Four Valencia grapplers took home CIF Division titles this season, and each of them went on to excel at the California State Championship meet.

California Education Code 47607 (3) (A) states that:

 “The authority that granted the charter shall consider increases in pupil academic achievement for all groups of pupils served by the charter school as the most important factor in determining whether to grant a charter renewal.”

In addition, section (4)(A) requires that:

“The entity that granted the charter determines that the academic performance of the charter school is at least equal to the academic performance of the public schools that the charter school pupils would otherwise have been required to attend, as well as the academic performance of the schools in the school district in which the charter school is located, taking into account the composition of the pupil population that is served at the charter school.”

As part of its oversight authority, the Hart District must evaluate the academic achievement of the students at SCVi in comparison to the other students in the Santa Clarita Valley.  Moreover, this comparison must take into consideration the specific subgroups of students in order to evaluate whether “all students” are performing “at least equal” to the performance of students in their home districts.

With this goal in mind, representatives from the SCVi charter school have been invited to share a presentation with the Board that discusses math performance since its renewal in 2015, and they will share the steps taken to address gaps and to improve academic performance in math.

SCVi’s charter is eligible to be considered for renewal in 2020.

The proposal is being presented this evening for public hearing and acknowledgment of receipt by the Governing Board.

The proposal is being presented this evening for public hearing and adoption by the Governing Board.

Approval of Fee Amendment No. 3 from Flewelling & Moody for architectural services for the Hart High School Infrastructure Project.

Building 700, on the Castaic High School site, was designated to contain career technical education classrooms; however, the specific classroom/laboratory functions had not been determined until recently. In 2016, when the contract for the school was awarded to Castaic HS Construction, Inc., Building 700 was designed as a “shell space” with the understanding that the District would, at a later date, determine details of the program that would ultimately be housed in that building.

Last year, the District determined that Building 700 would contain medical, dental and advanced manufacturing classroom and lab space. Ruhnau Clarke Architects, has provided the contractor with plans for the space; however, those plans do not yet have Division of the State Architect (DSA) approval. The contractor is working toward providing the District with the cost to build-out the former shell space. This cost will come to the District and Governing Board as a change order (an increase to the Guaranteed Maximum Price) once the plans have final DSA approval and the contractor can finalize their cost estimate for the work.

Until the cost for the building changes can be finalized and agreed to, equipment must be ordered. The dental equipment must be installed as part of the construction and has a lead time of approximately eight weeks. Staff and Lundgren Management recommend purchasing the equipment as soon as possible so that the equipment is available on site once construction work is underway.

Approval of change order requests for Saugus High School Auditorium Project Bid Package Nos. 03 (Inland Building Construction Companies, Inc.), 10 (First Responder Fire Protection Corp.), and 14 (LVH Entertainment Systems).

Change Order No. 02 Bid Package No. 03 (Inland Building Construction Companies, Inc.)

Contractor is requesting additional compensation for additional work not included in the bid documents and returning unused allowance for an overall change order in the amount of $42,777.

Change Order No. 01 Bid Package No. 10 (First Responder Fire Protection Corp.)

Contractor is returning unused owners allowance in the amount of $10,000 (credit).

Change Order No. 01 Bid Package No. 14 (LVH Entertainment Systems)

Contractor is returning unused owners allowance in the amount of $24,633 (credit).

TELACU has thoroughly reviewed this request and was successful in negotiating lower costs than originally requested by the contractor.

Approval of Change Order Nos. 3 and 4 for the Sierra Vista Junior High School Classroom Addition Project (Bid Package SV1801A-03 – AMG & Associates, Inc.).

Change Order No. 3

This change order is to furnish and install the restroom partitions that were supposed to be supplied by Growthpoint Structures.

Amount of change order: $29,773.44

Change Order No. 4

This change order is for incomplete repair work and a 20 year roofing warranty for the roofing that was in Growthpoint Structures’ scope of work.

Amount of change order: $23,209.50

Approve Change Order Nos. 3 and 4 for the Sierra Vista Junior High School Classroom Addition Project (Bid Package SV1801A-03 – AMG & Associates, Inc.).

Clarissa Resella, a Castaic High School teacher, is requesting authorization to attend the National Conference on Science Education in St. Louis, Missouri, April 11-14, 2019.

Christina Noriega, a Hart High School counselor, is requesting authorization to attend the Advanced Placement Workshop in Fort Worth, Texas, June 24-26, 2019.

Mark Kosek, a Saugus High School teacher, is requesting authorization to attend the Project Lead the Way Core Curriculum training in Indianapolis, Indiana, June 16-18, 2019.

Robert Zameroski, a Valencia High School teacher, is requesting authorization to attend the Student Television Network (STN) Convention in Seattle, Washington, March 27-30, 2019.

Jerry Ostrove, a Valencia High School teacher, is requesting authorization to attend the Cyber Education Discovery Forum in Denver, Colorado, June 24-28, 2019.

Analysis of the plan reveals necessary updates and revisions.  The school site council has approved its revisions, after consulting with school leadership teams and advisory councils, and recommends them to the Board for approval.  All legal requirements remain in place for each plan that was approved in May 2017.  Annual evaluations conducted at that time meet the requirements of Board Policy 6190.

Attached are the revisions for the Golden Valley High School plan for the 2017/18 school year.  Goals and action plans remain aligned with LCAP District goals and school goals for increased student achievement.

