President Prola called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.  It was noted that all Board members were present.

There were no public comment regarding the closed session agenda.

The Board recessed into closed session at 6:00 p.m.

Williams Properties, a California General Partnership, and Prudential Properties, a  California Limited Partnership v. The San Leandro Unified School District, et al., County of Alameda Superior Court Case No. RG13662223.

President Prola led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

The Board approved the Regular Board meeting agenda for February 26, 2013.

Approve the agenda for the Regular Board meeting held on February 26, 2013.

Members of the audience who wish to address the Board are asked to complete the yellow card available at the entrance and submit it to the Board President. Speakers who have completed the card will be called when the item is reached on the agenda or, for non-agenda items, during the Public Testimony. Cards are to be turned in before the item is reached on the agenda. Please note that the meeting is being recorded.

State law prohibits the Board of Education from taking any action on or discussing items that are not on the posted agenda except to A) briefly respond to statements made or questions posed by the public in attendance; B) ask questions for clarification; C) provide a reference to a staff member or other resource for factual information in response to the inquiry; or D) ask a staff member to report back on the matter at the next meeting and/or put it on a future agenda. (Government Code 54954.2(a)).

Evelyn Gonzalez, District representative to the Recreation & Parks Commission, provided the Board with the following update:

• This years's Run for the Schools, an annual San Leandro Sports Foundation fundraiser, will take place at San Leandro Manor Park, due to work at the Marina, and one week earlier than usual, as part of Healthy Kids Day, a YMCA Initiative. The Healthy Kids Day is a free city-wide event featuring interactive games and bounce houses, and health and fitness activities for the whole family.  Run for Schools (normally a 5K race) this year will be, due to the location change, a one mile competitive run/walk.
• The Chabot Dam Project, with excavation of the dam, is expected to begin in the spring of 2015, and construction expected to end in October 2015.
• The Recreation and Parks Commission is discussing community gardens and would like to partner with San Leandro schools which might have community garden space. 

Al Frates, Angela Bellini, addressed the Board regarding the closure the gate at the Evergreen Avenue entrance at the south east corner of the high school baseball field.  Reasons cited for the closure included vandalism; dogs ruining the grass area; cars blocking neighbors' driveways; school kids cutting classes and using the gate, etc.  They urged the Board to close down that access to the school as it a safety issue and this is the opportune time as the gate is currently closed for construction of the new baseball field.

President Prola said that this item was on the February 20, 2013, F & T Agenda and a small group of people attended the meeting to present their case.  This item will also be come to the Board for consideration at their March 5 regular Board meeting. 

The school board has several recruitment and selection options to choose from when hiring a new superintendent. At the Special Board meeting on February 12, 2013, the Board discussed these options. One option was to hire a professional search firm to conduct a superintendent search. These firms typically work with the school board to develop a recruitment and selection process, and then assist the board throughout the process. At the request of the Board, proposals were sought from five commonly used search firms. A ranking and screening of these firms was conducted. 

From that ranking, three firms were invited to provide a presentation to the school board at this meeting. Those firms were: Hazard, Young, Attea and Associates, The Cosca Group, and Dave Long and Associates. The presentations included such information as: the firms search process, process for seeking input regarding the superintendent's leadership profile, recruitment process, vetting process, fees charged, and other additional services. The Board had the opportunity to ask questions of each firm as they considered the firm and process best suited for the District.

Following the presentations and questions, the Board recessed at 8:37 p.m. and reconvened at 8:48 p.m.

Goal #1: Educate the Whole Student: Ensure the academic, physical, social and emotional well being of every student

Goal #2: Ensure the Financial Stability and Efficiency of the District

Goal #4: Human Resources Recruit and Support Outstanding Employees

The Board discussed the pros and cons of each firm and their individual preferences.

At the conclusion of the discussion, the Board approved the selection of Hazard, Young, Attea and Associates to assist the Board with the process of selecting a new Superintendent of Schools. The Board agreed to have Senior Director II Dr. John Thompson contact HYA to submit a contract with the caveat that "not to exceed $3,000" on expenses be added, noting that in the future, all communication will be directed by the Board.

