Employee Organization: Teachers' Association of West Covina
Employee Organization: California School Employees' Association, Chapter #91
Negotiator: Michael F. Seaman

BOARD OF EDUCATION
Eileen Miranda Jimenez
Rose Lopez, Ed.D.
Michael Flowers
Juanita Cruz
Joe Magallanes

SUPERINTENDENT
Charles D Hinman, Ed.D.

A Public Hearing is hereby declared open at ______ p.m. for the purpose of hearing public input on ____________________________.

There being no further comment, the Public Hearing is hereby declared closed at ______ p.m.

Pursuant to Education Code Sections 52060 and 52064, Local Education Agencies (LEA) must adopt a Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) by July 1, 2021, using the State Board of Education adopted template and meeting the eight State Priorities for providing a quality education.

As per the statute, the West Covina Unified School District has participated in the process outlined for all LEAs (Education Code 52062 and 52069):

1. Met and conferred with members of a Parent Advisory Committee and the District English Learner Advisory Committee.   
   
   
2. Consulted with the special education local plan area administrator.
    
   
3. Provided public notification and review of the LCAP draft through posting for comment on the District Website, and notification of the community through public posting of the hearing.  
   
   
4. Hold a public hearing before the Governing Board prior to adopting the LCAP at a separate meeting.

The District administration recommends that the Board declare a public hearing on June 8, 2021, for public input.

The initial proposals for the 2022 – 2023 school year are and have been available for public review at the school sites, District Office switchboard, or in the Human Resources Office during normal working hours.  A public hearing is requested for the purpose of hearing public input on the District’s initial proposals to TAWC.

The initial proposals regarding compensation for the 2022 – 2023 school year are and have been available for public review at the school sites, District Office switchboard, or in the Human Resources Office during normal working hours.  A public hearing is requested for the purpose of hearing public input on the District’s initial proposals to CSEA.

Notice is hereby given that the Governing Board of the West Covina Unified School District, at its regularly scheduled meeting to be held on June 8, 2021, will conduct a public hearing regarding the Education Protection Account (EPA) for the 2020 – 2021 fiscal year.

Proposition 30, The Schools and Local Public Safety Protection Act of 2012, approved by voters on November 6, 2012, temporarily increased the state sales tax for all taxpayers and the personal income tax rates for upper-income taxpayers.  The new revenues generated from Proposition 30 are deposited into a state account called the EPA.

Each Local Education Agency (LEA) will receive funds from the EPA based on their proportionate share of the statewide Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) amount.  A corresponding reduction is made to an LEA’s LCFF entitlement.  Proposition 30 provided that all LEAs have the sole authority to determine how the funds received from the EPA are spent.

All individuals wishing to submit written comments to the District on the EPA may do so on or before June 8, 2021.  All written comments or questions should be addressed to Dr. Drew Passalacqua, Assistant Superintendent, Business Services, West Covina Unified School District 1717 W. Merced Ave, West Covina, CA, 91790.  All individuals wishing to participate in the public hearing are invited to attend the meeting of the Governing Board at the following time and location:

DATE: June 8, 2021

TIME: 6:00 p.m.

LOCATION: Pride Café/Held at Edgewood High School

1625 W. Durness St., West Covina, California

Per Education Code Sections 42127 and 52062, two separate Governing Board public meetings, held at least one day apart, are now required for the school district budget hearing and budget adoption.  The budget must be available for public inspection for the public hearing.

As advertised in the San Gabriel Valley Daily Tribune, the 2021-2022 proposed budget has been available for public inspection in the Business Services Division of the District until the present date.  Any resident of the district may appear and discuss the proposed 2021-2022 Budget.  The West Covina Unified School District Board of Education will take action to adopt the final 2021-2022 Budget on June 22, 2021.

Please submit a "Request to Address the Board" form prior to the meeting. Not more than three (3) minutes are to be allotted to any one (1) speaker, nor more than twenty (20) minutes on the same subject. This portion of the agenda is for presentations to the Board and not a question and answer period where the Board enters into dialogue. if you have questions for the Board, please provide the Board President with a copy and an administrator will provide answers at a later date. Public comments beyond thirty (30) minutes will be at the discretion of the Board President.

