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1 Los Angeles Unified School District 333 South Beaudry Ave, Los Angeles, CA Board of Education Report File #: 13/ , Version: 1 Initial Proposals from Teamsters Local Union 572 for Unit S, Classified Supervisors Los Angeles Unified School District Page 1 of 1 Printed on 6/25/2014 powered by Legistar

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5 Los Angeles Unified School District 333 South Beaudry Ave, Los Angeles, CA Board of Education Report File #: Rep /15, Version: 1 Contract Authorization for Common Core Technology Project Plan Phase 1L: Laptop Devices for the Common Core Technology Project Action Proposed: Staff proposes that the Board of Education authorize staff to take the following contract actions in support of the Common Core Technology Project Plan (CCTPP): Authorize the Chief Facilities Executive and/or his designee to: o Enter into a contract(s) with Arey Jones Educational Solutions (Dell device), Lenovo (United States) Inc. (Lenovo device) and SHI International Corp. (Surface Pro device), in the aggregate amount, not-to-exceed $40 Million allocated to this proposal and the Chromebooks procurement (BOE #002-14/15), and execute all instruments necessary to complete Phase 1L of the CCTPP to the extent approved by the Board of Education; and o Amend any instruments necessary, at a later date(s), to increase contract capacity to align with any future actions by the Board of Education to amend the Information Technology Division (ITD) Strategic Execution Plan (SEP) to define and approve additional CCTPP phases and allocate additional funding. Any amendments to the contract capacity will be limited to the funding allocation, including any adjustments, approved by the Board of Education. These amendments will be brought to next available Board Meeting for ratification. Background: In order to enable the District to evaluate and analyze the impact of deploying multiple classes of classroom technologies to increase understanding of how to modernize classrooms to maximize student potential for learning in the most efficient and cost effective way, the Board of Education approved an amendment to the ITD-SEP to update the Common Core Technology Project Plan (CCTPP) on January 14, 2014 (BOE #129-13/14). As part of this proposal, the Board authorized the Chief Facilities Executive to execute all instruments necessary to implement Phase 1L of the CCTPP pursuant to California Public Contract Code Sections and/or While this authority only requires that the Board take action to ratify the proposed contracts with Arey Jones Educational Solutions, Lenovo (United States) Inc., and SHI International Corp.; due to the high profile nature of this project and in an effort to ensure transparency and minimize confusion, staff is requesting that the Board take action to approve the contracts. Phase 1L is to purchase and equip every student, certificated employee, and other appropriate staff at infrastructure-ready, non-phase 1 or 2 high school campuses, to be known as Phase 1L schools (Attachment A), with laptops, including Chromebooks (BOE #002-14/15) and associated software, equipment, and facilities changes as may be required; at a cost not to exceed $40 Million for approximately 19,300 laptops and Los Angeles Unified School District Page 1 of 3 Printed on 6/25/2014 powered by Legistar

6 File #: Rep /15, Version: 1 associated equipment. The scope of the $40 Million Phase 1L project includes: Individual Computing Devices Devices Storage / Charging Stations Mobile Device Management Learning Management System Planning and Implementation Staff In order to provide a Chromebook option to the schools, a new Request for Proposal (RFP) was conducted and authority to enter a contract with the successful proposers is requested in a separate Board Report (BOE #002-14/15). Expected Outcomes: Approval of the proposed contract authorizations for the Common Core Technology Project Plan and timely implementation of Phase 1L: Laptop Devices for the CCTP. Board Options and Consequences: The Board can approve all actions presented or postpone selected actions pending receipt of additional information. Non-approval of authority to award contracts will delay the rollout of Phase 1L of the Common Core Technology Project (CCTP). Policy Implications: This action is consistent with the District's long-term goal to address unmet school facilities needs as described in Measures R and Y. Budget Impact: The proposed authorization to enter into a contract(s) with Arey Jones Educational Solutions, Lenovo (United States) Inc. and SHI International Corp., is within the budget authority of $40 Million for the procurement of Laptop Devices and Chromebooks for Phase 1L schools previously approved by the Board for Phase 1L of the CCTP (BOE #129-13/14). This project is being undertaken as part of the School Upgrade Program (SUP), and as such will be funded with Bond Program Funds allocated to the CCTP Category of Need identified in the SUP - Spending Targets. In addition, there are some General Fund impacts for certain system-wide ITD activities associated with Phase 1 of the CCTPP. Staff will also monitor General Fund impacts as this Initiative continues to be rolled-out. Issues and Analysis: Eleven proposals were received in response to a Request for Proposals (RFP) for firms interested in providing computing devices along with professional services, consulting and related items in support of the Common Core Technology Project. The selection process followed California Public Contract Code Section and/or and proposals were reviewed and scored according to criteria stated in the RFP for responsiveness by the technical panel. After judging for acceptability by the selection panel, the three lowest proposers were Arey Jones Educational Solutions (Dell device), Lenovo (United States) Inc. (Lenovo device) and SHI International Corp. (Surface Pro device). Los Angeles Unified School District Page 2 of 3 Printed on 6/25/2014 powered by Legistar

