Board actions at a glance: SFUSD approves SACS budget conversion, multiple consent items and closed-session settlements

This meeting included several formal board actions and roll-call votes.

SACS-formatted adopted budget (FY 2007-08): Staff read into the record that the board previously adopted the budget and that the adopted budget had been converted into the State of California Department of Education’s SACS format pursuant to Education Code Sections 33129 and 42127. The board approved the SACS-formatted adopted budget by roll call; the clerk recorded "6 ayes."

Consent calendar and K items: The board moved and approved the consent calendar and then addressed several K items pulled for discussion. The board approved K1 and K2 (program funding items described on pages listed in the agenda) and K5 (a personnel/consultant item discussed with clarifying questions about policy 38-50 and waiver timing). The roll calls that followed these motions were recorded as "6 ayes."

GPS/bus procurement and other capital items: The board approved a replacement GPS and bus-inspection system after staff explained the previous vendor had gone bankrupt and identified a procurement path via piggyback; Laidlaw and a new vendor were reported to provide offsets to reduce the district’s net first-year cost.

Closed-session settlements and personnel actions: The board reported multiple closed-session outcomes, including rescission of notices of non-reelection for three teachers, mediated settlements in pending litigation (a $48,700 settlement reported; an $80,000 mediated settlement to be paid in equal installments over four years), and a settlement that includes reimbursement of approximately $30,400 for lost wages in a personnel matter. The board also reported appointments to several administrative positions.

Where the transcript recorded roll-call tallies, the clerk reported unanimous or near-unanimous outcomes (commonly recorded as "6 ayes"). Several items were referred to committee for further review rather than decided on the floor.

Listed actions and recorded outcomes (as reported in the meeting transcript): - Approval: SACS-formatted FY 2007-08 adopted budget — roll call: 6 ayes (SEG 493–512 read; SEG 525–541 vote recorded). - Approval: GPS replacement procurement (piggyback) — approved; roll call recorded as 6 ayes (discussion and costs in SEG 1624–1689; roll call recorded later). - Approval: Consent calendar and pulled K items (including K1, K2 and K5) — roll calls recorded as 6 ayes on the consent items. - Closed session settlements: reported mediated settlement amounts of $48,700; $80,000 (paid over four years); and an approximate $30,400 reimbursement in another personnel settlement; rescission of non-reelection notices for three teachers and public employment appointments were also reported.

The board did not make final policy changes on several debated topics (notably the Bayview-Hunters Point public-health allegations), instead referring them to committees or other city bodies for follow-up.