It is requested that the Board approve the Agenda and Consent Items, as presented. Action by the Board in the adoption of the Consent Items (IX A2; B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7; C1, C2, C3, C4; D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8, D9, D10, D11) indicates that all items appearing are adopted by one single motion and vote unless a member of the Board requests that an item be removed and voted upon separately. Generally, the Consent Items are matters which are considered to be routine in nature and can be acted upon in one action to conserve time and permit the Board to spend more time reviewing items that are other-than-routine in nature.

The Board is requested to approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of May 25, 2021.

Staff will present any updates related to education amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

WCUSD student led presentation to encourage positive relations between students, Board members, and district personnel and to share their schooling experience from a student lens.

Board approval is requested for the following consultant services agreements:

1. Curriculum Associates will provide two days of professional development for teachers at each of the elementary and middle schools on the i-Ready platform from August 2021 to June 2022. 
    
   
2. Ellevation, Inc. will provide a three hour virtual training to English Learner coordinators and administrators at West Covina Unified School District on the Ellevation platform to empower teachers with the tools needed to effectively differentiate instruction for English Learners during the 2021 – 2022 school year. 

Cost, not to exceed, $68,500.00, will be paid as follows:

1. $66,000.00   (Not to exceed)  District Title I account
2.   $2,500.00   (Not to exceed)  District Title III account

The District enters into general agreements with nonpublic schools and other agencies for the purpose of providing special education or related services to individuals with exceptional needs under the authorization of Education Code Sections 56030-56042 and 56300-56376. We are requesting the approval of the attached list of schools and agencies.

SCHOOLS AND RELATED SERVICES AGENCIESFOR INDIVIDUALS WITH EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS

2021-2022

Non-Residential Schools:

Blind Children’s Learning Center, Santa Ana

California School for the Blind, Los Angeles

Help for Brain Injured Children, Inc. – DBA The Cleta Harder Developmental School, La Habra

Joan Macy School NPS, La Verne

Leeway School, Alhambra

Leroy Haynes – S.T.A.R. Academy, La Verne

Marianne Frostig Center of Educational Therapy (fka Frostig Center), Pasadena 

McKinley Children’s Center/Canyon View School, San Dimas

Stone Ridge Academy (fka Quest Academy Board Approved 6-14-2011)

Spectrum Center-Rossier Park High School, Buena Park

Villa Esperanza Services, Pasadena

Residential Schools:

Haynes Education Center at LeRoy Boys’ Home, La Verne

Hillsides Education Center, Pasadena

Mountain View Academy, Mountain View

Oak Grove Center – Jack Weaver School, Murrieta

San Joaquin Office of Education, Stockton  

Out of State:

Alpine Academy, Erda, Utah

Benchmark Behavioral Health Systems, Inc., Woods Cross, Utah

Boys Town, Boys Town, Nebraska

Cinnamon Hills Youth Crisis Center, St. George, Utah

Colorado Boys Ranch, La Junta, Colorado

Copper Hills Youth Center, West Jordan, Utah

Devereux Cleo Wallace (dba Devereux Colorado), Colorado

Devereux Texas Treatment Network, League City, Texas

Discovery Academy, Provo, Utah

Discovery Ranch, Mapleton, Utah

Excelsior Youth Center, Aurora, Colorado

Heritage Schools, Orem, Utah

Monarch Center for Autism, Cleveland, Ohio

Provo Canyon School, Provo, Utah

Southern Peaks Regional Treatment Center, Canon City, Colorado

Educational, Physical, Behavioral and Occupational Therapy Services:

Abby M. Rozenberg

Assessment, Consultation & Treatment, Inc., Arcadia

Autism Partnership, Long Beach

Behavior and Education Inc., Hermosa Beach

Behavior Learning Network, LLC., Encino

California Psychcare, Inc., Van Nuys

Casa Colina, Pomona

Christensen Hearing Center, Pomona

Community Rehabilitation Training Center, Covina

Dr. Elizabeth Gendy-Shaker, Anaheim

Dr. Timothy Gunn (dba Gunn Psychological Services Inc.), Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Elise Morrissey

Gallagher Pediatric Therapy, Fullerton

Goodwill Industries, Santa Ana

Harbottle Law Group, Irvine

Help for Brain Injured Children, Inc. (dba The Cleta Harder Developmental School)

Holding Hands, Inc., Burbank

IDEAGO (dba C&C Language Services), Adelanto

Jenny L. Ponzuric

Justine Sherman & Associates, Speech-Language Pathologist, Sierra Madre

LA Speech Pathology Services, Inc., Culver City

Language Services Associates

Lindamood-Bell Clinic, Pasadena

Pediatric Therapy Network, Torrance

Professional Tutors of America, Inc.