7 File #: Rep /15, Version: 1 The device procurement process engaged a cross-functional technical panel of more than 20 technical panelists and a selection panel of more than 20 teachers and a parent from the Phase 1L school sites. The selection panel watched live presentations by the proposers and tested demonstration devices before making their determination of the finalists. The selection panels and the executive staff have concluded that the proposals, submitted by Arey Jones Educational Solutions, Lenovo (United States) Inc. and SHI International Corp., are responsive to the RFP; offer a quality product to be delivered in a time frame equal or better than required by the District; and is reasonably priced consistent with the other bidders and the costs estimated by the District. Therefore, the recommendation is that Arey Jones Educational Solutions, Lenovo (United States) Inc. and SHI International Corp be awarded the contract(s) for the laptop devices in support of the Common Core Technology Project. Legal counsel has reviewed and advised that much of the capital costs associated with the acquisition of devices, initial installation of software and hardware components, and certain staffing components may be financed with proceeds from the sale of Measures R and Y bonds. Attachments: Common Core Technology Project Phase 1L List of Schools - Attachment A Los Angeles Unified School District Page 3 of 3 Printed on 6/25/2014 powered by Legistar

8 ATTACHMENT A Phase 1L Schools of the Common Core Technology Project LOCATION CODE SCHOOL NAME BOARD DISTRICT Current Enrollment 8688 CHEVIOT HILLS HS HAMILTON HUMAN MAG HAMILTON MUS ACAD MG HAMILTON SH- COMPLEX METROPOLITAN HS TORRES ELA PERF ARTS TORRES ENG & TECH TORRES HUM/ART/TECH TORRES RENAISSANCE TORRES SOC JST LDSHP CANOGA FOR LANG MAG CANOGA PARK SH CANOGA PK ENV/AG MAG OWENSMOUTH HS APEX ACADEMY BERNSTEIN SH BERNSTEIN SH STEM CDS ALONZO ODYSSEY HS SOUTH GATE SH EINSTEIN HS MONROE LAW/GOV MAG MONROE POLICE ACD MG MONROE SH GARDENA FOR LANG MAG GARDENA SH MONETA HS Total 15,615 Bd. of Ed Rpt. No /15 Board of Education July 1, 2014

9 Los Angeles Unified School District 333 South Beaudry Ave, Los Angeles, CA Board of Education Report File #: Rep /15, Version: 1 Contract Authorization for Common Core Technology Project Plan Phase 1L: Chromebook Option for the Common Core Technology Project Action Proposed: Staff proposes that the Board of Education authorize staff to take the following contract actions in support of the Common Core Technology Project Plan (CCTPP): Authorize the Chief Facilities Executive and/or his designee to: o Enter into a contract(s) with Arey Jones (Samsung device), Rorke Global Solutions, An Avnet Business (Acer device) and Rorke Global Solutions, An Avnet Business (Dell device); in the aggregate, not-to-exceed amount of $40 Million allocated to this proposal and the Laptops procurement (BOE #001-14/15) and execute all instruments necessary to complete Phase 1L of the CCTPP to the extent approved by the Board of Education; and o Amend any instruments necessary, at a later date(s), to increase contract capacity to align with any future actions by the Board of Education to amend the Information Technology Division (ITD) Strategic Execution Plan (SEP) to define and approve additional CCTPP phases and allocate additional funding. Any amendments to the contract capacity will be limited to the funding allocation, including any adjustments, approved by the Board of Education. These amendments will be brought to next available Board Meeting for ratification. Background: Chromebook proposers did not respond to the Phase 1L Laptop Devices procurement (BOE #001-14/15); therefore, a second procurement was issued. In order to enable the District to evaluate and analyze the impact of deploying multiple classes of classroom technologies to increase understanding of how to modernize classrooms to maximize student potential for learning in the most efficient and cost effective way, the Board of Education approved an amendment to the ITD-SEP to update the Common Core Technology Project Plan (CCTPP) on January 14, 2014 (BOE #129-13/14). As part of this proposal, the Board authorized the Chief Facilities Executive to execute all instruments necessary to implement Phase 1L of the CCTPP pursuant to California Public Contract Code Sections and/or While this authority only requires that the Board take action to ratify the proposed contracts with Arey Jones and Rorke Global Solutions, An Avnet Business; due to the high profile nature of this project and in an effort to ensure transparency and minimize confusion, staff is requesting that the Board take action to approve the contracts. Phase 1L is to purchase and equip every student, certificated employee, and other appropriate staff at infrastructure-ready, non-phase 1 or 2 high school campuses, to be known as Phase 1L schools (Attachment A), Los Angeles Unified School District Page 1 of 3 Printed on 6/25/2014 powered by Legistar

