Board Meeting Highlights – September 18, 2018 Regular Board Meeting

All agenda items can be found on Agenda Online here.

Presentation:  Sinaloa Teacher, Ms. Emily Wheale, along with seven students, shared with the Board the Digital Portfolio of the Graduate Profile they’re creating.

Student Board Members:  NUSD Student Board Members attended their first meeting tonight. McKenna O’Neill represents Novato High, Jimena Lara represents San Marin and Serena Hodgkinson represents Marin Oaks.

Announcements:  The Student Board members gave updates on their schools and the Trustees announced their attendance at back to school nights, the groundbreaking ceremony for the San Marin lights, and the Novato Community Hospital fundraiser honoring teacher Craig Pitti.

Amie Carter, Assistant Superintendent, presented a revision to Board Policy 6142.7 Physical Education and Activity as a first reading.  The policy is being revised to address P.E. waivers. After discussion and public comment, the Board asked that a Committee of parents, staff, students, athletic directors, coaches, etc. review the policy and procedures and come back to them with recommendations.  Item 14.b.

Amie Carter also presented a technical revision to the Local Control and Accountability Plan per the Marin Office of Education.  The Board approved the technical revisions. Item 14.c.

Yancy Hawkins, Assistant Superintendent Business & Operations, presented the Board with Lease-Leaseback contracts for both the Novato High Performing Arts Center and Sciences Building and the San Marin High School Performing Arts Center and STEM Building.  The Board approved the contracts.  Item 14.d. and 14.e.

Yancy Hawkins also presented the 2017-18 Unaudited Actual Financial Report for approval.  NUSD will close the 2017-2018 fiscal year with a deficit in the Unrestricted General Fund in the amount of ($2,035,394), Restricted General Fund deficit in the amount of ($478,869), and the Combined General Fund deficit in the amount of ($2,514,263). The ending Combined General Fund balance is $12,577,862, including $3,868,092 in the Restricted General Fund and $8,709,770 in the Unrestricted General Fund.  Item 14.f.

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Next Board Meetings:   September 25 2018, 6 pm

Special Board Meeting – Bond Workshop

October 2, 2018, 7 pm

Regular Board Meeting