. The card would be used for travel arrangements, online vendors and emergency purchases.

Approved 5:0

 Trustee B utler requested that prior to adopting minutes of April 14 two amendments that would increase clarity of expenditures so that any member of the public would understand the expenses.

Votes for: Krumholz, Butler

Opposed: Moran, Severson, Rossiter

Budget update: Common Core Transition Funds: district has spent close to  $230,000.00 / @$500,000.00 thus far. Mrs. Farrell did not elaborate on expenditures.

Local Control Accountability Plan

Report on meetings held thus far, website and email availability for comments from the public. Parent survey distributed. The LCAP Draft Plan is available to view on the school district website with a link to comments. It is recommended that teachers read through the draft, especially columns that provide changes to curriculum and assessments.

OEA President suggested that OEA be included on an annual advisory committee for LCAP.

Budget for Facilities Task Force: Trustee Rossitor suggested that it would be helpful if there was more itemization on the budget presented. Total revenue available: 17,011,680.04. Rossitor, Butler, and Moran continued to recommend a detailed itemized list of projects aligned with expenditures. Board President requested a clarified list. Discussion about oversight of facilities’ changes and equity for students.

Educate Our State ballot initiative: in 2004 the CA legislature directed the county auditor to take property tax revenue allocated to schools and give it to local governments. The state was supposed to compensate the schools for lost property tax revenue from its General fund

A volunteer group (Educate Our State is seeking a to place a ballot called Protection of Local Schools Revenues Act. A Lafayette parent spoke to this need. Requested the Board to support the effort.