Opening Items

1. Introduction of Guests/Attendees 

1. Introduction of new Student Director(s)
2. Review of Student Board Member Policy

At this time, any person may address the Board on any item not listed on the agenda. Pursuant to the Brown Act, the Board can not consider issues or take action on requests during this comment period. 

1. Warrants
* January 2019
2. Minutes
* Regular Board Meeting 1/22/19
3. Contracts and Memos of Understanding for 18/19
* TIAA Photocopier Contract (replaces TIAA contract previously approved on 1/22/19. The revised contract is for a black and white copier.)
4. Policies 
* No policies on the Consent Agenda for this meeting
5. Overnight/Water-based Field Trip Approval
* CLOP/UC Santa Barbara
* College Exchange College Tour of Southern California
6. Approval of Disposal of Obsolete Materials
* None for this meeting
7. Staffing
* The monthly update will be provided to the Board on 2/12/19
8. Other
* The School Accountability Report Card was revised based on new information provided by DMS regarding per pupil revenues. 

 

At each meeting, one or more student leadership groups will give brief presentations to the Board on their current activities, school culture and their Ceiba experience. Examples student leadership groups include Associated Student Body, Student Government, Young Men of Color, MEChA and Women's Empowerment.

February Report: College Exploration Presentation

College Exploration is a Fast 40 enrichment class which meets once a week to research colleges, plan extended college tours and other college-going activities. 
 

1. Enrollment/Attendance
2. Monthly Update: actuals through 12/31/18 (attachment)
3. Building Update: maintenance, repairs, lifecycle study

The Academic Excellence Committee met on 1/28/19. 

The Finance Committee met on 2/7/19. 

This is a standing item for school updates. 

1. The Mid-Cycle Validation Review was successfully completed on 1/31/19. Staff will review highlights from the visit and next steps for WASC compliance.

2. Efforts are underway to fully align all planning and reporting documents including, but not limited to,
WASC
LCAP
Site Plan
Consolidated Application
Dashboard

3. 18/19 LCAP Update

Ceiba has been tentatively allocated $11,856 to support Low-Performing Students. As part of the process, the Board is requested to discuss and approve the application for funding. The staff plan is to pilot a process to target additional support to students identified as persistently academically at risk in order to support them in turning it around. 

More information is available at the California Department of Education website at https://www.cde.ca.gov/fg/aa/ca/lpsbgprginfo.asp

Planning for 19/20 includes discussion and approval of key infrastructure items beginning with the Enrollment Projection for 19/20. Staff plans to bring the 19/20 Academic Calendar to the Board at the next meeting. 
 

The attached document has the proposed Board meeting dates for 2019.

1) The Board will continue to meet on the 3rd Tuesday of each month with exceptions for reporting deadlines (March, September, December)
2) The Board Chair and Executive Director will set the dates and plan for Board workshops/retreats. 

The following are drafts of policies which are required for the Safety Plan which must be finalized by 3/1/19. They will be brought back for approval at the 3/12/19 Board meeting.  The following policies were developed based on the most current samples that were available. 

The following policies are new:
1.  Emergencies and Disaster Preparedness Plan
2. Bullying Prevention
3. Employee Security
4. Child Abuse Prevention and Reporting
5. Nondiscrimination Harassment
6. Positive School Climate

This policy is an update:
1. Uniform Complaint Policy and Procedures

 

At this time, any person may address the Board on any Closed Session item. Pursuant to the Brown Act, the Board can not consider issues or take action on requests during this comment period. 

Following Closed Session, a public report will be made to acknowledge action taken on confidential issues without reference in regards to individuals or worksites. 

The Closed Session agenda may include items to consider and/or take action on issues regarding personnel, litigation, property and/or student discipline. Examples include:

* Personnel Issues
* Litigation 
* Property
* Student Discipline

I. Consideration of Student Expulsion
(Education Code Section 48918(c))

Suspended, Stipulated Expulsion for Student 19-001

II. Conference with Legal Counsel - Existing Litigation
(Paragraph (1) of subdivision (d) of Government Code Section 54956.9)

Ceiba Public Schools v. Green Valley Corp. dba Barry Swenson Builders, et al