The Mt. Diablo school board will meet at 5:30 p.m. today in the district office at 1936 Carlotta Drive in Concord to vote on a Concord HS Choir trip to New Orleans and hold a study session regarding a proposal to issue the remaining $77 million remaining from the district’s 2010 Measure C.

Here is the agenda:

“1.0 Call to Order
1.1 President Will Call the Meeting to Order at 5:30 p.m. Info

1.2 Preliminary Business Info
2.0 Public Comment
2.1 Public Comment Info

3.0 Business / Action Item
3.1 Concord High School Choir Trip to New Orleans April 22-26, 2015 Action

4.0 Study Session
4.1 Study Session to Discuss Future Bond Sales Info

5.0 Adjournment
5.1 Adjourn Meeting Action”

Here is the agenda report for the study session:

“Subject: 4.1 Study Session to Discuss Future Bond Sales

Summary: Dale Scott and Mark Ferrell of DS&C, will make a presentation during this Study Session to consider a potential future resolution authorizing Issuance and Sale of General Obligation Bonds, 2010 Election, 2010 Series F. Aggregate Principal Amount not to Exceed Seventy-Seven Million Dollars as authorized by the June 8, 2010 bond election. The proceeds of the bonds would be used to fund capital improvements/modernization work as previously deemed by the Board of Education to be essential to the maintenance and improvement of educational programming. Work includes, but is not limited to: Classroom technology improvements, roof replacements, restroom renovations, and kitchen improvements (Priority 1 projects). Also, next steps to meet ongoing needs of the District through a Bond Program will be discussed.

Funding:
Fiscal Impact : No impact to the General Fund. All costs of a future bond sale would be paid from monies raised through the sale of the bonds.

Recommendation: Study Session”

Do you support the proposed bond issuance?

The Mt. Diablo school board will meet at 7 p.m. tonight in the district office at 1936 Carlotta Drive in Concord. Items of interest on the agenda include a presentation about Ygnacio Valley High School’s IB application, the district’s MOU with the Eagle Peak Charter School, the CSEA contract and an application for Title III, Part A Immigrant Funds.

Here is the agenda:

“1.0 Call to Order
1.1 Board Member, Brian Lawrence, will participate via teleconference from the lobby at Hyatt Regency Bellevue on Seattle’s Eastside, 900 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, Washington 98004 Info
1.2 Board President Will Call The Meeting To Order Info

2.0 Public Comment
2.1 Public Comment Info

3.0 Announcements
3.1 In Closed Session, the Board will consider the items listed on the Closed Session Agenda. Info
4.0 Closed Session Agenda
4.1 (Item #1) Expulsion of Student # 10-15 from all regular schools of Mt. Diablo Unified School District. Action
4.2 (Item #2) Expulsion of Student # 11-15 from all regular schools of Mt. Diablo Unified School District. Action
4.3 (Item #3) Expulsion of Student # 12-15 from all regular schools of Mt. Diablo Unified School District. Action
4.4 (Item #4) Discipline, Dismissal or Release of Public Employee (Gov. Code Sec. 54957(b)(1) Info/Action
4.5 (Item #5) Discipline, Dismissal or Release of Public Employee (Gov. Code Sec. 54957(b)(1) Info/Action
4.6 (Item #6) Discipline, Dismissal or Release of Public Employee (Gov. Code Sec. 54957(b)(1) Info/Action
4.7 (Item #7) Discipline, Dismissal or Release of Public Employee (Gov. Code Sec. 54957(b)(1) Info/Action
4.8 (Item #8) Negotiations – The Board may discuss negotiations or provide direction to its representatives regarding represented employees, pursuant to EERA (Govt. Code Section 3549.1) Agency negotiator: Deborah Cooksey, Agencies: MDSPA and CSEA Info/Action
4.9 (Item #9) Anticipated Litigation – Conference with Legal Counsel pursuant to Gov’t. Code Sec. 54956.9(b), Significant Exposure to Litigation: 4 cases Info/Action

5.0 Adjourn to Closed Session at 6:00 p.m.
5.1 Adjourn to Closed Session at 6:00 p.m. Action

6.0 Reconvene Open Session
6.1 Reconvene to Open Session at 7:00 p.m. Info

7.0 Preliminary Business
7.1 Pledge of Allegiance and Roll Call Info

8.0 Report Out Action Taken in Closed Session
8.1 (Item #1) Expulsion of Student # 10-15 from all regular schools of Mt. Diablo Unified School District. Action
8.2 (Item #2) Expulsion of Student # 11-15 from all regular schools of Mt. Diablo Unified School District. Action
8.3 (Item #3) Expulsion of Student # 12-15 from all regular schools of Mt. Diablo Unified School District. Action
8.4 (Item #4) Discipline, Dismissal or Release of Public Employee (Gov. Code Sec. 54957(b)(1) Info/Action
8.5 (Item #5) Discipline, Dismissal or Release of Public Employee (Gov. Code Sec. 54957(b)(1) Info/Action
8.6 (Item #6) Discipline, Dismissal or Release of Public Employee (Gov. Code Sec. 54957(b)(1) Info/Action
8.7 (Item #7) Discipline, Dismissal or Release of Public Employee (Gov. Code Sec. 54957(b)(1) Info/Action
8.8 (Item #8) Negotiations – The Board may discuss negotiations or provide direction to its representatives regarding represented employees, pursuant to EERA (Govt. Code Section 3549.1) Agency negotiator: Deborah Cooksey, Agencies: MDSPA and CSEA Info/Action
8.9 (Item #9) Anticipated Litigation – Conference with Legal Counsel pursuant to Gov’t. Code Sec. 54956.9(b), Significant Exposure to Litigation: 4 cases Info/Action

9.0 Recognitions and Resolutions

10.0 Student Representatives
10.1 Student Representative Reports Info

11.0 Board Member Reports
11.1 Board Member Reports Info

12.0 Superintendent’s Report
12.1 Superintendent’s Report Info

13.0 Reports/Information
13.1 School Spotlight: Ygnacio Valley High School Info

14.0 Public Employee Appointment
14.1 Appointment of Administrator-Assessment, Research and Evaluation Action
14.2 Classified Personnel: Appointment of Occupational Therapist Action

