Three public hearings and a decision on a major middle school construction project top the agenda items for the June 10 Board of Education meeting at the Morgan Hill Unified School District office at 15600 Concord Circle.
The closed session will begin at 5 p.m. and the public session is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
The trio of critical public hearings, which allow community members the opportunity to chime in and provide input, are a discussion of MHUSD’s Local Control Accountability Plan, or LCAP, which will shape the district’s direction for future years and identify how the funding sources will be used over the next three years; the proposed 2014-15 budget adoption, which is based on the LCAP; and the ratification of a new contract for the Morgan Hill Federation of Teachers.
The teacher contract includes a 6 percent pay increase, two additional professional development days, and reduction in class size for grades kindergarten through third as well as for second physical education classes.
The final LCAP plan, which is scheduled to be adopted at the June 24 meeting, is the culmination of six months of “broad-based community involvement and participation,” according to the district. District staff led work groups involving approximately 60 teachers, administrators and community members; three regional community meetings; and other meetings with members of various school site groups.
Following the public hearings, the Board will discuss and then are expected to vote on what the best plan is for Britton Middle School.
The district, which has been soliciting input from community members through an electronic questionnaire on its website as well as a pair of community meetings, wants the Board to decide whether a $30 million new construction project is the way to go or a similarly expensive remodeling of the existing buildings. Either plan will be funded by a chunk of the $198 million Measure G capital improvements bond approved by voters in Nov. 2012.
According to the district, 86 percent of responses to the survey voted for constructing a new campus.
Previously, board member balked at an administration request to approve $750,000 for architectural design fees for Britton, instead tabling the action item until learning more about the project and gaining community input. The Board is now expected to vote on the design fees.
A timeline is included that shows three months for planning process, seven to nine months for design process and construction documents, six to eight months for Department of the State Architect approval, two to three months for bid and project awards and 18 months to two years for construction.
Also on the agenda:
—Under personnel, 19 teachers from various school sites have announced their resignations, including eight from Ann Sobrato High School, seven from Live Oak High School, two from Central High School, one each from Britton Middle School and Barrett Elementary School.
—Barrett Elementary School Principal Moira Barker will be retiring from the district effective June 20. She joins three other principals who are retiring this month: Elvia Teixeira at P.A. Walsh, Kathy Yeager at San Martin Gwinn and Irene Macias-Morriss at Central High School.
On the consent list:
—Approval of a revised Community Liaison job description, which provides a link between home and school and actively works to strengthen that link for bilingual students and their parents/guardians, and increased hours from four to six or seven per day. The move will come at an approximately $90,000 hit to the general fund.
—A $151,420 contract (coming from the unrestricted general fund) with the Santa Clara County Office of Education for hosting and support of Quintessential School Systems (QSS/QCC) application and software package and network connectivity services. According to the item, these services are “necessary to support the district’s human resources and business operations including budgeting, finance and accounting functions.”
—A $353,705 contract (funded with bond money) with 3D Data Com for El Toro Elementary School network cabling and equipment installation.
—A $509,475 contract (funded with bond money) with 3D Data Com for Sobrato High School structured cabling;
—A $1,408,500 contract (funded with bond money) with Fix Painting Company for P.A. Walsh Elementary School modernization phase I
—Authority to award a contract of approximately $519,955 for the relocation of portables at P.A. Walsh Elementary School
—Authority to award a contract of approximately $320,000 for San Martin Gwinn Elementary School modernization phase 1, which includes the interior and exterior painting and wall covering. According to the item, “the exterior painting will include the San Martin and Gwinn buildings except the multipurpose room mural and hallway murals.”
—Authority to award contracts for portable classroom installations at Paradise Valley Elementary and Jackson Academy of Math & Music.
