Being honored tonight as Teachers of the Year by their individual schools are:  Wayne Shapiro, Academy of the Canyons; Rebekah West, Arroyo Seco Junior High School; Stacey Killinger, Bowman High School; Dennis Young, Canyon High School; Marianella Lora, Golden Oak Adult School; Eric Harris, Golden Valley High School; Erica Hardbarger, Hart High School; Jennifer Putt, La Mesa Junior High School; Eric Olsson, Placerita Junior High School; Kristine Spector, Rancho Pico Junior High School; Melinda Moore, Rio Norte Junior High School; B.J. Layton, Saugus High School; Andrew Raskin, Sequoia School; Nicole Terranova, Sierra Vista Junior High School; Sarah E. Ford, Valencia High School; and Darcy Rojas, West Ranch High School.

For the 2018/19 school year, the District recognizes Erica Hardbarger as the Hart District Teacher of the Year.  Erica taught Biology and Advanced Placement Biology at Hart High School from September 2001 through June of 2018.  She was a favorite of both students and staff, and her enthusiasm and passion was contagious.  She was a long-standing member of the Professional Development Team at Hart High School, and her ability to connect and educate her peers helped her prepare her for her new role as a Teacher on Special Assignment working with science teachers across the District.  Erica is very talented, and the Hart District is fortunate to have her working with science teachers at every site.

Honorees and their school principals have been invited to the Board meeting.

This proposed “Keep the Pressure” campaign would be an extension of the American College of Surgeons “Stop the Bleed” campaign, launched in 2015 in coordination with the White House, to “cultivate grassroots efforts that encourage bystanders to become trained, equipped, and empowered to help in a bleeding emergency before professional help arrives.”

The campaign will educate students and staff members on how to respond effectively in the event of an emergency bleeding situation.  As part of that plan, Mr. Lawrence has secured the assistance of Henry Mayo’s media department in the creation of an educational video that can be shown in classrooms, posted to websites, and shared with staff.

On May 3, 2017, the Governing Board approved the purchase of a new DSA approved two-story modular classroom building for Hart High School. This is a new building that will be built to the most current California Building Code and will meet all DSA requirements. The building will be fabricated offsite, thus DSA requires that the District hire an in-plant DSA inspector to monitor the fabrication of the building.

 Attached is a proposal from an inspection company, North American Technical Services, that performs DSA in-plant inspections of these types of buildings and is located near the plant in central California where the building is being fabricated.

This past summer, a new modular restroom building was installed at Golden Oak Adult School at Centre Pointe Parkway. The site work was completed and the new restroom building is operational. The contractor, Y.Ko Construction Co., Inc., is requesting compensation for additional work done on the project that was not part of the bid documents. Attached is Change Order No. 1 which gives a description of the additional work as well as a cost for the work.

Added to Board Policy 5145.3, page 1, paragraph 4:  The Superintendent or designee shall ensure that adult students are aware of these rights as well.

Added to Administrative Regulation 5145.3, page 1, paragraph 3: Adult students will be notified as well.

Updates will also be made to the Board policies and administrative regulations that require adding “immigration status” to the list of students’ rights.

Pete Ciccone and Vijay Maraj, automotive technology teachers at Canyon High and Saugus High Schools, respectively, are requesting authorization to travel to Goldsboro, North Carolina, October 21-27, 2018, to attend the National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3) Train-the-Trainer courses to receive hands-on training on new equipment.

Christian Standley, a teacher at Saugus High School, is requesting authorization to attend the American Conference for Teachers of Foreign Language in New Orleans, Louisiana, November 14-18, 2018.

Sarah Avanessian and Laura Graves, English teachers at Hart High School, are requesting authorization to attend the National Council of Teachers of English conference in Houston, Texas, November 14-18, 2018.

The Perkins grant will pay all expenses for Pete Ciccone and Vijay Maraj, automotive technology teachers, to travel to Goldsboro, North Carolina, October 21-27, 2018, to attend NC3 Train-the-Trainer courses.

The Hart District Teachers Association will pay all expenses for Christian Standley to attend the American Conference for Teachers of Foreign Language in New Orleans, Louisiana, November 14-18, 2018.

The Hart District Teachers Association will pay all travel, food, and lodging expenses, and Saugus High School Formula Account will cover all substitute costs, for Sarah Avanessian and Laura Graves to attend the National Council of Teachers of English conference in Houston, Texas, November 14-18, 2018.

End of year analysis of each plan reveals necessary updates and revisions.  Each school site council has approved its respective 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 November 2017.  Annual evaluations conducted at that time meet the requirements of Board Policy 6190.

Attached are the revisions for spending the remaining Title I funds for each school plan from the 2017/2018 school year. Goals and action plans remain aligned with Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) District goals and school goals for increased student achievement.

Beginning of the year analysis of each plan reveals necessary updates and revisions.  Each school site council has approved its respective 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 each school plan 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.

– Adjustment to reflect a decrease in unrestricted general fund (01.0) revenues -$294,473

– Adjustment to reflect an increase in unrestricted general fund (01.0) expenditures +$1,002,978.94

– Adjustment to reflect an increase in restricted general fund (01.0) revenues +$1,118,457.91

– Adjustment to reflect an increase in restricted general fund (01.0) expenditures +$1,568,678.01

– Adjustment to reflect changes in adult education fund (11.0) expenditures.

– Adjustment to reflect a transfer out of special reserve fund (17.0) for a change to instructional materials budgets -$20,000

– Adjustment to reflect changes in Community Facilities District (CFD) # 99-1 fund (49.7) expenditures.

In light of the program’s success in meeting the vocational needs of special education students, staff recommends the Governing Board renew the TPP agreement for the 2018/19 school year.  Specifically, the program provides:

• A functional curriculum to emphasize the following: 1) Self-awareness and Attitude, 2) Goal Setting, 3) Community Awareness, 4) Career Decision-Making, 5) Job Search and Acquisition, and 6) On-the-Job Work Ethics.
• Community-based instruction – the community becomes the classroom for the students.
• Career guidance and support – ongoing during the last two years of high school and following the students until they obtain successful employment.

On December 13, 2018, La Mesa Junior High School will be inviting Dee Hankins to reward these amazing students. Students who did not reach this goal, will remain in class with an opportunity to make up missing work while they work with teachers in a smaller learning environment. During this time, teachers will also conduct lessons on the importance of positive behavior and being on time to ensure more students earn the second semester incentive.

1. Mixing console (QTY 1, Hart High School)

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. Computer table (QTY 10, Bowman High School)

2. Vertical 2- drawer file cabinet (QTY 3, Bowman High School)

3. Student desk combo (QTY 65, Placerita Junior High School)

4. Teacher desk (QTY 1, Placerita Junior High School)

5. Stools (QTY 2, Placerita Junior High School)

6. Storage cabinet (QTY 1, Placerita Junior High School)

This summer, Room S-3 at Canyon High School was remodeled. As part of the remodel, a new audio video equipment cabinet was not included in the bid documents, but was required as part of the project. Staff requested a cost proposal from the contractor, H&S Electric, Inc., to provide and install the equipment cabinet. Attached is Change Order No. 1 which gives a description of the cost to provide and install the audio video equipment cabinet.