Approve Resolution No. 22-15 designating May 6, 2022 - May 12, 2022, as National Nurses' Week and May 12, 2022, as School Nurse Day.

The District maintains student teaching agreements with colleges and universities throughout the Bay Area and State.  Many student teaching agreements are approved annually with each college/university. The attached agreement is a renewal of an agreement with Grand Canyon University. 

Approval is requested to renew the student teaching agreement with Grand Canyon University from February 4, 2022 to June 30, 2025.

2021/2022 Non-Public School and Agency contracts

$26,410.00 - Special Ed Funds

$40,920.00 - Special Ed Learning Loss Funds

Now that the board vacancy has been filled the Board of Trustees will review the revised Board Committee List for 2022 as listed below:

Communication/ & Advocacy Committee

Curriculum and Policy Committee

DATE (Drug Alcohol Tobacco Education) Committee

Facilities and Technology Committee

Finance Committee

Food Services would like to purchase new serving equipment for the cafeteria service areas for Muir and Bancroft Middle Schools and SLHS. This equipment is part of a plan to give the service areas an updated look and improve service, and is meant to complement an equipment purchase that was approved at the February board meeting. The equipment will help merchandise our products in a more appealing way. Current equipment has been in use for many years and is subject to breakdowns.

Staff has obtained pricing for equipment all three schools. Pricing is based on a current quote received by food services. Amount requested has a 10% buffer for unexpected changes. The purchase of the equipment is part of our spending plan agreement with the California Department of Education to reduce our ending fund balance, with additional funds coming from state food service grants this year for the purchase of new food service equipment. Food Services has obtained approval from CDE for this purchase.

Funding Source: Fund 13 Cafeteria Fund.

Total Amount Requested  $63,000

District staff is presenting the Second Interim Report for 2021-22 for Trustee consideration.  The district is self reporting a positive certification based on ability to meet financial obligations this year and the next two years. 

Approve the district's 2021-22 Second Interim Report with Positive Certification.

There is no direct financial impact in approving the Second Interim report.

The Alameda County Sheriff's Office reached out to the district regarding adopting a new resolution around participation in the county emergency management organization and mutual aid.  The county intends for these agreements to be updated every five years including district contact lists.

Resolution 22-09 includes language whereby the district also adopts the following two documents (attached):

• Agreement for Participation in Alameda County Operational Area Emergency Management Organization (2016)
• State of California Master Mutual Aid Agreement (1950)

Included with this resolution are the following two additional items:

• E-mail from Alameda County Sheriff's Office giving additional details and context for the resolution
• A copy of the the district's previous adoption of the operational area agreement, Resolution 96-51

Upon adoption, our Director of Safety and Emergency Services, Rocky Medeiros, would provide requested contact lists and information to the county.

In order to continue to attract and retain teachers for the district's Adult Education program, Principal Bradley Frazier has been reviewing options with district staff to provide for a raise.  The most recent Adult Education pay increase occurred in 2018.  

The current proposal is to increase the beginning teacher salary (Years 1-3) from $38.85 to $41.00 and to update the longevity amount to reflect a 5% salary increase for each additional step (Years 4-6, Years 7-9, and Years 10+).  Current longevity steps range from $0.60 (1.5%) to $1.00 (2.5%).  Updating those steps to 5% each will provide an additional incentive for teachers to continue to work for San Leandro Adult Education.

The new salaries would go into effect with the new timesheet period on March 11, 2022.  Under the new proposal, the fringe and stipend structure remains unchanged.

The total cost of the salary increase would be charged to Adult Education (Fund 11) and would not impact the general fund.  The cost of the increase is calculated at just under $100,000 per year, or about $40,000 for the remainder of the current fiscal year.

The category of "Substitute, Short Term and Unrepresented Employees" includes Home Instruction Teachers (Home/Hospital), Psychologist Interns, Substitute Teachers, Community Service Attendants, Playground Supervisors, Custodial and Trades Substitutes, Translators, Student Workers, and Management Substitutes.

