TehamaCounty Board of Education Minutes – March 14, 2012

Tehama County Board of Education

March 14, 2012

The Regular Meeting of the Tehama County Board of Education was held on the above date with Mr. Danny Rabalais, President, presiding. Mr. Larry Champion, County Superintendent; Mr. Charles Allen, Deputy Superintendent;Mrs. Roxy Williams, Assistant Superintendent of Human Resource Services; Ms. Kate Lane, Assistant Superintendent of Business Services; and Ms. Carol Stephens, Recording Secretary, were present.

Call to Order / Mr. Rabalais called the meeting to order at5:00 pm
Roll Call and Pledge of Allegiance / Present: Rabalais, King, Steffan, Brown, Moisey
Absent: None
Mr. Rabalais led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Approval of the Agenda / Mrs. Steffan moved, seconded by Dr. King to approve the agenda as posted. The motion carried unanimously.
February 22, 2012 Regular Meeting Minutes / Dr. King moved, seconded by Mrs. Steffan to approve the minutes of the meeting held on February 22, 2012 as submitted. The motion carried unanimously.
Warrants / Mrs. Steffan moved, seconded byMrs. Brown to approve the warrants endingFebruary 29, 2012 as submitted. The motion carried unanimously.
Financial Report / Mr. Moisey moved, seconded to Mrs. Brown to approve the financial report as presented by Ms. Lane. The motion carried unanimously.
Audience with Groups and/or Individuals / There were no groups and/or individuals that wished to address the Board at this meeting.
Superintendent's Report
Superintendent's Report - continued / Superintendent Champion reported on the following:
  • Rotary Dictionaries have been distributed to everythird grade student in TehamaCounty. This will roll into the launching of Tehama Reads where every child will be a reader by third grade.
  • The leadership at Red Bluff High and CorningHigh Schools will change in July. Mr. Allen reported that John Burch has been selected as the superintendent at CorningHigh School and Lisa Escobar has been selected as the superintendent at RedBluffHigh School.
  • The county office continues to work with Reeds Creek. Met with staff last week.
  • Schreder and Associates will be doing a demographic study to look at how board members are elected in districts and also the county office. We are talking with CountyElections and CountyCounsel who are also helping with this. GlennCounty is redistricting and they are working with us and comparing lines as some do not match.
  • On March 8 the State Board of Education voted to approve the lapsation of the BendSchool District. The CountyCommittee on School District Organization will meet on April 18 to take action on this. Suzanne Carrig will be present at the meeting.
  • Hopefully next month we will meet in the new board room. We are ordering new furniture tomorrow and will have pictures of board members in that room.
  • SERRF Highlights is scheduled for next week at Woodson Elementary and the Tehama County Fairgrounds. The Rotary club is cooking hot dogs for the Red Bluff event.
  • Los Molinos Elementary and RichfieldSchools are going through the process for distinguished school status.
  • The Secure Rural Schools bill passed the senate on a one-year extension.

Human Resource Services Report / New Hires
Therese Erndt, Speech-Language Pathologist, effective 3/12/12
Kevin O'Grady, Universal Support Staff, effective 2/27/12
Transfers/Promotions/Reclassifications/Reinstatements
Cynthia Cook, Project Director III, effective 7/1/11 (formerly Project Director II)
Greg Ross, Director of Maintenance, Operations, and Transportation, effective 7/1/11 (formerly Maintenance Supervisor)
April Farmer, Educational Support Services Assistant, effective 2/1/12 (formerly Math & Science Project Secretary)
Resignations/Termination/Retirement/Non-Reelect
Jen Parsons, Site Facilitator, effective 2/29/12
Vanessa Barajas, Special Needs Assistant, effective 3/2/12
Current Vacancies
Bus Driver
Director of Business Services
Early Childhood Project Secretary
Educational Sign Language Interpreter
Preschool Teacher Assistant
Site Facilitator
Special Needs Assistant
Speech-Language Pathologist
Support Secretary III
Curriculum Report / Mr. Allen reported that the full report is in the packet. RichfieldSchool and LosMolinosElementary School went through the site validation process for distinguished schools. The bar continues to rise higher and higher and we have many districts that are doing well. The Small Schools Art Celebration will be held on March 30. Mr. Allen invited the board to attend. This is a great event.
Business Services Report / Ms. Lane reported that the budget is changing rapidly. The county office just received approval for financial hardship from the Office of Public School Construction (OPSC). We will be bringing a resolution to the Board to open Fund 35 to shift these funds. The full report is included in the packet.
New Business
Approval of Second Interim Budget Report / Mrs. Steffan moved, seconded byMr. Moisey to approve the Second Interim Budget Report as presented by Ms. Lane. The motion carried unanimously.
Approval of Resolution No. 428-2012: Joint Powers Authority Membership - School Project for Utility Rate Reduction / Dr. King moved, seconded by Mrs. Steffan to approve Resolution No. 428-2012: Joint Powers Authority Membership - School Project for Utility Rate Reduction. The motion carried unanimously.
Approval of Resolution No. 429-2012: Resolution of the Governing Board Authorizing the Borrowing of Funds for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 and the Issuance and Sale of One or More Series of 2012-2013 Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes Therefor and Participation in the California School Cash Reserve Program / Mrs. Steffan moved, seconded by Mr. Moisey to approve Resolution No. 429-2012: Resolution of the Governing Board Authorizing the Borrowing of Funds for Fiscal Year 2012-2013 and the Issuance and Sale of One or More Series of 2012-2013 Tax and Revenue Anticipation Notes Therefor and Participation in the California School Cash Reserve Program. The motion carried unanimously.
Next Meeting Date / The next meeting will be held on April 18, 2012 at the Board Meeting Room (Gallery) – Tehama County Department of Education – 5:00 p.m.
Adjournment / There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 5:47 pm

Respectfully submitted,

LARRY CHAMPION, Secretary

TehamaCounty Board of Education

Approved: April 18, 2012

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