Mountain View Whisman School District

Board of Trustees - Regular Meeting


1400 Montecito Avenue

March 6, 2025

 
The Mountain View Whisman Board of Trustees meeting is held in person at the above location unless otherwise specified. The Board of Trustees meeting will continue to be available via Zoom by:https://zoom.us/join

            Meeting ID:
Passcode: 242427

There is no participant ID

 

Members of the public who call in to the meeting will be placed in a waiting room until the appropriate time to address the Board. During that time in the waiting room, the caller will not be able to hear the meeting. Callers can view and hear the meeting here: youtube.com/mvwsd

 

Members of the public who wish to address the Board during the Board of Trustees meeting may email comments to publiccomments@mvwsd.org. In order to expedite the meeting, please send your comments by the Wednesday before the meeting. Staff will make all attempts to share and record any submissions received, however, depending on timing, late submissions will be provided to the Board after the conclusion of the meeting.

A request for a disability-related modification or accommodation may be made to the Superintendent's Office (650-526-3552) at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance of a Regular meeting to make arrangements for such reasonable accommodations. (For Special meetings, please request accommodations no less than 12 hours prior to the meeting.)

Closed Session to begin at 4:30 p.m. - Open Session to begin at 6:00 p.m.

(Live streaming available at www.mvwsd.org)

 

As a courtesy to others, please turn off your cell phone upon entering.

 

Under Approval of Agenda, item order may be changed. All times are approximate.

I.CALL TO ORDER (4:30 p.m.)
A.Roll Call
B.Approval of Agenda
II.OPPORTUNITY FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO ADDRESS THE BOARD CONCERNING ITEMS ON THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
III.CLOSED SESSION
A.Negotiations
1.CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS (Gov. Code section 54957.6)

Agency designated representative: Jeff Baier

Unrepresented employee: Associate and Assistant Superintendents

2.CONFERENCE WITH REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATORS (Pursuant to Government Code section 54956.8):

Property:  777 West Middlefield Rd., Mountain View, California

Agency Negotiator: Rebecca Westover, Chief Business Official; Phil Henderson & Sarine Abrahamian, Orbach Huff & Henderson

Negotiating Parties: Mountain View Owner, LLC

Under Negotiation: Price and terms of payment related to Option to Purchase Real Property

B.Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release (Government Code section 54957)
IV.RECONVENE OPEN SESSION
A.Closed Session Report
V.SCHOOL SHOWCASE by Jose Antonio Vargas Elementary School
A.Pledge
VI.CONSENT AGENDA
All items on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and will be approved in one motion. If discussion is required, items may be removed for separate consideration.
A.Personnel Report
1.Personnel Report to the Board of Trustees
B.Minutes
1.Minutes for the January 30, 2025 Regular Board Meeting
2.Minutes for the February 13, 2025 Regular Board Meeting
C.Contracts
1.(Action) Ratification of Contracts
D.Approval of Updated Job Description - Behavior Technician
E.Approval of Updated Job Description - Bus Driver
F.Approval of Updated Job Description - Certificated Director
G.Resolution No. 01-030625 Authorizing Delegation of Authority to Sign Official Documents and Records
H.Resolution No. 02-030625 Authorizing Delegation of Authority to Sign Warrants and Payments
I.Approval of Monthly Reports for February 2025; Ratifying some contracts and Reviewing other contracts; Credit Card Transactions
J.Resolution 04-030625 Change of Date of School Holiday
K.Resolution 05-030625 Reduction of Classified Services
L.Rejection of Proposal for Comprehensive Tree Planting and Care Program
M.Notice of Completion - District Wide Window Replacement Project - EF Brett and Company, Inc.
VII.COMMUNITY COMMENTS

This is the time reserved for community members to address the Board on items that are not on the agenda.  The Board and Administration welcome this opportunity to listen; however, in compliance with the Brown Act, the Board is not permitted to take action on non-agenda items. 

 

Speakers are requested to complete a speaker card and state their name for the record.

