Fountain Valley School District public meetings in 2023
15 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Annual Organizational Meeting
The Fountain Valley School District Board of Trustees will hold its annual organizational meeting to elect officers for 2024, select committee representatives, and set meeting dates. The board will also review the First Interim Report, the 2022-23 financial audit, and several contracts and agreements, including a pilot program for elementary English Language Arts curriculum.
- Election of Board President, President Pro Tem, and Clerk for 2024
- First Interim Report for 2023-24 with Positive Certification
- 2022-23 Financial Audit with unmodified opinion and one finding on meal eligibility
- Pilot of Benchmark Advanced and Benchmark Workshop for elementary ELA/ELD
- MOU with FVEA for afterschool tutoring funded by ELOP
Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
The Fountain Valley School District Board of Trustees will hold its regular meeting on November 9, 2023, to consider several action items. The main item is approval of the English Learner Master Plan, which outlines the district's framework for supporting English learners. The board will also vote on a consent calendar that includes personnel reports, donations, warrants, and various contracts, as well as a resolution for child development services funding.
- Approval of English Learner Master Plan
- Management/confidential salary increase: 5% plus $500 health benefit cap increase, total $396,098 for 2023-24
- LiNKS sign language and interpreting services agreement up to $30,000
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Scholastic Reading Inventory agreement for $11,800
- Reappointment of Tony McCombs to Personnel Commission for 2024-2026
Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
The Fountain Valley School District Board of Trustees will hold public hearings and vote on the 2023-24 tentative agreement with the California School Employees Association (CSEA), which includes a 5% salary increase and higher health benefits. The board will also consider awarding a $2,000,000 fencing and gate upgrade contract to Wolverine Fence for four schools, and adopt resolutions on instructional materials and Dyslexia Awareness Month. Consent items include personnel reports, school safety plans, and routine financial approvals.
- Award Bid #23-02 Fencing & Gate Upgrades at Courreges, Cox, Newland and Talbert Schools to Wolverine Fence for $2,000,000
- Approve 2023-24 tentative agreement with CSEA Chapter 358: 5% salary increase, $500/$250 health benefit increases
- Public hearing and Resolution 2024-8 certifying standards-aligned instructional materials for all pupils TK-8
- Adopt Resolution 2024-9 recognizing October 2023 as Dyslexia Awareness Month
- Approve Comprehensive School Safety Plans for Fulton, Masuda, Talbert, Gisler, and Newland schools
Board of Education - Archive
The Fountain Valley School District Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting to review staff reports, including unaudited actuals for fiscal year 2022-2023, and take action on several consent calendar items. Key actions include approving board policy revisions, a software contract, and routine financial items. Public comment is welcome.
- Unaudited actuals for FY 2022-23: general fund ending balance $28.6 million
- Award $47,729.54 contract to Identity Automation via CDWG for software
- Adopt Resolution 2024-07: GANN appropriations limit ($40.71M actual 2022-23, $42.74M estimated 2023-24)
- Approve board policy revisions (charter school authorization/oversight, certification, bargaining units)
- Approve/ratify personnel items, purchase orders, warrants, budget adjustments, donations
Board of Education - Archive
The Fountain Valley School District Board of Education is holding a special meeting on August 28, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. The agenda includes a closed session on personnel matters and negotiations with employee bargaining units, as well as a presentation introducing the new Cox Elementary School principal. The board will also consider approving personnel items and the meeting agenda.
- Closed session on personnel matters (appointments, discipline, evaluations)
- Closed session on negotiations with FVEA and CSEA bargaining units
- Introduction of new Cox Elementary School principal
- Approve/ratify personnel items (employment, workshops, consultants)
- Public comment period for community input
Board of Education - Archive
The Fountain Valley School District Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting on August 10, 2023, to consider consent calendar items, including contracts for tutoring and educational software, and to receive staff reports on pre-funding retiree benefits. The board will also take action on several policy updates and a revised Declaration of Need for teacher credentials. Public comment is invited.
- Approve 2023-24 Air Tutors, Inc. agreement not to exceed $150,000 for online tutoring
- Approve Curriculum Associates quote for i-Ready platform not to exceed $150,272.84
- Approve five-year contract with Hewlett Packard for Managed Print Services
- Approve revised Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators
- First reading of board policies on charter school authorization, oversight, certification, and bargaining units
Board of Education - Archive
The Fountain Valley School District Board of Trustees will vote on the 2023-24 Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP), its federal addendum, and the district budget for fiscal year 2023-24. The board will also consider a Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators, policy revisions, and several consent items including personnel actions, donations, warrants, and professional services agreements. Public comment is invited on any agenda item.
- Approval of 2023-24 LCAP and Budget Overview for Parents
- Adoption of 2023-24 District Budget
- MOU with Cotsen Foundation for 'Art of Teaching' at Cox and Tamura Elementary Schools (over $175,000 per site annually)
- Professional Services Agreement with Momentum in Teaching, LLC for $71,400 (ESSER III funded)
- Board Policy 6112 (recess minimum) and Board Bylaws 9320/9322 second readings
Board of Education - Archive
The Fountain Valley School District Board of Trustees will hold public hearings on the 2023-2024 Local Control Accountability Plan, the proposed budget, and the adoption of McGraw-Hill's StudySync for 6th-8th grade ELA/ELD. The board will also vote on the $487,550.18 StudySync adoption, an agreement with Elevo, Inc. for $142,657.00, and several board policy updates. Special presentations will recognize parent volunteers, the Teacher of the Year, the Classified Employee of the Year, and teachers completing the induction program.