Trustee Carey reported receipt of the following emails from February 4, 2013, to February 25, 2013: From Mike Katz-Lacabe regarding "San Leandro City Council unanimously approves SLUSD loan, and "Attorney General's Guide to the Brown Act"; from Lee Wirt regarding "Monroe Eagle Eye Newsletter"; from Georgette Jackson regarding "McKinley Bulletin"; from Myna Hernandez regarding "Washington Newsletter"; from Jonathan Sherr regarding "SLTA Updates", and "NEA Representative Assembly/SLTA Updates"; from Robin Michel regarding "Enrollment for SLUSD's TK and Kindergarten Classes Begin in March"; from Rick Richards regarding "Lenny Williams Golf Classic - Saturday, July 20th"; from Elaine Tesorero regarding "Weekly Bulletin February 11 - February 15, 2013", "Weekly Bulletin February 25 - March 1, 2013"; from Francine Kring regarding "Petition for Gate Closure"; from Donna McBride regarding "Wilson Dolphin News"; from Sukhi Khaira regarding "Facilities and Technology Committee Agenda - February 20, 2013"; from Cindy Cathey regarding "Memorial Service for Barbara Brown", "Passing of Dion D'Amico"; from Mike McMahon regarding "Voting Representatives to CIF/NCS", and "ACSBA Meeting Thursday Feb. 21", and ACSBA Feb. Meeting /recap/April Meeting Notice"; from Janet Beck regarding "Orchestra and Band Festival Invitation"; and from Katherine Frates regarding "Closure of Evergreen Ave. Gate to San Leandro High School.

There was no report.

Mark Hamilton, San Leandro Teachers' Association, commented on an e-mail the Board received from Carol Delton regarding Measure B allocation for District Office renovations, suggesting that the District and Board leadership might want to communicate to the school sites that the decision was made a while back and the work needs to be done.

Superintendent Cathey reported that on February 15, the District hosted "Leadership San Leandro" in the AEC.  About twenty participants met in the lobby and heard presentations about the school district.  Assistant Superintendent Wong did a presentation on the school-based health center.  They also enjoyed a tour of the AEC, FTK campus and Career Technical Education building.

The San Leandro High School boys basketball team has advanced to the NCS semi-finals. The game will be Wednesday, February 27. 

The Superintendent mentioned that invitations will be sent for the upcoming African-American Achievement Night, to be held on March 7 in the San Leandro High School gym at 7 p.m.  Again this year, a student will deliver the keynote speech.

She also mentioned that on Thursday, February 28, the high school will be practicing a lockdown drill with the San Leandro Police Department.

Superintendent Cathey asked that the Board meeting be adjourned in memory of Dion D'Amico, a former metal shop teacher at San Leandro High School, who recently passed away.

Trustee Prola reported that the Facilities and Technology Committee met on February 20 and discussed several items that are on tonight's agenda for Board consideration.  They also discussed seismic upgrades from Measure B Savings Phase II funding with the hope that some of the projects will be completed this summer.

Trustee Carey reported that the Curriculum Committee met on February 6 and discussed the Common Core State Standards Transition implementation plan.  Future topics to be discussed include the bilingual program, Tiered Intervention, and DAIT Monitoring report.  The committee also calendared meetings through June. 

Trustee Carey reported that the Policy Committee met on February 6 and discussed Revisions to AR 6171, Title I Programs, which is on the agenda tonight for Board consideration.  The committee also discussed Revisions to BP and AR 1325, Advertising and Promotion, Revisions to BP 1250, Visitors, and prohibited foods at lunch.  They also calendared meetings through June.

Trustee Prola reported that the Alameda County School Boards Association met on February 21 and had a discussion on negotiations.  The Association plans on meeting every two months during the year. 

The following items were pulled from the Consent Calendar:

• 15a - Approval of Revised Salary Schedules Reflecting Increase of the District's Contribution to Health and Welfare Benefits (Prola)

With that exception, the Consent Calendar was approved as amended.

