The District maintains teacher intern agreements with colleges and universities throughout the bay area and state.  Many teacher intern agreements are approved annually with each college/university.

San Francisco State University will invoice the district at the end of each academic year at the rate of ($1,000) as a fee for service for each intern served. The exact cost (if any) will depend on the number of interns served during the academic year. 

Frontline Education is an absence management software system that was built exclusively for K-12 districts to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of finding substitutes, tracking leaves and managing employee absences.   

This software will assist the district to support uninterrupted learning, with tools to help reduce absenteeism, find qualified substitutes for every absence, manage substitute schedules and provide greater visibility into employee absences and trends.

This is a renewal of an annual subscription from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022.

These books have been pulled for one or more of the standard reasons below:

• Poor and/or unappealing physical appearance; worn 
• Other copies in better condition exist in the collection 
• Old publication date 
• Inaccurate information 
• Damage 
• No longer relevant; dated 
• Few/no check-outs

Once approved for discard, San Leandro High School's library staff will follow the standard procedure of offering these books to staff and students before disposing of them.

2020-2021 Non-Public Agency Contracts

This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is between San Leandro Unified School District James Madison Elementary School and WestEd regarding the study for the Science Playlist Study.

This study is funded by the U.S. Department of Education and led by WestEd, headquartered in San Francisco, CA. It is designed to investigate the effectiveness of a new science program, Hero Elementary, designed for children in 1st grade. Hero Elementary consists of playlists of sequenced educational activities about science. The playlists include new science-based digital games, videos, and e-books featuring an upcoming science television show. Participating students may take pre- and post-tests and surveys that assess their knowledge of science concepts and science attitudes. Teachers will participate in a one-hour interview to discuss the feasibility and value of implementing the playlists in a formal school environment and will provide feedback about the product. In order to understand the impact of this program on students, researchers will be collecting student data across the program and will perform observations at selected participating school sites.

This is a non-financial agreement.

This contract proposal is between Soul Shoppe and San Leandro Unified School District for Spring and Summer 2021. Soul Shoppe's mission is to create safe learning environments that bring forth a culture of compassion, connection and curiosity. Their innovative, interactive and highly effective programs give the entire school community an EXPERIENCE of empathy, transforming not only our behaviors, but the very ways we see each other. Soul Shoppe's programs are in alignment with CASEL’s (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning) SEL (Social Emotional Learning) competencies and with specific emphasis on equity and belonging.

This proposal will offer all elementary schools 2 virtual Soul Shoppe experiences this spring to support hybrid and distance learning.

SLUSD's summer school will offer the Peacemakers Unite program. The Peacemaker Program is a Student Leadership program that trains a team of select 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students to solve problems and provide allyship and communication support to their peers. Peacemakers are on the lookout for ways to support their fellow students, whether helping to de-escalate an argument or asking a lonely student to join their game.

$18,200

Expanded Learning Opportunity Grant

Follett School Solutions, Inc. is the world’s largest single source provider of educational materials and technology solutions to PreK-12 libraries, classrooms, learning centers and school districts in the United States. Districts choose our Destiny software to help their students, librarians, teachers, and administrators connect with the changing digital world, and learn new ways.

Destiny Library Manager (DLM) is a reliable library print and digital content automation system that bridges the gap between the library and the classroom. DLM helps students and teachers quickly discover the print and digital resources they need through 24/7 mobile access to library resources with a consistent user experience across all devices. It supports collaboration between teachers and librarians, including the ability to develop their own curriculum content using Follett Collections Destiny®.

The Follett Destiny® Resource Manager is a comprehensive system that streamlines the management and tracking of district resources so that they are able to buy what they need, share what they have, and re-purpose what remains. 

New rooms have been completed across the district.  This proposal will outfit these rooms with the same technology available in the rest of the district as well as provide additional spare units to swap in the event of issues.  Items will be procured via the CMAS Contract 3-19-00-0515B.

This item was discussed at the Facilities and Technology Committee meeting on March 31, 2021. 

This contract agreement is between Sports 4 Learning and San Leandro Unified Elementary Schools for on site staff to support students and families during hybrid learning between April 19 - May 28, 2021.

Sports 4 Learning staff can assist with supervision and engagement both inside and outside the school building. Students can engage outside with their blended Social Emotional Learning & Physical Education/Activity curriculum using physical distancing measures. General supervision and tutoring assistance can also be provided by Sports 4 Learning coaches inside the classroom. Contract will not exceed $42,560 per elementary school.

Contract per elementary school not to exceed $42,560

Expanded Learning Opportunity Grant

$6,080 per week

Contract not to exceed $36,480

Expanded Learning Opportunity Grant

A service provided by the California School Boards Association (CSBA) is to provide school districts with recommended updates to school board policies. When the district receives these recommendations, they are reviewed by staff, sent to the San Leandro Unified School District (SLUSD) Board Policy Committee for review, and then sent to the Board of Education at a regular meeting for approval. SLUSD is committed to ensuring that all board policies remain current and updated.   