15.0 Consent Agenda Action
15.1 (Item #1) Items listed under Consent Agenda are considered routine and will be approved/adopted by a single motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items; however, any item may be removed from the consent agenda upon the request of any member of the Board and acted upon separately. Action
15.2 (Item #2) College Park High School and Ygnacio Valley High School Trip to California Association of Student Leaders Conference in San Jose, CA, March 28-30, 2015 Action
15.3 (Item #3) Concord High School’s Junior/Senior Ball, May 21, 2016 Action
15.4 (Item #4) Mt. Diablo High School’s trip change to St. Francis High School, La Canada, CA on 3/27/15 Action
15.5 (Item #5) Mt. Diablo High School JROTC trip to Camp San Luis Obispo, April 22-26, 2015 Action
15.6 (Item #6) Mt. Diablo High School’s International Hospitality Tourism Academy trip to New Brighton State Beach, May 11-13, 2015 Action
15.7 (Item #7) Northgate High School’s Trip to the Santa Cruz Jazz Festival, March 20-22, 2015 Action
15.8 (Item #8) Northgate High School’s trip to the Next Generation Jazz Festival, March 27 – 29, 2015 Action
15.9 (Item #9) Northgate High School’s Spring Instrumental Music Tour to California State University, Long Beach, April 22-26, 2015 Action
15.10 (Item #10) Northgate High School’s trip to Ashland, Oregon, May 22-25, 2015 Action
15.11 (Item #11) Amendment to the Contract Between University Corp/Camp Sea Lab and Highlands Elementary Outdoor Education Action
15.12 (Item #12) Overnight Camping Trip for Sunrise Elementary School 4th and 5th grade Students at Mt. Diablo State Park Action
15.13 (Item #13) MDUSD Youth Ambassador Exchange Program Action
15.14 (Item #14) Non-Public School Adjustments Action
15.15 (Item #15) Independent Services Contract between Mt. Diablo Unified School District and Nicole Padoan Action
15.16 (Item #16) Contract Increase with Speech Pathology Group Action
15.17 (Item #17) Annual Renewal of Follett Software Company Contract for Destiny Software Action
15.18 (Item #18) Contract Extension for Eagle Software Aeries Student Information System for 2015-2016 Action
15.19 (Item #19) Contra Costa County Office of Education Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)- Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE) Consortium Collaborative Action
15.20 (Item #20) Fiscal Transactions for the month of February 2015 Action
15.21 (Item #21) Recommended Action for Certificated Personnel Action
15.22 (Item #22) Request to Increase and Decrease Full Time Equivalent (FTE) for the 2014-2015 School Year Action
15.23 (Item #23) Request to Increase and Decrease Full Time Equivalent (FTE) for the 2015-2016 School Year Action
15.24 (Item #24) Recommended Action for Classified Personnel Action
15.25 (Item #25) Classified Personnel: Request to Increase/Decrease Full Time Equivalent (FTE) for the 2014/15 and 2015/16 School Year Action
15.26 (Item #26) Minutes for the Board of Education Meeting held on February 9, 2015 Action
15.27 (Item #27) Minutes for the Board of Education Meeting held on February 23, 2015 Action
15.28 (Item #28) Minutes for the Board of Education Meeting held on March 2, 2015 Action
16.0 Consent Items Pulled for Discussion

17.0 Communications
17.1 District Organizations Info

18.0 Public Comment
18.1 Public Comment Info

19.0 Business/Action Item
19.1 Financial and Operational Memorandum of Understanding and Supplemental Charter Agreement Between the Mt. Diablo Unified School District (“District”) and The Eagle Peak Montessori Charter School (“EPMS”) Action
19.2 Public presentation of the Initial Proposal for the Contract Reopener for California School Employees Association (CSEA) and Mt. Diablo Unified School District Info/Action
19.3 Approve Updated Application for Funding to Include Title III, Part A, Immigrant Funds Action
19.4 Reclassification of EL Students with Moderate/Severe Disabilities Info/Action
19.5 Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act Funds for 2015-2016. Action
19.6 Request ratification of submission by Mt. Diablo Adult Education of its annual application for Adult Education and Family Literacy Act (AEFLA): Workforce Investment Act (WIA), Title II, Section 231 and the English Literacy and Civics Education (EL Civics) supplemental funding for 2015-2016. Action
19.7 Reclassification of Management Positions Action
19.8 Award of Service Contract to Skyline Engineering for Assessment and Design of 2010 Measure C, Modernization Group 1, Roofing Renovations at Various sites. Action
19.9 Final Change Order 1682-001 to Home Tech Remodeling, Inc. for Bid#1682 – Building E Window Replacement at College Park High School. Action
19.10 Notice of Completion for Bid #1682: Building E Window Replacement at College Park High School Action
19.11 Final Change Order 1627-001 (DEDUCTIVE) to Taber Construction, Inc. for Lease/Leaseback #1627 – Security System Replacement. Action
19.12 Notice of Completion for Lease Leaseback #1627: Security System Upgrades at Various Sites Action

19.13 Meeting Extension Action

19.14 Execution of Documents Action

20.0 Future Agenda Items
20.1 Future Agenda Items Info

21.0 Closed Session
21.1 Items not completed during the first Closed Session will be carried over to this Closed Session. Action

22.0 Reconvene Open Session
22.1 Reconvene Open Session and Report Out Info”

I am surprised the board is not voting on the proposal to issue the remaining $77 million in Measure C Bond Funds, which it discussed during a special March 9 study session.

Of note is the planned retirement of Assistant Superintendent for Middle Schools Rose Lock, Director of Adult Education Joanne Durkee and School Support Administrator Marie Schirmer, who is a former longtime principal.

How do you think the loss of Lock, Durkee and Schirmer will affect the district next year?

A Miramonte High student journalist’s tenacity recently led police to shut down a Dropbox website full of photos of nude and scantily clad Lamorinda girls and young women.

Sofia Ruiz, the 15-year-old sophomore who in January wrote an explosive opinion piece in The Mirador about boys uploading photos to the site, explained to me Friday why she wrote the story, called “Lamorinda Nudes Dropbox Must Come Down.”

“It was pretty common knowledge around school,” she said. “Everyone just kind of talked about it, but no one really addressed it as an issue.”

Sofia, on the other hand, wanted to address it head-on.

“I didn’t like the idea of it,” she said. “When I first heard about it, I thought it couldn’t be true. But everyone was talking about it, and it was (true).”

This realization unleashed a strong reaction in Sofia.

