The purpose of this Closed Session item is for the Governing Board to discuss (Gov. Code 54956.8):

Property Address/Description:  The Building located at 1000 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, APN #508-070-047 and 050

Agency:  Palm Springs Unified School District

District Negotiators:  Julie Arthur, Executive Director, Facilities Planning and Development, Brian J. Murray, Ed.D., Assistant Superintendent, Business Services, and District legal counsel

Negotiating Parties:  Palm Springs Unified School District ("Proposed Seller")                                                  

Under Negotiation:  Price and terms of Payment (Existing Litigation)

• Certificated Administrator of the Year: RMHS, Assistant Principal, Chris Calderwood
• Classified Administrator of the Year: Director, Risk Management, Renee Brunelle
• Principal of the Year: BVES, Principal, Lisa Arseo
• School Counselor of the Year: BVES, Counselor, Damon Bonelli
• Site Support Employee of the Year: Secondary Math TOSA, Ed. Services, Ioana Robles
• Confidential Employee of the Year: Risk Management, Program Analyst, Jesse Sotelo
• Classified Employee of the Year: Mt. San Jacinto, Office Specialist, Catherine Gonzalez

• Brian McDaniel, Band Director, RMHS
• Mark Wienand Band Director, DSMS

The Student Board Member Reports will be presented by Desert Hot Springs High School Student Board Member Ramon Salado and Mt. San Jacinto High School Student Board Member Christopher Vega.

E-mail Comments: Submit your public comment to the Board of Education's Senior Administrative Assistant electronically. Comments may be emailed to mrizya@psusd.us. Written comments are limited to 250 words. To provide adequate time to compile and distribute, please submit no later than 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. All written comments will be distributed to the Board of Education and will be included as part of the record.

All comments are to be directed to the Board, be under three minutes and shall be devoid of any personal attacks. Members of the public are expected to maintain a professional, courteous decorum during public comments.

The A-G Completion Improvement Grant Plan Program provides funds to school districts to increase or improve services for unduplicated pupils to increase A-G eligibility. Local Educational Agencies (LEA's) that receive these funds are required to develop a plan, which may include, but are not limited to any of the following:  

• Professional development for teachers, administrators, and counselors to improve A-G completion rate, including AP specific training.
• Developing comprehensive advising plans and other student supports (e.g. tutoring, course-taking counseling, college counseling).
• Expanding access to A-G coursework, including course development and review, and incorporating courses into local graduation requirements.
• Student test fees, including AP and IB, for unduplicated pupils.
  

As part of the requirement, the local plan was presented at a regularly scheduled BOE meeting for community and stakeholder input.  The plan shall then be adopted at a separate BOE meeting.

BACKGROUND:

This action is proposed to the previously Board-approved School Plan for Student Achievement at the Palm Springs High School.

SPECIFIC ACTION PLAN TASK:

Reallocation of Title I and LCFF funds in order to meet current student learning needs. 

SSC APPROVAL:

The Palm Springs High School School Site Council approved this proposed addition to their School Plan for Student Achievement on Thursday, February 24, 2022. 

In order to fund this new action, Title I and LCFF funds were reallocated as follows:

There were no additional fiscal implications to the District due to the proposed action. 

The Consolidated Application for categorical funding is completed each year in June (Part I) and March (Part II).  The development of the plan involves members of the District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC) and non-profit private schools.  Planned district and school allocations for Title I, Title II, Title III, and Title IV are listed on the online reporting system (CARS).

Estimated state and federal funds include:

• Title I Part A (Basic Grant): $10,037,308
• Title II Part A (Teacher Quality): $1,049,772
• Title III Part A (English Learner): $728,442
• Title IV Part A (Low-Performing Student Block Grant): $741,146

March is Music In Our Schools Month brings recognition to the benefits of music to our students by our music educators.

This annual recognition brings awareness to the positive impact music education has on our students in terms of not only in social and emotional well-being, but academically, as well as, celebrates our district’s music educators and the lasting impact they have on our students.

Board Policy 1230 Community Relations School-Connected Organizations requires that all groups desiring to be recognized as school-connected organizations request authorization from the Board of Education.  Administrative Regulation 1230 requires all groups to provide information annually to the Assistant Superintendent of Business Services by September 30, via submission of a completed Annual Organization Approval Form.  Additional groups will be submitted to the Board of Education for acceptance as completed documentation is received by the Business Services Department

Attached is a listing of the school-connected organizations that have provided the required documentation in its entirety and are submitted for acceptance as recognized qualified school-connected organizations.

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In accordance with Board of Education approved Resolution No. 2021/2022-02; Authorization to Dispose of Surplus Property July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, the District has accumulated miscellaneous furniture and equipment that has been discarded through various sites and departments that are no longer of viable use to the District. Additionally, instructional materials that have become obsolete, worn out or damaged beyond repair are discarded for disposal. 

Lists from the warehouse of declared surplus items are attached.

Administration recommends the following gifts donated to the Palm Springs Unified School District be accepted with appreciation. All gifts donated to the School District and accepted by the Board of Education become the property of the entire School District. Requests by donors to have their gifts utilized at a specific school site will be honored as much as possible. Please see attached document for a list of recipients of gifts, donations and donors.

The Purchase Order Report from 02/16/2022 through 02/28/2022 is presented for review and approval for the following funds:

As specified in the report.       

Presented for approval are the agreements ten thousand dollars or more and other contracts as presented for 02/16/2022 through 02/28/2022.

As specified for each agreement.