The Shelton School District Board of Directors met in regular session at 6:00 p.m. on October 10, 2006 in the board room located at CHOICE Alternative School.

Board members present: Chairman Ross Gallagher, Julianna Miljour, Holly Sharpe, Sue McCausland, Peter Boome and student board representative James Hong.

Staff members present: Superintendent Joan Zook, Jackie McGuire, Alison Nutt, John Hill, Bill Archer and Ed Born.

Others present: Jeff Green, Dedrick Allen, Herb Baze and several high school students.

CALL TO ORDER

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

Holly Sharpe read the district’s Mission Statement.

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

There was one addition to the agenda which as a new Item 8.05 – supplemental personnel report.

Julianna Miljour moved to adopt the agenda as amended. The motion was seconded by Holly Sharpe and the motion passed unanimously.

REPORTS AND RECOGNITIONS

6.01 – Mt. View video:

Bill Archer, fine arts specialist at Mt. View Elementary, shared a DVD he made about the upcoming Mt. View remodeling project called “Like a Brand New School”.

6.02 – Report from the Special Education Department:

Special Education Director Ed Born gave an overview of the district’s special education program; the number of students being served in each of our school buildings as well as those served in the non-high districts by the Special Services Coop; the types of services being received; and what he feels are the successes and challenges of the Special Education Department.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

7.01 – Bond refinance option:

Joan Zook and Jackie McGuire reported that interest rates are dropping again and asked board members if they were interested in having the experts from the security companies come to a board meeting to talk to them again about bond refinancing. Board members were in agreement that it is time to consider this option again. Jackie will arrange for AG Edwards and Seattle Northwest Securities to come to the next two school board meetings.

Sue McCausland proposed that the board hear from the building principals on their School Improvement Plans during a special study session and not at a regular board meeting. After some discussion amongst board members, it was decided to hold study sessions at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, October 30 and 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 7 to hear from principals on their School Improvement Plans.

7.02 – Proposed out-of-state travel for Olympic Middle School teachers:

Olympic Middle School teachers Dean Pustek and Steve Back requested permission to travel to Nashville, TN on November 1-4, 2006 to attend the National Middle School Association Annual Conference. Individual staff development funds were donated from 22 middle school teachers for this trip and the remainder will come from I-728 funds. Julianna Miljour made a motion to approve the travel and Sue McCausland seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

7.03 – Proposed out-of-state travel for Michael Carnegie:

Michael Carnegie, Spanish teacher at Shelton High School, requested permission to attend the Washington Association of Foreign Language Teachers Conference being held in Portland, OR on October 13-14, 2006. Julianna Miljour moved, seconded by Holly Sharpe, to approve the travel. The motion passed unanimously.

CONSENT AGENDA

Holly Sharpe made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda as amended with the addition of Item 8.05. Sue McCausland seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously. The board:

· Approved minutes from the September 26, 2006 regular board meeting.

· Approved the Minimum Basic Education Requirement Compliance Report for 2006-07.

· Approved General Fund Voucher No. 105449 in the amount of $60.00.

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

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

· Superintendent Zook distributed to board members copies of the agenda for the January 25 late start training for both classified and certificated staff.

· The Athletic & Activities Committee will meet at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, October 30, at which time they will consider the request to retire the #45 football jersey.

BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

· James Hong commented that school is going well.

· Peter Boome has had an opportunity in the past few weeks to check out a several programs in the district and has also been accepted to an art show in New York in December.

· Holly Sharpe said that ESPN is doing a series articles on Barrow High School in Barrow, Alaska, who just this year decided to have a high school football program. She said that $200,000 was budgeted for the football program this year because it costs around $20,000 per game to fly in the other teams, put them up on hotels, etc. Their first game was in August and it was 20 degrees.

· Julianna Miljour was in Vancouver last week and had an opportunity to attend a conference on the effects of substance abuse on brain development. She said it always amazes her how well teachers and parents do at meeting the needs of our young children and adolescents.

· Sue McCausland commented that, as a parent of a high school senior, she was amazed at what has to be done already and it is only October. She recently attended a high school tennis match and a girls’ soccer game. Last night she attended the Mt. View PTSO meeting with Joan to talk about the change in construction plans.

· Ross Gallagher recently attended the girls’ swim meet and the homecoming football game. He also spoke about the conference President Bush held on school safety.

FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER

There is a staff in-service scheduled on Friday, October 13 from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Squaxin Island Convention Center. Board members are invited to attend.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

At 7:10 p.m. Chairman Gallagher announced that the board would take a 5-minute recess and would then enter into executive session for approximately 30 minutes to discuss the purchase of real estate.

The board returned to regular session at 7:50 p.m.

ADJOURN

Chairman Gallagher declared the regular meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m.

Chairman, Board of Directors

Secretary to the Board