10 File #: Rep /15, Version: 1 with laptops (BOE #001-14/15), including Chromebooks, and associated software, equipment, and facilities changes as may be required; at a cost not to exceed $40 Million for approximately 19,300 laptops and associated equipment. The scope of the $40 Million Phase 1L project includes: Individual Computing Devices Devices Storage / Charging Stations Mobile Device Management Learning Management System Planning and Implementation Staff This procurement was initiated in order to provide a Chromebook option to the schools. The Laptop Devices procurement was conducted prior and authority to enter a contract with the successful proposers is requested in a separate Board Report (BOE #001-14/15). Expected Outcomes: Approval of the proposed contract authorizations for the Common Core Technology Project Plan and timely implementation of Phase 1L: Chromebook Option for the Common Core Technology Project (CCTP). Board Options and Consequences: The Board can approve all actions presented or postpone selected actions pending receipt of additional information. Non-approval of authority to award contracts will delay the rollout of Phase 1L of the Common Core Technology Project (CCTP). Policy Implications: This action is consistent with the District's long-term goal to address unmet school facilities needs as described in Measures R and Y. Budget Impact: The proposed authorization to enter into a contract(s) with Arey Jones and Rorke Global Solutions, An Avnet Business; is within the budget authority of $40 Million for the procurement of Laptop Devices (BOE #001-14/15) and Chromebooks for Phase 1L schools previously approved by the Board for Phase 1L of the CCTP (BOE #129-13/14). This project is being undertaken as part of the School Upgrade Program (SUP), and as such will be funded with Bond Program Funds allocated to the CCTP Category of Need identified in the SUP - Spending Targets. In addition, there are some General Fund impacts for certain system-wide ITD activities associated with Phase 1 of the CCTPP. Staff will also monitor General Fund impacts as this Initiative continues to be rolled-out. Issues and Analysis: For the purpose of this proposal, a Chromebook is defined as a laptop that runs the Chrome operating system and Chrome web browser. A Request for Proposal (RFP) for firms interested in providing a Chromebook along with professional services, consulting and related items in support of the Common Core Technology Project (CCTP) was issued Los Angeles Unified School District Page 2 of 3 Printed on 6/25/2014 powered by Legistar

11 File #: Rep /15, Version: 1 on May 5, Four proposals were received in response to the RFP. The selection process will follow California Public Contract Code Section and/or The three lowest proposals were reviewed by the technical panel for responsiveness and then by the selection panel to be accepted or rejected. The device procurement process engaged a cross-functional Source Selection Committee consisting of more than 20 participants who evaluated the strength of the proposals and test demonstration devices. As part of the process, select stakeholders consisting of administrators, teachers, parents and students from the Phase 1L high school sites, attended a demonstration by the proposers to confirm the final selection. The selection panel and the executive staff have concluded that the proposals, submitted by Arey Jones (Samsung device); and Rorke Global Solutions, An Avnet Business (Acer device and Dell devices); are responsive to the RFP; offer a quality product to be delivered in a time frame equal or better than required by the District; and are reasonably priced consistent with the other bidders and the costs estimated by the District. Therefore, the recommendation is that the Board of Education authorize staff to award the contract(s) for the Chromebook option in support of the Common Core Technology Project to Arey Jones and Rorke Global Solutions, An Avnet Business; in an aggregate amount not to exceed the budget allocation of $40 Million for this procurement and the Laptop Devices procurement (BOE #001-14/15) also being brought to the Board of Education. Legal counsel has reviewed and advised that much of the capital costs associated with the acquisition of devices, initial installation of software and hardware components, and certain staffing components may be financed with proceeds from the sale of Measures R and Y bonds. Attachments: Common Core Technology Project Phase 1L List of Schools - Attachment A Los Angeles Unified School District Page 3 of 3 Printed on 6/25/2014 powered by Legistar