“It’s just not fair and not OK,” she said. “And it highlights a bigger problem in society — that girls are being treated like objects — and that’s not fair at all. Something has to change. And if I can do anything to help that, I’d like to.”

I pointed out that she already has done something to change that.

“I hope so,” she said. “From your article, I understand that Moraga police got it shut down. More than anything, I just hope that this issue sparks a conversation among adults and students and they really talk about this because it’s not just happening here; it’s happening all over.”

Ultimately, Sofia said teenagers need to change the way they feel about the “objectification of girls.”
“You need to treat women and girls with the respect they deserve, and that’s not what’s happening,” she said. “I think it’s more of a societal question.”

Sofia said she wasn’t sure whether the girls who provided nude photos of themselves to boys were thinking about the effect that could have on boys’ attitudes toward women.

“But I definitely think it’s an overarching theme in everyone’s life — that boys think it’s OK to do this to girls, and when it happens to girls no one really wants to go out of their way to change it,” she said. “It’s like that’s just the way it is.”

In her opinion piece, Sofia said boys who uploaded the photos were the “main problem.”

“Boys must respect girls that trust them enough to send intimate photos,” she wrote. “When a guy uploads a picture a girl has sent him, he is breaking the trust she placed in him and shows a lack of empathy and morals. If someone trusts you, respect that.”

Her story urged those who created the site to take it down but also suggested that law enforcement should intervene to remedy the problem.

Adults may have not known about the site, she said Friday, because of a “disconnect between students and adults.”

School and Acalanes district officials have started trying to have the kinds of conversations Sofia was hoping for, in part through “digital citizenship” training.

Acalanes district Superintendent John Nickerson said he wants students to understand what is appropriate and what is not so they don’t knowingly or unknowingly commit crimes.

“This is a horrible thing, and people shouldn’t be doing it,” he said. “Digital citizenship is the new frontier of how we interact with people using digital media responsibly.”

Journalism teacher Melissa Quiter said she has learned since Sofia’s story was published that many teens regard the sharing of nude photos as common practice.

“Unfortunately, this is a generally accepted behavior among teenagers,” she said. “And as adults, we need to address it and figure out how to help them.”

Orinda Police Chief Mark Nagel and Moraga Police Lt. Jon King said their departments are trying to work with schools and the community to create a greater awareness of cybersecurity and cyberbullying.

“In this day and age of smartphones,” Nagel said, “we don’t know — is there another Dropbox account going on? I have no idea. You just never know. And until we know, we can’t act.”

Do you think teens will change their behavior?

A protest last week at De Anza High in the West Contra Costa school district over the board’s decision not to renew Law Academy teacher Tahitia Dean’s contract prompted the following response from the district:

“WCCUSD is committed to recruiting and retaining the best teachers for our students. California law provides that new teachers have a two-year probationary period. During that time, teachers are evaluated and must meet the California Standards for the Teaching Profession, which include six dimensions of professional service. Teachers may excel at some components of professional practices while needing to develop in others. Students and parents may observe many, but not all, aspects of these professional standards whereas principals must evaluate all of them. The probationary period is designed to reinforce teachers in their areas of strengths and support teachers in areas where they fall short of the standards. If, however, they are not meeting all of the standards by March 15 of the second year of probation, the District, at the recommendation of the principal, issues a notice of non-re-election for the following year.

While we value and respect the opinions of our students and parents, the ultimate responsibility for evaluating teachers lies with the principal and the District. The District does not and cannot legally review staff performance in public or share the specific reasons that particular teachers are not recommended for tenure, which is awarded at the end of the second year. The process is thorough, comprehensive and aligned with all of the California teaching standards. The District requires principals to non-re-elect teachers when, in the judgment of the principal, teachers do not meet all components of those six standards. Throughout the District, 16 teachers from various schools have received notice of non-re-election for the 2015-16 school year. While the timing, coming so early in the year, is unfortunate, it is essential that the District hold high standards for professional practice in all six areas before conferring tenured status to teachers.”

Here is a link to more information about the teaching standards: http://www.ctc.ca.gov/educator-prep/standards/CSTP-2009.pdf

But some students and parents question whether there may be other factors contributing to the principal’s decision not to recommend Dean for tenure.

Here is a letter to the school board from one De Anza HS parent outlining her concerns about the process for dismissing Dean, which I am posting below, with her permission

“Sent: Sunday, March 15, 2015 8:02 PM
Subject: Issues at DeAnza High School

Dear Board Members,

I am writing you based on the assumption that you have never been fully informed on events pertinent to the renewal of Miss Dean’s contract at De Anza High School. I have to believe this to be true as it is the only viable explanation as to why you did not at the very least review Miss Dean’s case before rubber stamping Principal Evan’s recommendation. I will keep this email as brief as possible. Please give me the benefit of the doubt as I am giving you the benefit of the doubt, read this entire email and trust that any details given are pertinent.

Also, please know that although I am writing to you as a singular person, my views are shared by many parents and students at De Anza, as witnessed by our protest last Monday. Also know that the events I am going to detail for you regarding Miss Dean have moved this from a plea to renew one exceptional teachers contract, to a movement to change what we have found as a system that allows for an abuse of power with no accountability for those who are making recommendations to the board regarding probationary teachers employment.

In order to paint the entire picture I need to go back to April of last year. Miss Dean and Miss Rivera accompanied 8 children on a trip to Washington DC and New York during spring break. My daughter Madelyn, a junior at the time, was the only child to participate who was not in the law academy. As such, I did not know anything about Miss Dean. When I picked up Madelyn and another child from the airport they informed me that two girls on the trip were rude and disrespectful most of the trip. Miss Dean and Miss Rivera disciplined these children who then called their parents to complain about it. Those parents in turn sent threatening texts to the two teachers. They then went to the district, fabricated stories about Miss Dean and began a campaign of lies with the express intent of getting her fired. I was informed by my daughter that Miss Dean was escorted off of campus the Monday after school resumed. Tuesday, I had a meeting with Mr. Evans. He told me that the matter was completely out of his hands and in those of the district. He assured me that he was interviewing all 8 children. When I asked if he would be giving my statement and theirs to the district he assured me he would. After a week or so of hearing nothing form Mr Evans or the district, I began soliciting the district for answers but getting none. I and a few others continued to put pressure on the district. A month or so after Miss Dean was escorted off the school grounds she returned to class. I assumed everyone had come to their senses, but learned she was back only until the end of the school year as her contract had not been renewed. I believed the district knew we would assume she was going to be back the following year and never imagined that we would find out otherwise.

