Ferndale Unified School District
Board of Trustees
Emil Feierabend Jerry Hansen Stephanie Koch Kristina Radelfinger Ken Richardson
January 14, 2015
Regular School Board Meeting
6:30 p.m. CLOSED SESSION
7:00 p.m. OPEN SESSION
Ferndale High School- Mabel Lowry Library
1231 Main Street, Ferndale, CA 95536
Minutes
Present: Jerry Hansen,Stephanie Koch, Kristina Radelfinger, Ken Richardson
Absent: Emil Feierabend
Also Present: Jack Lakin, Superintendent/Principal, Tammy Saldana, Principal, Denise Grinsell, Business Manager
1.0 CALL TO ORDER
Stephanie Koch called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
2.0ADJUSTMENTS TO THE AGENDA
None
3.0PUBLIC COMMENT ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
None
4.0ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION
Stephanie Koch adjourned to closed session at 6:31 p.m.
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54952.2
4.1 Conference with Legal Counsel — Anticipated Litigation
Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Government Code sec. Section 54956.9, (d) (2)
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
4.2 Public Employment: FES Instructional Aide
FES SCIA
FHS School Secretary
4.3 Public Employee Performance Evaluation for the Superintendent/Principal
5.0REGULAR SESSION RECONVENED
5.1Report Action taken in Closed Session, if required by law.
Regular session was reconvened at 7:00 p.m. and there was no reportable action taken.
The board will return to closed session after regular session to discuss 4.2 and 4.3.
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6.0 WELCOME/FLAG SALUTE: Jeremy Griffith – Junior High
Two students from junior high let the flag salute and then several students shared with the board some of activities they are working on. These included History Day projects, the introduction of Chrome Books to the junior high, accelerated reading, graphing curves in math to name a few.
7.0ANNOUNCEMENTS/REPORTS (The Board is asked to receive information)
7.1Student Representative Reports
Corabelle Esmailian reported ASB recently delivered donations to Betty Chinn, they are planning an Academic Rally to give recognition to honor roll recepients, and award academic "F"'s, a blood drive is planned for Thursday, January 29 from 10:00-2:00. LEO Club is busy with Basketball concessions and volunteering at the Ferndale Rep. FFA is planning a pulled pork dinner on January 24 from 5:00-8:00 at the Turf Room. Judging teams have started practicing adding Ag Mechanics and Vet Science teams this year.
7.2Certificated Representative Report
None
7.3Classified Representative Report
None
7.4Facilities Report
Supt. Lakin shared that through our Prop 39 funding, the district is undergoing a thorough inspection of our facilities to find energy savings. We should have the report back in February or March. HCOE was here before Winter Break evaluating our buildings for the most efficient technology upgrades in our infrastructure. We are also looking for temporary solutions to our facility needs such as roofing leaks.
7.5Board Member Reports/Announcements
None
7.62014-2015 Budget Report
Denise Grinsell reported that there have been no changes to the budget since the last meeting but that she will be working with HCOE next week to start preparing for 2nd Interim Report
7.7Principal Report
Principal Saldana thanked the board for all that attended the Winter Music Program. The music teacher worked very hard on the performance and the students really enjoy it. Students recently attended the GATE Academy up at HSU and it was a great experience. Today was an inservice day for staff. The classified staff participated in several mandatory online trainings. The certificated staff traveled to Amborsini School to meet with teachers about the new math program. In the afternoon, they had a lengthy staff meeting to discuss NWEA testing, interpreting results, and positive behavior throughout the school.
7.8Principal/Superintendent Report
Supt. Lakin shared that the high school is finishing up the first semester with finals week this week.
Report Cards will be mailed out next week. At today's inservice, Beth Foster from Eureka City Schools
worked with the teachers on implementing Common Core into all classes. In the afternoon, Colby Smart from HCOE showed the staff various aspects of Google Docs and how they can communicate with parents and students or even other teachers. He demonstrated Google Calendar. Supt. Lakin said
that currently our Math and Science teachers are promoting paperless assignments in their classes. CSBA should have our electronic board policies ready by the next board meeting and he is hopeful that they can be approved all at once and then review certain ones a few at a time. The school vans have been ordered and are currently being built. They should arrive in February.