12 ATTACHMENT A Phase 1L Schools of the Common Core Technology Project LOCATION CODE SCHOOL NAME BOARD DISTRICT Current Enrollment 8688 CHEVIOT HILLS HS HAMILTON HUMAN MAG HAMILTON MUS ACAD MG HAMILTON SH-COMPLEX METROPOLITAN HS TORRES ELA PERF ARTS TORRES ENG & TECH TORRES HUM/ART/TECH TORRES RENAISSANCE TORRES SOC JST LDSHP CANOGA FOR LANG MAG CANOGA PARK SH CANOGA PK ENV/AG MAG OWENSMOUTH HS APEX ACADEMY BERNSTEIN SH BERNSTEIN SH STEM CDS ALONZO ODYSSEY HS SOUTH GATE SH EINSTEIN HS MONROE LAW/GOV MAG MONROE POLICE ACD MG MONROE SH GARDENA FOR LANG MAG GARDENA SH MONETA HS Total 15,615 Bd. of Ed Rpt. No /15 Board of Education July 1, 2014

13 Los Angeles Unified School District 333 South Beaudry Ave, Los Angeles, CA Board of Education Report File #: Rep /15, Version: 1 Amendment to the Integrated Library & Textbook Support Services Strategic Execution Plan to Define and Approve Library-Related Projects Action Proposed: Staff proposes that the Board of Education authorize an amendment to the Integrated Library & Textbook Support Services (ILTSS) Strategic Execution Plan (SEP) to reallocate approximately $10 million of unexpended Measure R funds from the New School Libraries and Project Management & Support allocations to fund the following projects: Library Technology Project Background and Scope - The September 15, 2010, SEP update explained the need to upgrade to Destiny and introduced three modules that comprise Destiny s resource management capacity: Library Manager, Textbook Manager, and Asset Manager. With the Library and Textbook modules firmly on the way to full implementation, now is the time to implement the Asset Manager module to inventory and track library assets such as laptops, printers, and book trucks. A three-year package is recommended at a total cost of approximately $3,560,000 (approximately 50% discount from list price). The addition of the Lexile Reading Program to the Library Manager cataloging records is needed in order to fully support the reading complexity component of the Common Core State Standards. The total cost is $142,200 for a three-year package. Project Budget - $3,702,200 (three-year cost) Project Schedule - Anticipated to begin July 1, 2014 with completion by June 30, Library Resources for Reconfigured and New Schools Project Background and Scope - As reported in the August 19, 2009, and September 15, 2010 SEPs, there is a trend of reconfiguring existing schools into span schools. These existing schools lack the appropriate ageand grade-level library resources for the new grades. At that time, 77 reconfigured schools were restocked to meet the needs of the students in the new grades. A follow-up has identified seven schools that underwent facilities-related reconfiguration in or Additionally, Aggelar Opportunity HS will be opening a new library as part of site modernization. Academy for Enriched Science is scheduled to move from a colocated site to a new site for the school year. An order for library resources would have to be placed in Spring 2015 to ensure arrival for the first day of the school year. Project Budget - $450,800 for the reconfigured/new schools Project Schedule - Project is anticipated to begin in July 2014 and conclude by June Implementation of Destiny Modules and Resources for New or Reconfigured Schools Background - The costs to be incurred are used for the support of the roll-out of the Destiny Manager modules on a districtwide basis. Initial funding from Measure K supported earlier phases of the Destiny roll-out. Los Angeles Unified School District Page 1 of 3 Printed on 6/25/2014 powered by Legistar

