MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE LONG BEACH UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT December 17, 2015 A regular meeting of the Board of Education of the Long Beach Unified School District, County of Los Angeles, California, was held in the Community Room of the Administration Building at 1515 Hughes Way, Long Beach, California, on December 17, 2015. Present: Members Craighead, Kerr, McGinnis, Meyer, and Williams Student Member Nic Cornejo, Millikan HS Absent: None. Call to Order

President Williams called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m. in Room 464.

Closed Session

President Williams announced that the Board would be considering Items 4, 6, 7, 10 and 11 as listed on the Closed Session agenda.

Call to Order

Having completed the Closed Session, President Williams called the Open Session meeting to order in the Community Room at 5:00 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance, led by Member McGinnis.

Report of Closed Session

President Williams reported that the Governing Board had been meeting in Closed Session regarding matters listed on today’s Closed Session agenda and wished to announce that no reportable actions were taken in Closed Session.

Public Hearing

None.

Call for Agenda Items/ Adopt Agenda

President Williams asked if Board Members had any items listed on the agenda for separate action. Chris Steinhauser, Superintendent of Schools, asked that Communications be moved to after Public Testimony on Agenda Items. It was moved by Member Meyer that the agenda be adopted with the noted change. The motion carried. The vote was unanimous with all five members participating in the vote.

Approval of Minutes

It was moved by Member McGinnis that the minutes of December 1, 2015 be approved as written. The motion carried. The vote was unanimous with all five members participating in the vote.

Hearing of Public Testimony

President Williams asked if there was anyone present who wished to address the Board on matters of school district business listed on the agenda. Wende Nichols-Julien, CCEJ, spoke regarding their agreement with the district.

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James McGrath, IVA, spoke regarding the charter petition. Clayton Rosa, CA Charter Schools Assn., spoke regarding the charter petition. Communications Independent Audit Report for 2014-15

Financial & Performance Audits for Measure K Program

Gemma Ptasinski, with Vicenti, Lloyd & Stutzman, stated that the external audit for the 2014-15 fiscal year met all the criteria as required by the State Controller’s Office. She met with the district’s Audit Committee earlier in the day to share the results. The audit report was issued an unmodified opinion, which is the highest an accountant can render. This means that the financial statements give a true reflection of the district’s finances. Ms. Ptasinski stated that they also performed a Financial and Performance Audit for the Measure K Bond Program. An unmodified opinion was rendered as well, and the expenses met the requirements as stated in the bond language. Member McGinnis thanked Ms. Ptasinski for the information. Ms. Ptasinski thanked Ms. Takahashi and all the staff involved in the audits. She appreciates the collaborative support given.

Staff Report

None.

Hearing of Public Testimony

President Williams asked if there was anyone present who wished to address the Board on matters of school district business not listed on the agenda. There was no reply.

Personnel

Member Kerr presented the Certificated and Classified Recommendations, prepared by the Deputy Superintendent of Education Services, Human Resource Services, and approved and recommended by the Superintendent. It was moved by Member Kerr that the Certificated and Classified Recommendations of the Deputy Superintendent of Education Services, Human Resource Services, be approved and authorized. The motion carried. The vote was unanimous with all five members participating in the vote.

Instruction Report

Member Meyer moved approval of the Instruction Report. Member Kerr noted the agreement with CCEJ. She appreciates the collaboration and knows that they do excellent work with our students. She asked for clarification on the type of citations that this organization would be issuing to our students. The motion carried. The vote was unanimous with all five members participating in the vote.

Finance Report

Member McGinnis moved approval of the Finance Report. The motion carried. The vote was unanimous with all five members participating in

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the vote. Business Report

Member Kerr moved approval of the Business Report. The motion carried. The vote was unanimous with all five members participating in the vote.

Purchasing & Contract Report

Member Craighead moved approval of the Purchasing & Contract Report.

Superintendent's Items

The Superintendent of Schools, presented the following recommendations:

Student Discipline

The motion carried. The vote was unanimous with all five members participating in the vote.

