Adelanto Elementary School District

Key discussions and actions for the meeting included proceedings to convene the open session, including entering and exiting a closed session for deliberation on labor negotiations updates with the ADTA and CSEA, and discussion regarding the appointment of a Public Employee. The agenda covered a public hearing on the 2020-21 Budget. The consent agenda items involved the approval of various academic service contracts and renewals, including materials for Mathematics (Next Gen Math) and N2Y curriculum for Special Education, as well as renewals with IO Data Management System and agreements with Big Smiles, University of Southern California, and School Health Services. Business services approvals included membership and agreement with the California School Boards Association (CSBA), an annual agreement with CSBA GAMUT, acceptance of donations, and a labor agreement for legal services. New business included the appointment and contract approval for the Superintendent for 2020-2023 and the adoption of the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Budget. The board also addressed regulatory matters, specifically approving the second reading of Board Bylaws regarding Distance Learning and Oath or Affirmation, and the first reading for Employment of Relatives.

The agenda for this special board meeting included procedural business such as the call to order and roll call, adoption of the agenda, and declarations of closed-session items. The closed session was scheduled to discuss anticipated litigation with legal counsel. Following the closed session, the open session was reconvened to address new business, specifically the consideration to approve temporary legal counsel for the Board, concluding with adjournment.

Key agenda items included procedural business such as the call to order and adoption of the agenda, following special recognitions for students from El Mirage and Mesa Linda. Closed session discussions involved updates with the labor negotiator for CSEA and ADTA, public employee discipline/release/appointment/reassignment for classified, certificated, and management employees, and anticipated litigation. Open session included cabinet reports on the 2021/22 Unaudited Actuals Report and attendance/enrollment. The consent agenda covered numerous items, including professional development agreements for UDL and Thinking Maps, various membership renewals (AVID, Mystery Science), curriculum purchases, personnel actions (resignations, new hires, extra duty assignments), and renewal agreements for meals and legal services. New business involved the approval of the Interim Superintendent Contract, the 2021/22 Unaudited Actuals Report, and a resolution to permit continued teleconferencing under AB 361.

The meeting included procedural business such as the call to order and roll call, adoption of the agenda, and public testimony periods for both open-session and closed-session items. Key discussion points under the Consent Agenda involved the renewal of several academic service contracts, including ESGI for Grade K, Renaissance Learning, Lexia Learning, and The DBQ Project supplemental history materials. Other consent items included an agreement with the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools for Alternative Education Programs, resolutions regarding grading during emergency school closures and designating election years for trustee areas, and personnel actions concerning certificated and classified staff resignations, new hires, and probationary releases. New Business focused on the May Revision Budget Review and consideration of District Committees. The agenda also included policy first readings for Board Policy 6157(a) on Distance Learning and Policy/AR/Exhibit 4112.3/4212.3/4312.3 concerning Oaths or Affirmations. The session included closed sessions to discuss public employee discipline/dismissal and updates on labor negotiations and the Superintendent search.

Key discussion topics for this meeting included procedural business such as the call to order and adoption of the agenda. The session included closed-session items concerning labor negotiations updates, anticipated litigation, and a public employee performance evaluation for the Superintendent. Open session agenda items featured public hearings for the Proposed 2022/23 Budget and Multi-Year Projections, as well as the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP). The consent agenda covered various items, including approving a contract for a School Resource Officer, software subscription services, an Independent Educational Evaluation, a study trip, and renewals for the State Preschool Program and courier services. New business involved an Order of Election and approval for increases in the medical and life insurance caps, and approval of an Architect/Engineer RFP for District Projects.