14 File #: Rep /15, Version: 1 Library Manager was implemented in all elementary, middle, and high schools. Textbook Manager has been implemented in all high schools and almost all middle schools (completion expected by end of this summer). Implementation has just started at the elementary schools. Asset Manager implementation will be designed to train designated school staff on its implementation with technical assistance as needed. Cost -- $3.87 million Schools of the Future E-Learning Pilot Program Background - Schools of the Future are schools that are piloting a digital age library that incorporates traditional print books and e-learning books, with dynamic, up-to-date content. Funding for the technology purchase was initially provided from the Special Reserve with the understanding that when ILTSS s amended SEP was ultimately adopted by the Board, bond funds would be used to reimburse the purchase. The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) executed a declaration expressing the District s intention to reimburse itself. Cost -- $1,927,484 Background: The ILTSS SEP covers a series of Measure K, R, and Y Bond-funded projects designed to provide greater access to instructional resources that help foster student achievement. These projects align with the recommendations of the Office of the Inspector General s Report of Audit Library Plan (June 27, 2007) and Textbook Inventory Cycle (June 11, 2010) calling for greater accountability for maintaining information on school and District books and instructional materials collections. The goals and expectations of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) report are also addressed. Expected Outcomes: Staff anticipates that the Board of Education will approve the proposed library-related projects to help meet the needs of all students. Board Options and Consequences: A yes vote will authorize staff to proceed with the expenditures of Bond funds to undertake the proposed library-related projects in accordance with the provisions set forth in Measures K, R, and Y. If the proposed action is not approved, Bond funds will not be expended and critical library-related needs will remain unaddressed. Policy Implications: The requested action does not require any change to current District policies. The amendments to the SEP are consistent with the policies and priorities adopted by the Board to date. Budget Impact: The projects will be funded by Measures K, R, and Y Bond program funds earmarked specially for libraries. Issues and Analysis: The proposed Bond projects are designed to meet the instructional needs of the students. Bond Oversight Committee Recommendation: This item was considered and approved by the School Construction Bond Citizens Oversight Committee (BOC) as its meeting of June 26, Los Angeles Unified School District Page 2 of 3 Printed on 6/25/2014 powered by Legistar

15 File #: Rep /15, Version: 1 Staff has concluded this proposed action will help facilitate implementation of the ILTSS SEP, and therefore, it will not adversely affect the District s ability to successfully complete the projects contained in the SEP. Attachments: Informatives: Los Angeles Unified School District Page 3 of 3 Printed on 6/25/2014 powered by Legistar

16 Los Angeles Unified School District 333 South Beaudry Ave, Los Angeles, CA Board of Education Report File #: Rep /15, Version: 1 Employee Paid Member contributions (EPMC) Towards CalPERS side Letter Agreement with Los Angeles School Police Management Association (Unit H) Action Proposed: The Board of Education adopts the attached Employer Paid Member Contributions (EPMC) Towards CALPERS Side Letter Agreement between Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and Los Angeles School Police Management Association (Unit H). The Side Letter Agreement is presented to the Board as a joint recommendation by the two parties. Background: The Los Angeles Unified School District reached agreement with Unit H on June 13, 2014, and prepared the attached Side Letter Agreement concerning the Employer Paid Member Contribution (EPMC) Towards the California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS). Expected Outcomes: Adoption of the attached Side Letter will result in employees paying one hundred percent (100%) of their individual employee contribution to the California Public Employees Retirement System and receiving an offset due to the elimination of EPMC for eligible Unit H members. Board Options and Consequences: Adopt the attached Side Letter Agreement resulting in employees paying one hundred percent (100%) of their individual employee contribution to the California Public Employees Retirement System and receiving an offset due to the elimination of EPMC. Do not adopt the attached Side Letter Agreement and the current contractual language will remain which may not be in accordance with statutory changes. Policy Implications: The Side Letter Agreement will become policy upon adoption. Budget Impact: The proposed 1.7% general wage increase to base salary in order to offset the EPMC results in an ongoing expenditure increase to the District of approximately $0.04 million annually. The estimated share of general fund is approximately $0.04 million annually. Issues and Analysis: This Side Letter Agreement addresses recent changes to CalPERS under the Public Employee Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA) in which all CalPERS eligible Bargaining Unit Employees should pay 100% of his/her individual employee contribution to CalPERS. Los Angeles Unified School District Page 1 of 2 Printed on 6/25/2014 powered by Legistar

