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A.EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND SCHOOL SERVICES23.Approved Staff Development Buy Back Day for OakPark Elementary School as follows:Delete:Add:24.(Ref. V)March 31,2005May 19,2005Approved expulsion of the following students from theFontana Unified School District pursuant to Education CodeViolations:STUDENT #12373025.Approved expulsion, with expulsion suspended, of thefollowing students from the Fontana Unified School Districtpursuant to Education Code Violations:STUDENT #949119123053103756Board of Education Meeting Agenda May 4,2005EC 48900(i),(k)(c),(k)(b),(k)11EC 48915(el ),(e2)(bl ),(b2)(bl ),(b2)

26.Approved expulsion for the remainder of second semester2004105 and suspend the expulsion the first semester2005106 of the following student from the Fontana UnifiedSchool District pursuant to Education Code Violations:STUDENT #149334B.EC 48900(a1),(k)EC 48915(bl ),(b2)BUSINESS SERVICES27.Approved a claim submitted by Employee No. 4546in the amount of 166.30 for personal propertydamage that allegedly occurred on March 30,2005 atCanyon Crest Elementary School.(Ref. W)28.Upon recommendation by Keenan and Associates,the district's claims administrator, rejected thefollowing claims:(Ref. X)29.28.1Submitted by Ms. Margarita Lopez, a claim inthe amount of more than 5,754.00 forpersonal property damage that allegedlyoccurred on March 5, 2005 at the intersectionof San Bernardino Avenue and Catawba.28.2Submitted by Student No. 140929, a claim inan undetermined amount for personal injurythat allegedly occurred on April 14, 2004 atSierra Lakes Elementary School.Ratified budget classification transfers for Fiscal Year200412005 as submitted.Board of Education Meeting Agenda May 4,200512(Ref. Y)

30. Ratified payment of Registers as submitted.C.BUILDINGSD.HUMAN RESOURCESE.OTHER31.(Ref. AA)Accepted the donation of gifts as submitted.XIVCORRESPONDENCEWFOR INFORMATION AND/OR DISCUSSION32.(Ref. Z)Feasibility of Reimbursing Student GroupsWISUGGESTIONS AND COMMENTS BY ADMINISTRATORSXVllSUGGESTIONS AND COMMENTS BY BOARD MEMBERS(Ref. BB)Wlll SUGGESTIONS AND COMMENTS BY SUPERINTENDENTXIXADJOURNMENT33.Motion: On motion made by, seconded byand carried, the Board adjourned the meeting at -p.m.Motion passedAyesNays-Board of Education Meeting Agenda May 4,200513,DISCUSSIONandlorACTION

FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT9680 Citrus AvenueFontana, CaliforniaWeb Site Address: www.fusd.netBOARD OF EDUCATION MEETINGMINUTESThe Board of Education of the Fontana Unified School Districtheld a Regular Meeting on April 20, 2005, at the John D. PiazzaEducation Center, 9680 Citrus Avenue, Fontana, California. Present atthe meeting were: Mr. Gus Hawthorn, President; Dr. Arlene Piazza,Clerk; Ms. Laura Abernathy Mancha, Alternate Clerk, Dr. D. WayneRuble, Member; Dr. Charles D. Milligan, Superintendent of Schools; Dr.Richard A. Stedry, Deputy Superintendent, Business Services; Ms.Laurie St. Gean, Deputy Superintendent, Educational Programs andSchool Services, Dr. Patricia Peoples, Associate Superintendent,Administrative Services; and Ms. Yolanda Mendoza, AssociateSuperintendent, Human Resources. Mrs. Kathy Binks, Member, wasabsent. The President called the meeting to order at 500 p.m.RegularMeeting04-20-05The President called for public comments from the audiencepertaining to Closed Session agenda items.ClosedSessionThere were no comments.The Board convened to Closed Session at 5:00 p.m.Mrs. Binks arrived at 5:07 p.m.Ref. A

(Board of Education Regular Meeting April 20,2005)The Board exited from Closed Session at 6:30 p.m. ThePresident reported that the following actions had been taken in ClosedSession:Report outfrom ClosedSessionOn motion made by Mr. Gus Hawthorn, seconded by Ms. LauraAbernathy Mancha, on a vote of 4 to 0, approved expulsion of studentnumber 980473 for one year, suspend the expulsion for 2nd semesterand return to a different middle school;On motion made by Dr. Wayne Ruble, seconded by Dr. ArlenePiazza, on a vote of 4 to 1, approved expulsion of student number133882 for one year, suspend the expulsion for 2"d semester, and allowstudent to return to school in the fall of the 2005106 school year;A settlement agreement was reached between the FontanaUnified School District and Employee #5364, Bus Driver, as related topersonnel action matters;A settlement agreement was reached between the FontanaUnified School District and Employee #7171, Bus Driver, as related topersonnel action matters;Approved a resolution of notice of immediate suspension andintention to dismiss pursuant to Education Code Section 44939,Resolution Number 05-17, Employee #3632, on motion made by Dr.Wayne Ruble, seconded by Mrs. Kathy Binks, on a vote of 5 to 0.The meeting reconvened to Open Session at 6:35 p.m. Visitorspresent at the meeting were: Mr. John Avalos, President, School PoliceOfficers Association; Ms. Barbara Chavez, President, UnitedSteelworkers of America, Local 8599; and interested employees andmembers of the community.OpenSession IVisitorsPresentThe meeting was opened by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flagof the United States of America led by the President. Mr. Hawthornrequested that the audience remain standing for a moment of silence inmemory of Catherine Camfield, the wife of Ernest (Bud) Camfield, firstprincipal at Fontana High School.Pledge ofAllegiance

