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What to Expect from Tonight's School Board Meetings

The Los Gatos Union and the Los Gatos Saratoga Union High school districts have their board of education meetings tonight.

The Los Gatos Union and the Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High school districts have their board of education meetings tonight, Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. at the Thomas P. O’Donnell District office board room, 17010 Roberts Rd., and at Saratoga High School, 20300 Herriman Ave., respectively.

Los Gatos Union School District trustees will consider the following:

  • Governing board retreat: Brown Act meetings, protocols and roles
  • Closed session begins at 8 p.m. to discuss labor negotiations with the Los Gatos Employees Teachers' Association, the Los Gatos Union Classified Employees Association and Superintendent Diana Abbati's mid-year evaluation.
  • Regular session reconvenes at 8:55 p.m. to discuss the governance calendar for the 2012-13 school year.

The Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District trustees will consider the following:

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  • Study session on health benefit changes
  • Closed session begins at 5:45 p.m. to discuss employee discipline/dismissal/release; public employee performance evaluation/employment of Superintendent Bob Mistele; provide direction to Mistele regarding negotiations with the District's Teachers' Association and the California School Employees Association, chapter 875; anticipated litigation of two cases and student expulsion/readmission.
  • Regular session will recognize Los Gatos High School Student of the Month Hannah Chen, Saratoga High School Student of the Month Prachi Dholakia and SHS student Edgar Chen, for earning a perfect score on the AP computer
    science exam in the spring of 2012.
  • Discussion of Wadas and Associates/SHS Foundation project to
    provide fundraising services for the construction of a new Sports Plaza and
    replacement/renovation of athletic facilities at SHS
  • Review Gov. Jerry Brown's budget proposal for 2013‐14
  • Receive and accept an annual audit report presented by Ahmad Gharaibeth from Vavrinek, Trine, Day and Co., LLP
  • Approve agreement with NTN for fall 2013 implementation of New Tech Network
    program at LGHS


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