Mr. Evans continued to assert he had no influence on the decision not to bring Miss Dean back. So we had a meeting with Adam Taylor. Mr. Evans chose not to attend. After about a half hour expressing our very strong opinions about the situation, Mr Taylor informed us that in fact, it was not the district, but the sight managers decision. Mr. Evans decision. He was brought in and asked why he lied to us for nearly two months about his role in Miss Deans employment. We were never answered. As disturbing as that was, it was equally disturbing that Mr. Taylor claimed that the allegations against Miss Dean by these two sets of parents were being investigated. However the district never reached out to any of the other parents or the students that were on the trip. Nor did they reach out to Miss Rivera. Mr. Taylor was suppose to get back to us on how that could be so, but never did so. Miss Dean was offered her job back about a half an hour after that meeting ended. Never imagining in my wildest dreams that less than a year later, I would once again be forced to fight for her job, which in essence is our children’s access to one of the best teachers at De Anza, I let both Mr. Evans and Mr. Taylor off the hook and went on with my life.

So less than a year later we find ourselves here. I am assuming you do know the details surrounding controversy of the children’s emails to Nancy Schiff the director of The Center for Youth Development. You do know that many parents and students believe Mr. Evans decision not to renew her contract is retaliation for those emails. I am not going to assume that you know about a meeting that parents, students and Miss Dean held Friday night February 27th which about 100 people attended including and unexpectedly Mr. Evans and Mr. Taylor. Parents spoke about Miss Deans positive effect on their children. The children spoke about the impact Miss Dean has had on their lives. Some crying and bringing parents to tears in the process.

It was after this meeting that Adam Taylor told us we needed to attend the school board meeting on 3/4. He also informed the parents that what we thought really did not matter and we should have the kids speak. Many of us are very curious as to whether or not it is a district policy that our voices do not matter, or just his policy. The children expressed fear of retaliation if they were to speak at this meeting. Mr. Taylor then turned to Mr. Evans and instructed him not to retaliate. A directive that certainly adds credibility to the belief that there was in fact retaliation to the letters written to Ms. Schiff.

Now here is what I believe based on the incidents that occurred last year in conjunction with those that occurred this year. In addition to some political power plays, I believe there is a personality conflict between Mr. Evans and Miss Dean. I believe that Mr. Evans has decided to put his own self interests ahead of the students of De Anza and get rid of what he perceives as a thorn in his side. I believe he never intended to bring her back. I believe that anyone in the district who knows or suspects this to be true is derelict in their obligations to the students and parents of De Anza and are complicit in letting this happen. I believe Adam Taylor is one of those persons, and if he is not giving you the entire story, his continued employment at the district should be questioned.

Furthermore, it seems the criteria for evaluating whether or not a teachers contract is renewed is subjective. So maybe that criteria should be reevaluated. Or better yet, how about reevaluating whether or not the person interpreting criteria is capable of putting aside his personal aspirations and feelings and is capable of doing what is best for the children. If any teacher present or future is able to increase their students grades from D’s and F’s to A’s and B’s and has community support but still do not have their contract renewed by the principal and the district, then I can only conclude that there is a systemic problem within the district.

Here is what I want to see happen. I believe I am speaking for many of us involved:

Revisit the renewal of Miss Deans contract.
Find out why the allegations against last year were never investigated.
Form a committee of parents and district representatives to come up with a procedure where parents and students voices will be heard before important decisions that effect their children’s education will be made, and where teachers can come without fear of retaliation.
Investigate whether or not there were other instances of the pushing out of good teachers at all WCCS high schools.

In closing I will tell you that as a tax payer and a parent, I expect to be taken seriously. When I went to bat for Miss Dean last year, I had no skin in this game. My daughter was not in the law academy and her eduction was not going to be effected personally. But I knew what was happening was wrong. Mr. Evans and Mr. Taylor can attest to the fact that I am tenacious when I perceive that there is a wrong to be righted. I will inform you now that I do have skin in this game. My son will be attending De Anza next year as a freshman. Before hearing those students speak at the meeting I was going to let him decide what academy he would be in. Now I have made the decision that it will be the law academy if Miss Dean is teaching. So I am not about to let this go. I am hopeful that now that you have the facts, you will attempt to regain our trust.

Thank you,
Pamela Fields”

It’s my understanding that Fields, other parents and some students may speak during public comment about this at Wednesday’s board meeting.

How do you think the school district should respond to the concerns being raised by students and parents?

The Mt. Diablo school board is meeting tonight to discuss issuing the remaining $77 million in 2010 Measure C funds. Here is the agenda:

“TYPE: Study Session
DATE: 3/9/2015 TIME: 6:30 PM CODE:
LOCATION: School District Board Room-1936 Carlotta Drive, Co

1.0 Call to Order
1.1 President Will Call the Meeting to Order Info

1.2 Pledge of Allegiance and Roll Call Info

2.0 Public Comment
2.1 The public may address the Board regarding any item within the jurisdiction of the Board of Education of the Mt. Diablo Unified School District. These presentations are limited to three minutes each, or a total of thirty minutes for all speakers, or the three minute limit may be shortened. Speakers are not allowed to yield their time. Info

3.0 Study Session
3.1 Study Session to Discuss Future Bond Sales Info

4.0 Adjournment
4.1 Adjourn Meeting Action”

Here is the agenda report:

“Study Session to consider potential future resolution authorizing Issuance and Sale of General Obligation Bonds, 2010 Election, 2010 Series F. Aggregate Principal Amount not to Exceed Seventy-Seven Million Dollars as authorized by the June 8, 2010 bond election. The proceeds of the bonds would be used to fund capital improvements/modernization work as previously deemed by the Board of Education to be essential to the maintenance and improvement of educational programming. Work includes, but is not limited to: Classroom technology improvements, roof replacements, restroom renovations, and kitchen improvements (Priority 1 projects).

Funding:
Fiscal Impact : No impact to the General Fund. All costs of a future bond sale would be paid from monies raised through the sale of the bonds.

Recommendation: Study Session”

Here is the PowerPoint: http://esb.mdusd.k12.ca.us/attachments/d747325e-678f-428a-89a1-c7f4dc4829ee.pdf

Unfortunately, it does not appear that the study session will be videotaped or archived.

What do you think of the proposal to sell the remaining $77 million in bonds in time for the 2015-16 building season?

