This week's 4/29/19 closed session begins at 5:00pm. The board will reconvene for open session starting around 7pm in the Covington MPR. The entire agenda and supporting documentation can be found here.
Tonight, the LASD Board will start by considering whether to approve the Proposed 10 Year Agreement with BCS or to delay it in favor of a Proposed 2 Year Interim Agreement to allow for a public, open and transparent engagement process for buy in to any long term agreement. Both agreements are action items and can be found under agenda items E.1 and E.2 using the link above. The Board will first decide whether to delay vote of the Proposed 10 Year Agreement and then decide whether to approve the Proposed 2 Year Interim Agreement. As stated in a letter to the LASD parent community, I firmly believe the interim plan would give our community the time it requires to build an understanding of and support for a long term agreement. With an interim plan in place, we can set up a process that is inclusive, include both LASD and BCS board members, begin immediately and end no later than January 2020 so that our community can move on to working on what we all care about: excellent education for our children. Next, Randy Kenyon will present the Funding and Joint Use Agreement with the City of Mountain View (JUA). This is action item and the agreement can be found under agenda item E.3. using the link above. Randy is asking that we approve this agreement. The JUA, along with the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) approved on 1/29/19 by the Board, would encompass our entire agreement with the City of Mountain View regarding the 10th Site. The MOU memorialized the structure of the Transfer of Development Rights program that gives the District the ability to sell the development rights it will acquire with the purchase of the 10th site parcel to already willing buyers for $130/square for a grand total of $79.3 million. JUA memorializes our sharing agreement with the City of Mountain View of the fields and gym in consideration of their contribution of $23 million to the purchase price of the 10th site. Please note, this is just the highlights of what is on the agenda for the 4/29/2019 meeting tonight. You can inform yourself about the rest of the agenda at the link provided above. As always, feel free to email me with any questions. In order to maintain respect for all points of view and in order run a meeting that does not last until some time tomorrow, the Board needs you to understand the ground rules for public comment.
Thursday, 4/25/19 meeting's closed session begins at 6:00pm. The board will reconvene for open session starting around 7pm in the Covington MPR. The entire agenda and supporting documentation can be found here.
The only thing on the agenda is continued discussion of the 10 Year Proposed Agreement with Bullis Charter School. Jeff Baier will present the background and what we have learned from all forms of public input (emails, info sessions and office hours). There will be no action tonight, this is a discussion item. The board will not vote on whether or not to approve the proposed agreement until 4/29 (a date that both boards had agreed to for voting on the agreement). Then the board will comment and address on feedback and questions they have received since the proposed agreement was introduced. After that, the public will get to comment. Click here for rules regarding public comment. Lastly, the board will then comment based on the new feedback received from the public and direct staff accordingly to prepare for more discussion and a vote 4/29. As always, feel free to email me with any questions. This week's 4/8/19 closed session begins at 5:00pm. The board will reconvene for open session starting around 7pm in the LASD Board Room. The entire agenda and supporting documentation can be found here.
Unless you have been hiding under a rock this week, you have probably already heard that the negotiating teams from both LASD and BCS have come to proposed long term (10 year) agreement. LASD released our agenda earlier than normal to ensure each and every person interested could read the high level deal points and the entire proposed agreement and plan to attend the board meeting this Monday to offer their feedback. There will be 2 other board meetings (and many other more informal meetings at school sites and the district office) before we make a final decision to accept this proposed agreement. The first item on the agenda is discussion of the Proposed 10-Year Facilities Agreement with Bullis Charter School. The presentation and the proposed agreement can be found under agenda item H.1 using the link above. The proposed agreement is as follows:
Please keep in mind when looking at these deal points the following:
I look forward to hearing your comments, feedback and suggestions on Monday. I am 100% listening to each and every comment I hear and reading every email I receive and making sure I consider all of them while determining what is best for the entire District. Next up on the agenda, the Board has to cast its vote for the CSBA Delegate Assembly Run-off Election. The board must vote for 1 of 2 candidates. This is an action item and more information about it can be found under agenda item H.2. Lastly, the board will have a first reading of a Board Policy Update regarding school safety. This is a discussion item and the Safety Policy can be found under agenda item H.3. Please note, this is just the highlights of what is on the agenda for the 4/8/2019 meeting. You can inform yourself about the rest of the agenda at the link provided above. As always, feel free to email me with any questions. |
Jessica SpeiserThanks to your support, I joined the Los Altos School District (LASD) Board of Trustees in December 2016. I finished my tenure as Board President after serving as such from December 2018 to December 2019. I am currently Board Vice President. As usual, I will use this blog to continue updating you on upcoming Board meetings and make you aware of upcoming office hours and community events. Archives
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