Approve the minutes of the Regular Board meeting held on January 29, 2013.

Approve the minutes of the Regular Board meeting held on February 5, 2013.

Approve the minutes of the Special Board meeting and Work Session held on February 12, 2013.

Senior Director II, Dr. John Thompson, noted that the District previously negotiated agreements with the San Leandro Teachers' Association, the California School Employees' Association, and the district's management groups (which includes the San Leandro Management Association and cabinet) to increase the district's contribution to health and welfare benefits by $855 per year.  These agreements were approved by the school board and are scheduled to go into effect in February 2013.  Dr. Thompson said there was a correction to the SLTA salary schedule, based on the health and welfare dollar amount, which is noted on the revised schedule,  The Board received a copy of the revised schedule and copies were made available to the public.

High Expectations Parental Service has provided our District schools with parent education workshops both at the elementary and high school levels. Monroe Elementary School is proposing to contract for 8 parent engagement sessions, which has been requested by Monroe parents and is approved by the School Site Council for implementation. The ?I Am Here Ready to Learn? series of parent education workshops will be for the spring session and will be for 25 Spanish speaking families. This program will bridge the gap between home and school and empower parents with the tools and skills needed to support academic development at home. High Expectations Parental Service will make phone calls to targeted families. Details of the program content and objectives are provided in the agreement.

Administrative Regulation 6171 has several revision updates to maintain Education Code compliance and to align to the LEA District Parent Involvement Policy as required by SLUSD?s Federal Program Monitoring Review.  The following changes need to be made:

1. Page 1: Adding membership on the Superintendent Parent Empowerment group as a way for parents to be involved in the district
2. Page 1:  Adding membership on the District Advisory Council (DAC) as a way for parents to be involved in the district
3. Page 1: Adding membership on the School Advisory Council (SAC) as a way for parents to be involved in the school
4. Page 1: Deleting membership on the Gifted and Talented Parent Committee and Participation at Parent University as these two committees do not currently exist
5. Page 3:  Adding to the policy the statement: ?The law states that districts receiving Title 1 funds are required to reserve 1 percent of its allocation for the specific purpose of facilitating parental involvement activities, including family literacy and parenting skills."
6. Page 3:  Adding to the policy the statement:  ?In SLUSD, parents of Title 1 students are involved in the decisions regarding how the 1 percent reservation for parental involvement is allotted for parent involvement activities.?

As required for a district in Program Improvement Year 3 Corrective Action, in June 2012, the District contracted services with Napa, Solano, Contra Costa (NSCC) Educational Support Team Services as our District Assistance Intervention Team (DAIT) for technical assistance to revise the Local Educational Agency (LEA) Plan submitted March 10, 2012. As part of the agreement, NSCC must monitor progress along our LEA Plan. The scope of work included technical assistance for the state monitoring reports, five monitoring sessions at every school site throughout the school year, and review and rate LEA action steps. For the past several months, the DAIT Team has been conducting classroom visitations in our schools with the outcome to strengthen classroom instruction and show progress along the LEA Plan.

The District is requesting an addendum to the current contract in order to complete two visits to every elementary school site.  With the current schedule, two elementary schools would only have one visitation thus not enabling the DAIT Team to evaluate growth on areas of instructional need.  The additional two days of a DAIT provider would be $2,241 at $112/hour, which includes planning and preparing the school report.

March 2013, marks the 13th Year Anniversary of Art IS Education, a month-long celebration of student achievement through the arts and arts integrated curriculum.

The District has had a long-standing relationship with the Art IS Education Program with Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE). For the last 6 years it has taken the form of our Teacher Action Research Initiative (TARI) work at all of our elementary schools and this year in our middle schools. Through TARI, our classrooms have been developing and using culturally responsive arts integration to support and enhance student learning. Imaginative student art work integrated with their writing abounds classrooms and hallways at every school site. In addition, one of our schools, Jefferson Elementary, has been recognized as a TARI Demonstration School. 

