Review Agenda Item
Meeting Date: 5/18/2015 - 6:00 PM
Category: Business/Action Items
Type: Action
Subject: 18.15 Declaration of Need for Fully Qualified Educators
LCAP (Local Control Accountability Plan) Goal:
Professional Learning Professional Development Focused on Special Populations Goal 2.7-2.10
Professional Development Focused on Special Populations Goal 2.7-2.10
Policy:
Enclosure
File Attachment:
cl500 Declaration of Need 2015 2016.pdf
Summary: Regulations from the Commission on Teacher Credentialing require the district to submit an annual Declaration of Need form indicating the number of teachers we anticipate hiring under emergency permits for the 2015-2016 school year. In the past a Declaration of Need form was filed with each emergency permit submitted by the district. The annual filing will eliminate paperwork both for us and for the Commission. Attached is the form indicating the number of teachers we anticipate hiring or rehiring with emergency permits, the credentials and subject areas in which we may have need to hire. We have anticipated numbers by credential type larger than our anticipated need so as not to request from the Board a second identical action later in the year. The number of teachers hired or rehired under emergency permits includes substitutes, current employees required to reapply for a permit, and summer school teachers.

According to Title 5 Regulations 80026 (1)”…the Declaration of Need shall not be adopted by the Board as part of the consent calendar.” The Commission on Teacher Credentialing requires there be opportunity for public comments or questions. With this requirement, I am requesting that this item be approved outside the consent calendar.
Funding:
Fiscal Impact There is no fiscal impact. All positions which would be filled by individuals holding an emergency permit are within position control and budget.
Recommendation: Approve the Declaration of Need.
Approvals:
Recommended By:
Signed By:
M.Clara Nakasato - None
Signed By:
Leyla E. Benson - Executive Director of Human Resources
Signed By:
Dr. Nellie Meyer - Superintendent
Vote Results:

New Motion
Member Linda Mayo Moved, Member Barbara Oaks seconded to approve the New motion 'Approve the Declaration of Need for 2015/2016.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 4 Nay: 0.
The motion Carried 4 - 0
   
Linda Mayo     Yes
Cheryl Hansen     Yes
Barbara Oaks     Yes
Debra Mason     Yes