Ocean Beach School Distrct No. 101

OCEAN BEACH SCHOOL DISTRCT NO. 101

Regular Meeting Minutes of the Board of Directors

January 26, 2015

The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of Ocean Beach School District 101 was held on Monday, December 22, 2014, at 5:30pm in Room #8 at Ocean Park Elementary. Present were:

Board Members: Sandy Stonebreaker, President, Larry Phelps, Kris Kaino, Kathy Mathews and Kim Patten.

Administrators : Superintendent Jenny Risner and Principals Dave Tobin, Deb Turver, Todd Carper and Cathy Meinhardt.

Others Present: Jackie Stone, Amy Huntley, Dan Gove, Allyce Bruncke, Amy Curry, Katie Wilson, Suzanne Knutzen, Allie Friese and Lee Knott.

Call to Order

Board President, Sandy Stonebreaker, announced that because of her illness, Board Member Kim Patten would lead the meeting. Pattendeclared a quorum and called the regular business meeting to order at 5:30 pm.

Flag Salute

Patten led the flag salute.

Approval of Regular Meeting Agenda

Patten announced that there would not be an Executive Session.

Motion: I move to approve the regular meeting agenda for January 26, 2015.

Motion by Patten, Seconded by Phelps. Stonebreaker called for the vote. Carried.

Community Input

None

Input from the Board

Patten welcomed everyone to Ocean Park. In recognition of Board Recognition Month, Jenny thanked the Board saying she is spoiled with this group of board members. She also presented them with items from the schools, showing their appreciation. These items included t-shirts, letters and some artwork made by the students.

Patten asked if the letter of recommendation from last month to Bus Driver, Julie Connell, got sent to the paper. Asst. Secretary Stone assured him it did.

Mathews thanked everyone for coming to the north end of the peninsula for the meeting and Stonebreaker thanked everyone for the goodies.

Stonebreaker asked when we would have hard numbers on the amount of money left over in capital projects budget and when they would talk about what to do with it. Risner had sent out an email saying there was approximately $850,000.00. Stonebreaker felt we needed exact numbers soon. Risner reported that the contractor is pricing out the priority items for us. He plans to meet with the Board in mid-February so Risner will schedule a work session then. She feels he’s done a fantastic job sticking to a budget.

Approval of Consent Agenda

Before approving the consent agenda, Stonebreaker mentioned that the minutes showed she made motions and it wasn’t her. She felt it had to have been Phelps or another making the motions. Stone will be more careful recording motions. Stonebreaker also was concerned with the small amount of ASB bills that were paid. She questioned whether we were paying the bills on time. Risner stated that we were a bit behind during the transition of the former and current A/P employees but we are close to being caught up at this time.

Motion: I move to approve the consent agenda.

Motion by Patten, Seconded by Phelps. President Stonebreaker called for the vote. Carried.

The consent agenda included the following items:

a) Approval of December 22, 2014 Minutes

b) Personnel Report, New Hires/Resignations

c) Warrants

The personnel report included the following:

New HirePositionLocationDateHourly Rate

Rachel Church21st Century ParaOPE1/12/15$13.00

New CoachesAssignmentLocationStipend

None

ResignationsAssignmentLocation

Amanda Bresnehan21st Century ParaLBE

RetirementAssignmentLocationDate

None

CERTIFICATED PERSONNNEL

New HirePositionLocationDate Contract

The following supplemental contracts are recommended for Board approval:

EmployeeActivity/AssignmentLocationDateStipend

Todd CarperMentorIMS14/15$500.00

Annie FletcherMentorIMS14/15$500.00

ResignationsAssignmentLocation

None

Certificated Substitutes

The following individuals have met all qualifications and certification requirements to be added to our list of certificated substitutes and are recommended for approval:

• Kathie Kyle
• Patrick Carrico

Leave Requests

None

The warrant list included the following:

GENERAL FUND

A/P I12/19/2014$ 17,463.69130605-130626

A/P II12/19/2014$ 3,212.31130629-130631

A/P III12/22/2014$637,674.86130632-130657

A/P IV12/31/2014$ 2,500.00130658-130658

A/P V01/15/2015$ 76,938.70130661-130715

A/P VI01/21/2015$ 15,959.90130718-130733

PAYROLL01/02/2015$ 23,593.54130660-130660

CAPITAL PROJ FUND

A/P V01/15/2015$ 1,090.00130716-130716

A/P VI01/21/2015$ 1,825.76130734-130734

ASB FUND

A/P I12/19/2014$ 6,313.10130627-130628

A/P V01/15/2014$ 61.45130717-130717

A/P VI01/21/2015$ 3,264.10130735-130735

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

Risner asked Amy Huntley to update the Board on district-wide assessments. We have been advised to hold off making decisions about which assessment we want to use as none of the assessments available align very well with common core assessments. We will wait and try the interim benchmark assessments through the Smarter Balanced System. Hopefully, they will be available next year.

The ESD had been asked to evaluate the safety of the archery and mountain biking programs being offered through the pathways program at IMS. The survey by the ESD consisted of interviews with the staff teaching these courses as well as visits to observe the programs and the equipment. The only area that requires modification is the consent form. Other than that, the programs are good, the instructors well trained and the facilities are good.

Risner informed the Board that she was not ready to resolve payment for the gym floor project. There is a split in a board in the key area. Dan, from T & T Construction, came down and looked at the board with Jerry and they decided Dan would repair it at the end of basketball season so that we can close the claim. A resolution will be brought to a future Board meeting.

SCHOOL SPOTLIGHT – Ocean Park Elementary

OPE Principal, Cathy Meinhardt, shared what her building was doing around GLAD Strategies, Guided Language Acquisition Design. Her staff was trained before school started so they hit the ground running. Long Beach staff has already been trained and the intention is to have the MS trained next year. Several of our teachers are being trained as instructors in order to continually train new staff using these strategies. Meinhardt and other OPE staff, Amy Curry, Suzanne Knutzen and Allyce Bruncke, led the school board, principals and community members around the school to show some of the works created in the classrooms and hallways using GLAD strategies. Patten asked how long a unit would take using all of the strategies shared. Knutzen said it takes approximately six weeks.

Kaino wondered if there has been any testing to see how these strategies are working. Curry said that it is apparent through observation that it is. LBE Principal, Carper, recently visited OPE during the school day and was amazed at how the kids solved problems together and how kind they were to each other. He said it was a great experience walking through the halls.

BUSINESS MANAGER’S REPORT

Business Manager, Linda Thompson was absent but submitted reports showing budget status, cash flow history and enrollment. The General Fund ending balance is at $1.6M. Enrollment is at 966.

PRINCIPAL/DIRECTOR BOARD REPORTS

Patten asked HS Principal, Dave Tobin, how senior projects are going. Although it’s not a project anymore, more of a portfolio with a presentation, Tobin said things are going well. They are working on a few hiccups, but things are smoothing out. Rona Kloempken is having students jump through the necessary hoops to get mentors and job shadows approved. According to Amy Huntley, they are working on streamlining paperwork. She said students are to invite people who have a stake in their lives to listen to their presentations. Patten wondered if we have students who are not graduating because they didn’t take care of the paperwork. Huntley said we have more students who have not met standards than ever before. That being said, there are also more and more ways to be tested in order to meeting the standard. Besides Smarter Balance and HSPE testing, students can use ACT or SAT scores or submit a COE (Collection of Evidence) for multiple disciplines. After semester grades are received, senior students in danger of not graduating will get another certified letter stating what they need to graduate on time.

INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

• Next month the spotlight school is Ilwaco Middle School. The February 23, 2015 Board Meeting will be held at Ilwaco Middle School at 5:30 pm.
• Reminder: March Board Meeting has been changed to March 16, 2015.
• Minimum wage has been increased to $9.47.

ADJOURNMENT

With no further business to come before the board, Patten adjourned the regular meeting at 6:52 pm.

APPROVED AS READ;

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Sandra N. Stonebreaker, President of the Board Jenny Risner, Secretary to the Board