 

If there are additional comments after 10 minutes have elapsed, this item may be continued after all the action and discussion items are completed.

 

Notes on Community Comments on Agendized Items
The staff presentation to the Board will occur first for each item.  The Board will then ask clarifying questions.  Afterwards, the community will be invited to comment.  Any person wishing to speak will be granted up to three (3) minutes at the time the item appears on the agenda.  Comments will be taken for up to 10 minutes, with extra time allowed for translation, as needed.  Prior to addressing the Board, each speaker is requested to complete a speaker card (located on the counter near the door), give it to the Superintendent's Executive Assistant, and state his/her name for the record.  We ask that you speak from the podium so that we may better hear you.  At the conclusion of remarks or after 10 minutes has elapsed, the public comment portion is closed for that item and the Board will return to their own deliberations and comments.  Please see the Board's "Welcome" brochure for more specifics on how Board meetings are run.  The Board is grateful to have district personnel in the audience.  These personnel may be consulted during the Board's discussion on any item.

VIII.COMMUNICATIONS
A.Employee Organizations Reports
B.Interim Superintendent Report
IX.ACTION AND DISCUSSION
A.(Discussion) Staff Housing Document Summary and Review
B.(Discussion) Staff Housing and Next Steps
C.(Discussion) Measure T Projects for Possible Pausing to Finance the Purchase of Land for Staff Housing
D.(Discussion) Outdoor Learning Update and Preliminary Designs
E.(Action) 2025-2026 Board Meeting Calendar
F.(Discussion) Volunteer Update
G.(Action) Vendor Selection Checklist
H.(Action) Resolution No. 03-030625 In Support of Recognizing Women's History Month
I.(Discussion / Action) Compensation of Future Superintendent
J.(Action) Award of Contract to Christy White Associates Inc for Auditing Services
X.BOARD UPDATES
XI.FUTURE BOARD MEETING DATES
A.Future Board Meeting Dates

March 15, 2025 Special Meeting

March 20, 2025

March 22, 2025 Special Meeting 

 

B.MVWSD 2024-25 Governance Calendar

 2024-2025 Governance Calendar

 Agenda items listed on a designated month on the Governance Calendar are subject to change.

XII.ADJOURNMENT

NOTICES FOR AUDIENCE MEMBERS

 

1. 

RECORDING OF MEETINGS:

The open session will be video recorded and live streamed on the District's website (www.mvwsd.org).

 

2.

CELL PHONES:

As a courtesy to others, please turn off your cell phone upon entering. 

 

3. 

FRAGRANCE SENSITIVITY:

Persons attending Board meetings are requested to refrain from using perfumes, colognes or any other products that might produce a scent or chemical emission. 

 

4.

SPECIAL ASSISTANCE FOR ENGLISH TRANSLATION/INTERPRETATION:

The Mountain View Whisman School District is dedicated to providing access and communication for all those who desire to attend Board meetings. Anyone planning to attend a Board meeting who requires special assistance or English translation or interpretation is asked to call the Superintendent's Office at (650) 526-3552 at least 48 hours in advance of the time and date of the meeting.

 

El Distrito Escolar de Mountain View Whisman esta dedicado a proveer acceso y comunicacion a todas las personas que deseen asistir a las reuniones de la Junta. Se pide que aquellas personas que planean asistir a esta reunion y requieren de asistencia especial llamen a la Oficina del Superintendente al (650) 526-3552 con por lo menos 48 horas de anticipacion del horario y fecha de esta reunion, para asi poder coordinar los arreglos especiales.

 

5.DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY:
Documents provided to a majority of the Governing Board regarding an open session item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection in the District Office, located at 1400 Montecito Avenue during normal business hours. 

Los documentos que se les proveen a la mayoria de los miembros de la Mesa Directiva sobre los temas en la sesion abierta de este orden del dia estaran disponibles para la inspeccion publica en la Oficina del Distrito, localizada en el 1400 Montecito Avenue durante las horas de oficinas regulares.