The Mt. Diablo school board will meet at 7 p.m. tonight in the district office at 1936 Carlotta Drive in Concord. Some items of interest include summer school intervention and high school credit recovery, an MOU with the Eagle Peak Montessori charter school and a review of a special ed transportation handbook.

Here is the agenda:

“1.0 Call to Order
1.1 Board President Will Call The Meeting To Order at 6:00pm Info
2.0 Public Comment
2.1 Public Comment Info
3.0 Announcements

3.1 In Closed Session, the Board will consider the items listed on the Closed Session Agenda Info
4.0 Closed Session Agenda
4.1 (Item #1) Admission of Student #B-15 into the Mt. Diablo Unified School District. Action
4.2 (Item #2) Negotiations – The Board may discuss negotiations or provide direction to its representatives regarding represented employees, pursuant to EERA (Govt. Code Section 3549.1) Agency negotiator: Deborah Cooksey, Agency: MDSPA Info/Action
4.3 (Item #3) Anticipated Litigation – Conference with Legal Counsel pursuant to Gov’t. Code Sec. 54956.9(b), Significant Exposure to Litigation: 2 cases Info/Action
5.0 Adjourn to Closed Session at 6:00 p.m.
5.1 Adjourn to Closed Session at 6:00 p.m. Action

6.0 Reconvene Open Session
6.1 Reconvene to Open Session at 7:00 p.m. Info

7.0 Preliminary Business
7.1 Pledge of Allegiance and Roll Call Info

8.0 Report Out Action Taken in Closed Session
8.1 (Item #1) Admission of Student #B-15 into the Mt. Diablo Unified School District. Action
8.2 (Item #2) Negotiations – The Board may discuss negotia3ions or provide direction to its representatives regarding represented employees, pursuant to EERA (Govt. Code Section 3549.1) Agency negotiator: Deborah Cooksey, Agency: MDSPA Info/Action
8.3 (Item #3) Anticipated Litigation – Conference with Legal Counsel pursuant to Gov’t. Code Sec. 54956.9(b), Significant Exposure to Litigation: 3 cases Info/Action

9.0 Recognitions and Resolutions
9.1 Recognition of the MDUSD 2014-2015 Teacher of the Year Nominees and Finalists. Recognition of the MDUSD 2014-2015 Teachers of the Year for the Contra Costa County Teacher of the Year 2015-2016 Program. Info

9.2 California Adult Schools Week – March 22-28, 2015. Action

10.0 Board Member Reports
10.1 Board Member Reports Info

11.0 Superintendent’s Report
11.1 Superintendent’s Report Info

12.0 Reports/Information
12.1 School Spotlight: Adult Education Info

13.0 Consent Agenda Action
13.1 (Item #1) Items listed under Consent Agenda are considered routine and will be approved/adopted by a single motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items; however, any item may be removed from the consent agenda upon the request of any member of the Board and acted upon separately. Action
13.2 (Item #2) Contract between the YMCA at Camp Arroyo and Meadow Homes Elementary Action
13.3 (Item #3) Contract between University Corporation Camp SEA Lab and Westwood Elementary Action
13.4 (Item #4) Mt. Diablo High School’s FAME Academy trip to Los Angeles April 6 – April 9, 2015 Action
13.5 (Item #5) Increase to the Contract for Contra Costa County Office of Education (CCCOE) to Provide Temporary One-to-One Assistants for Students Served by the CCCOE Special Education Programs during the 2014-2015 School Year. Action
13.6 (Item #6) Increase to Master Contract with Non-Public Agency Progressus Therapy for the 2014-15 School Year Action
13.7 (Item #7) Independent Service Agreement between MDUSD and G. Wayne Oetken & Associates Action
13.8 (Item #8) Adjustments to Position Control for the 2015-16 School Year Action
13.9 (Item #9) Request to Increase and Decrease Full Time Equivalent (FTE) for the 2014-2015 School Year Action
13.10 (Item #10) Recommended Action for Certificated Personnel Action

14.0 Consent Items Pulled for Discussion

15.0 Communications
15.1 District Organizations – At regular Board meetings, a single spokesperson of each recognized district organization may make a brief presentation following the Consent Agenda. Items are limited to those which are informational. Info

16.0 Public Comment
16.1 Public Comment Info

17.0 Business/Action Item
17.1 2015 Summer School Intervention for grades 1, 5, 8 and High School Credit Recovery: Extended School Year, Title I Summer Program and District Summer Program Info/Action

17.2 Appointment of Summer School Administrators Action

17.3 Contract Between Mt. Diablo Unified School District and AVID for Implementation at College Park High School, Mt. Diablo High School, El Dorado Middle School, Oak Grove Middle School and District Leadership Info/Action

17.4 2015-16 School Calendar Action

17.5 PULLED BY STAFF: Financial and Operational Memorandum of Understanding and Supplemental Charter Agreement Between the Mt. Diablo Unified School District (“District”) and The Eagle Peak Montessori Charter School (“EPMS”) Action

17.6 Chabot Las Positas Community College District Inter-Agency Agreement with Mt. Diablo Adult Education and related MOUs with Pittsburg, Liberty, and West Contra Costa Adult Education. Action

17.7 Second Interim Report Action

17.8 Create Job Description for Administrator-Assessment, Research and Evaluation Action

17.9 Request to Increase and Decrease Full Time Equivalent (FTE) for the 2014-2015 School Year. Action

17.10 Updated Cellular Phone Allowance Action

17.11 Review of Special Education Transportation Parent Handbook Info

17.12 Revised Job Description for Transportation Services Coordinator Info/Action

17.13 Membership Recommendation of Mr. John Parker as mandated taxpayer organization representative for the 2010 Measure C Citizens Bond Oversight Committee Action

17.14 Membership Recommendation for Mr. Todd Silva to serve on the 2010 Measure C Citizens Bond Oversight Committee. Action

17.15 Award of Service Contract to PHd Architects for Design of 2010 Measure C, Group 1, Restroom Renovations at Various Sites Action

17.16 Lozano Smith Legal Services Contract Action

17.17 Meeting Extension Action

17.18 Execution of Documents Action

18.0 Future Agenda Items
18.1 Future Agenda Items Info

19.0 Closed Session
19.1 Items not completed during the first Closed Session will be carried over to this Closed Session. Action
20.0 Reconvene Open Session
20.1 Reconvene Open Session and Report Out Info

21.0 Adjournment
21.1 Adjourn Meeting Action”

What items most interest you?

