Facilities Master Plan, BCS, and Wellness

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The Monday, April 1, 2024, 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. We use the Zoom webinar platform for community members to follow our meetings at home. 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].  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.

Before we get started with regular business, we will hear from Loyola Elementary School.  Students from the 2nd grade will share information about their project based learning unit.  

Erik Walukiewicz will kick off our regular business with a Facilities Master Plan Progress Update.  This is a discussion item and LASD's architect's presentation can be found under agenda item I.1.  CAW Architects and district employees have visited every site to assess the physical needs at all campuses, surveyed all stakeholders (administration, teachers, staff and parents) about the same, and have generally inventoried facilities across the district.  CAW's assessments show that much needs to be done across the district as no significant work has happened in over 20 years with many key programs being housed in aging portables.  

Then, Superintendent Sandra McGonagle, along with Trustee Shali Sirkay, and myself will give an update on LASD/BCS Discussions.  LASD representatives will be meeting with BCS representatives on April 1st to continue discussions, including a walk around the land that is the 10th site.  

Next, Erik will present an updated MOU Between LASD and Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD).  This is an action item and the redlined agreement can be found under agenda item I.3. The Board is asked to consider approving an update to this MOU that has been in place since 2008 memorializing an agreement between PAUSD and LASD to allow students who live in PAUSD but closer to Gardner Bullis to go Gardner Bullis with funding from PAUSD.  

Erik will then present an Amendment to a Transfer of Development Rights Purchase and Sale Agreement.  This is an action item and the amendment can be found under agenda item I.4.  The Board is asked to approve this agreement lengthening the term of this agreement with Rockwood in exchange for some periodic deposits to LASD. 

Sandra will next present a Resolution regarding the Valley Health Foundation Grant.  This is an action item and the resolution can be found under agenda item I.5.  Valley Health Foundation has announced its intent to grant LASD $278,995 towards Wellness Center related expenses at Egan.  This resolution is required by Valley Health to allow Sandra to execute an agreement with Valley Health to receive the funds.      

Next, Erik will present a Resolution Supporting Award of a Design-Build Contract for District Wide CalSHAPE Ventilation Project and request an Approval of a Design-Build Contract with Syserco Energy Solutions.  These are action items and the resolution and contract can be found under agenda items I.6 and I.7.  The project this is for consists of the completing the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (“HVAC”) assessment and maintenance for our nine District school sites under the California Schools Healthy Air, Plumbing, and Efficiency (“CalSHAPE”) Ventilation Program.  LASD received funds from the state to pay for this.  

Then, the Board will consider an Appointment to the Citizens Bond Oversight Committee.  This is an action item and the application of Emily Harris, an LASD parent, can be found under agenda item I.8.  The Citizens Bond Oversight Committee is the committee that ensures LASD is spending Measure N bond funds as approved by the voters.  

Erik will next bring forward a Joint Use Agreement and ELOP Services Agreement with Children's House at Springer Elementary School.  This is an action item and the agreements can be found under agenda item I.9.  LASD's prior after school and ELOP provider at Springer, Abracadabra, decided to close down after the end of this school year.  LASD put out an RFP for other service providers and Children's House was chosen.  Children's House already provides the same services at Loyola and Gardner Bullis.  

Last, but not least, Sandra has a bunch of Board Policy Updates for the Board to review. This is a discussion item and all of them can be found under agenda items I.10.  The California School Boards Association (CSBA) frequently advises local school districts on updates and deletions to board policies, bylaws and regulations based on recent changes to California state law and regulations and our Board gradually updates our policies based on CSBA's recommendations. 

Please note, this is just the highlights of what is on the agenda for the 4/1/24 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.