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8.0PUBLIC COMMENT ON OPEN SESSION ITEMS
Brandi Zanone said that recently there was a need for some attention in the playground area. Coach Trevor and Shane Radelfinger spent a Sunday grading and prepping the red dirt in the infields. Emil
Feierabend brought in the much needed wood chips. The kids were very excited to have the chips and
many volunteered to help rake them into place. She presented the board with thank you cards to Emil
for his help hoping they could get them to him in his absence.
9.0 CONSENT AGENDA (The Board is asked to receive/approve)
9.1 Approve Board Meeting Minutes
Regular Meeting (December 10, 2014)
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9.2 Approve Commercial Warrants (December 2014)
9.3 Approve FES/FHS Student Body Accounts/Revolving Cash Accounts and Enrollment Reports
9.4 Approve Personnel Activity Report
9.5 Approve District Donations
A motion was made by Kristina Radelfinger and seconded by Ken Richardson to approve the
consent agenda less 9.6 District Volunteers. Vote summary: ayes 4 - 0 noes, 1 absent (Feierabend).
9.6 Approve District Volunteers
A motion was made by Jerry Hansen and seconded by Ken Richardson to approve the
consent agenda 9.6 District Volunteers. Vote summary: ayes 3 - 0 noes, 1 absent (Feierabend), 1 abstain (Radelfinger).
10.0 INFORMATION/ACTION(The Board is asked to receive/discuss; however, the Board may decide to take
action at its discretion
10.1 Review/Discuss BP/AR 6145 Extracurricular and Co-curricular Activities
Supt. Lakin explained to the board that they are required to review this annually.
Ken Richardson asked if Supt. Lakin could poll the teachers and see if they would be in favor or extending the
opportunity for tenth and eleventh graders to take summer school for grade recovery and eligibility. The board
felt that they might be in favor of that if the teachers were in agreement only if the summer school class was
specific to the failing grade.
Supt. Lakin said he would check with the teachers and get back to the board the next meeting.
10.2 Review/Discuss BP/AR 1325 Community Relations: Advertising and Promotion
No action was taken
11.0 ACTION ITEMS (The Board is asked to receive/discuss/
11.1 Approve Williams Uniform Complaint Fourth (4th) Quarterly Report
A motion was made by Kristina Radelfinger and seconded by Ken Richardson to approve Williams Uniform Complaint Fourth (4th) Quarterly Report. Vote summary: ayes 4- 0 noes, 1 absent (Feierabend).
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11.2 Accept the 2013-2014 Financial Audit Report
A motion was made by Jerry Hansen and seconded by Kristina Radelfinger to accept the 2013-2014 Financial Audit Report. Vote summary: ayes 4- 0 noes, 1 absent (Feierabend).
11.3 Approve the 2013-2014 Financial Audit Corrective Action Plan
Supt. Lakin explained the individual findings and the corrections now in place.
A motion was made by and seconded by to approve the 2013-2014 Financial Audit Corrective Action Plan. Vote summary: ayes 4- 0 noes, 1 absent (Feierabend).
11.4 Approve District Goals
A motion was made by Kristina Radelfinger and seconded by Ken Richardson to approve District Goals. Vote summary: ayes 4- 0 noes, 1 absent (Feierabend).
12.0 FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
12.1 Review/Discuss BP/AR 6145 Extracurricular and Co-curricular Activities
12.2
13.0 REVIEW OF CORRESPONDENCE TO THE BOARD
Supt. Lakin shared a letter from HCOE regarding positive certification of 1st Interim Report
14.0 ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned back to closed session to discuss 4.2 and 4.3 at 8:32 p.m.
The board reconvened from closed session at 9:07 and reported that they approved the recommendation of the administration to hire the following:
Newton (Clancy) Quinn as the FES Instructional Aide
Amy Leon as the FES SCIA Aide
Kristin Millsap as the FHS Secretary
The board directed that as part of her duties as Student Accounts advisor, Kristin will be added to that bank account as a signer.
Vote summary: ayes 4 - 0 noes, 1 absent (Member Feierabend).
There was no other reportable action taken and the meeting was adjourned at 9:08 p.m.
Kristina Radelfinger, Clerk of the Board
Signs Minutes following Board Approval