Moment of Silence In Remembrance of September 11, 2001

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1 MOORPARK UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION Tuesday, September 11, :00 PM Closed Session 6:00 PM Regular Meeting District Office Board Room 5297 Maureen Lane Moorpark, California Adopted 9/25/02 1. CALL TO ORDER AND RECOGNITION OF A QUORUM Board President Van Dam called the closed session to order at 5:03 PM and the regular meeting to order at 6:02 PM. PRESENT: Board President Ute Van Dam and Board Members Greg Barker, Ron LaGuardia, Nathan Sweet and Bruce Thomas OTHERS PRESENT: Teresa Williams, District Superintendent; Creig Nicks, Assistant Superintendent for Business Services; Juanita Suarez, Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services; Dr. Kelli Hays, Assistant Superintendent for Personnel Services; Randi Xu, THS@MC Student Representative; and Areli Hernandez, Executive Assistant to the Superintendent Moment of Silence In Remembrance of September 11, PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS Board President Van Dam called for comments from the public regarding the closed session items. There were no comments. 3. CLOSED SESSION a) Conference with Labor Negotiator - Government Code Section District Negotiator: Teresa Williams Employee Organizations: Moorpark Educators Association (MEA) and California School Employees Association (CSEA) Chapter No PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Laura Fog led the Pledge of Allegiance.

2 5. REORDERING AND APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA MOTION NO. 9 On a motion by Ron LaGuardia and second by Greg Barker, the Board unanimously approved the agenda as presented. 6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MOTION NO. 10 On a motion by Nathan Sweet and second by Greg Barker, the Board unanimously approved the minutes of the August 21, 2012 Regular Meeting. 7. PUBLIC COMMENT Board President Van Dam called for comments from the public regarding items of interest that are pertinent to the Moorpark Unified School District. There were no comments. 8. REPORT FROM HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES/STUDENT RECOGNITION Randi Xu, THS@MC Student Representative, reported on the following: start of school; new promethean boards in the classrooms; Back to School Night; college counseling; ASG elections; recycling program; student store; yearbook; and the change in school schedule to include attendance on Fridays. 9. REPORT FROM DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS (Resolutions/Commendations, Correspondence, Committee Reports) a) PTA Council Recognition The Board recognized the Moorpark Council PTA for their work, dedication and volunteerism to the District, its schools and staff members. Laura Fog, Denise Horton and Sherry Waldman were in attendance to receive the Certificate of Recognition. b) Report from District Board Members Nathan Sweet reported that he attended some of the Back to School Night functions and noted that the teachers were very grateful for the reinstatement of one of the furlough days so they could prepare for the first day of school. Bruce Thomas reported that he had attended Back to School Night functions for all of the kindergartens and THS@MC. He indicated that he will also be attending Walnut Canyon s Back to School Night.

3 9. REPORT FROM DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS (CONTINUED) (Resolutions/Commendations, Correspondence, Committee Reports) b) Report from District Board Members (continued) Ron LaGuardia reported that he attended the recent MHS cross country meet and noted the call he received from MHS regarding scheduling changes. Greg Barker reported that he attended Back to School Night functions for the kindergartens at Peach Hill, Mountain Meadows and Arroyo West. He also reported that he spoke with some of the high school students on his street, who indicated they are happy to start school again. Ute Van Dam reported on the following: the first MHS home football game and noted that the stadium and field look wonderful; attended Peach Hill s Back to School Night; and her conversation with Laura Fog regarding Propositions 30 and 38, who shared with her that Moorpark PTA is very much in favor of Proposition 38 and clarified that the taxing is based on a sliding scale, depending on income. Ms. Fog told her that support of both propositions would be great for public schools. 10. REPORT FROM SUPERINTENDENT a) Back to School Update Superintendent Williams reported that the District enrollment is close to 7000 students and shared that the District will be transitioning to centralized enrollment for the school year. b) Staffing Update Dr. Hays shared a PowerPoint presentation regarding staffing, including the hiring of 23 new teachers. 11. BOARD ITEMS FOR ACTION/DISCUSSION a) Board Governance/Protocols Annual Review The Board reviewed the current protocols and after discussion noted minor modifications and requested that the item be reviewed annually in December/January.