(Board of Education Regular Meeting April 20,2005)The Board adopted the meeting agenda with the followingchange:AgendaAdoptedDeleted Item #21, Approval of Addition of Blue Sheet PersonnelItems.Motion made by Dr. Wayne Ruble, seconded by Dr. ArlenePiazza, and carried.The Board approved the minutes of the Board of EducationRegular Meeting of April 6, 2005, with the following correction:MinutesApprovedPage 7, Bid Award Rescinded IBid Awarded, correct Bid Numberto read 04105-1131.Motion made by Ms. Laura Abernathy Mancha, seconded by Dr.Arlene Piazza, and carried.The President opened the Public Hearing on the Waiver requestregarding Supplemental Education Service Providers ApplicationDeadline at 6:36 p.m. and called for comments from the audience.PublicHearingThere were no comments.Motion to close the Public Hearing at 6:37 p.m. made by Dr.Wayne Ruble, seconded by Ms. Laura Abernathy Mancha, and carried.Students from Mr. Nichols' 4" grade class at Primrose ElementarySchool showed their Powerpoint Presentation on "Feed the Animals", aMath Technology Project to create their own zoo.The Fontana High School Madrigal Singers, directed by Ms.Esquivel, teacher, performed two numbers from their first-placeperformance at a recent competition.Acknowledgmentof Achievements

(Board of Education Regular Meeting April 20, 2005)The President opened the Public Comments session and calledfor comments from visitors.Ms. Heather Reid stated she had lived in Fontana for the pastyear and a half, received her Bachelor of Arts degree and completed hermethods and credential courses at Cal State University of Long Beach,and was an elementary school teacher in Orange County for 10 yearsprior to having children. She was present to appeal the denial of aninter-district transfer request to the Orange County School District inorder to participate in the Community Home Education Program offeredthere, as it was a valid independent study program and there wassufficient room in the school of requested attendance.Mr. Hawthorn requested for the Superintendent to look into Ms.Reid's situation and respond back to her.Mr. Rafael Trujillo, representative from the office of AssemblymanJoe Baca Jr., invited the audience to participate in the First AnnualNational Children's Day at Fiesta Village on April 30, where free testingfor asthma would be provided for children by Arrowhead RegionalMedical Center, and free information and applications for the HealthyFamilies program would be available.Mr. Tony Orlich, community member, spoke of his belief that theaim of the No Child Left Behind Act was to destroy public schools byimposing impossible goals and sanctions, that charter schools hadsimilar goals plus the opportunity for making people rich. He mentionedcharter schools that had been closed down and were being investigatedfor potentially criminal acts, government control of schools through thetesting regimen, and of money to be made by the companies thatprovide the tests. Mr. Orlich last noted that Congress does not have thepower to legislate schools, and less was spent on'school children thanon the military in Iraq.PublicComments

(Board of Education Regular Meeting April 20, 2005)Ms. Dee Dee Arganda, district teacher, spoke of the importance ofstudent attendance and the loss of funding when students were not inschool; that parents needed to be responsible for getting their children toschool.PublicComments,continuedMr. Hawthorn responded that Ms. Arganda's points were welltaken and that there was a component in the new district goals toaddress student attendance.Ms. Beth Davidson, district employee, stated she was present asa member of the USWA Negotiations team, and thanked the district andthe team for starting to move negotiations forward, there was hope tocome to a resolution very soon, as employees were in a hurry for theirretroactive pay.The Board approved the submission of a General Waiver to theCalifornia Department of Education for the District to act as a provider ofSupplemental Educational Services for the 2005106 school year.Dr. Milligan explained that the waiver copy provided in the agendawould be modified a bit as a flaw in the law had been discovered and theState wished to use Fontana Unified as a template until the State Boardcould meet regarding the law in July.Motion made by Dr. Wayne Ruble, seconded by Dr. ArlenePiazza, and carried.Submissionof GeneralWaiverApproved