For about a decade, journalists and editors at this newspaper have reported that Danville resident Evan O’Dorney was a scholar of extraordinary brilliance who appeared destined for greatness.

And this week, I received a news release from the University of Cambridge that confirms what people have said about him since he was a child — and even goes further — by calling him “a once-in-a-century talent.”

The former spelling bee, math and science competition champ has earned a prestigious Churchill Scholarship to attend the University of Cambridge for a year of Master’s study in pure mathematics. He will “solidify his foundations before pursuing a Ph.D. in arithmetic geometry,” according to the news release. “He looks forward to a career teaching and researching mathematics.”

We first reported about O’Dorney 10 years ago when he placed third in the Contra Costa County spelling bee as a 10-year-old third-grader, beating out more than 100 other top spellers who were significantly older. The following three years, O’Dorney aced the county bee and represented Contra Costa in the Scripps National Bee, which he won at age 13 in 2007.

At the time, then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said in a statement: “Evan is a great example to all students that if you study hard, you can accomplish anything.”

O’Dorney met President George W. Bush and impressed the hosts on “Good Morning America” when he correctly spelled “radicchio” while juggling three balls. Also a pianist, O’Dorney was delighted when ABC-TV aired a prerecorded segment about him that featured a piano concerto he wrote.

A home-schooled whiz-kid who received math instruction through UC Berkeley, O’Dorney went onto win the American Mathematical Society’s “Who Wants to be a Mathematician?” competition at age 16 in 2010, after pointing out a mathematical error in a question he was asked.

The following year, at age 17, he won the Intel Science Talent Search, which included a $100,000 prize. For his project, O’Dorney solved a complex math problem involving the square root of numbers.

After this, he met President Barack Obama. He had chatted with Obama on the phone the previous year after winning the mathematician contest.

O’Dorney was also a four-time medalist in the International Math Olympiad.

“For four years now, Danville teenager Evan O’Dorney has amazed us,” an editorial in this newspaper said. “Simply put, the guy is brilliant. Seriously, he’s a genius.”

As he headed to Harvard, this newspaper wrote: “He clearly has a natural gift that he can use to make a very significant contribution to society. We congratulate him and wish him the best of luck.”

We didn’t hear anything else about him until we learned that his intellectual prowess is now recognized in the United Kingdom. The Cambridge news release, however, reveals that O’Dorney continued to earn accolades during his undergraduate studies.

He expanded his Intel Science project for publication, completed two National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates, and won several Harvard academic prizes, as well as the Putnam Mathematic Competition three years in a row. He now grades the US Math Olympiad and trains young mathematicians for it.

O’Dorney also composes and performs music, and is part of a choir specializing in Renaissance music.

Churchill Scholarships go to those who have “a capacity to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the sciences, engineering or mathematics by pursuing original, creative work at an advanced level … ” according to the website. A professor who taught a graduate-level class O’Dorney took as a Harvard freshman said, “He was by far the best student in the class, but even saying that doesn’t do him justice; the fact is, at many turns it was clear he knew the material better than I did.”

Others said: “ … A once-in-a-century talent,” and, “I think that Evan is going to be a mathematical leader in his generation.”

He’s on his way.

The Mt. Diablo school board will meet at 7 p.m. tonight in the district office at 1936 Carlotta Drive in Concord. Of particular interest is a planned presentation about the district’s implementation of Common Core standards. The board also plans to extend its contract for UC Berkeley’s History-Social Science project and discuss a new job description for an administrator of assessment, research and evaluation to replace the position of Manager, Research and Evaluation.

Here is the agenda:

1.0 Call to Order
1.1 Board President Will Call The Meeting To Order Info
2.0 Public Comment
2.1 Public Comment Info
3.0 Announcements

3.1 In Closed Session, the Board will consider the items listed on the Closed Session Agenda Info
4.0 Closed Session Agenda
4.1 Item #1) Readmission of Student #03-14 into the Mt. Diablo Unified School District. Info/Action
4.2 (Item #2) Request for second extension of the District Administrative Panel Hearing for Student E-A15. Action
4.3 (Item #3) Anticipated Litigation – Conference with Legal Counsel pursuant to Gov’t. Code Sec. 54956.9(b), Significant Exposure to Litigation: 2 cases Info/Action
4.4 (Item #4) Existing Litigation – Conference with Legal Counsel pursuant to Gov’t. Code Section 54956.9 (d)(1) regarding the matter of Larsen v. MDUSD Info/Action
4.5 (Item #5) Public Employment (Gov. Code Sec. 54957.6) Info

5.0 Adjourn to Closed Session at 6:00 p.m.
5.1 Adjourn to Closed Session at 6:00 p.m. Action

6.0 Reconvene Open Session
6.1 Reconvene to Open Session at 7:00 p.m. Info
7.0 Preliminary Business
7.1 Pledge of Allegiance and Roll Call Info

8.0 Report Out Action Taken in Closed Session
8.1 (Item #1) Readmission of Student #03-14 into the Mt. Diablo Unified School District. Info/Action
8.2 (Item #2) Request for second extension of the District Administrative Panel Hearing for Student E-A15. Action
8.3 (Item #3) Anticipated Litigation – Conference with Legal Counsel pursuant to Gov’t. Code Sec. 54956.9(b), Significant Exposure to Litigation: 2 cases Info/Action
8.4 (Item #4) Existing Litigation – Conference with Legal Counsel pursuant to Gov’t. Code Section 54956.9 (d)(1) regarding the matter of Larsen v. MDUSD Info/Action
8.5 (Item #5) Public Employment (Gov. Code Sec. 54957.6) Info

9.0 Public Employee Appointment
9.1 Appointment of Program Specialist, Special Education Action

10.0 Recognitions and Resolutions
10.1 Resolution #14/15-39 Women’s History Month Info/Action
10.2 Resolution #14/15-40 Arts Education Month Info/Action