- Adoption of McGraw-Hill StudySync for 6th-8th grade ELA/ELD at $487,550.18 from Lottery Instructional Material budget
- Agreement with Elevo, Inc. for 2023-24 at $142,657.00 from Expanded Learning Opportunities Program funding
- Public hearing on 2023-2024 Local Control Accountability Plan
- Public hearing on 2023-2024 budget
- Board Policy 5030 Student Wellness (second reading) and Board Policy 6112 Instruction (first reading)
Board of Education - Archive
The Fountain Valley School District Board of Education is holding a governance team building session. The board will work on team norms and protocols, and begin reviewing the district's mission, vision, and core values. This is a working session, not a decision-making meeting.
- Governance team building to enhance collegiality and efficiency
- Review of FVSD mission, vision, and core values
- Public comment period for agenda items
- Special meeting on May 20, 2023 at 10:30 a.m.
Board of Education - Archive
The Fountain Valley School District Board of Education is holding a special governance team building session on April 1, 2023. The agenda includes procedural items (call to order, pledge, roll call, agenda approval, public comment) and a discussion on establishing team norms and protocols to improve board efficiency and collegiality. No specific decisions or proposals are listed.
- Governance team building discussion on norms and protocols
- Public comment period for items on the agenda
- Special meeting on Saturday, April 1, 2023
Board of Education - Archive
The Fountain Valley School District Board of Education is meeting for a governance team building session to enhance collegiality and efficiency among trustees. The agenda includes procedural items, public comment, and a discussion on establishing team norms and protocols. No specific decisions or proposals are listed beyond the team building activity.
- Governance team building session to establish board norms and protocols
- Public comment period for community and staff
- Approval of the March 11, 2023 special meeting agenda
- Roll call of board members: Jeanne Galindo, Steve Schultz, Sandra Crandall, Dennis Cole, Phu Nguyen
Board of Education - Archive
The Fountain Valley School District Board of Trustees will hear a staff presentation on the Second Interim Report and vote on its approval with a Positive Certification. The board will also consider consent items including a $300,000 summer intervention program, a $50,000 contract amendment for state facilities funding, and a $256,257 transportation plan. A second reading of a policy on adult-student interactions is scheduled for action.
- Approve 2022-23 Second Interim Report with Positive Certification
- Approve $300,000 summer school programs (Extended School Year and Summer Academy) funded by ESSER III
- Approve $50,000 amendment to Corinne Loskot Consulting Inc. agreement for state facilities funding
- Approve 2022-2023 Transportation Plan with $256,257 in reimbursement funds
- Approve Board Policy 4119.24, 4219.24, 4319.24 on adult-student interactions (second reading)
Board of Education - Archive
The Fountain Valley School District Board of Trustees will consider routine consent items, including a three-year cybersecurity agreement with Sophos for $280,964.06, early retirement stipend MOUs with employee unions, and approval of school achievement plans. The meeting also includes student recognitions and a staff report on the Next Five Update.
- Approve Sophos cybersecurity agreement, $280,964.06, three years, piggyback on Irvine USD contract
- Approve MOU with FVEA for $2,000 early retirement stipend, fiscal impact up to $50,000
- Approve MOU with CSEA for $2,000/$1,000 early retirement stipends, fiscal impact up to $50,000
- Approve Single Plans for Student Achievement for Gisler, Newland, Oka, Plavan, Tamura elementary schools
- Approve/ratify personnel items, warrants, purchase orders, and donations
Board of Education - Archive
The Fountain Valley School District Board of Education is meeting for a governance team building session. The agenda includes procedural items such as the pledge, roll call, agenda approval, and public comment, followed by a discussion on establishing team norms and protocols. No specific decisions or proposals are listed beyond the team building activity.
- Governance team building session to establish board norms and protocols
- Public comment period for items on the agenda
- Meeting at 10055 Slater Avenue, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
Board of Education - Archive
The Fountain Valley School District Board of Trustees will hold a regular meeting with action items including a first reading of a policy on adult-student interactions, approval of consent calendar items, and a closed session for personnel, pupil matters, and negotiations. The most consequential item is a $26,267 agreement with Raptor Technologies to add an emergency management system to the district's existing visitor management system.
- Approve $26,267 agreement with Raptor Technologies for Raptor Emergency Management System
- First reading of Board Policy 4119.24, 4219.24, 4319.24 on maintaining appropriate adult-student interactions
- Approve interagency data sharing agreement with Orange County Department of Education through June 30, 2027
- Approve Single Plans for Student Achievement for Fulton, Masuda, Talbert, Courreges, and Cox schools
- Approve donations, warrants, purchase orders, and personnel items