• BP 0430 Comprehensive Local Plan for Special Education

• AR 3231 Impact Aid 

• BP 3555 Nutrition Program Compliance

• E 3555 Nutrition Program Compliance

• BP 5141.22 Infectious Diseases

• AR 5141.22 Infectious Diseases

• BP 5141.5 Mental Health

• BP 5145.3 Nondiscrimination/Harassment

• BP 5145.6 Parental Notifications

• E    5145.6 Parental Notifications

• BP 6020  Parent Involvement

• AR 6020  Parent Involvement

• BP 6115 Ceremonies and Observations

• AR 6115 Ceremonies and Observations

• BP 6142.7 Physical Education and Activity

• AR 6173.4 Title VI Indian Education Program

Our Director of Safety and Emergency Services position has been focused exclusively on COVID-19 issues over the past year.  In recognition of the change of focus, duties, and workload, staff is recommending that the funding source for this position be updated from unrestricted to federal and/or state COVID specific funding.  Upon approval, the change will be made retroactively to July 1, 2020.  State and federal COVID funding would continue to be used for the position as long as it continues to support the return of students to schools under hybrid and full in-person instruction.  The specific COVID funding will be updated based on spending timelines

Attached to this agenda item are the recommended school year calendars for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school years. These calendars also establish the work year for teachers and other employees who are part of the San Leandro Teachers' Association.

Recommend to approve 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 school year calendars.

There is no financial impact to this agenda item.

Approve the temporary increase in the substitute teacher daily rate. 

Currently the daily rate for substitute teachers is $170 per day. Temporarily increasing the rate to $270 per day results in an increased cost of $100 per day per substitute teacher. The exact cost (if any) will depend on whether or not there is a need for in-person substitutes and the number of substitutes that are paid during these days at the increased rate. 

Personnel staff routinely review and revise job descriptions to ensure they are legally compliant and consistent with the functions and skills required of our positions. Staff is recommending that the board approve revisions to the attached job description.

None

This MOU is to recognize the attention to detail and extra responsibility and duties required in accommodating the current health and safety procedural requirements relevant to the COVID-19 Pandemic during hybrid learning. 

Approve the attached San Leandro Unified School District and California School Employees Association Hybrid Learning Support MOU.

 $1,000.00 stipend per assigned employee in the positions of (Nutrition Assistants, Nutrition Technicians and Nutrition Delivery staff ). The exact cost will be determined by the number of Unit members in the position.

$50.00 daily stipend per assigned employee in the positions of (Para Educators Mild/Moderate and Moderate/Severe) for small group cohort. The exact cost will be determined by the number of Unit members working in a small group cohort. 

3% one-time payment for up to 30 instructional days. The exact cost will be determined by the number of Unit members working in-person. 

As a result of this assessment, staff is recommending that the SLUSD Board of Education approve a restructuring of the educational services division that realigns programs and services in the following areas: (1)   Instructional Support Services for departments and  schools that provide support services for our schools, students and families. This realignment is illustrated in the attached management re-organization  chart. In addition, the recommended reorganization does the following: 

1.Creates one Director position to oversee the Instructional Support Services areas for Teaching and Learning; 

2.Creates one Assistant Director position to assist in overseeing the Instructional Support Services to support site principals, staff and families; 

3. Creates one Principal on Special Assignment position to support with implementing programs and services that will attend to any learning loss needs at our sites.

Supporting documentation for these recommendations is attached to this agenda item.

In conjunction with the superintendents of the school districts within the county and the county superintendent, Education Code Section 48926 requires the development of  a countywide plan for providing education services for all expelled pupils in the county. The Countywide Educational Services Plan For Serving Expelled and High Risk Students Triennial Plan is to be adopted by the governing board of each school district within the county and by the county board of education.  Our district has been included in the process of updating the plan. The plan addresses the following components:

• Existing Educational Alternatives Provided by the Alameda County Office of Education
• Alameda County Community Schools Transition Process
• Educational Services Provided to Expelled Students with Exceptional Needs
• Excess Cost Agreement
• Gaps in Educational Services to Expelled Students
• Alternative Placement for Students who Fail Placement or Pose a Danger to Other District Students
• Existing Educational Alternatives for Expelled Students Offered by Districts

Staff recommends that the board approve the Countywide Educational Services Plan For Serving Expelled and High Risk Students Triennial Plan.

Approve the tentative agreement of the Memorandum of Understanding for  Reopening of School Under Hybrid Learning between San Leandro Unified School District and the San Leandro Teachers Association. 

$22,500

Supplemental Concentration Funds

$4,000

Supplemental Concentration Funds

San Leandro Unified School District's TK-8 approved science curriculum adoption is Amplify.  The following quotes are recommended by the committee for:

• 8 yr Spanish digital licenses for bilingual pathways elementary schools $46,649.40
• Digital individual library access through Clever $77,760.00
• TK-3 kits for 8 years $153,260.80
• 8 yr refill kits TK-8 $86,342.96 

$364,013.16

Expanded Learning Opportunity Grant