VENTURA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
The Board Meeting will be held at the VCOE Conference & Educational Services Center
Conejo Room / Salons A - C
5100 Adolfo Road, Camarillo
(805) 383-1900
SPECIAL BOARD MEETING AGENDA NO. 10-01
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
6:00 p.m. OPEN SESSION (Conejo Room)
6:30 p.m. PUBLIC HEARING ON PIRU CHARTER SCHOOL
(Salons A – C)
The Public Hearing on Piru Charter School will NOT begin prior to 6:30 pm. Members of the Public that wish to address the Board on this item must first complete a Speaker Form. Speaker Forms must be submitted no later than five (5) minutes prior to the topic coming up for discussion on the agenda. (Board Policy No. 9325)
9:00 p.m. ADJOURNMENT (Unless extended by Board Action)
Times are approximate and are provided for convenience only. Open Session items may be re-ordered.
Agenda No. 10-01
A. CALL TO ORDER – Conejo Room
1. Pledge of Allegiance.
Moment of Reflection.
2. Roll Call and Acknowledgment of Guests.
3. Approval of Agenda.
B. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Public Comments on the Piru Charter School Petition (Agenda Item E.1) will NOT be heard
at this time, but rather, during the Public Hearing.
C. HEARINGS (Interpreter will be provided)
1. Interdistrict Attendance Appeal Case No. 504.
MAGANA (Ventura Unified School District)
D. CORRESPONDENCE
(Correspondence addressed specifically to the Ventura County Board of Education. Correspondence
addressed to individual Board members will be delivered/mailed to them directly.)
1. Letter from Margaret Weber, Dean, Pepperdine University, announcing the selection
of Dr. Trudy Arriaga as the 2010 GSEP, “Superintendent of the Year.”
2. E-mail dated December 8, 2009, from Lori Peters to Board Members, titled, “Thank
you.”
3. E-mail dated January 6, 2010, from Stan Mantooth to Board Members, titled,
“Governor’s State of the State Address”
4. Correspondence submitted pertaining to Piru Charter School Petition
(Agenda Item E.1).
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THE BOARD MEETING WILL MOVE TO SALONS A-C.
Agenda No. 10-01
E. DISCUSSION/INFORMATION/ACTION
TIME CERTAIN … Agenda Item E.1 will NOT begin prior to 6:30 p.m.
Members of the Public that wish to address the Board on this item must first complete a
Speaker Form. Speaker Forms must be submitted no later than five (5) minutes prior to
the topic coming up for discussion on the agenda (Board Policy No. 9325).
1. PUBLIC HEARING on Piru Charter School Petition – INFORMATION (2 hours)
On November 25, 2009, a charter petition was submitted to the Ventura County
Board of Education on appeal, per Education Code 47605, following the Fillmore
Unified School District Board of Trustees denial of the Piru Charter School petition
on November 9, 2009. Education Code 47605 and Title 5, CCR 11967 stipulate that
the County Board must hold a public hearing after receipt of a charter petition and
take action to either approve or deny the petition within 60 days of receipt.
Representatives of the Piru Charter School will be given an opportunity to provide a
brief overview of the charter school petition (30 minutes). The Fillmore Unified
School District Board of Trustees will also be given an opportunity to provide the
reasons for their denial of this petition (30 minutes). Following the presentations,
members of the Board may ask questions of the Petitioner or District regarding the
charter school petition.
a. PUBLIC HEARING on Charter Petition for Piru Charter School. Members
of the public are invited to comment.
2. Staff Analysis of the Piru Charter School Petition– INFORMATION (30 minutes)
Pursuant to Education Code Section 47605, staff has concluded its review of the
Charter Petition for the Piru Charter School, and will present their findings at this
meeting. As part of the County Office of Education analysis, assessments and
evaluations that were performed by Fillmore Unified School District regarding this
petition were also reviewed. It is anticipated that the Board will take action on the
charter petition at their January 25, 2010 meeting
3. Process for Considering the Appeal of the Bridges Charter School Petition–
INFORMATION / ACTION (10 minutes)
On December 16, 2009, the Bridges Charter School petition was submitted to the
Ventura County Board of Education on appeal, per Education Code 47605,
following the Conejo Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees denial of the
Bridges Charter School petition on December 2, 2009. Education Code 47605 and
Title 5, CCR 11967 stipulate that the County Board must hold a public hearing after
receipt of a charter petition and take action to either approve or deny the petition
within 60 days of receipt. This timeline was extended beyond the 60 days by mutual
agreement. Administration recommends that the Ventura County Board of
Education take action to acknowledge receipt of the Bridges Charter School appeal
document.