The website www.artiseducation.org/10 has more information about the events and activities planned for the Art IS Education 13th Year Anniversary Celebration. This   year?s theme is "Every Child is Creative: Together We Create Our World", which is to inspire and share student visions of how the arts help us make positive change for ourselves, our communities, and our world.

Resolution No. 13-13 formally declares the month of March ?Art IS Education Month.?
 

New non-public school placement contracts for the school year 2012-2013.

The District is in it's fourth year of a five year award for the 21st Century After School Education and Safety for Teens (ASSETS) grant. As part of the grant application, SLUSD indicated it would "include partners with proven success at maintaining a high level of student engagement." The need to expand partnership with a large non-profit with proven success in running 21st Century funded sites has now become paramount to the continued success of sustaining the grant through year four and five and hopefully beyond. Bay Area Community Resources (BACR) has proven its ability to accomplish such a partnership throughout the Bay Area in the field of after school programs. Bay Area Community Resources has a longstanding and ongoing record of success in developing and operating effective after-school programs (ASPs) around the Bay Area. Today they serve more than 6,000 children and youth in grades K-12 daily in over 75 school-based ASPs in San Rafael, San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Richmond, San Pablo, Antioch, Mt. Diablo district and Alameda. Their current success, serving as primary CBO partner at Lincoln High School, has underscored the value of their role in ensuring high quality programming and compliance for SLUSD's ASSETS grant. 

Expanding their role in the District to include oversight of programming at San Leandro High is a natural extension at this juncture. While ASSETS programming at SLHS has consistently met attendance targets, the need to have further daily oversight of program functions is needed. BACR will hire a Program Assistant to support day-to-day operation of the program. This will significantly support the current Site Coordinator (SLUSD Assistant Principal) and provide feedback on the program going into year five of the grant. Additionally, a BACR partnership at SLHS will position the District more competitively to apply for a 21st Century grant renewal (for which an application is due in Fall 2013). The proposed MOU will also enable BACR to hire an After School Program Monitor, an After School Cooking Instructor and an After School Sports Coach. All three of these functions are currently performed by SLUSD Campus Security staff as overtime hours. This has been a significant drain on the ASSETS budget and has not been in keeping with best practices nor is it sustainable. 

BACR continues to bring to the table its expertise as a $27.5 million dollar agency, employing over 900 people. Their access to the best pool of staff, volunteers, training, and best practices in the field of after school offers tremendous potential for the continued success of the grant at San Leandro High, which has been an ongoing challenge for us. An agency that has been in the business of providing after school programs for over thirty years, brings not only their expertise, but increased leverage for the long-range view of sustainability in a climate of moving targets of categorical funding. Large non-profits also leverage outside funding not available to school districts. BACR brings to the table a high quality, multi-tiered infrastructure. This infrastructure will help stream-line the program for the remainder of year four and five and position the district to continue offering high school after school programs beyond 2013-2014. 

The MOU for the remainder of 2012-2013 at San Leandro High is for $22,881 funded from the ASSETS grant. Consistent with the District's MOU with other CBO partners in after school, "BACR will recruit, screen, employ and administratively support all instructional staff for the program with the exception of SLUSD employees." The proposed MOU is between the District and the agency (BACR) and BACR will determine all hourly rates for their employees. In addition to a Program Assistant and Program Staff, BACR will include oversight from a Program Manager who will be able to provide site observations, professional development, grant target monitoring, and coaching that the district does not have the capacity to provide. As one of the largest providers for after school in the Bay Area, they come with a large network of after school expertise that will continue to benefit the district in the after school arena. Finally, the MOU will enable BACR to subcontract for an outside evaluator as expected by the grant guidelines. An outside evaluator will help the district with the guidance of BACR, create the most competitive application for another five-year grant cycle this coming fall.

To summarize, through this contract, we will gain coordination program support, an outside evaluation process, access to a range of qualified programs, and oversight from a program manager, all of which will provide our District a strong position for ASSETS grant reapplication.

One of the major marquee projects identified in the Measure M language is the San Leandro High School Swim Center and Fields project.  The District retained WLC Architects, Inc. to design and prepare all the design and construction documents.  Plans and specifications were approved by the Division of the State Architect (DSA) on May 18, 2012, and the project was bid through the requirements of Public Contract Code.  