(Board of Education Regular Meeting April 20,2005)A demonstration of the capabilities of the Edusoft program wasprovided for the Board. Dr. Milligan explained that only a portion of theprogram would be used for the first year to assure that the district'sinfrastructure could support it and teachers could become comfortablewith it. He asked one of the district's principals who had been pilotingthe program for the past year to speak of his experience.ContractApprovedMr. Kevin Tierney, Principal of Tokay Elementary School, sharedthat since his staffs training on the program in January and Februarythey were most impressed with the power they had to access data andmake it work for students and parents, and that in student conferenceswith parents teachers were able to pull data to show parents what theirchild needed to work on. He closed by saying that he had receivednothing but positive feedback from teachers.Dr. Milligan noted that the power of Edusoft laid in the ability ofadministration to lead their staff in utilization of the product, and thatwhen fully implemented it would be possible for him to pull upinformation on schools to use when meeting with principals to providethem with the right support.The Board approved a contract with Edusoft for Internet-basedData Analysis Tools in the amount of 269,600.40 for the 2005106school year.Motion made by Dr. Wayne Ruble, seconded by Mrs. Kathy Binks,and carried.The Board approved the Summer Swim Program for publicrecreational swimming at Fontana High School for the period of June 27- September 2,2005.Dr. Ruble voiced his concern that sometime the 3" grade swimprogram needed to be re-implemented.Motion made by Dr. Wayne Ruble, seconded by Ms. LauraAbernathy Mancha, and carried.SummerSwimProgramApproved

(Board of Education Regular Meeting April 20,2005)The Board approved new pilot courses for the 2005106 schoolyear as follows:a.Biology Essentials course for far below basic and belowbasic 9" grade students to be more successful in CollegePrep Biology.b.Math Skills Lab course for students in need of mathremediation and basic skills reinforcement to ensuresuccess in Algebra 1.New CoursesApprovedMotion made by Mrs. Kathy Binks, seconded by Dr. ArlenePiazza, and carried.The Board approved award of a contract to lntegra RealtyResources for Appraisal Services for Proposed High School No. 5 in theamount of 23,700.00, and authorized the Deputy Superintendent ofBusiness Services to sign necessary documents.AgreementApprovedMotion made by Dr. Wayne Ruble, seconded by Dr. ArlenePiazza, and carried.The Board adopted Resolution #05-22 authorizing continuedparticipation in San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools(SBCSS) Bonds Construction Fast Track Program. (Copy attached toOfficial Minutes)ResolutionAdoptedMotion made by Dr. Wayne Ruble, seconded by Ms. LauraAbernathy Mancha, and carried.The Board adopted the second reading of revised Board Policy3310, Purchasing Procedures. (Copy attached to Official Minutes)Motion made by Dr. Arlene Piazza, seconded by Mrs. KathyBinks, and carried.SecondReadingRevisedPolicyAdopted

(Board of Education Regular Meeting April 20,2005)The Board approved the Takeover Agreement with DevelopersSurety and Indemnity Company for completion of the sixteen (16)classroom addition at A. B. Miller High School.TakeoverAgreementApprovedMotion made by Dr. Wayne Ruble, seconded by Mrs. KathyBinks, and carried.The Board awarded Bid No. 04105-1137, Exterior Painting at Six(6) Sites to Paramount Painting, Inc., the lowest responsible bidder, fora total cost of 470,000.00, and authorized the Director of Purchasing tosign necessary documents.Bid AwardedMotion made by Ms. Laura Abernathy Mancha, seconded by Mrs.Kathy Binks, and carried.The Board approved Change Orders as follows:a.Change Order No.1 to the contract with Modtech, Inc., forCustom Modular Buildings at Elementary #28 (Beech andRandall Avenues), for a total decrease of 1,012,282.18.b.Change Order No. 6 to the contract with WoodcliffCorporation for construction of Wayne Ruble MiddleSchool, an increase in the amount of 20,074.06.ChangeOrdersApprovedMotion made by Mr. Gus Hawthorn, seconded by Ms. LauraAbernathy Mancha, and carried.The Board adopted the proposed 2005106 Holiday Calendar forClassified Employees.Motion made by Dr. Wayne Ruble, seconded by Mrs. KathyBinks, and carried.HolidayCalendarAdopted