1. That the Board of Education approve the expulsion for Student # 200511622. This student would not be eligible to reapply to the district until after the spring 2016 semester. It was moved by Member McGinnis that Recommendation No. 1 of the Superintendent of Schools be approved and authorized. The motion carried. The vote was unanimous with all five members participating in the vote. 2. That the Board of Education approve the expulsion for Student # 200701708. This student would not be eligible to reapply to the district until after the spring 2016 semester. It was moved by Member Kerr that Recommendation No. 2 of the Superintendent of Schools be approved and authorized. The motion carried. The vote was unanimous with all five members participating in the vote.

Unfinished Business

None.

New Business

Superintendent Steinhauser explained the charter petition process and clarified that the district no longer has the adequate staff to be as collaborative as in the past with the charter petitions. He shared the concerns with the charter petition as submitted, notably in the staffing and the textbooks area. He asked James Suarez, Assistant Director of Equity, Access and College/Career Readiness Office to address the resolution.

Charter Petition

Mr. Suarez stated that the recommendation is to deny the petition due to four areas of concern: low budget for textbooks, retirement and health & welfare contributions, conflict of interest and serving the community. He detailed these areas of concern, and noted that there are several other concerns within the petition. Member McGinnis moved approval of Resolution 121715-A, Intellectual Virtues Academy High School Charter Petition.

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A discussion followed with the Board members asking questions and clarifying information. The motion carried. The vote was unanimous with all five members participating in the vote. First Interim Financial Report

Member Craighead moved approval of the First Interim Financial Report for 201516. The motion carried. The vote was unanimous with all five members participating in the vote.

Report of Board Members

Student Member Cornejo shared that he is the president of the ASB. They have been training with student leaders and one of their first activities was welcoming the 9th graders to Millikan. The new activities director is doing a great job. A promotional video has been produced and is helping with the advertisement of the school. Member McGinnis shared his attendance at the Christmas tree lighting ceremony, and afterward the Mayor invited student leaders to an event to honor them. He also was at the Queen Mary for the partnership between Prisk Elementary School and the Queen Mary Heritage Foundation. Member Craighead expanded on the event at the Queen Mary. She thanked Principal Jerspersen for engaging the students to explore science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM), while making it fun also. Ms. Craighead also attended other events, such as the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the courtroom at Cabrillo HS, Project Harmony, Lakewood Celebrates and a production at Jordan HS by the special education students. Member Kerr added to the Jordan event, stating that the highlight was when the students in the audience went to the stage to dance with the special education students. Ms. Kerr also attended the conclusion program for the Ethnic Studies class at Cabrillo HS. She thanked and recognized the hard work put forth by Carol Ortega, Program Administrator. She was at the Mayor’s event and the Harmony Project event as well. Member Meyer was pleased to have also attended the Jordan event and it was great to see the Best Buddies program working so well there. He shared that the Wilson students collected over 9200 cans of food for the Salvation Army, upping the previous record by more than 3000. Bill Marmion, former district administrator, recently gave Mr. Meyer the Policies & Procedures from 1964 as well as a statistical report from the 1968-69 school year. He passed these along to Superintendent Steinhauser. President Williams shared that the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Cabrillo was extra special to him. This was the culmination of a long journey and the persistence by

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Mr. Brown. Dr. Williams missed the bicycle give-away at Roosevelt ES, where every 3rd grader received a bike, thanks to the Velo Alegre cycling club. He asked Brian Moskovitz, Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Schools, to share about the event. Superintendent’s Report

Superintendent Steinhauser noted that Student Member Cornejo has been accepted to Columbia University.

Announcements

Member Kerr stated that the deadline to apply for Senator Lara’s Young Senator Program had been extended. She encouraged all students to apply, as it gives them great exposure and experience. Ms. Kerr also thanked the School Safety personnel for always ensuring our students’ safety. President Williams thanked the staff for the Christmas luncheon, and he enjoyed spending time with them. He wished everyone Happy Holidays. ADJOURNMENT President Williams adjourned the meeting at 6:25 p.m. The next regular meeting of the Board of Education will be held on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 in the Administration Building, 1515 Hughes Way, at 5:00 p.m. Leticia Rodriguez Assistant Secretary