4 12. CONSENT-ACTION MOTION NO. 11 On a motion by Ute Van Dam and second by Bruce Thomas, the Board unanimously approved the following consent items by a roll call vote. 13) Classified Employment Report No ) Certificated Employment Report No ) Teacher Assignment Authorization for the school year. 17) Voluntary Desegregation Plan required for the Magnet Schools Assistance Program (MSAP) grant. 18) Inclusion of new preschool fees section in the District s Preschool Parent Handbook. BUILDING PROGRAM PERSONNEL INSTRUCTION 16. PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION SUFFICIENCY OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS MOTION NO. 12 A Public Hearing was scheduled for 6:30 PM to allow public input regarding the sufficiency of instructional materials in the School District in compliance with Education Code section and to make a determination through a resolution as to whether each pupil in each school in the District has, or will have prior to the end of the fiscal year, sufficient textbooks or instructional materials, or both, in each subject that are consistent with the content and cycles of the curriculum framework adopted by the State Board in Mathematics, Science, and History/Social Science and English/Language Arts and Health. Board President Van Dam called for comments from the public regarding this item. There were no comments. Hearing Open 7:05 PM Hearing Closed 7:06 PM Subsequent to the public hearing and on a motion by Nathan Sweet and second by Ron LaGuardia, the Board unanimously adopted Resolution No , Textbook and Instructional Materials Compliance. The Board also certified that as of this date, each pupil in the District, in kindergarten through grade twelve, has been provided with a standards-aligned textbook or basic instructional materials in each of the following areas: History/social science Mathematics English/language arts, including the English language development component of an adopted program Science

5 INSTRUCTION (CONTINUED) 16. PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION SUFFICIENCY OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS MOTION NO. 12 (CONTINUED) BUSINESS For students in TK-8, the instructional materials were purchased from an approved standards-aligned state adoption list as required by CCR, Title 5, Section For students in grades 9-12, the instructional materials were adopted by the local governing board following District review of the materials and their alignment with state content standards as required by CCR, Title 5, Section The Board further certified that each pupil enrolled in a foreign language or health course has been provided with a textbook or instructional materials that are consistent with the content and cycles of the curriculum frameworks adopted by the State board for those subjects, and that laboratory science equipment as applicable to science laboratory courses offered in grades 9-12 is available to pupils in those grades. 19. ANNUAL ATTENDANCE RATES - DISCLOSURE Education Code and requires the governing board of each school district to annually disclose to the public actual attendance rates and certify to the Superintendent of Public Instruction their compliance. The actual attendance rates for each school are listed below. Prior year rates are included for informational use only. No Board action is required. ACTUAL ATTENDANC RATES Incr./Decr.11/12 School 07/08 08/09 09/10 10/11 11/12 from prior yr. Flory Mountain Meadows Peach Hill Campus Canyon: Grades K Campus Canyon: Grade Walnut Canyon Arroyo West Chaparral Middle School Mesa Verde Middle School Moorpark High School The High Moorpark College Community High School

6 BUSINESS (CONTINUED) 20. APPROVAL OF UNAUDITED ACTUALS - MOTION NO. 13 On a motion by Ron LaGuardia and second by Greg Barker, the Board unanimously approved the Unaudited Actuals for APPROVAL OF APPROPRIATIONS LIMIT AND RESOLUTION MOTION NO. 14 On a motion by Greg Barker and second by Nathan Sweet, the Board unanimously adopted the Appropriations Limit declaring that the estimated appropriations in the budget for Moorpark Unified School District do not exceed the limitations imposed by the Gann Amendment as modified by Proposition 98. The Board also unanimously approved the corresponding Resolution, No DISTRICT POLICIES PENDING AGENDA ITEMS DATE AND TIME OF NEXT REGULAR MEETING The next Regular Meeting of the Board of Education of the Moorpark Unified School District will be held on Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at 6:00 PM in the District Office Board Room, 5297 Maureen Lane, Moorpark, California. ADJOURNMENT MOTION NO. 15 On a motion by Greg Barker and second by Nathan Sweet, the Board unanimously adjourned the regular meeting at 7:54 PM. UTE VAN DAM BOARD PRESIDENT GREG BARKER CLERK OF THE BOARD TERESA WILLIAMS SECRETARY TO THE BOARD 9/11/12