11.0 Student Representatives
11.1 Student Representative Reports Info

12.0 Board Member Reports
12.1 Board Member Reports Info

13.0 Superintendent’s Report
13.1 Superintendent’s Report Info

14.0 Reports/Information
14.1 Common Core Presentation Info

15.0 Consent Agenda Action
15.1 (Item #1) Items listed under Consent Agenda are considered routine and will be approved/adopted by a single motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items; however, any item may be removed from the consent agenda upon the request of any member of the Board and acted upon separately. Action
15.2 (Item #2) Approve the contract between Silverspur Christian Camp and Wren Ave Elementary Action
15.3 (Item #3) Diablo View Middle School Symphonic Band and Jazz Band Field Trip to Anaheim, California Action
15.4 (Item #4) Concord High School’s Band Trip to Anaheim CA, March 25-29, 2015 Action
15.5 (Item #5) Mt. Diablo High School’s Sustainable Hospitality trip to Washington DC, April 5 – 10, 2015 Action
15.6 (Item #6) Northgate High School’s Choir trip to Anaheim CA, April 22 – 26, 2015 Action
15.7 (Item #7) Student Teaching Agreement between San Francisco State University and Mt. Diablo Unified School District Action
15.8 (Item #8) Contract with Rainbow Community Center to serve Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning (LGBTQ) youth under MDUSD Workforce Investment Act Youth Employment Services Program (Mt. Diablo YES) Action
15.9 (Item #9) Fiscal Transactions for the month of January 2015 Action
15.10 (Item #10) Submission of the Kaiser Grant Action
15.11 (Item #11) 2015 Career Integrated Academics Committee Membership, in compliance with Carl Perkins Applied Technology funding. Action
15.12 (Item #12) Recommended Action for Certificated Personnel Action
15.13 (Item #13) Recommended Action for Classified Personnel Action
15.14 (Item #14) Request to Increase and Decrease Full Time Equivalent (FTE) for the 2014-2015 School Year Action
15.15 (Item #15) Classified Personnel: Request to Increase/Decrease Full Time Equivalent (FTE) for the 2014/15 School Year. Action
15.16 (Item #16) Minutes for the Board of Education Meeting held on January 26, 2015 Action
15.17 (Item #17) Minutes for the Board of Education Meeting held on February 2, 2015 Action

16.0 Consent Items Pulled for Discussion

17.0 Communications
17.1 District Organizations – At regular Board meetings, a single spokesperson of each recognized district organization may make a brief presentation following the Consent Agenda. Items are limited to those which are informational. Info

18.0 Public Comment
18.1 Public Comment Info

19.0 Business/Action Item

19.1 Amend Independent Contract with The Regents of the University of California on behalf of the UC Berkeley History-Social Science Project Action

19.2 Create Job Description for Administrator-Assessment, Research and Evaluation. Info

19.3 Contract Extension of CALNET II State Contract to June 30, 2016 Action

19.4 Meeting Extension Action

19.5 Execution of Documents Action

20.0 Future Agenda Items
20.1 Future Agenda Items Info

21.0 Closed Session
21.1 Items not completed during the first Closed Session will be carried over to this Closed Session. Action

22.0 Reconvene Open Session
22.1 Reconvene Open Session and Report Out Info

23.0 Adjournment
23.1 Adjourn Meeting Action”

How have the Common Core standards changed your child’s instruction?

Several teachers at Nystrom Elementary in Richmond are hoping the district will act quickly to resolve a Uniform Complaint and 10 grievances they have filed related to their dissatisfaction with Principal LaDonna Williams.

Teachers Jocelyn Rohan, Kristiana Schmidt, Jacqueline Tank, Abbie Schultz and Mary Flanagan spoke to the board Wednesday night, sharing concerns about safety, responsiveness, respect, support and student services.

“We are currently in discussions with the district regarding many grievances we have against our principal,” Rohan said. “We’re hoping that the board will help expedite and prioritize our concerns.”

Rohan said Williams failed to proactively plan for emergencies. Broken walkie-talkies make it difficult to evacuate the school during fire drills, she said.

When staff has asked to order first-aid kits and emergency backpacks, Rohan said they have been told, “We can’t get that” or “We won’t get that.”

Standing side by side, the other teachers followed Rohan’s lead.

“This is a very difficult issue for us to talk about,” Schmidt said, “which is why we’re all here together standing in unity.”

She said their remarks were not a personal attack on Williams, but she may not be a good fit for the school. Schmidt said teachers feel unheard, and complained that $50,000 was not spent from the school’s budget last year, even though teachers have expressed many needs.

This year, she said, the school received a fairly large donation to pay for three kindergarten aides. Although the jobs were posted in September, she said applicants waited for months and that two of the positions were only recently filled, while one position is still vacant.

Schmidt also said teachers feel their judgment is undermined because they are forced to assess all students using a single assessment, even though they know their students best and know that they learn and test differently. Because of this, Schmidt said teachers would prefer to be able to assess their students using multiple testing methods.

Based on the one single test allowed, Schmidt said some students are placed in learning groups that don’t accurately reflect their academic levels, in part because some of them don’t speak English fluently.

Tank said she has felt personally attacked and affronted by the principal on multiple occasions. She said she was originally hired to teach third grade at Stege Elementary and didn’t learn she would actually be teaching at Nystrom until someone from the school called her and asked when she would pick up her keys.

She said she often has more than 40 children in her classroom, accommodating students from other classes where substitute teachers don’t show up. She said she does not feel safe, supported or respected.

She said the principal communicates negative messages by leaving notes instead of speaking to her in person.

“This is not a professional form of communication,” she said. “It has put a huge stress on my teaching as well as on the education of our students. No one can work or learn in an environment such as Nystrom.”

Schultz said she was a little too exhausted to add much, but was there to give moral support to her colleagues.

Flanagan said the teachers care deeply about their students, but that 19 out of 24 who were there three years ago when Williams came to the school have left, leaving only five from the original staff.

She cited lack of discipline as “a huge issue,” saying students leave class and roam around the campus without supervision. Flanagan also said many students are not tested for disabilities when teachers request such tests, preventing them from potentially receiving needed services for years. In addition, Flanagan said teachers must buy school supplies for their classes because the principal delayed ordering some until December.

The board did not respond during the meeting, but Trustee Val Cuevas said Friday that without taking sides, the comments she heard lead her to believe there’s something wrong at Nystrom.

“I think that’s evidence that something warrants our attention,” she said, “when five teachers come and are shaking in their boots to tell us minimally what their experience is.”

How do you think the district should resolve these complaints?

Controversy at Clayton Valley Charter High has prompted dozens of complaints to the Contra Costa County Office of Education, as well as several complaints to the County District Attorney’s Office. In response, both the District Attorney and County Superintendent of Schools have sent letters to the school seeking further information.