Agenda No. 10-01
The proposed process and required timeline for reviewing the charter are as follows:
Special Board Meeting, January 12, 2010, Ventura County Board of
Education acknowledges receipt of the Bridges Charter School petition and
sets date for Special Board Meeting.
Special Board Meeting, February 4, 2010, 6:00 p.m., Ventura County Board
of Education holds a Public Hearing on the Bridges Charter School petition
and hears the staff analysis of Bridges Charter School petition.
Regular Board Meeting, February 22, 2010, Ventura County Board of
Education takes action to approve or deny the appeal of the Bridges Charter
School petition.
It is recommended that the Ventura County Board of Education take action to
acknowledge receipt of the Bridges Charter School appeal document and to adopt the
proposed timeline for the processing of the appeal, including setting a date for the
Special Board meeting.
F. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
(Government Code Section 54954.2(a) states: "No action or discussion shall be undertaken on any item not
appearing on the posted agenda, except that members of a legislative body or its staff may briefly respond to
statements made or questions posed by persons exercising their public testimony rights under Section 54954.3.
In addition, on their own initiative or in response to questions posed by the public a member of a legislative
body or its staff may ask a question for clarification, make a brief announcement, or make a brief report on his
or her own activities. Furthermore, a member of a legislative body, or the body itself, subject to rules or
procedures of the legislative body, may provide a reference to staff or other resources for factual information,
request staff to report back to the body at a subsequent meeting concerning any matter, or take action to direct
staff to place a matter of business on a future agenda.")
G. FUTURE MEETINGS
Date: Monday, January 25, 2010
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: 5100 Adolfo Road, Board Room, Camarillo
Purpose: Regular Meeting of the Board
Date: Thursday, February 11, 2010 (Budget Study Session)
Time: 8:00 a.m.
Location: 5100 Adolfo Road, Board Room, Camarillo
Purpose: Regular Meeting of the Board
Agenda No. 10-01
Date: Monday, February 22, 2010
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: 5100 Adolfo Road, Board Room, Camarillo
Purpose: Regular Meeting of the Board
Bold, Italics Denotes Modified Schedule
H. ADJOURNMENT
Board meetings are recorded by audio tape pursuant to Government Code Section 54953.5(b). Auxiliary aids and
services include a wide range of services and devices that promote effective communication for individuals with
disabilities. If you require such assistance, please notify this office at (805) 383-1900 as soon as possible or at least 48
hours prior to any meeting. We will make every effort to give primary consideration to expressed preferences or
provide equally effective means of communication to ensure equal access to Ventura County Office of Education
programs and events.
The agenda for this Special Meeting is posted for minimum of 24 contiguous hours prior to Board meeting at the
entrance to the Ventura County Office of Education, Conference & Educational Services Center, 5100 Adolfo Way,
Camarillo. A full agenda packet, with explanatory materials, is available for public review at this location. The agenda
is also posted at the following locations, and on the Internet at http://www.vcoe.org.
1. Conejo Valley Unified School District, 1400 E. Janss Road, Thousand Oaks
2. Ojai Unified School District, 414 E. Ojai Avenue, Ojai
3. Oxnard School District, 1051 S. A Street, Oxnard
4. Santa Paula School District, 201 S. Steckel Drive, Santa Paula
5. Simi Valley Unified School District, 875 E. Cochran Street, Simi Valley
6. Ventura Unified School District, 255 West Stanley Avenue, Ventura
Copies of specific explanatory materials can be requested by contacting the office at (805) 383-1900.