District staff is recommending increasing the salary of Home Instruction Teachers to match the Adult Education teacher salary, as has been district practice.  The increase will assist staff in continuing to assign qualified teachers to work with students who are not able to attend school due to a medical condition.

The salaries for Community Service Attendants, Playground Supervisors, Teamster/Trades Substitutes, and CSEA substitutes are all "indexed" to Step 1 of the indicated ranges of either the CSEA or Teamster/Trades salary schedule.  With a 5.19% increase to both the CSEA and Teamster/Trades salary schedules, these salaries will also increase.  District staff is recommending that the salary increases for these indexed increased be effective on March 11, 2022 to coincide with the new timesheet period.

There are no current changes to salaries of Psychologist Interns, Substitute Teachers, Translators or Student Workers.

The cost of the increase for Home Instruction Teachers is estimated to be about $4,000 for the current year and about $10,000 per year ongoing. 

The cost of the increase for "indexed" CSEA and Teamster/Trades substitutes is estimated to be about $15,000 for the current year and about $35,000 per year ongoing.

The San Leandro Unified School District will implement a Memorandum of Understanding that identifies working conditions related to Health and Safety during the COVID-19 pandemic.  Both parties are committed to working to assure the health and safety of employees and the entire SLUSD community in accordance with guidelines as recommended by public health officials issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”), California Department of Public Health (“CDPH”), California Department of Education (“CDE”), the California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA), and the Alameda County Public Health Department (ACPHD) to prevent the spread of illness arising from COVID-19 during the 2021-2022 school year. This MOU will expire in full without precedent on October 31, 2022 unless both parties agree to either suspend or extend the agreement.

Up to $100,000 in additional in-lieu costs.  This may be partially offset by reduced substitute costs.

In order to continue supporting modern learning, maintaining high speed internet access to each school site is required. San Leandro Unified receives many core network services from the Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE). This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) extends our current 10 Gbps internet and firewall services through the 2022-2023 school year.

Roughly 80% of this cost is covered by the federal E-Rate program. After these and other discounts the expected annual cost to the district is $24,190.00 which is a reduction compared to previous years.

This item was reviewed by the Facilities and Technology Committee at the March 2nd Meeting.

Zoom is the platform SLUSD utilizes to facilitate remote instruction, the purpose of this request is to obtain Board approval for a 1 year renewal.

This item was reviewed by the Facilities and Technology Committee at the March 2nd Meeting.

The Elevate Math and CSI programs will be offered to support SLUSD's summer 2022 learning program. The Elevate [Math] program is designed for incoming 3rd–10th grade students whose test scores (as measured by Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC or other objective measures) indicate they are nearly meeting their grade-level standards. The Programs front load supplemental accelerated instruction in math readiness, so that students are able to successfully complete their next level math course. The CSI program provides learning opportunities to students who are furthest away from opportunities by introducing the foundations of computer science through the lens of making and design thinking to promote the continued pursuit of CS. CSI is designed for rising 7th-8th grade students and the program will be piloting the 9-10th grade curriculum in summer 2022.

Contract will not exceed $234,000

Summer School Covid Funding

California AB-167 states the A–G Completion Improvement Grant Program is to “provide additional supports to local educational agencies to help increase the number of California high school pupils, particularly unduplicated pupils, who graduate high school meeting the A–G subject matter requirements for admission to the University of California and the California State University.” SLUSD is eligible to receive the A-G Access Grant, funding to improve the A-G completion rate, and the A–G Learning Loss Mitigation Grant, funding that allows pupils who receive a grade of “D,” “F,” or “Fail” in an A–G approved course in the spring semester of 2020 or the 2020–21 school year to retake those A–G courses. SLUSD A-G Completion Improvement Grant funding is $684,701.

Total Fiscal impact $1,024,610 

- $221,860 from Measure J1 Funds (It Offices/Food Services Conversion) construction cost

- $802,750 from Cafeteria Funds (Fund 13)