On July 10, 2012, the District received bids through the formal sealed bid opening process, per State of California Public Contract Code requirements, for the San Leandro High School Swim Center and Fields project. 

Seven (7) bids were received for the project.  The lowest responsive, responsible bid was submitted by F&H Construction, Inc. in the amount of $10,186,000. On July 17, 2012, the Board of Education created the Measure B SLHS Grading & Drainage project and approved the construction contract with F&H Construction, Inc.

On November 6, 2012, the Board of Education approved Change Order #1 for the removal and disposal of asbestos containing pipes from various areas of the existing athletic fields at the high school to an approved landfill.

On January 15, 2013, the Board of Education approved Change Order #2, in the amount of $20,249, to address field conditions and to improve safety,   increase value, flexibility and/or functionality.

On January 29, 2013, the Board of Education approved Change Order #3, in the amount of $55,456, to address field conditions by furnishing and installing lime soil treatment application to stabilize the soil and to mitigate weather delays and to allow for continued construction through wet weather; to furnish and install a handicap lift in anticipation of new code requirements currently being phased in; and to performing additional exploratory excavation to expose and hand dig around unknown underground utility conditions.

Change Order #4, in the amount of $4,445, includes a reductive amount of <$1,373> for cost savings and addresses owner requested items to provide added value (see attached).

Contract Summary

Budget Summary

In July 2006, the Board identified a list of new construction and modernization bond projects in the amount of $109 million.  That list of bond projects became the list of Board approved bond projects to be funded from Measure B, which was passed by voters in November 2006.  With the exception of the Open Space Project, all bond projects listed on the original list have been completed. 

As of June 30, 2011, the Measure B bond program has realized savings from projects completed under budget, State Matching Funds, Qualified School Construction Bonds (QSCB), Redevelopment Agency (RDA) funds, and interest in the amount of approximately $27 million. The amount may go higher after all projects have been completed.

However, even with $109+ million worth of projects funded through Measure B, the San Leandro Unified School District?s original unfunded modernization needs equal approximately $220 million.  Since the remaining unfunded needs far exceed funding available, the Facilities and Technology Committee provided direction to staff to generate priorities and recommendations for the Board to use in deciding which new projects and scopes could be addressed using the $27 million in savings. 

In order to identify new project priorities, staff utilized the SLUSD Board Approved District Wide Master Plan (1997/2003) filtering criteria:

Priority 1 ? Health, Safety and Legal

Priority 2 ? Building Shell Integrity

Priority 3 _ Infrastructure and Utilities

Priority 4 ? Classroom /Interior Renovations

Priority 5 ? Renovation/New Construction for Education Programs

Priority 6 ? Support Spaces for Educational Programs

Priority 7 ? Outdoor Spaces

Priority 8 ? Athletic Programs Support Facilities

Priority 9 ? Renovation/New Construction for Social Services

Staff also considered projects/scopes that would reduce the District?s ongoing general fund and operational costs. Three additional factors to be considered at all times in evaluating and ranking the project list are: 1) Energy costs; 2) Maintenance costs; and 3) Operating costs.

The proposed list of projects was compiled based on input from the following sources:

• District Wide Master Plan
• District Maintenance Department
• School Site Staff and District Office Administrators
• Bond Director
• Program Manager

The timeline for this detailed process was February 2011 through July 2011, and included review by the Facilities and Technology Committee at several meetings. Additionally, a sampling of proposed projects was discussed.

On July 19, 2011, the Board approved the first 13 additional projects totaling $16,978,500 in the priority order listed.  The Board then individually ranked the remaining 12 items and gave staff direction to tally the results. 

On August 2, 2011, the Board approved the prioritized list of proposed additional projects to be funded from Measure B savings.

