The Shelton School District Board of Directors met in regular session at 6:00 p.m. on July 12, 2005 in the Board Room located at the Choice School.

 

Board members present:  Chairman Bill Freund, Holly Sharpe, Sue McCausland, Julianna Miljour and student representative Amy Thornton.

 

Staff members present:  Superintendent Joan Zook, Jackie McGuire, Linda Arnold, Alison Nutt, and Marcie McKaig.

 

Others present:  Dedrick Allen, Jeff Green and several other guests in the audience.

 

CALL TO ORDER

Chairman Freund called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

There was one addition to the consent agenda, which was a supplemental personnel report as a new Item 8.06.  Holly Sharpe made a motion to adopt the agenda as amended, Sue McCausland seconded the motion and the motion passed 4-0.

 

DISCUSSION ITEMS

7.01 – Proposed Policy No. 6700 – Nutrition and Physical Fitness:

Proposed Policy No. 6700 was presented for a second reading and approval.  Amy Thornton commented that she didn’t see any wording in the proposed policy about no longer granting waivers for P.E. credit.  Halting the practice of waivers for physical education credits was listed under the recommendations for physical fitness by the Fitness and Nutrition Committee, not in the policy itself.  The Committee recommends the formation of a Healthy Youth Task Force to establish procedures and guidelines for this policy.  Holly Sharpe made a motion to approve proposed Policy No. 6700 as presented.  Julianna Miljour seconded the motion and the motion passed 4-0.

 

7.02 – Proposed Policy Nos. 5251, 5252, 5260 and 5270:

Proposed Policy Nos. 5251, 5252, 5260 and 5270 in the personnel series were reviewed at the June 28th board meeting and are back on the agenda for approval.  Hearing no additional comments from board members on the proposed policies, Holly Sharpe moved to adopt them as presented.  Sue McCausland seconded the motion and the motion passed 4-0.

 

7.03 – Proposed application for Mary M. Knight students to participate in SHS sports:

At the last meeting, Athletic Director Bill Hicks presented a proposal from Mary M. Knight School District to allow their high school students to participate in Shelton High School girls’ softball, boys’ baseball, football and girls’ soccer.  Since then, both Joan Zook and Bill Hicks have been in contact with Mary M. Knight superintendent, Carol Ersland, regarding the questions board members had before they felt comfortable in approving the application for the 2005-06 school year.  The one question remaining is the fee for MMK students to play, which Carol still needs to talk to her board about.  A fee of $50 per student had been suggested.  Board members still had concerns about the displacement of our own students on sports teams.  Last year, MMK had 1 student participate in soccer.  MMK does not believe any more than 1 or 2 students would be interested in playing in Shelton this year, and no students for football.  After more discussion, board members were in agreement to allow MMK students to play in Shelton for the 2005-06 school, but they reserve the option to re-evaluate that decision down the road, if necessary.  Holly Sharpe moved, seconded by Julianna Miljour, to approve the application from Mary M. Knight for girls’ softball, boys’ baseball, football and girls’ soccer.  The motion passed 4-0.

 

7.04 – Superintendent’s goals for the 2005-06 school year:

Superintendent Zook distributed for the board’s consideration her proposed goals and objectives for the 2005-06 school year, as well as a summary of the WASA Management Review recommendations.  Chairman Freund also distributed proposed goals for the superintendent that he came up with, which he said go to the heart of the WASA Management Team Review.  Bill’s goals were very similar to those Joan wrote.  After further discussion by the board and Joan, it was agreed that Joan would meld together, so they are a little more specific for evaluation purposes, the top priorities from the strategic plan and the top priorities from the WASA Management Review and bring them back for the board’s review and approval.  These goals will also be tied to the budget priorities.

 

CONSENT AGENDA

Sue McCausland had a question regarding Item 8.03, which was the request for the SHS cheerleaders to attend summer camp at Central Washington University.  The travel request states that the chaperones traveling are not currently registered school district volunteers, but are in the process of being registered, and Sue wondered if they had completed that process.  Alison will check the volunteer data-base in the morning to be sure this condition has been met, otherwise the superintendent will hold the request.  Holly Sharpe made a motion to approve the consent with the addition of Item 8.06 and approval of Item 8.03 only if the conditions have been met.  Sue McCausland seconded the motion and the motion passed 4-0.  The board:

 

1.      Approved minutes of the June 28, 2005 regular board meeting.

2.      Approved out-of-state travel to the University of Oregon for Shelton High School Flag Team members to attend Flag Team/Leadership Camp on July 17-23, 2005.

3.      Approved overnight travel to Central Washington University for the Shelton High School cheerleaders to attend summer camp on July 25-29, 2005.

4.      Approved overnight travel to Nahcotta, WA on August 17-20, 2005 for the Shelton High School football team to attend summer camp.

5.      Approved the regular and supplemental personnel reports as submitted and as attached. (See Attachment #1.)

 

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

Joan Zook has been working on finding a date for the board to hold a joint meeting with the Squaxin and Skokomish Tribal Councils, but has now had a request to hold two separate meetings.  She is proposing the date of September 15th to meet with the Squaxin Tribal Council and September 20th to meet with the Skokomish.  Both would be evening meetings held in the school district, tentatively from 6:00-8:00 p.m., and both would include a light meal, possibly prepared by our students.  Board members were in agreement with both dates, although Holly will be out of town on the 20th.  Joan will draft invitations for the board’s signature.

 

BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

·        Amy Thornton will be at leadership camp at the University of Oregon next week.

 

·        Holly Sharpe’s sister, who lives in Michigan, is coming soon to visit and Holly’s youngest child has moved away from home.

 

·        Sue McCausland said that her son was among eight Shelton High School SADD Team students who recently returned from the National School Safety Program Conference in Jackson, Mississippi, right before Hurricane Cindy hit the area, and also said that her son wound up in the hospital in Jackson due to heat dehydration.  Their SADD team placed 2nd in the nation and the students are anxious to attend an upcoming board meeting to tell board members about their trip.

 

·        Bill Freund recently attended a two-day state safety net workshop and said that our district will be applying for safety net funds in the future.  He has also cleared his desk of all K-12 education matters and has now begun work on an infrastructure study (roads, streets, bridges, waterways, etc.,) for the state.

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION

At 6:47 p.m. Chairman Freund announced that the board would take a 5-minute recess and would then enter into a 30-minute executive session to discuss negotiations.

 

The board returned to regular session at 7:25 p.m.

 

ADJOURN

Chairman Freund declared the meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m.