San Gabriel Valley Training Center-Covina/CRTC, La Puente

Susan Marie Branham

Susan Simmons & Associates

Sylvan Learning

Susanne M. Smith, Inc., Aliso Viejo

Tammy J. White

The LaunchPad Therapy for Kids (Integrity Therapy for Kids) Sean Surfas, Sierra Madre

University of La Verne, La Fetra College of Education, La Verne

Yarijanian and Associates, Professional Corporation, Los Angeles

123 Pediatric Therapy, A Physical Therapy P.C., West Covina

Transportation:

ALC Schools, LLC, San Clemente

Los Angeles County Office of Education, Downey

West Shield Adolescent Services, Newport Beach

The Educational Services Division is requesting approval of the NON-AB 288 Partnership Agreement between Mt. SAC and WCUSD commencing July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022. The purpose of this partnership is to provide a dual enrollment program which allows Edgewood High School, Mt. SAC Early College Academy, and West Covina High School students to complete college level credit and courses while also receiving credit for high school graduation.

The Educational Services Division is requesting approval of the NON-AB 288 Partnership Agreement between Mt. SAC and WCUSD commencing June 21 – July 30, 2021. The purpose of this partnership is to provide a summer dual enrollment program which allows Edgewood High School and West Covina High School students to complete college level credit and courses while also receiving credit for high school graduation.

The Educational Services Division is requesting approval for an agreement with Parchment LLC and the West Covina Unified School District. The purpose of this agreement is to provide electronic transcript options to WCUSD students and alumni. Parchment is a digital credential service that will be used at Mt. SAC Early College Academy, Coronado, Edgewood, and West Covina High Schools starting August 9, 2021 through August 8, 2022.

Costs, not to exceed $15,300.00, will be paid using District Supplemental and Concentration I Grant (SC1) funds

The District enters into general agreements with staffing agencies for the purpose of providing special education or related services to individuals with exceptional needs under the authorization of Education Code Sections 56030-56042 and 56300-56376. We are requesting the approval of the attached list of agencies.

RELATED STAFFING AGENCIES

FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS

2021-2022

Staffing Agencies

360 Degree Customer, Inc.

Advance Healthcare

Advantage On Call, LLC

All Source Recruiting Group (dba Ardor Health Solutions)

Alpha Vista Services, Inc. – Sunnyvale

AMN Healthcare, Inc.

ATX Learning, LLC

CareerStaff Unlimited

Catalyst Speech Language Pathology, Inc.

Dynamic Therapy Solutions, LLC

EBS Healthcare, Inc.

Invo Healthcare Associates, LLC

Maxim Staffing Solutions

Nova Health Therapies, Inc.

Pedia Staff, Inc.

Primecare Health Solutions, Inc.

Pristine Rehab Care, LLC

ProCare Therapy 

Progressus Therapy, LLC

Soliant Health

Staff Rehab

Step to Speech, Inc.

Staffing Options and Solutions, Inc.

Summit Speech Pathology Services, Inc.

Sunbelt Staffing

The Stepping Stones Group

Therapia Staffing, LLC

Therapy Lounge Center

Therapy Travelers, LLC

Top Echelon Contracting, LLC

Zenith Rehabilitation Services, Inc.

The Educational Services Division will provide an update on the Dyslexia Programs in the West Covina Unified School District.

Educational Services Division staff will present a report on the 2021 – 2022 LCAP update and revision process.

Board approval is requested for the following agreements:

1. Whittier College, allowing university students to participate in student teaching, fieldwork, and practicum experiences.
2. Redlands University, allowing university students to participate in internships, student teaching, fieldwork, and practicum experiences.

The initial proposals for the 2022 – 2023 school year are and have been available for public review at the school sites, District Office switchboard, or in the Human Resources Office during normal working hours.  Earlier this evening, a public hearing was declared for the purpose of hearing public input on the initial proposals.  The District Administration recommends that the Board adopt the District’s attached initial proposals to TAWC.

The initial proposals regarding compensation for the 2022 – 2023 school year are and have been available for public review at the school sites, District Office switchboard, or in the Human Resources Office during normal working hours.  Earlier this evening, a public hearing was declared for the purpose of hearing public input on the initial proposals regarding compensation.  The District Administration recommends that the Board adopt the District’s attached initial proposals to CSEA.

