Board Meeting Brief – Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Board Meeting Brief – Tuesday, August 18, 2020 To continue to follow our local and state guidelines, our Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, will be a virtual meeting. Please see links below for access to Board Meeting live stream link and online form to submit public comments. August 18, 2020, NMUSD Board of Education Meeting: (Meeting starts on August 18, 2020, at 6pm) Habrá interpretación al español a través del mismo enlace de Zoom Public Comment may be submitted prior to the meeting via electronic submissions no later than Tuesday, August 18, 2020 by 9:00 a.m. via the following links: English: Spanish: All sections must be filled out in order to be read as part of the Board Meeting In the interest of keeping the community informed, please see below for a brief review of some items on the upcoming Newport-Mesa Unified School District (NMUSD) Board Meeting. The NMUSD Board of Education meeting agenda is posted online the Friday prior to the meeting. Click the following link to view the full . Board Meeting Agenda Highlights: Report 13.a. Update on Reopening and the Start of the 2020-21 School Year – District staff will provide an update on the start of the 2020-21 school year for teachers who begin their work year on August 18, 2020 and for students who begin school on August 24, 2020. Discussion/Action Calendar 14.a. Approve Agreement for Employment of Assistant Superintendent, Chief Academic Officer, Between the Board of Education of the Newport-Mesa Unified School District and John Drake – It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the agreement for employment dated August 18, 2020 between the Board of Education and John Drake as Assistant Superintendent, Chief Academic Officer. 15.b.3. Approve Contract with Orange County Department of Education for Math Support for Grades K-5 for the 2020/21 School Year – The Orange County Department of Education will provide Grade TK-5 teachers and administrators with professional learning experiences to support the implementation of CA state mathematics standards. 15.b.4. Approve Agreement with Orange County Department of Education (OCDE) for Math Support in Grades 6 – 12 for the 2020/21 School Year – With the approval of Illustrative Mathematics as the high school math instructional materials beginning this school year, OCDE will maintain their support with coaching to support middle school math fellows, instruction during distance learning for secondary math teachers, implementation of new math curriculum with a focus on supporting English Learners in Distance Learning context and development of shared vision for teaching and learning of mathematics with secondary principals. ……………………………………………………………………………… Board Meeting Overview Board meetings are where elected officials conduct the business of the school district. Agendas for regular meetings of the NMUSD typically consist of a closed session and an open session. Closed session agenda items are confidential and cannot be shared with the public. If the board agenda contains a closed session, the topics will be routinely related to confidential employee or student issues and/or pending litigation. The Board may also discuss various negotiations with its chief negotiator in a closed session. Open session items are non-confidential agenda items in which the board conducts its business in view of the public. Open session agenda items are divided into the following sections: Public comment is provided so that members of the community can speak to the Board. If a speaker addresses an issue that is not on the agenda, the Board is restricted from responding to the speaker. If a speaker addresses an issue that is on the agenda, the Board may respond when the agenda item is scheduled to be addressed in the agenda. The purpose of the open meeting law, commonly referred to as the Brown Act, guarantees that public organizations will only make decisions or address issues that have been publicly posted. Public comments on non-agenda items do not meet this threshold. Presentation is when an item is being presented to the Board or from the Board. Examples include presentation of a check or proclamation to the Board, or the Board presenting a Distinguished Service Award to a staff member. Report is a verbal communication from staff on a topic of interest to the Board. Consent calendar items are routine items of business that occur on a regular basis. The board will approve the consent calendar in one vote, unless the board pulls it for discussion. Often, consent calendar items are related to contract renewals, construction change orders, purchase of previously approved instructional materials, supplies and routine approvals required by state law. Discussion/action calendar items are required to be publicly approved separately. Items in this category are new items that have not been previously approved, require a policy change, or are related to compensation changes for all employees.
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