17 File #: Rep /15, Version: 1 Attachments: Attachment A: Attachment B: Employer Paid Member Contributions (EPMC) Towards CalPERS Side Letter Agreement AB 1200 Report Informatives: Los Angeles Unified School District Page 2 of 2 Printed on 6/25/2014 powered by Legistar

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41 Los Angeles Unified School District 333 South Beaudry Ave, Los Angeles, CA Board of Education Report File #: Rep /15, Version: 1 Revocation Hearing of Urban Village Middle School: Adoption of the Facts in Support of Revocation and Issuance of Final Decision to Revoke the Charter Pursuant to Education Code 47607(e) [Public Hearing] Action Proposed: Staff recommends that, upon Board consideration of the evidence presented at the public hearing, the Board of Education adopt the Facts in Support of Revocation for Urban Village Middle School and issue the Final Decision to Revoke the Charter pursuant to California Education Code 47607(e). Staff also recommends that the Charter Schools Division (CSD) be authorized to send and receive any documents related to the Facts in Support of Revocation and Final Decision to Revoke the Charter. Background: At the June 10, 2014, Board of Education meeting, staff was prepared to present its recommendation that the Board revoke the charter for Urban Village Middle School (UVMS) based on the school s persistent record of repeated failure to meet numerous legal, fiscal, and charter responsibilities. Please see attached Board Report Number /14 dated June 10, 2014, and accompanying Facts in Support of Revocation and Final Decision to Revoke the Charter. At UVMS s request, and given its last-minute submission of documentation an hour before the Board meeting, the District and UVMS executed a waiver to extend the revocation timelines in order to provide UVMS an additional seven days to resolve all of the violations set forth in the Notice of Violations issued by the Board of Education on April 8, 2014 and the Notice of Intent to Revoke authorized by the Board on May 13, Please see attached Waiver of Charter Revocation Timelines dated June 10, These violations range from the school s failure to conduct criminal background checks of school employees and vendors to its failure to provide special education services to students with IEPs, and, when taken together, overwhelmingly demonstrate a general failure of the UVMS governing board to govern and operate a charter school educational program in a safe and responsible learning environment. Although members of the UVMS governing board have clearly made a sincere and passionate effort since June 10 to address the outstanding violations (please see Supplemental Materials provided to the Board of Education for review), the UVMS governing board continues to demonstrate that it simply lacks the capacity necessary to successfully operate the school and implement the program described in the UVMS charter. District staff has carefully reviewed all documentation submitted by UVMS, and conducted an extensive capacity interview of three UVMS board members and the proposed interim principal. The school s efforts, including changes in the UVMS board membership and school administration, are ultimately insufficient to remedy the violations, especially the central underlying concern about capacity. Los Angeles Unified School District Page 1 of 4 Printed on 6/25/2014 powered by Legistar

42 File #: Rep /15, Version: 1 For example, the June 1 UVMS board meeting minutes confirm that the school recently expelled a student, even though it has not provided any due process or otherwise followed the procedures set forth in its charter. In the response letter submitted to CSD on June 17, 2014, the school states that it held a hearing in accordance with the charter and is still anticipating the governing board s findings regarding whether or not to officially expel the student. This statement not only reveals a fundamental lack of awareness regarding the demands of due process and the procedures in Element 10 of the UVMS charter, as well as the requirements of the Brown Act, it also contradicts statements made at the capacity interview on the same day, during which two of the board members present, who have been board members since last year, acknowledged that the board has not conducted or provided for a hearing and that it therefore no longer considers the student expelled. Of greatest concern is that, when asked, neither the board members nor the interim principal could relate what information, if any, has been shared with the expelled student s parents regarding the student s enrollment status and resources available for behavioral support. Moreover, the school had no plan to find out, despite the fact that these specific board members have had actual knowledge of these events for weeks. One of the school s recent board appointments sheds additional light. On May 21, 2014, the UVMS board president resigned from the board, effective June 5, as well as two other board members with different effective dates in May and June, reportedly to make way for more experienced board members. On June 17, 2014, the UVMS board installed two new board members, one of whom attended the capacity interview the next day. This new board member is expressly intended to provide the fiscal and charter school expertise needed. Upon further review of submitted documentation and District records, however, District staff has ascertained that the new board member served as the administrator and then governing board president of Legacy Charter High School (originally Millennium), a failed LAUSD-authorized charter school that had to close at the end of its second year in That school scored a Growth API of 414 and failed to resolve serious fiscal and governance problems as well. The board s decision to add this board member only serves to compound the body of evidence confirming the school s demonstrated lack of capacity to exercise sound judgment and otherwise operate a charter public school successfully. The school s continuing fiscal condition is equally alarming. At the end of the year, the school still had negative monthly cash balances and a negative cash balance. It will have considerable carry over debt for For example, according to the landlord of the school facility, the school reportedly is behind nine months on its rent. The school has been unable to offer a cohesive plan to remedy its lack of sound fiscal management. Although the response letter alludes to the prospect of a potential loan, the school has not provided any documentation to substantiate the loan or demonstrate that any such loan is fiscally responsible. In order to qualify for the Public Charter School Grant Program funds identified in the response letter, the school must enroll at least 100 students. The school opened this year with 68 students, a number far below its target of 200, and was unable to attract more than 13 additional students at any point in the year. The school has not provided any plan or credible evidence that it will be able to enroll 100 students next year. Moreover, the school has reportedly vacated its school facility and has not provided documentation that it has secured a new site. The Board of Education is required to consider increases in pupil academic achievement for all groups of pupils served at the charter school as the most important factor in determining whether to revoke a charter. (Ed. Code Los Angeles Unified School District Page 2 of 4 Printed on 6/25/2014 powered by Legistar