The Board is requested to approve and/or ratify for payment the following purchase orders:

Purchase Order Numbers: 21-02987 – 21-03111

General Fund …..……………..……………………………………………….. $     492,431.86

Cafeteria Fund ……………………………………………………………….... $       11,465.16

Building Fund ………………………………………………………………….. $       76,054.87

Total Expenditure of $ 579,951.89

The Board is requested to approve the following warrants:

A Warrant No.: 134-C,134-N……………...……...………….………… $        2,229.60

B Warrant Total: .………………………………………………………..  $ 1,288,567.92

The Board is requested to approve the following:

Bid No. 05:2021 – Transportation Services

On May 19, 2021, bids were received from various transportation providers related to the above referenced bid. It is recommended that the Board award to Durham School Services, L.P., Fairway Charter Service LLC, and Visser Bus Services, Inc., based on the criteria set forth in the bid for transportation services to be used on an “as needed” basis, a one-year contract for the 2021-2022 school year. The District reserves the right to renew the contract for an additional four (4) one year successive terms.

It is also recommended that the Board further authorize budget transfers, purchase orders, and release of warrants in support of these contracts.

The District will procure a new datacenter and server solution through IMPEX to meet the growing technology needs of the district. This will improve the performance, reliability, and security of our data and applications utilized by all students and staff.

This purchase will utilize the NASPO contract #7-17-70-40-05

Costs, not to exceed $242,269.78 to be paid from the General Fund

The District will procure network security software and a new firewall through NIC Partners to provide technology enhancements and security to all remote and classroom devices.

 This purchase will utilize the piggybackable LACCD Contract 40381.

Costs, not to exceed $376,409.47 to be paid from the General Fund

The Board is requested to approve, for 2021 – 2022, a Memorandum of Understanding between the West Covina Unified School District and the YMCA of Orange County.  In accordance with the agreement, the YMCA will provide program administration, staffing, equipment, materials, training, data collection, and evaluation for the California Department of Education After School Education and Safety Grant Program. The YMCA After School programs (Y-ASES) will be held at nine WCUSD schools.

The District Administration recommends that the Board approve renewal of the following leases:

The District Administration recommends that the Board approve the renewal of leaseholder agreements as presented.

Education Code Section 42601 authorizes the County Superintendent of Schools to make appropriation transfers, if necessary, at the close of the fiscal year to permit payment of obligations of the district incurred during the 2020 – 2021 school year, if authorized by the District.

It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the County authorization to make appropriation transfers from the specified funds, if necessary.

Temporary inter-fund borrowing of cash is permitted by Education Code Section 42603 for K-12 districts. District Governing Board approval is required.  The Governing Board of a school district may direct that moneys held in any fund may be temporarily transferred to another fund of the district for payment of obligation under the following restrictions:

• No more than 85 percent of the maximum of moneys held in any fund during a current fiscal year may be transferred.

• The transfer shall not be available for appropriation or be considered income to the borrowing fund.

• Borrowing shall occur only when the fund receiving the money will earn sufficient income, during the current fiscal year, to repay the amount transferred.

It is recommended that the Board of Education adopt this Resolution to authorize temporary borrowing between funds for fiscal year 2021 – 2022.

Temporary transfer of cash between the District and the Los Angeles County Treasurer is permitted by Article XVI, Section 6, of the California Constitution.  In order to assure sufficient cash to pay obligations in the current fiscal year, should the need arise, the District may temporarily borrow cash from the Los Angeles County Treasurer.

The resolution is effectively an overdraft protection through the Los Angeles County Treasurer.

It is recommended that the Board of Education adopt this Resolution to authorize temporary borrowing of funds from Los Angeles County Treasurer during the fiscal year 2021 – 2022, if the need should arise

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) 75 regulation requires governmental employers, including local educational agencies (LEA’s), to account for and report their costs and obligations relating to other post-employment benefits (OPEB).  The estimated OPEB liability as of June 30, 2020 is $3,804,529 based on the study prepared by Demsey Filliger & Associates.

The District will pre-fund the projected OPEB liability over a three year period commencing with year 2020-21.  The funds will be deposited into the SISC approved trust account. 

$950,000 to be paid from the General Fund

• June 22, 2021    Board of Education Meeting

There being no further business to come before the Board, the regular meeting of June 8, 2021 is adjourned at _________ p.m. by President Eileen Miranda Jimenez.