C&I Update, Staff Housing, and Proposed 23/24 District Calendar

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The Monday, January 9, 2023, LASD Board meeting will start its open session at 7:00pm and contemporaneous public comments may only be made in person in the LASD Board Room. If you plan to participate in person, wearing a mask is recommended in accordance with CDPH guidelines. We will continue to use the Zoom webinar platform for community members to follow our meetings at home, but public comment will not be allowed on it. If you cannot attend in person, and have a comment that you would like the LASD Board to consider in its decision making, please email all of us at [email protected] by 5pm on Saturday, 1/7/23.  To register to watch the board meeting from the comfort of your home, click here.  The entire agenda and supporting documentation for this week's meeting can be found here.

We will start the meeting by Recognizing Retiring CACF Members.  During this time the Board will recognize the long years of service of Tom Campbell and Matt Cuson on the Citizens Advisory Committee for Finance (CACF).  CACF is a committee charged with ensuring LASD spends the parcel tax according to the law and so much more.  The committee and its advice have ensured the District remains fiscally solvent and spends prudently. 

Next, Dr. Carrie Bosco will give us an Initiatives in Development Update.  This is a discussion item and her presentation can be found under agenda item H.2 using the link provided above.  Among many other things, the Curriculum and Instruction (C&I) Department has been (1) working to strengthen our preschool through 3rd grade program to ensure students educated within our our TK or or outside preschool programs are ready for LASD TK and Kinder in collaboration with the Center for District Innovation and Leadership in Early Education (DialEE), (2) iterating STEM in LASD by continuing to integrate STEM and the 6Cs in the classroom, increasing accessibility to maker spaces and staffing, and the expansion of Computer Science and Robotics, (3) piloting VR math instruction to engage students falling through the cracks, and (4) refreshing the junior high elective choices.  

Then, Erik Walukiewicz will give the Board a Staff Housing Update.   This is an action item and Erik's presentation and supporting documentation can be found under agenda item H.3.  231 Grant is a partnership between Santa Clara County (who owns the land), the City of Palo Alto, and participating school districts (like our own) to build affordable (missing middle) housing for district employees.  In order to have 12 units set aside for LASD employees, the County asks for a $600,000 contribution to the construction costs of the project. Erik is asking us to approve this project and pay for LASD's contribution from the 10th Site Lease Revenue Building Fund.  

Erik will next sunlight LASD's and the California School Employee Association's (staff union) 2022/23 Negotiating Interests.  This is an action item and the District's and the staff union's negotiating interests can be found under agenda item H.4.  The staff union is interested in higher compensation, stipends for the laundering of uniforms and translators, enhancement of District contribution to health insurance, and some clarifications around job descriptions and classifications.  The District has similar interests around compensation and job descriptions, and additionally wants language around floating holidays.  The Board is asked to review both sets of interests and approve the District's interest to share with the staff union.  

​Erik and a representative from Terra Verde will then present an Annual Performance Report on Solar Project.  This is a discussion item and their presentation/documentation can be found under agenda item H.5.  The short of it is that our solar panels across the District have produced 95.1% of the energy we expected (or our consultant expected).  I look forward to hearing more from our consultants and Erik. 

Next, Sandra will present a Draft 2023-24 District Calendar.  This is a discussion item and LASD's Draft Calendar and the approved MVLA High School District on which it is based can be found under agenda item H.6. This is a proposed calendar and there will not be a vote to approve it until our next board meeting.  

Then, the Board will consider 2023 Board Committees and Appointments.  This is an action item and the draft of the assignments/appointments can be found under agenda item H.7.  The Board is asked to make a final approval of this list or a version of it.  

Erik will next present an Amendment to District Architect's Contract for the 10th Site.  This is an action item and her contract and Erik's supporting documentation can be found under agenda item H.8.  Because of more work needed done for the CEQA filling involved in getting the 10th site approved for construction of a school, we need more work done by the District's architect.   The Board is asked to approve the amended contract calling for an extra $116,199 in expenditures. 

Last, but not least, the Board is ask to approve an Appointment to the Citizens Advisory Committee for Finance.  This is an action item and the Board is asked to approve the appointment of Stella Kam to CACF.  Ms. Kam's application can be found under agenda item H.9.  

Please note, this is just the highlights of what is on the agenda for the 1/9/23 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.