In addition, a group calling itself Stakeholders for Transparency has posted a petition on Change.org seeking the termination of the school’s Executive Director David Linzey and several teachers have voted no confidence in his leadership.

Through a Public Records Act request, I have received copies of some of the complaints sent to the County Office of Education. Everyone who writes to a public agency should be aware that your emails and letters are public records, which must be turned over to anyone who asks for them, even if you request that they be kept confidential.

I have decided not to post most of the emails and letters I received in part because they contain allegations that I cannot substantiate, or because they have asked that their information not be shared publicly. There were also some emails in favor of the Clayton Valley Charter High School Governing Board and Executive Director David Linzey, which contained allegations about the Stakeholders for Transparency group or others that I cannot substantiate.

However, I will post an email from Crystal Larke (with her permission), followed by en email I received from parent Sharon Degener about the complaints (with her permission), and an email I received from Board Chairman Ted Meriam about outreach the school is making to the staff and community in an effort to improve communications.

Crystal Larke:

“County Board,

I am writing as a concerned present Clayton Valley Charter high school parent, community member, and taxpayer. I am requesting that in your oversight capacity pursuant to Education Code section 47607(d), you require the Clayton Valley Charter High School Board of Trustees to seat Bud Beemer as the retired teacher position, and prohibit the Clayton Valley Charter High School board from seeking any further candidate for that position.

Mr Beemer was vetted pursuant to Clayton Valley Charter High School Board bylaws and was interviewed at the board’s November meeting. Two weeks prior to the December board meeting, the other retired teacher candidate pulled out of the race, leaving Mr Beemer unopposed. Pursuant to the Clayton Valley Charter High School bylaws, the board should have seated Mr Beemer at the December board meeting.

However, on the day of the meeting, the board disseminated a letter from their attorney finding Mr. Beemer had a conflict of interest and disqualifying him from being seated on the board. Prior to the January meeting, Mr Beemer sent a letter to the board demonstrating that he, in fact, had no conflict of interest.

The failure to seat Mr. Beemer, despite his clear proof that he did not have a conflict of interest, is a material violation of the ‘standards and procedures set forth in the Charter.’ (Education Code section 47607(c)(1)(A).) It is patently obvious that the only reason Mr Beemer was disqualified from serving was because of his beliefs and statements regarding the Clayton Valley Charter High School administration. To exclude otherwise qualified candidates simply because of a dissenting viewpoint is not democracy, it is a dictatorship. And a dictatorship violates the charter’s mission ‘to unite our stakeholders, including students, teachers and staff, parents, and community members, in a common goal to diligently prepare all students for success the 21st Century.'(CVCHS Charter, p. 23)

Thank you for your time,
Crystal Larke”

Here is a link to the letter from the Law Offices of Young, Minney & Corr regarding Beemer’s candidacy, which I obtained from the County Office of Education, along with Beemer’s response: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6mS2O1_NKceNlNhQzkyWVJwUkU/view?usp=sharing

Here is Beemer’s response: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6mS2O1_NKceeXdrX2RYQ1I3Q00/view?usp=sharing

Sharon Degener:

“The petition to remove Linzey has been signed by over 500 people and there are over 700 people who have liked the (Stakeholders For Transparency) Facebook page. That is not a ‘few’ people. It may have been a few people back in May when Pat (Middendorf) was fired because many people were not aware of what was going on at the school. But as more and more people have experienced Linzey’s poor treatment, have seen the Board squash any dissenting voices, and watched as the Board completely ignored the vote of no confidence by the very teachers who started the charter, they have come to see that the leadership at Clayton Valley does not represent the interests of the stakeholders, nor does it represent the collaborative model of the original charter.

Also, the fact that the County and the DA are investigating shows that it is more than a PR problem. The county-wide agencies are not going to bother to investigate unsubstantiated complaints from a ‘few people.’

Best,
Sharon Degener”

Ted Meriam:

“A few references to items I mentioned today:

New Communication Channels to Share the Positive Impact of CVCHS:

o Charting the Future for Our Children – this is the Facebook group the school published in December, as a proactive channel to conduct Q&A with the public on educational issues facing our kids and the community.

o Coffee with Dave – a weekly podcast with Dave Linzey, featuring the likes of Congressman George Miller, Major David Shuey, CEO of CCSA Jed Wallace, etc.

o I Support CVCHS (Facebook Page) – while not operated by the school, a group of parents banded together to share positive news of CV in light of the negative PR.

o Increased volume of parent and community newsletters highlighting an exceptional student education.

o Dave conducting regular luncheons with teachers to discuss the issues in a more intimate setting.

Enrollment Stats for Next Year’s Freshman Class:

o Within the first four hours of opening enrollment, CVCHS received 159 applicants.

o That increased to almost 1,000 total applicants for the Freshman class.

o The school will admit about 500 freshmen, sadly turning away hundreds of other kids who desired a CVCHS education.

Executive Director Contract:

o The Board recently extended Dave’s contract to June 30, 2018 citing exceptional ED performance.

o Base comp is $204k with a 3 percent increase each year.

o Benefits include health insurance, vacation and sick leave, a $350/mo transportation allowance, and all other fringe benefits awarded to other CVCHS Administrators.

Hope this helps you.

Best,
Ted”

Here is the message that the County Office of Education is sending to those who have sent in messages regarding Clayton Valley Charter High:

“Thank you for your inquiry. The Contra Costa County Office of Education is aware of recent complaints and allegations from community members regarding matters related to recent governance practices at Clayton Valley Charter High School. As the chartering authority for the Clayton Valley Charter High School, the County Office takes these concerns seriously and has begun a formal investigation into recent governance practices and operating procedures at CVCHS. Results of the investigation will be available once the investigation is concluded.”

At it’s Wednesday meeting, the board plans to interview former Contra Costa County Trustee Richard Asadoorian for the position of retired teacher. His application is on pages 62-66 of the agenda packet: http://www.claytonvalley.org/ourpages/board/meetings/—2015/02_February/Board%20Packet%202_11_15.pdf

Asadoorian, who was defeated in his run for re-election to the County Board in November, spoke in favor of the countywide Performing Arts charter that was recently denied. In his application for the Clayton Valley Charter High governing board, which is partially cut off in the copy attached to the agenda, he states: “There are detractors who are trying to tear down this structure o… (portion cut off) … they must be deterred.”

How do you think Clayton Valley Charter High School should resolve complaints about its governance and operations?