Kim Carlson

The agenda for the Regular Meeting includes a Closed Session to address personnel matters such as employment, appointment, evaluation, and release of public employees, including the approval of substitute teachers and consideration of resignations/retirements. The Open Session agenda covers reports on Math and ELA CAASP perfect scores, Virtual Enterprise updates, and reports from the Chief Business Officer, Assistant Superintendent, and District Superintendent. Action items include the approval of the Consent Agenda, which covers minutes from the previous meeting, payrolls, commercial warrants, and agreements/contracts related to professional development, benefits, a Facilities Master Plan, and School Plan for Student Achievement Budgets. Further action items involve considering a provisional appointment to fill a vacancy on the Board of Trustees, approval of the Second Interim Financial Report, adoption of numerous revised Board Policies and Regulations, approval of a new job description for a Lead Food Service Worker, approval of the Countywide Plan for Educational Services to Expelled Students, disposal of instructional materials, approval to declare personal property surplus, and approval of amendments/participation in incentive programs and purchase agreements related to school buses.

The agenda for the Regular Meeting included a Closed Session to discuss personnel matters, such as the appointment and release of certificated and classified staff, including the approval of a substitute teacher list. The Open Session included reports from staff, including the Chief Business Officer, Assistant Superintendent, and Superintendent. Action items covered the approval of the consent agenda, which included the January mid- and end-of-month payrolls, commercial warrants, and School Accountability Reports for several elementary schools and the junior high. Further action items addressed the vacancy on the Board of Trustees and the process for a provisional appointment, the designation of a review subcommittee, approval for casting a vote for the CSBA Delegate Assembly, disposal of instructional materials (Library Books at Endeavour Elementary), awarding a contract for District Office signage, ratification of a change order for painting at Discovery Elementary, approval of multiple change orders providing credits for topcoat paint maintenance across ELOP projects, approval of a change order for ADA compliance at Endeavour Modular Classroom Wing, approval of an additional change order for rebar at concrete locations for the Endeavour Modular Classroom Wing project, approval of a resolution to declare personal property surplus and authorize disposal, and approval of revised, new, and deleted Board Policies and Exhibits related to safety plans, records access, and immigration enforcement response.

The meeting agenda includes a closed session to address personnel matters such as the appointment of substitute teachers, certificated teachers, and classified staff, as well as the release of certificated and classified resignations and retirements. The open session covers special group recognition for office staff and librarians, presentations regarding Fruitvale Junior High, and hearings/presentations concerning the Annual and Five-year Accounting of Developer Fees. Action items include the approval of the December 9, 2025, Board Meeting minutes, payrolls, the 2026-2027 School Calendar, adjusting mileage reimbursement rates, approving an APEX Event Agreement for Fruitvale Junior High, approving audit reports, passing resolutions related to Development Fees and local tax revenues, and ratifying change orders and contracts for construction and carpeting at Endeavour Elementary School. The Board will also address the approval of the 2025-2026 Consolidated Application Winter Release and review information items such as current enrollment, budget reports, the Transportation Plan Update, and Williams Uniform Complaints Processes.

This document provides general information about the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), a critical component of California's new Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF). The LCAP is a three-year, district-level plan, updated annually, that outlines key goals for students, specific actions with expenditures to achieve these goals, and metrics to measure progress. It addresses the needs of all students, including English Language Learners, low-income students, and foster youth, and must align with California's eight priority areas, such as student academic achievement, school climate, student access to a broad curriculum, and parent engagement.

The agenda includes items such as a presentation on reclassified English Learners, the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program, and a hearing regarding the sufficiency of instructional materials. It also involves the approval of consent agenda items, resolutions declaring property as exempt surplus land, and the annual certification regarding instructional materials and appropriations limits. Additional action items include approving the Unaudited Actuals Financial Report, amending the Transportation Equipment Services Agreement, purchasing a school bus, and approving change orders for construction projects. Information items consist of current enrollment and budget reports, approval of the LCAP and adopted budget by the Kern County Superintendent of Schools, and the annual SISC OPEB Trust Statement.