Castro Valley Unified School District
4400 Alma Ave.
Castro Valley, CA 94546
510-537-3000
  
Castro Valley Unified School District
ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING AGENDA
REGULAR BOARD MEETING AGENDA
December 11, 2014


The Board of Education will hold its Annual Organization Meeting and a Regular Board Meeting on Thursday, December 11, in the Board Room of the Castro Valley Unified School District Office (4400 Alma Avenue).  Closed Session starts at 5:00 p.m. with Open Session at 7:00 p.m.  
  
This meeting includes the Annual Organizational Meeting of the Board of Education including the swearing in of Trustees Gary Howard and Dot Theodore who were elected in November 2014.
  

The Board of Education normally meets the second and fourth Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m.  Meetings may be moved due to the school calendar or other conflicts. Please check the calendar of board meetings for the most current information or contact the District Office. 

 

Please note that there is only one meeting in December due to Winter Break.

 

Board meetings are open to the public and the public may comment on issues under consideration by the board at the meeting at the time the board discusses the agenda item.  For items not on the agenda, the public may comment on issues under the jurisdiction of the board (i.e., Public Comment on Items not on the Agenda, or 9:30 p.m., whichever occurs first).  Speakers are requested to submit a "Request to Speak" form prior to the agenda item.

 

Agendas for Regular Board Meetings are posted at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting.  Agendas for Special Board Meetings are posted at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting.  The agenda and the board packet are posted on the district website.  In addition to this online board packet, board packets are available for review at the District Office and the Castro Valley Library.  

  

Sincerely, 

Jim Negri

Jim Negri, Superintendent

 

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Agenda for Annual Organizational Meeting - December 11
The agenda for the Annual Organizational Meeting includes the following:
  • The swearing in of Trustees Gary Howard and Dot Theodore who were elected on November 4, 2014;
  • The election of the Board President;
  • The election of the Board Vice-President/Clerk;
  • The appointment of the the Secretary to the Board;
  • The adoption of the day, time and place of Regular Board Meetings;
  • The assignment of board members to the Superintendent's Parent Leadership Council and PTA/Parent Club meetings;
  • The appointment of board representatives to board related, district related and community related committees; and
  • The adoption of signature cards for board members.
The full board packet is available here.
Agenda for the Regular Meeting - December 11
The agenda for the Regular Board Meeting includes the following:
  • Presentation of an Environmental Excellence Award to Castro Valley Unified School District from Cenergistic;
  • Acceptance of the Annual Audit Report for Fiscal Year 2013-2014;
  • Certification of the First Interim Budget Report for 2014-2015;
  • Approval of the First Reading of Board Bylaw 9323, which would change the time of Public Comment at board meetings;
  • Approval of Board Policy 6153, School-Sponsored Field Trips;
  • An update on the use of Common Core State Standards funding;
  • Approval of an agreement with FCMAT to review the district's special education programs;
  • Approval and adoption of Board Policies in the 0000, 4000, 5000 and 6000 Series;
  • A report from Student Board Member Spencer Dong;
  • A report from CSEA President Arlene Cristobal;
  • A report from CVTA President Alicia Gholami;
  • Nominations for the California School Boards Association (CSBA) Board of Directors; and
  • Approval of Minutes from the November 11, 2014, board meeting.

 

The Consent Agenda includes the following:
  • Approval of Purchase Orders Report;
  • Approval of Position Control Report;
  • Approval of Personnel Report;
  • Approval of budget adjustments;
  • Adoption of a resolution for Designated Employee Signatures List; and
  • Adoption of a resolution for Investment of Monies in the Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF).

The Closed Session Agenda includes the following:

  • Discussion regarding CVTA negotiations;
  • Discussion regarding the Personnel Report;
  • Discussion regarding pending and potential litigation;
  • Discussion of real property negotiations;
  • Discussion of a Level III appeal under BP/AR 1312.1
The full board packet is available here.
Contact Members of the Board of Education
Members of the public are encouraged to provide input and feedback to the Board of Education.  You may contact individual board members through their voice-mail or e-mail.  For voice-mail, please call 510.537.3335 and use the following extensions: 

 
Charmaine Banther - ext 1689

charmaine.banther@cv.k12.ca.us   

 

John Barbieri - ext 1685

john.barbieri@cv.k12.ca.us 

 

Gary Howard - ext 1684  
gary.howard@cv.12.ca.us 
 

Jo A.S. Loss - ext 1693

jo.loss@cv.k12.ca.us  

 

Dot Theodore - ext 1686 

dot.theodore@cv.k12.ca.us 

Jim Negri, Superintendent

Castro Valley Unified School District

510.537.3000 ext 1210

jnegri@cv.k12.ca.us 

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