Bakersfield City School District public meetings in 2020
3 substantive meetings from 2020, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
BoardDocs Imported Meetings 2011- 2025
The Bakersfield City School District Board of Education will hold a regular meeting via Zoom, with closed session items on employee discipline and labor negotiations. The board will elect officers, certify the November 3, 2020 general election results, and select a trustee representative to the Kern County Committee on School District Organization. Public comment is by email or voicemail due to COVID-19.
- Election of Board President, President Pro-Tem, Clerk, and Clerk Pro-Tem
- Certification of election results for November 3, 2020 general election
- Election of trustee representative and alternate to Kern County Committee on School District Organization
- Closed session: public employee discipline/dismissal/release and labor negotiations with BETA, CSEA, LIUNA
- Approval of minutes from November 17, 2020 regular meeting
BoardDocs Imported Meetings 2011- 2025
The Bakersfield City School District Board of Education is meeting to conduct a public hearing and vote on a resolution to dedicate approximately 1,097 square feet of district property along Chico Street to the City of Bakersfield for a permanent pedestrian walkway easement at Owens Intermediate School. The board will also receive reports on the return-to-school roadmap and hear public comments submitted remotely due to COVID-19 restrictions.
- Public hearing and adoption of resolution to dedicate ~1,097 sq ft of property at Chico Street to City of Bakersfield for pedestrian walkway easement at Owens Intermediate
- Report on Return to School Road Map - November Update with updated CA Department of Public Health guidance
- Recognition of Dr. Fred L. Haynes for board service 2012-2020 and Rev. Ralph Anthony for service as board president
- Approval of minutes from October 27, 2020 regular meeting
- Closed session items: employee discipline, labor negotiations with BETA/CSEA/LIUNA, existing litigation (OAH Case Nos. 2020010042, 20191200777), and student matters
BoardDocs Imported Meetings 2011- 2025
The Bakersfield City School District Board of Education held an emergency meeting to address a delay in internet hotspot deliveries that would prevent many of its 30,000 students from accessing online instruction. The board voted to postpone the first day of school from August 17 to August 24, 2020, and approved a revised school calendar and an amendment to the teacher MOU to align with the new start date. The meeting was conducted via Zoom due to COVID-19, with public comments submitted by email or voicemail.
- Determined emergency under Government Code 54956.5 due to hotspot delivery delay
- Approved changing first day of school from Aug 17 to Aug 24, 2020
- Approved revised 2020-21 school calendar with last day June 8, 2021
- Approved First Amendment to MOU with Bakersfield Elementary Teachers Association (BETA) for return to work during COVID-19