(Board of Education Regular Meeting April 20,2005)The Board adopted Resolution No. 05-25 designating May 11,2005, as the "Day of the Teacher". (Copy attached to Official Minutes)ResolutionAdoptedMotion made by Dr. Arlene Piazza, seconded by Ms. LauraAbernathy Mancha, and carried.The Board approved the Student Teacher Agreement with AzusaPacific University effective July 1, 2005 to June 20, 2008.TeachingAgreementApprovedMotion made by Mrs. Kathy Binks, seconded by Ms. LauraAbernathy Mancha, and carried.The recommendation for approval of addition of Blue Sheetitems to the personnel recommendations was pulled from the agenda.The Board approved personnel recommendations as follows:CERTIFICATEDEvelyn titute TeacherSubstitute TeacherSubstitute TeacherSubstitute TeacherSubstitute TeacherTeacherTeacher (rehire)ROP Substitute TeacherROP TeacherSubstitute TeacherSusan DevineEdier DiazEmilce KesterAinette MartinezLonyae Miller, Sr.Christopher PerskyWilliam RobertsShawn ShermanShawn ShermanAbel VasquezTeacher, Fontana High SchoolAthletic Director, Fontana High SchoolGeneral Unrestricted07101105Effective 05041061050411 11050411 110504101105RecommendationPulledPersonnelApproved

(Board of Education Regular Meeting April 20, 2005)ADDITIONAL ASSIGNMENTSName-AssignmentFundingEffective DateElementary EducationSee list belowAttend March Coaches1General03109105 - 06130105InstituteRestrictedNTE 12 hoursleachReading FirstLinda Ureno-Arias, September Bullock, Sue Felt, Pamela Patterson, MarilynFischbeck, Tammy Smith, Michaelene AntinoneStaff DevelopmentSee list belowAttend Open CourtlSixTitle I03121105 - 03122105Traits Writing StrategiesGeneralNTE 12 hoursleachRestrictedEdna Borrero, Ana Carlos, Kathleen Coburn, Theresa Litwinski, Aurora Lopez,Catherine Patterson, Christy Pene, Morena Rodriguez, Erica Roycroft, AmySouthworth, Man-Anne Stevens-Norton, Steven Tuttle, Lynn ZiemerHenry J. Kaiser HighYanira SierraTutorNTE 30 hoursAlder MiddleRichard Hockensmith VIP Building LeadershipMeetingNTE 8 hoursAlmeria MiddleRoger AbelGeneralRestrictedEINLEP04101105 - 06130105GeneralRestrictedTitle II03107105 - 0613010521sl Century Grant Coordinator General01103105 - 06130105NTE 300 hoursRestricted21s' Century Community LearningSequoia MiddleSee list below216' Century Grant Program General04101105 - 06130105After School TeacherRestrictedNTE 100 hoursleach21" Century Community LearningDeshaundra Buchanan, Deanna McCann, Robert RuppeSee list belowAfter School ELAP TeacherNTE 16 hoursleachGeneralRestrictedELAPDina Bartholomew, Lisa Hayes, Patrick Hayes, Steven Yoder04101105 - 06130105PersonnelApproved,continued

(Board of Education Regular Meeting April 20, 2005)ADDITIONAL ASSIGNMENTS lcontinued)Name-Southridge MiddleSee list belowAssianmentFundingEffective DateAfter School Intervention General02101105 - 06130105TeacherUnrestrictedCORE & CAHSEENTE ( ) hours as listedKimberly Jennex (40), Robert Martinez (50)' Daniel Purvis (40)Wayne Ruble MiddleSee list belowHomework Center TutorNTE ( ) hours as listedGeneral03109105 - 06130105RestrictedSBCLisa Alfaro (6), Quimby Fink-Kerns (6), Sarah Jane Glass (12), Angela Jordan (6),Kathleen Moon (6), Lu Tsai (10)Chaparral ElementarySusan KellyStaff Development Presenter GeneralNTE 6 hoursRestrictedSBCCitms ElementaryFelicita CeivantesMonica Mejia01122105 - 06130105GeneralRestrictedTitle I04104105 - 06130105GeneralRestrictedEETT02101105 - 06130105GeneralRestrictedSBC03101105 - 06130105GeneralRestrictedTitle ISonya Apple, Dorothy Macey, Brunilda Quinones03101105 - 06130105Intervention TeacherNTE 20 hoursleachDorothy Grant ElementaryEsther Ybarra Accelerated Reader Site CoachNTE 10 hoursJuniper ElementaryMarcella Santa-RosaSee list belowBeforelAfter School TutorNTE 10 hoursFamily Literacy TeacherNTE 30 hoursleachLive Oak ElementaryJennifer BolingIntervention TeacherTheresa Pennington NTE 6 hoursleachGeneralRestrictedSBC03102105 - 06130105PersonnelApproved,continued

(Board of Education Regular Meeting April 20,2005)ADDITIONAL ASSIGNMENTS (continued)NameAssianmentPalmetto ElementaryDoris BowenIntervention TeacherNTE 220 hoursFundingEffective DateG

FONTANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 9680 Citrus Avenue Fontana, CA 92335 Web Site Address: www.fusd.net BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING AGENDA DATE: May 4,2005 TIME: 5:00 p.m. (Closed Session) 6:00 p.m. (Regular Meeting) PLACE: John D. Piazza Education Center 9680 Citrus Avenue, Fontana, California