SHELTON SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 309
REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING, APRIL 10, 2007
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The Shelton School District Board of Directors met in regular session at 6:00 p.m. on April 10, 2007 in the board room located at CHOICE High School.
Board members present: Chairman Julianna Miljour, Marty Crow, Holly Sharpe, Peter Boome (arriving at 6:15 p.m.) and student board representative Daniel Glenn.
Staff members present: Superintendent Joan Zook, Alison Nutt, Emily Garlich, Paul Barber, Sue Barnard, Lori Fey, Rhonda Moran, Fran Stevens, Rachel Price, Glenn Shorten, Rick Hanson, Roger McCausland, Pat Cusack, Judy Serrano, and Ken Bixler.
Others present: Jeff Green, Dedrick Allen, A.J. Foster, Lawrence Chapman and a number of other elementary and high school students and parents.
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Miljour called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
There were two additions to the agenda:
- A new Item 8.04 – Approval of the supplemental personnel report.
- A new Item 8.05 – Approval of General Fund Voucher No. 107214.
Holly Sharpe made a motion to approve the agenda as amended. Marty Crow seconded the motion and the motion passed 3-0.
Marty Crow read the district’s Mission Statement.
REPORTS AND RECOGNITIONS
6.01 - Recognition of elementary students for participation in the Mason County Science Fair:
Evergreen teacher Judy Serrano and several elementary students talked about the science projects they entered in the recent Mason County Science Fair and shared the awards they received at the fair.
6.02 – Recognition of Shelton High School NJROTC cadets:
Shelton High School NJROTC cadets A.J. Foster and Lawrence Chapman were recognized by board members for being selected to attend the U.S. Naval Academy’s Summer Program in Annapolis, Maryland.
6.03 – Recognition of Roger McCausland:
Roger McCausland, Shelton High School Construction Trades Instructor, was recognized by the board for receiving the Washington Industrial Technology Education Association’s Program of the Year Award.
6.04 – Two CHOICE students selected to attend Space Camp:
CHOICE teacher Sue Barnard reported that last summer, as a result of being selected the Washington State Teacher of the Year, she received a scholarship to send one CHOICE student to Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama on May 5-11, 2007. To make this a better experience she wanted to send two students together, so the Shelton Schools Foundation granted a scholarship to send the second student. Lori Fey, an E.A. at CHOICE, will be traveling as a chaperone with the two students. There is no cost to the school district.
6.05 – Presentation of the 3-Year Technology Plan:
Glenn Shorten presented the district’s 3-Year Technology Plan for board approval and also gave an update on what’s happening in the district in the area of technology.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
7.01 – Request from New Market for cross credit:
Joan Zook told board members that the New Market Vocational Skills Center submitted a request for cross crediting at Shelton High School in the following programs: Professional Medical Careers, Environmental Exploration AP, Commercial Graphic Design and Emergency Services. That request was thoroughly reviewed by the district’s Instructional Materials Committee and they unanimously recommend board approval. Holly Sharpe made a motion to approve the request for cross crediting as submitted. Marty Crow seconded the motion and the motion passed 4-0.
7.02 – CHOICE High School science curriculum adoption:
Emily Garlich and Paul Barber presented the science curriculum adoption proposal for CHOICE High School in the amount of $11,088.00. Holly Sharpe moved, seconded by Peter Boome, to approve the science curriculum adoption as presented. The motion passed 4-0.
7.03 – 2007-08 budget priorities:
Joan Zook shared a handout showing a comparison of the Governor’s budget proposal, the House budget proposal and the Senate budget proposal.
7.04 – Proposed out-of-state travel for three Olympic Middle School staff:
Fran Stevens, Rhonda Moran and Rachel Price requested approval to attend the 2007 National Conference for Paraprofessionals being held in Albuquerque, New Mexico on May 2-4, 2007. Fran Stevens told board members that this ties into their school improvement plan and the educational audit process that Olympic Middle School is currently going through. Travel expenses for Rhonda and Rachel will be paid by ESP staff development funds and expenses for Fran will be paid from administrator staff development funds. Holly Sharpe made a motion to approve the travel and Marty Crow seconded the motion. The motion passed 4-0.