43 File #: Rep /15, Version: (c)(2).) UVMS just completed its first year of operation and does not have CST or other state standardized testing data available for consideration. As discussed in the June 10, 2014 Board Report and accompanying documents, however, UVMS has failed to meet several key legal obligations directly related to its academic program and student achievement. For these reasons, as well as those already set forth in the attached prior Board Report and accompanying documents, District staff has determined that it is necessary to proceed with the recommendation that the Board revoke the Urban Village Middle School charter. The UVMS charter petition was approved by the Board of Education on February 12, The school opened in August 2013 and served approximately 81 students (79% African American and 21% Latino) in grades 6-8 in the school year on a private site located at 5753 Rodeo Road, Los Angeles, CA in Board District 1 and Educational Service Center West. Expected Outcomes: If the Board finds substantial evidence exists to revoke the charter and adopts the Facts in Support of Revocation, the Board will approve the issuance of the Final Decision to Revoke. Urban Village Middle School s charter will thereafter be revoked. Urban Village Middle School may appeal the revocation to the Los Angeles County Board of Education (LACBOE) within 30 days of receipt of the Final Decision to Revoke the charter. If LACBOE does not issue a decision within 90 days of the appeal or upholds the authorizing entity s revocation, Urban Village Middle School may appeal the revocation to the State Board of Education. Should the Board revoke the charter of Urban Village Middle School based on violations of law and fiscal mismanagement, Urban Village Middle School will not continue to qualify as a charter school for funding and for all other purposes during the pendency of an appeal. (Ed. Code, section 47607(i).) Board Options and Consequences: Yes - The Board of Education adopts the Facts in Support of Revocation and approves the issuance of the Final Decision to Revoke Urban Village Middle School. Board directs Charter Schools Division staff to issue the Final Decision to Revoke and Facts in Support of Revocation to Urban Village Middle School. The CSD staff will work with UVMS and ESC West to provide parents with local public school options. No - Facts in Support of Revocation and Final Decision to Revoke will not be approved or issued. The formal revocation process for Urban Village Middle School will be terminated and the school may continue to operate as a charter school under the terms and conditions set forth in its approved charter. Policy Implications: There are no policy implications at this time. Budget Impact: The budget impact will be dependent on the resolution of revocation proceedings. Issues and Analysis: Staff recommends that, upon Board consideration of the evidence presented at the public hearing, the Board of Education adopt the Facts in Support of Revocation for Urban Village Middle School and issue the Final Decision to Revoke the Charter pursuant to California Education Code 47607(e). Los Angeles Unified School District Page 3 of 4 Printed on 6/25/2014 powered by Legistar

44 File #: Rep /15, Version: 1 Attachments: Board Report /14 dated June 10, 2014 Facts in Support of Revocation with attachments Final Decision to Revoke the Urban Village Middle School Charter Waiver of Charter Revocation Timelines dated June 10, 2014 Los Angeles Unified School District Page 4 of 4 Printed on 6/25/2014 powered by Legistar