Analysis of each plan reveals necessary updates and revisions.  Each school site council has approved its revisions, after consulting with school leadership teams and advisory councils, and recommends them to the Board for approval.  All legal requirements remain in place for each plan that was approved in May 2018.  Annual evaluations conducted at that time meet the requirements of Board Policy 6190.

Attached are the revisions for the school plans of Golden Valley High School and Placerita Junior High School for the 2018/19 school year.  Goals and action plans remain aligned with LCAP District goals and school goals for increased student achievement.

This report may contain open purchase orders with not-to-exceed amounts facilitating regular small purchases from single vendors. Open purchase orders with not-to-exceed amounts facilitating larger purchases from single vendors may indicate a publicly bid contract number and/or the date the Governing Board approved the vendor.  In an effort to efficiently process payments, the accumulated total of these purchases may be processed and paid as a single transaction.

Article I. 1.1 amends Section 2 “Term”.  The new lease terms include provisions for a one year lease with the option for four (4) renewals.  The total term of the lease is now five (5) years.

Article I. 1.2 amends Section 3 “Rent”.  The amended language includes a market-based rent rate for the area and inclusion of an annual increase to the rent based on the Consumer Price Index West B/C schedule.

Amendment No. 1 amends Exhibit B regarding compensation for July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2020.  For each annual period thereafter, proposed fees shall be mutually agreed upon.

The District has used the Apex online curriculum to support primarily the Learning Post, Hart @ Home, and Sequoia educational programs.

The agreement provides 350 unlimited enrollment subscriptions to comprehensive courses for the period of June 17, 2019, through June 16, 2022, and 100 unlimited enrollment subscriptions during each of the 10-week summer school sessions for the period of June 3, 2019, through August 6, 2021.

Arbiterpay.com is an additional feature that will streamline the payment process for game officials and schools.

Last minute changes to game official assignments will no longer require the canceling of pre-printed checks from the Associated Student Body (ASB).

Activity Directors and ASB accountants will have an additional check and balance on payments directly tied to game official assignments, thereby improving the audit trail.

District internal audit staff will have access to real-time information regarding payments made to game officials.

1099 preparation for game officials will be streamlined and more accurate as they will now be prepared by Arbitersport.com versus the District.

Fees are absorbed by teams and ASBs.

Staff requests the use of the following California-approved piggyback contracts during the 2018/19 fiscal year:

Interlocal Purchasing System (TIPS) – Contract 180803 for sporting goods and equipment.

Pursuant to California Education Code Section 17546(c), staff requests the Governing Board, by unanimous vote of those members present, find that the property listed below is of insufficient value to defray the costs of arranging a sale and thereby authorize the property to be donated to a charitable organization deemed appropriate by the Board, or disposed of in the local dump.  All e-waste will be collected and certified to its proper disposal by an e-waste recycler.

1. Activity desk, 6 ft (QTY 4, Golden Oak Adult School)

2. Activity desk, 3 – 4 ft (QTY 3, Golden Oak Adult School)

3. Activity desk, corner unit  (QTY 1, Golden Oak Adult School)

4. Task chair (QTY 28, Golden Oak Adult School)

The District currently accepts prequalification applications on a quarterly basis, and recently issued a notice inviting prequalification (RFQ16-07A) for the January application period (January 7, 2019, to January 16, 2019).

The attached list reflects the addition of the first round of contractors approved during the January 2019 application window.

On November 7, 2018, the Governing Board awarded the Valencia High School Security Fencing Project to California Fencing, Inc.  Due to unforeseen subsurface conditions, the contractor needed to re-dispatch the fence post coring company to drill new fence post holes along the existing planter. Contractor is requesting compensation for this work because it was not indicated on the bid documents.

Accept Notice of Completion for Bid Package No. HA17-03D for the Hart High School Infrastructure Project Phase 1 (Stay Green, Inc.).

A Notice of Completion has been prepared for the Governing Board’s consideration for the following construction contract:

Stay Green, Inc.

Bid Package No. HA17-03D – Landscape and Irrigation

Accept Notices of Completion for Bid Package Nos. SA16-03-01, SA16-03-02, SA16-03-03, SA16-03-04, SA16-03-05, SA16-03-08, SA16-03-09, SA16-03-10, SA16-03-11, SA16-03-14, and SA16-03-15 for the Saugus High School Auditorium Project.

Notices of Completion have been prepared for the Governing Board’s consideration for the following construction contracts:

Triangle Enterprises Inc.

Bid Package No. SA16-03-01 – Earthwork

Santa Clarita Concrete

Bid Package No. SA16-03-02 – Concrete and Paving

Inland Building Construction Companies, Inc.

Bid Package No. SA16-03-03 – General Construction

Santa Clarita Concrete

Bid Package No. SA16-03-04 – Structural Concrete

Winegardner Masonry, Inc.

Bid Package No. SA16-03-05 – Masonry

Caston, Inc

Bid Package No. SA16-03-08 – Framing and Drywall

Pro-Craft Construction, Inc.

Bid Package No. SA16-03-09 – Plumbing

First Responder Fire Protection, Corp.

Bid Package No. SA16-03-10 – Fire Sprinklers

AP Construction Group, Inc.

Bid Package No. SA16-03-11 – Mechanical

LVH Entertainment Systems

Bid Package No. SA16-03-14 – Theatrical Equipment

Krueger International, Inc

Bid Package No. SA16-03-15 – Fixed Seating

A Notice of Completion has been prepared for the Governing Board’s consideration for the following construction contract:

California Fencing, Inc.

Bid Package No. VACP1810A – General Construction