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CONTRA COSTA COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
County
Board of Education Mission Statement
How is the Board organized?
What does the Board do?
Meet the Board members
Board Meetings: Agendas and Minutes
Ways to address the Board
Board Policies and Regulations
County
Committee on School District Organization
COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MISSION STATEMENT
The Contra Costa County Board of Education works with the County Superintendent
of Schools to provide leadership, service, and support to the districts
and all students of Contra Costa County through teamwork, communication,
integrity, creativity, expertise, and advocacy for all learners.
HOW IS THE BOARD ORGANIZED?
The Contra Costa County Board of Education is the elected Board of Education for the County of Contra Costa. The Board of Education consists of five members elected by trustee districts to staggered four-year terms. Each Board member represents a different area of the county and must be a registered voter in that area. In accordance with the California Education Code and certain other rules and laws, the Contra Costa County Board of Education serves as the governing board for the juvenile court schools operated by the County Office of Education.
WHAT
DOES THE BOARD DO?
The Board establishes educational policies for the programs administered
by the County Office of Education. These programs include Special Education,
Educational Opportunities, and Career Development. The Board also:
- Approves selected curriculum for education programs operated by the County Office of Education.
- Reviews and approves the County Office of Education budget.
- Hears appeals on interdistrict transfer disputes and expulsion cases.
- Adopts the standard list of school supplies, educational films, and supplemental materials for use by districts in the County.
- Provides resources and information to school district governing boards.
- Advocates on behalf of education on the local, state and national levels.
- Acts as the County Committee on School District Organization, which reviews changes in school district boundaries.
MEET
THE BOARD MEMBERS
Download Board Roster
(PDF)
Trustee Area 1: Pamela
Mirabella,
El Cerrito, El Sobrante, San Pablo, and parts of Kensington, Pinole,
and Richmond
Term expires 11/28/2008
Trustee Area 2: David
Krapf, Ed.D
Clyde, Crockett,
Hercules, Martinez, Pacheco, Port Costa, Rodeo, and parts of Bay Point,
Concord, Kensington, Lafayette, Orinda, Pinole, Pittsburg, Pleasant
Hill, and Richmond
Term expires 11/26/2010
Trustee Area 3: Daniel
A. Gomes,Vice President
Moraga and parts of Concord, Lafayette, Moraga, Orinda, Pleasant Hill,
and Walnut Creek
Term expires 11/28/2008
Trustee Area 4:
Glenn A. Ruley, President
Blackhawk, Clayton, Danville, Diablo, San Ramon, and parts of Alamo,
Antioch, Bay Point, Concord, Pittsburg, and Walnut Creek
Term expires 11/26/2010
Trustee Area 5: Daniel L.
Borsuk, Clerk
Bethel Island, Brentwood, Byron, Discovery Bay, Knightsen, Oakley, and
parts of Antioch, Bay Point, and Pittsburg
Term expires 11/26/2010
The following is the 2008 schedule of regular meetings of the Contra Costa County Board of Education. Please note that the Board meets at 6:00 p.m. in the Board Room of The Ronald L. Stewart Center, Contra Costa County Office of Education, 77 Santa Barbara Road, Pleasant Hill, California, 94523.
The agendas and minutes of all meetings are posted below. Click on the "A" for Agenda or "M" for Minutes links below to see the Meeting Minutes or Agenda of your choice.
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| Board Meeting/Workshop |
2008 Date |
Time |
Agenda |
Minutes |
Board Meeting |
January 16 |
6:00 p.m. |
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Board Meeting |
February 6 |
6:00 p.m. |
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Board Meeting |
February 20 |
6:00 p.m. |
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Board Meeting |
March 5 |
6:00 p.m. |
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Board Meeting |
March 19 |
6:00 p.m. |
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Board Meeting |
April 2 |
6:00 p.m. |
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Board Budget Workshop |
April 16 |
5:30 p.m. |
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Board Meeting |
April 16 |
6:30 p.m. |
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Board Meeting |
May 7 |
6:00 p.m. |
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Board Meeting |
May 21 |
6:00 p.m. |
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Board Meeting |
June 4 |
6:00 p.m. |
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Board Meeting |
June 18 |
6:00 p.m. |
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6:00 p.m. |
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Board Meeting |
July 9 |
6:00 p.m. |
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Board Meeting |
July 16 |
6:00 p.m. |
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Board Meeting |
August 6 |
5:00 p.m. |
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| Board Meeting | August 20 | 6:00 p.m. | ||
Board Meeting |
September 3 |
6:00 p.m. |
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Board Meeting |
September 17 |
6:00 p.m. |
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Board Meeting |
October 1 |
6:00 p.m. |
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Board Meeting |
October 15 |
6:00 p.m. |
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Board Meeting |
November 5 |
6:00 p.m. |
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Board Meeting (Organizational) |
December 10 |
6:00 p.m. |
Printable
PDF Schedule of 2008 Board Meetings
(Adobe
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2007, 2006, 005, 2004, 2003 & 2002 Agendas and Minutes
Please note: Locations and starting times of regularly scheduled Board meetings are subject to change; the public will be informed of these changes.
For archived agendas and minutes back to 1999, please contact Clerk to the Board of Education Laura Huerta
To speak at a Board meeting, complete a Speaker's Card available on the table at the front of the meeting room and submit the card to the Clerk to the Board prior to the meeting.
To include printed materials in Board packets, submit the materials to the County Office of Education by 5:00 p.m. on the Wednesday of the week preceding the meeting.
COUNTY COMMITTEE ON SCHOOL DISTRICT ORGANIZATION
The Contra Costa County Board of Education acts as the County Committee on School District Organization, which reviews proposed changes in school district boundaries. The staff contact person for County Committee matters is Deputy Superintendent Ellen Elster, 925.942.3418. Meetings and hearings have no fixed location, as the County Committee is required to meet at locations in specific school districts where boundary issues are being addressed and considered. Therefore, please note meeting location on each agenda.
Click here to view the California Department of Education District Organization - Laws & Regulations Handbook.
Click on the "A" for Agenda or "M" for Minutes links below to see the meeting agenda or minutes of your choice. (Adobe Acrobat needed)
| Meeting/Hearing |
Date |
Time |
Agenda |
Minutes |
County Committee Meeting: Acalanes High School
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9/10/08 | 4:00 PM |
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County Committee Meeting: Public Hearing on petition to establish five Trustee Areas and to adopt an alternative method of electing governing Board Members in The West Contra Costa Unified School District Lovonya DeJean Middle School
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7/2/08 | 6:00 PM |
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CANCELED
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Public Hearings:
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4/18/07 |
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County
Committee Meeting |
9/28/05 | 5:00 PM |
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| Committee Meeting | 9/14/05 | 5:00 PM | ||
| Special Committee Meeting | 6/22/05 | 5:30 PM | ||
Public Hearings:
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6/2/05 | 6:00 PM 8:00 PM |
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| Public Hearing (Petitioner's Web site: http://www.ForTheKidsWeCare.com) |
5/25/05 | 6:00 PM | ||
| Public Hearing (Petitioner's Web site: http://www.ForTheKidsWeCare.com) |
5/19/05 | 6:00 PM | ||
| Special Committee Meeting | 4/20/05 | 5:00 PM | ||
| Committee Meeting | 4/6/05 | 5:00 PM | ||
| Committee Meeting | 5/7/03 | 6:00 PM | ||
| Committee Meeting | 4/9/03 | 6:00 PM | ||
| Riverview Middle School, Bay Point | 4/9/03 | 7:30 PM | ||
| Committee Meeting | 2/6/02 | 6:00 PM | ||
| Committee Meeting |
1/17/01 |
5:00 PM |
Petition to Establish Five Trustee Areas and to Adopt an Alternative Method of Electing Governing Board Members in the West Contra Costa Unified School District |
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Petition (PDF) 156 KB |
Request to Initiate Action to Reorganize the School District Boundaries in the Walnut Creek Area |
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Request (PDF) 128 KB |
City of Walnut Creek's Proposal to Transfer Territory from the Mt. Diablo Unified School District to the Walnut Creek School District and the Acalanes Union High School District |
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Proposal (PDF) 192 KB |
| Maps |
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Petition to Transfer Territory from the |
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Petition (PDF) 1.75MB |
Petition
to Transfer Territory from the Martinez Unified School District to Lafayette and Acalanes Union High School |
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Final
Report (PDF; 5.81MB, 40pgs) |
| Board of Education Contact: | ||
| Clerk to the Board of Education |
925.942.3380 |
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| FAX, Board of Education | 925.472.0875 | |