On August 21, 2012, the Board approved the updated Measure B Savings list which allocated $560,000 for District-wide cafeteria table repairs. The school sites to receive new tables includes: Garfield, Jefferson, McKinley, Monroe, Washington, Madison, Muir, and Bancroft. The first five schools (GA, JE, McK, MO, and WA) are scheduled to receive new tables during the week of spring break. The remaining schools listed above will receive new tables before winter break of 2013 based upon scheduling opportunities. The following schools will not receive new tables as part of this project: Roosevelt and Wilson (received new tables in 2008-2009), San Leandro High School (free standing tables in good shape), Lincoln High School (received new tables in 2012), and the Adult School (no cafeteria tables).

Staff recommends approval of the Cooperative Purchasing Network (TCPN) contract for cafeteria tables purchased from Contrax Furnishings, in the amount of $436,106.88.

Two of the major marquee projects identified in the Measure M language is the SLUSD Pacific Sports Complex and Burrell Field, and the San Leandro High School Swim Center, Track and Field Project. Construction of these projects necessitates the displacement of the SLHS sports teams. As directed by the Board of Education, staff researched transportation needs of students during the construction phase. 

On June 7, 2013, the District conducted a formal sealed bid opening process, per State of California Public Contract Code requirements, for award of a contract for Furnishing Extracurricular Transportation for Groups of Students (Bid No. 13-15) for San Leandro Unified School District.

Three (3) bids were received for the furnishing of extracurricular transportation for groups of students displaced by the projects. 

Summary of the Three Lowest Responsive Bids

 On January 15, 2013, staff recommended First Student as the lowest responsive, responsible bidder to the Board of Education, who approved the company?s contract Transportation for SLHS sports teams displaced by the SLUSD Pacific Sports Complex & Burrell Field and the SLHS Swim Center, Track and Field Projects. 

In addition, the District school sites have other extracurricular transportation needs. During the RFP process, the second lowest responsive, responsible bidder identified was MyCoyotexpress. In order to more quickly address all of the school sites? extracurricular transportation needs, staff recommends having more than one transportation company on the approved vendor list. Staff is recommending that MyCoyotexpress be added to the list. Upon approved, school sites will be informed that these two transportation companies must be contacted to fulfill school site transportation needs for the 2012-2013 school year.

The San Leandro Unified School District holds title to ten vehicles all in excess of thirty-eight years of age that have performed well beyond their useful lifetime.  These vehicles are currently not road worthy and would cost more to repair than they are worth. 

In the past, maintenance vehicles in the District were surplused through the Bay Area Air Quality Management District?s (BAQMD) vehicle buy-back program for gross polluting vehicles but the program has been discontinued at this time.  Additionally, the Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) has a vehicle retirement program for older vehicles but they will not accept vehicles registered to a business, fleet, or nonprofit organization. They will only accept vehicles from individuals.

Staff proposes that these irreparable vehicles be sold as surplus vehicles or sent to a scrap yard. If the vehicles are sold to the public, staff will have an appropriate process such as receipt for cash/check received; waiver of liability, etc.

Surplus Maintenance Vehicles

The Board approved the recommendation from the Director of Student Support Services for readmission from expulsion for student E18-11/12, who has satisfactorily completed the rehabilitation plan and is eligible to return to a comprehensive program.

Approve the recommendation from the Director of Student Support Services for readmission from expulsion for student E18-11/12, who has satisfactorily completed the rehabilitation plan and is eligible to return to a comprehensive program.

The Board was very concerned about the seriousness of this offense and wanted additional language and conditions added such as, "not be readmitted until February 2014"; increase counseling support to 20 hours, 10 of which could be done with a youth leadership development program such as La Famila counseling services in Hayward. Trustee Lopez also felt that the counseling services should indicate on their report that the student has been rehabilitated and ready to return to the classroom.

Approve the recommendation from the Director of Student Support Services for the stipulated expulsion order for student E01-12/13. 

Following the tallying of the written votes, the Board submitted a ballot, casting a vote for Mike McMahon (Alameda City USD); Lily K. Mei (Fremont USD); and Diana Prola (San Leandro USD). 

Discuss and consider submitting a ballot for the 2013 CSBA Delegate Assembly.

