Richard Barrera, John De Beck, John Lee Evans, Shelia Jackson and Katherine Nakamura were present.
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The board made the following appointments/reassignments, with effective dates to be determined:
- Baker, Debra, from principal, Roosevelt Elementary School, Desert Sands Unified School District, to principal, Encanto Elementary School.
- Garrison-Arce, Cynthia, from IB Diploma Examiner, International Baccalaureate Organization, United Kingtom, to principal, Longfellow K-8.
- McMillan, Lillie, from principal, Hamilton Elementary, to principal, Porter Elementary.
- Spiegel, John, from director, High School Instructional Support, to principal, Bethune K-8.
Major agenda items:
The Board voted to approve the following items:
- F.04. Resolutions in the Matter of the Reductions/Eliminations of Classified Services
- F.06. Millennial Tech Middle School Academy and Gompers Preparatory Academy Facility Improvements: The board approved having district staff negotiate with the Gompers Preparatory Academy on a solution, with a report at the July 28, 2009 reported to the Board.
- G.02. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Funds - 2009-10 Proposed Ideas for Expenditure: Board approved a sharing of approximately $9 million among elementary schools in 90 percent free/reduced lunch and above and in program improvement (year zero and above), plus Encanto and Adams. Funds will be used to hire teachers to maintain the 15:1 K-2 ratio or other purposes if classroom space is not available. The board will consider other funding at its next meeting.
- I.03. Agreement with The Primacy Group, Inc. for a Parcel Tax Feasibility Study

