Excerpts from the Regular Meeting of the Cypress School District 
Board of Trustees held on February 13, 2020
SPECIAL ACTIVITIES
School Presentation: Steve Luther Elementary School
Student authors from Ms. Allen’s fifth grade class shared their experience of taking an idea through the writing process and turning it into a published book.
Staff Presentation: Local Control and Accountability Plan Progress Report
Tandy Taylor, Director, Instructional Services, and Rena Gibbs, Coordinator, Assessment and Technology, provided the Board with an update on the district's Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) and 2019 Smarter Balanced assessment results for the district's student subgroups.
BOARD ACTIONS
Annual Contract Renewal
Renewal of the district’s annual subscription for the Qualtrics web-based survey tool was approved for the period March 27, 2020, through March 26, 2021, at a cost of $15,100.

Academic Calendars and Employee Holidays for 2020/21
The Board approved the traditional and year-round academic calendars and employee holidays for the 2020/21 school year.

Library Book Donation
Every year, in honor of Day of the Teacher and Classified School Employee Week, the Board of Trustees donates a book to each school library. This year’s book is One Drop of Kindness, which is aligned with the district's focus on social and emotional learning.

Temporary School Psychologist
To address a short-term increase in school psychologist caseloads, the Board approved contracting with Accountable School Staffing for a temporary school psychologist during the period January 22, 2020, through April 30, 2020, at an estimated cost of $35,700.

Disposal of District-Owned Personal Property
The Board declared a variety of technology equipment as unusable due to its age and authorized recycling of the items.

King and Luther Playground Replacement Project
The Board approved filing a Notice of Completion for the 2019 King and Luther Playground Replacement Project by Dave Bang Associates, Inc., at a cost of $81,057.47.

Architectural Services for New District Office Project
An architectural services agreement was approved with Ghataode Bannon Architects for design of the district’s new headquarters at 2020 Corporate Avenue in Cypress at a cost of $205,000.

Updated Board Policies and Administrative Regulations
The following updated Board Policies and Administrative Regulations were adopted by the Board:

BP 2121 Revised: Superintendent's Contract
BP 3311.1 Deleted: Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Procedures
AR 3311.1 Deleted: Uniform Public Construction Cost Accounting Procedures
BP 3600 Revised: Consultants
AR 4030 Revised: Nondiscrimination in Employment
BP 4033 Revised: Lactation Accommodation
BP 4151/4251/4351 Revised: Employee Compensation
BP 5116.1 Revised: Intradistrict Open Enrollment
AR 5116.1 Revised: Intradistrict Open Enrollment
BP 5117 Revised: Interdistrict Attendance
AR 5117 Revised: Interdistrict Attendance
AR 5125 Revised: Student Records
BP 5131.2 Revised: Bullying
AR 5131.2 Revised: Bullying
BP 5141.21 Revised: Administering Medication and Monitoring Health Conditions
AR 5141.21 Revised: Administering Medication and Monitoring Health Conditions
BP 6143 Revised: Courses of Study
AR 6143 Revised: Courses of Study
BP 6154 Revised: Homework/Makeup Work
AR 6174 Revised: Education for English Learners

All Cypress School District Board Policies, Administrative Regulations, and Board Bylaws are available online.
BOARD DISCUSSION
2020/21 Budget Development
The Board received the 2020/21 budget planning calendar as well as preliminary guidelines and assumptions for the budget development process. The guidelines set the parameters and goals that drive formation of the budget, while the assumptions reflect information from the Governor's January budget proposal as well as internal and external factors affecting revenue and expenditure activity of the district. 
FULL BOARD AGENDA
Additional information from the Board Meeting is available  here .
NEXT MEETING(S)
Regular Meeting: Thursday, March 12, 2020 - Open Session 7:00 p.m.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES 
Candi Kern - Sandra Lee - Brian Nakamura - Bonnie Peat - Lydia Sondhi, Ph.D. 
 
SUPERINTENDENT 
Anne Silavs