The California School Boards Association is now conducting the 2013 Delegate Assembly Election.  The San Leandro Unified School District is in Region7-B.  The Board as a whole may vote for up to the number of vacancies in the region or subregion as indicated on the ballot. For example, if there are three vacancies in the region or subregion, the Board may vote for up to three individuals.  Regardless of the number of vacancies, each Board may cast no more than one vote for any one candidate.  The ballot also contains a provision for write-in candidates; their name and district must be clearly printed in the space provided. Ballots must be postmarked on or before Friday, March 15, 2013.  No exceptions are allowed. 

Election results will be available no later than Monday, April  2.  If there is a tie vote, a run-off election will be held.  All re-elected and newly elected Delegates will serve two-year terms beginning April 1, 2013-March 31, 2015.  The next meeting of the Delegate Assembly is on Saturday, May 18 - Sunday May 19 at the Hyatt Regency in Sacramento. 

The Board approved the loan agreement between the City of San Leandro and the San Leandro Unified School District 

The Board adopted Resolution #13-15 Approving the San Leandro Unified School District's Purchase of Real Property Owned by Girls Incorporated of Alameda County and Approving the Purchase and Sale Agreement to include flexibility for the Superintendent to negotiate minor changes to those contracts as needed. 

Miscellaneous Receipts in the amount of $15,553,435.98 have been deposited in the Treasury of Alameda County. 

Trustee Carey thanked the San Leandro Teachers' Association (SLTA) for the CTA breakfast invitation last weekend.  There was a nice speaker, he enjoyed the company and got to know some of the SLTA Executive Board members. 

Trustee Toro visited Bancroft Middle School last week and met with the Principal Ferrer,  noting that what most impressed him was the tranquility in the hallways and excellent classroom management. 

Trustee Rosato said that this Saturday, March 1, he will be a judge at the state qualifying rounds for forensics at James Logan High.  He hopes to be able to attend one of the school band and orchestra festivals. Trustee Rosato asked for consensus to have the Policy Committee review the expulsions and suspensions and timeline process.  The Board expressed their frustration about the expulsion process and stated that they would like to know what they can do and what they can't do around expulsions. A request was made by Trustee L?pez to have an attorney or someone externally examine our expulsion process an ensure it is correct.  Trustees agreed that they would like more training in this process from an external provider.

Trustee L?pez appreciated the comments on the closure of the gate at the Evergreen Street entrance and plans on visiting the area.

Trustee Katz-Lacabe enjoyed the San Leandro High School boys basketball game and extended his thanks to SLTA for their invitation to the CTA breakfast where Joan Buchannan was the speaker. He also mentioned that "Brave" won an Oscar for Best Animated Film for 2013, noting that Katherine Sarafian, a San Leandro High School (SLHS) alumni, was the executive producer and she will be the featured speaker at the scholarship dinner this year.

Trustee James visited Bancroft Middle School and the high school.  He also attended the CTA breakfast and enjoyed speaker Joan Buchannan's comments.  He also attended the basketball game and urged the Board to attend Wednesday's game at the SLHS gym at 7 p.m.

Trustee Prola enjoyed the CTA breakfast. On Friday, February 22, she attended the opening of the Reach Ashland Youth Center.  She had a tour of the facilities and a demonstration of PhaseSpace, Inc.,  a new business that is involved in animation, adding that the owner has already been involved in the SLAM Academy.

• Regular Board Meeting - March 5, 2013
• Special Board Meeting - March 12, 2013 (District Office)
• Regular Board Meeting - March 19, 2013 (Community Forum on Budget)
• Regular Board Meeting - April 2, 2013
• Regular Board Meeting - April 16, 2013
• Regular Board Meeting - May 7, 2013
• Tentative Board Meeting/Work Session - May 14, 2013 (District Office)
• Regular Board Meeting - May 21, 2013
• Regular Board Meeting - June 4, 2013
• Regular Board Meeting - June 18, 2013
• Special Board Meeting - June 25, 2013 (District Office)

The meeting was adjourned in memory of former San Leandro High School metal shop teacher Dion D'Amico at 9:56 p.m.