James Jordan Middle School Board of Trustees
Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday March 8, 2016 at 6:00 PM PST
Location
JJMS campus L building
This board meeting is open to the public. James Jordan Middle School ("School") welcomes your participation at the School's Board meetings. Participation from various locations will be possible for this meeting, this agenda shall be posted in compliance with the Brown Act at each location and the public can participate from that location. A quorum of members shall participate from inside the boundaries of our authorizing district. Other board members shall participate from the following locations with Brown Act Compliant postings. 1. 3833 Wisconsin Street, Oakland, CA 94619. 2. 12289 Mayberry Road, Spring Hill, FL 34609. The meeting can be heard by phone at Dial-in Number: (605) 562-0020 Meeting ID: 704-521-672
The purpose of a public meeting of the Board of Trustees ("Board") is to conduct the affairs of the School in public. We are pleased that you are in attendance and hope that you will visit these meetings often. Your participation assures us of continuing community interest in our School.
To assist you in the ease of speaking/participating in our meetings, the following guidelines are provided:
1. Agendas are available to all audience members at the meeting.
2. "Non-Agenda Item: Request to Speak" and "Agenda Item: Request to Speak" cards are available to all audience members who wish to speak under the general category of "Public Comments" or on any specific agenda item(s) (as applicable). a. Non-agenda items: any person may address the Board concerning any item not on the agenda provided that no individual presentation shall be for more than 3 minutes (or 6 minutes with translation) and the total time for this purpose shall not exceed 20 minutes (provided that the President may grant additional time if circumstances permit). Ordinarily, Board members will not respond to such presentations and no action can be taken as the Board is allowed to take action only on items on the agenda. However, the Board may give direction to staff following a presentation or calendar the issue for further discussion. Individuals may also request that a topic related to school business be placed on a future agenda and once such an item is properly agenized and publicly noticed, the Board can discuss, respond, and possibly act upon such an item. See attached Request to Speak card. b. Agenda Items: any person may address the Board concerning any item on the agenda provided that no individual presentation shall be for more than 3 minutes (6 minutes with translation) and the total time for this purpose shall not exceed 30 minutes (provided that the President may grant additional time if circumstances permit). The presentation to the Board shall be made at the time a specific item is under discussion. See attached Request to Speak card.
3. When addressing the Board, speakers are requested to state their name and address and adhere to the time limits set forth herein.
4. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and upon request, the School may furnish reasonable auxiliary aids and services to qualified individuals with disabilities. Individuals who require appropriate alternative modification of the agenda in order to participate in Board meetings are invited to contact the Principal (alvarado@jamesjordanms.com, 818-882-2496) Each speaker is limited to 3 minutes in English and 6 minutes with translation. Only Spanish translation will be provided by the school.
The purpose of a public meeting of the Board of Trustees ("Board") is to conduct the affairs of the School in public. We are pleased that you are in attendance and hope that you will visit these meetings often. Your participation assures us of continuing community interest in our School.
To assist you in the ease of speaking/participating in our meetings, the following guidelines are provided:
1. Agendas are available to all audience members at the meeting.
2. "Non-Agenda Item: Request to Speak" and "Agenda Item: Request to Speak" cards are available to all audience members who wish to speak under the general category of "Public Comments" or on any specific agenda item(s) (as applicable). a. Non-agenda items: any person may address the Board concerning any item not on the agenda provided that no individual presentation shall be for more than 3 minutes (or 6 minutes with translation) and the total time for this purpose shall not exceed 20 minutes (provided that the President may grant additional time if circumstances permit). Ordinarily, Board members will not respond to such presentations and no action can be taken as the Board is allowed to take action only on items on the agenda. However, the Board may give direction to staff following a presentation or calendar the issue for further discussion. Individuals may also request that a topic related to school business be placed on a future agenda and once such an item is properly agenized and publicly noticed, the Board can discuss, respond, and possibly act upon such an item. See attached Request to Speak card. b. Agenda Items: any person may address the Board concerning any item on the agenda provided that no individual presentation shall be for more than 3 minutes (6 minutes with translation) and the total time for this purpose shall not exceed 30 minutes (provided that the President may grant additional time if circumstances permit). The presentation to the Board shall be made at the time a specific item is under discussion. See attached Request to Speak card.
3. When addressing the Board, speakers are requested to state their name and address and adhere to the time limits set forth herein.
4. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and upon request, the School may furnish reasonable auxiliary aids and services to qualified individuals with disabilities. Individuals who require appropriate alternative modification of the agenda in order to participate in Board meetings are invited to contact the Principal (alvarado@jamesjordanms.com, 818-882-2496) Each speaker is limited to 3 minutes in English and 6 minutes with translation. Only Spanish translation will be provided by the school.
Agenda
| I. | Opening Items | |
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Opening Items
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| A. | Record Attendance and Guests | |
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | |
| C. | Approve Minutes | |
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Please review the attached minutes before the meeting. |
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| Approve minutes for Board Meeting on February 9, 2016 | ||
| II. | Governance | |
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Governance
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| A. | Candidate for Board Membership. | |
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I invite the board to consider a candidate for membership on the JJMS Board of Trustees. Ms. Antone is the parent of a former JJMS student and a member of the local community.
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| B. | Uniform Complaint Policy- annual review and approval | |
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Our attorneys have asked us to revise our Uniform Complaint Policy to make sure we are compliant with new legislation. We need to adopt a UCP that is up to date. |
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| C. | DATES for Spring/Summer Board meetings | |
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The board should set meeting dates for the remainder of the fiscal year- through June 30th, 2016. Dr. Marsh will be on campus at JJMS from 4pm April 5th up to and including the evening of April 12th |
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| III. | Academic Excellence | |
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Academic Excellence
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| A. | Lead Teacher Report | |
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Our current lead teacher, elected by the full faculty, is Ms. Abigail Lynn Peterson. She will present a brief report on behalf of the JJMS teachers. |
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| B. | Common Core Assessment Math Performance Task | |
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In a continuing program to help board members become familiar with Common Core Aligned state-mandated assessments, Ms. Alvarado will be presenting one of the Math practice problems. |
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| IV. | Finance | |
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Finance
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| A. | 2nd interim report | |
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This is the report that we match against our approved financials and then authorize ExEd to submit to LAUSD. |
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| B. | Plan for Educator Effectiveness Funds | |
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We discussed this item in last month's board meeting. Now we need to vote to approve the plan. |
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| V. | Other Business | |
| VI. | Closing Items | |
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | |