Trevor McDonald, Superintendent Received*

R1a

(805) 742-2600 That the Lompoc Unified School District Board of Education require the spouse's pay increases be reimbursed to the Lompoc Unified VANDENBERG MIDDLE SCHOOL School District. (805) 742-2700 CABRILLO HIGH SCHOOL Response: LUSD agrees with this recommendation. Consistent (805) 742-2900 with of the Report, LUSD has referred this matter to the LOMPOC HIGH SCHOOL Santa Barbara County District Attorney so that it can be determined (805) 742-3000 whether or not any criminal violation occurred. If the District Attorney determines not to prosecute Mr. Christen for a criminal MAPLE HIGH SCHOOL violation of Government Code Section 1090, LUSD may seek to (805) 742-3150 obtain reimbursement from Mr. Christen using civil remedies. MISSION VALLEY SCHOOL (805) 742-3252 Motion was made by Mr. Gallina, seconded by Dr. Heath, and LOMPOC ADULT SCHOOL carried 4-0 (Mr. Christen was absent) to provide the Response to (805) 742-3100

R1b

That the Lompoc Unified School District Board of Education members recuse themselves from discussing and voting on issues that give rise to the perception of a conflict of interest. Response: LUSD agrees with this recommendation, and has taken steps to implement this recommendation by seeking advice from counsel before the Board discusses or votes on any/all matters that could give rise to the perception of a conflict of interest. Motion was made by Dr. Heath, seconded by Mr. Gallina, and carried 4-0 (Mr. Christen was absent) to provide the Response to Recommendation 1b to the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury. Motion 2518 - Response and Recommendation Finding 2

R2

That the Lompoc Unified School District Board of Education obtain an independent, specific audit of the General Fund expenditures to clarify the use of public funds. Response: LUSD agrees with this recommendation and is acting to implement it, including the consideration of hiring an internal auditor to supplement the work of an independent outside auditor. Motion was made by Mr. Gallina, seconded by Dr. Heath, and carried 4-0 (Mr. Christen was absent), to provide the Response to Recommendation 2 to the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury. Motion 2519 - Recommendation and Response Finding 3a

R3a

That the Lompoc Unified School District Board of Education enforce the Lompoc Unified School District travel policy as required by "Travel Expenses" AR 3350. Response: LUSD agrees with this recommendation and is taking action to implement the recommendation. Motion was made by Dr. Heath, seconded by Mr. Gallina, and carried 4-0 (Mr. Christen was absent), to provide Response to Recommendation 3a to the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury. Motion 2520 - Recommendation and Response Finding 3b

R3b

That the Lompoc Unified School District Board of Education prepare appropriate forms or put in place a tracking system so that Business Services has a method to collect pre-paid travel expenses from employees. Response: LUSD agrees with this recommendation and is taking action to implement the recommendation. Motion was made by Mrs. Kessler, seconded by Dr. Heath, and carried 4-0 (Mr. Christen was absent), to provide Response to Recommendation 3b to the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury. Motion 2521 - Recommendation and Response Finding 4a

R4a

That the Lompoc Unified School District Board of Education add a policy prohibiting all District employees, Board members, and officials from engaging in abusive conduct as defined in Government Code Section 12950.1, subdivisions (b) and (g)(2) ["conduct of an employer or employee in the workplace, with malice, that a reasonable person would find hostile, offensive, and unrelated to an employer's legitimate business interests. Abusive conduct may include ... verbal or physical conduct that a reasonable person would find threatening, intimidating, or humiliating, or the gratuitous sabotage or undermining of a person's work performance."] Response: LUSD agrees with this recommendation and can implement it by amending its current Professional Standards Policy and its Board Bylaws. Motion was made by Mr. Gallina, seconded by Dr. Heath, and carried 4-0 (Mr. Christen was absent), to provide Response to Recommendation 4a to the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury. Motion 2522 - Recommendation and Response Finding 4b

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That, after the Lompoc Unified School District adopts the policy described above, the District post, distribute, and provide training on that policy throughout the organization, and enforce it. Response: LUSD agrees with this recommendation. Motion was made by Mr. Gallina, seconded by Dr. Heath, and carried 4-0 (Mr. Christen was absent), to provide the Response to Recommendation 4b to the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury. Motion 2523 - Recommendation and Response Finding 5

R5

That the Lompoc Unified School District enforce an attendance policy for staff and management to ensure they are present and accounted for during work hours. Response: LUSD agrees with this recommendation and is taking action to implement the recommendation. Motion was made by Mr. Gallina, seconded by Dr. Heath, and carried 4-0 (Mr. Christen was absent), to provide Response to Recommendation 5 to the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury. Motion 2524 - Recommendation and Response Finding 6

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That the Lompoc Unified School District Board of Education revise its Policy, BP 4112.8/4312.8, to include members of the Lompoc Unified School District Board of Education. Response: LUSD disagrees with this recommendation. Board Members do not have the responsibility to manage, supervise, evaluate or promote any District employee other than the Superintendent. So adding Board Members as parties covered by BP 4112.8/4312.8 would have little if any impact on the issues raised in the Report. For example, even if Board Members were expressly added to BP 4112.8/4312.8, that would not have prevented the appointment of Ms. Christen as the Director of Special Education because Mr. Christen, her husband, had no management, supervisory, evaluation, or promotion responsibilities over her. (As noted in the Report, Ms. Christen was hired as the Director of Special Education before Mr. Christen was elected to the Board so he played no role in hiring her.) Motion was made by Mr. Gallina, seconded by Dr. Heath, and carried 4-0 (Mr. Christen was absent), to provide Response to Recommendation 6 to the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury. Motion 2525 - Recommendation and Response Finding 7

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That the Lompoc Unified School District Board of Education adopt a policy to require ethics training for Board members on par with AB1234 "Local Ethics Training" requirements. Response: LUSD agrees with this recommendation and is taking action to implement the recommendation. Motion was made by Mr. Gallina, seconded by Dr. Heath, and carried 4-0 (Mr. Christen was absent), to provide Response to Recommendation 7 to the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury. Please contact me if you have any questions or require additional information. Thank you. Sincerely, Stoll 68h Stephen C. Straight President, Board of Education Lompoc Unified School District she Attachment: Santa Barbara County Grand Jury Report - "LUSD School Problems on Board"