7.05 – Proposed revision to Board Policy No. 1220:
Board Policy No. 1220 has been revised to read that in the absence of the board president and vice-president, a president pro tempore will be elected to perform the functions of the board president. Holly Sharpe moved, seconded by Peter Boome, to approved revised Board Policy No. 1220. The motion passed 4-0.
7.06 – Proposed deletion of or revisions to Board Policy Nos. 2010, 2090, 2150, 2180, 2410.1:
Board members reviewed the recommended changes to Policy Nos. 2090 and 2180 and the recommendation to delete Policy Nos. 2010, 2150 and 2410.1 which are no longer needed. Marty Crow made a motion to approve the revisions and deletions of the policies as noted above. Holly Sharpe seconded the motion and the motion passed 4-0.
7.07 – Proposed date for Drake Scholarship interviews:
Chairman Miljour suggested the date of Thursday, May 3, at 6:00 p.m. in the board room for interviewing high school seniors as possible recipients of the Robert & Donald Drake Scholarship awards. Marty and Peter are reviewing the scholarship notebooks and selecting 10 students for the board to interview. They will have the names to Alison by next Tuesday so that she can notify the students of the interviews.
CONSENT AGENDA
Holly Sharpe made a motion to approve the consent agenda with the addition of Items 8.04 and 8.05. Peter Boome seconded the motion and the motion passed 4-0. The board:
· Approved minutes of the March 27, 2007 regular board meeting.
· Approved Capital Projects Fund Voucher Nos. 1647 through 1648 in the amount of $44,625.00.
· Approved General Fund Voucher No. 107214 in the amount of $2,320.00.
· Approved the regular and supplemental personnel reports as submitted and as listed below:
- Accepted the resignation of Dawn Stevens, History teacher at Shelton High School, effective April 4, 2007 (on leave of absence for 2006-07 school year).
- Accepted the resignation of Lucrecia Hernandez as a Bilingual E.A. at Oakland Bay Junior High effective April 13, 2007.
- Hired Shannon Johnston as a Special Services E.A. at Evergreen effective April 9, 2007 through the end of the 2006-07 school year.
- Hired Fred Johnson as a Maintenance II worker effective April 9, 2007 (from a Maintenance I worker).
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
· Joan Zook reported that she is pleased to be able to bring the Rachel’s Challenge Program to the district on September 24-25, 2007. Rachel Scott was the first person killed in the Columbine High School tragedy. The program is designed to promote non-violence and acceptance.
BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
· Peter Boome commented that he was very impressed with the quality of the work of our high school students as he’s been looking through all the scholarship notebooks.
· Sue McCausland, through Joan Zook, thanked board members for their well-wishes and said she was doing well after her surgery.
FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER
· Julianna Miljour suggested establishing an executive session closing time target of 8:30 p.m. After some discussion about not being able to set 8:30 p.m. as a target when you don’t know how long the regular meeting will last, it was agreed to try to set a 30-minute time limit for executive session.
· The Education Summit planning meeting is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on April 18th in the Olympic Middle School library.
· Jeff Green asked the board if they had considered moving the start time for board meetings back 5:00 p.m. now that Bill Freund was no longer on the board. Joan Zook commented that the meeting time was changed to accommodate Sue McCausland’s schedule as well as Bill’s. This topic will be on the next board agenda for discussion.
· The board retreat is scheduled from 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. on April 21st in the Washington Room at Mason General.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
At 7:43 p.m. Chairman Miljour announced that the board would take a 5-minute recess and then enter into executive session for 10 minutes to discuss a personnel issue.
The board returned to regular session at 7:52 p.m.
ACTION TAKEN AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION
A motion was made by Holly Sharpe to reinstate the employment of Dennis Haymore according to the terms of the settlement agreement. Marty Crow seconded the motion and the motion passed 4-0.
ADJOURN
Chairman Miljour declared the meeting adjourned at 7:53 p.m.
Chairman, Board of Directors
Secretary to the Board