Fallbrook Union High School District

The agenda for the Regular Meeting included several planned closed session items pertaining to labor negotiations, pending litigation, and public employee discipline. In the open session, the agenda itself was adopted, followed by communications and reports from Board Members, Principals, and the Superintendent. Key action items included the approval of minutes from the July 9, 2018 regular meeting (though this is excluded from the summary per instructions). Business actions involved approving an agreement with Off Duty Officers, Inc. for security, approving a resolution for emergency restroom repairs at Fallbrook High School, and approving a purchase agreement for Apex Learning, Inc. online student licenses. Other actions covered performance agreements with Irene Villanueva for a Parent Center and with Functional Therapy for Kids, Brain Learning for IEE assessments, and contract approvals with Non-Public Schools and the San Diego County Office of Education for professional development. The Consent Agenda addressed personnel actions, quarterly reports, agreements for surplus item sales, surplus property disposal, and a piggyback bid option for food services produce. The meeting concluded with organizational matters, an informal review of governance norms, and scheduling the next meeting.

This plan details the allocation and planned expenditures for the Arts, Music, Instructional Materials Block Grant for the Fallbrook Union High School District for the 2025-2026 period. It outlines the utilization of funds across five key purposes: obtaining standards-aligned professional development and instructional materials, improving school climate, developing diverse library collections, covering operational costs, and addressing COVID-19 related expenses. The plan specifically focuses on enhancing Visual and Performing Arts programs through funding for field trips, professional learning opportunities, and the acquisition of materials and supplies for various departments such as Band, Choir, Dance, Art, Ceramics, Teatro, Yearbook, and Photography.

The agenda for the regular meeting included announcements regarding a Closed Session to discuss labor negotiations, pending litigation, public employee discipline, and student expulsions. The open session featured public hearings concerning the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), the Education Protection Account for Fiscal Year 2018-19, and the District's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2018-19. Action items addressed the approval of several compensation agreements (for teachers, SEIU members, management, and confidential employees), amendments to the Superintendent's and Assistant Superintendent's contracts, the adoption of resolutions for Lease-Leaseback Projects and contractor prequalification processes, revisions to the instructional calendar, renewal of legal counsel contracts, and approval of various consent agenda items including personnel reports, field trips, financial transactions for March and April 2018, and designating authorized representatives for benefit consortiums.

The agenda for this teleconferenced Regular Meeting included discussions and actions related to governance and operations. Key discussion points included the informal review of Governing Team norms and the formal adoption of the agenda. Under Superintendent/Human Resources, actions involved presenting and approving revisions to Board Bylaws (including a new Closed Session exhibit for future approval), approving agreements regarding Benefits and Compensation for the Teachers Association (FHSTA), SEIU Local 221, and Unrepresented Employees. Further actions included approving an MOU for a Hybrid Distance Learning Model, approving the COVID-19 School Guidance Safety Plan, approving a job description for a Culinary Arts Instructor, modifying the salary schedule for the Director of Food Services, approving an increase in JROTC Instructor pay, and approving a temporary compensation increase for Certificated In-Person Substitutes due to COVID-19. Business Services items included approving an agreement to Prefund Other Post-Employment Benefits through CalPERS, the presentation of the Second Interim Financial Report for Fiscal Year 2020-2021, and approving a resolution to Establish an Associate Student Body Special Revenue Fund. Educational Services included an informational item on Summer School and approval of a Temporary WASC Coordinator position. The Consent Agenda covered routine items such as approving minutes from prior meetings (February 8 and February 22, 2021), personnel and financial reports, various contractual matters, instructional calendars for 2021-22 and 2022-23, and an MOU for COVID-19 testing.

This special meeting convened as a Work Session via teleconferencing due to COVID-19 protocols. The primary agenda item involved a Governance Session facilitated by Dr. Lou Obermeyer, during which the Board reviewed and discussed the Governance Team Protocols and Governance Standards, focusing on the roles and responsibilities of the Board Members.