The Shelton School District Board of Directors met in regular session at 6:00 p.m. on February 28, 2006 in the board room located at CHOICE Alternative School.

 

Board members present:  Chairman Ross Gallagher, Sue McCausland, Holly Sharpe and student board representative Amy Thornton.

 

Staff members present:  Superintendent Joan Zook, Mark Weston, Alison Nutt, Jackie McGuire, Gar Thornton and Linda Arnold.

 

Others present:  Jeff Green, Donn Fountain and Ben Settle.

 

CALL TO ORDER

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

 

Chairman Gallagher read the district’s Mission Statement.

 

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

There were two additions to the agenda:

1.      A new Item 7.03 – Proposed overnight travel for the Shelton High School Special Olympics basketball team; and

2.      A new Item 8.09 – Supplemental personnel report.

Holly Sharpe moved, seconded by Sue McCausland, to adopt the agenda as amended.  The motion passed 3-0.

 

REPORTS AND RECOGNITIONS

6.01 – Capital Facilities Plan:

Donn Fountain, a consultant hired by the district, reported on the 2006 Capital Facilities Plan for the Shelton School District.  In order for the district to collect impact fees for new construction within the school district boundaries, the district must first submit to the City of Shelton and Mason County a Capital Facilities Plan as a part of the capital facilities element of their respective comprehensive plans.

 

Donn reviewed the steps that must be taken in order to collect impact fees; the elements of the Capital Facilities Plan; planned developments within the city and county; long-range school district FTE enrollment at the elementary, middle/junior high and high school levels; and a financing plan for purchase of portables in the future.

 

 

DISCUSSION ITEMS

7.01 – Proposed Board Policy No. 6810:

Proposed Board Policy No. 6810 and related procedures regarding Energy Conservation Management were presented for a second reading and approval.  There were no additional comments by board members.  Holly Sharpe made a motion to approve the policy and procedures.  Sue McCausland seconded the motion and the motion passed 3-0.

 

7.02 – Proposed out-of-state travel for Wanda Berndtson:

Shelton High School Principal Wanda Berndtson requested permission to travel to San Diego, CA on March 3-5, 2006.  School leaders from the eleven early college high schools presently in operation have been invited by Jobs for the Future to attend a retreat entitled, “The Heart and Soul of Leading Others”.  Airfare, lodging and meals during the retreat are paid by Jobs for the Future.  Holly Sharpe made a motion to approve the travel.  Sue McCausland seconded the motion and the motion passed 3-0.

 

7.03 – Proposed overnight travel for the Special Olympics team:

Gar Thornton requested permission for the Shelton High School Special Olympics basketball team to travel to Wenatchee on March 3-5, 2006 to participate in the State Special Olympics Tournament.  Gar told board members that participating on the Special Olympics team is a great way for the students to practice the skills they learn in the classroom.  Shelton students have qualified for the state tournament 7 out of the past 10 years.  Holly Sharpe made a motion to approve the overnight travel and Sue McCausland seconded the motion.  The motion passed 3-0.

 

CONSENT AGENDA

Holly Sharpe made a motion to approve the consent agenda with the addition of the supplemental personnel report as Item 8.09.  Sue McCausland seconded the motion and the motion passed 3-0.  The board:

 

·        Approved minutes of the February 14, 2006 regular board meeting.

·        Approved General Fund Voucher Nos. 103134 through 103135 in the amount of $595.00.

·        Approved General Fund Voucher Nos. 103136 through 103418 in the amount of $419,184.52.

·        Approved Capital Projects Fund Voucher Nos. 1596 through 1601 in the amount of $43,635.53.

·        Approved Associated Student Body Fund Voucher Nos. 16109 through 16151 in the amount of $47,222.74.

·        Approved Payroll Voucher Nos. 39512 through 39639 in the amount of $2,348,755.69.

·        Approved cancellation of General Fund Warrant No. 39207 never redeemed by the vendor.

·        Approved the regular and supplemental personnel reports as submitted and as listed below:

-         Hired Richelle Vining as the Secondary Summer School Coordinator for Summer 2006.

-         Hired Julia Kleutsch as an E.A. in the Shelton High School auto shop beginning March 1, 2006 through the remainder of the 2005-06 school year.

-         Accepted the resignation of Julia Smetzler as secretary/dispatcher at the Mason County Transportation Coop effective March 31, 2006.

-         Accepted the retirement of Dee McElhose as 1st grade teacher at Mt. View effective at the end of the 2005-06 school year.

 

 

 

 

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

9.01 – Budget status report:

Jackie McGuire gave a budget status report as of the end of January.  The district’s current enrollment continues to stay above budget at 4,019 FTE.

 

BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

·        Amy Thornton said the Shelton High School color guard recently competed at Central Kitsap and took 1st place in the people’s choice.  Finals are next week and the Hoopla is Friday night.

 

·        Holly Sharpe and her husband, Jim, traveled to Sitka, Alaska last week to help the staff at Sheldon Jackson College get ready for their upcoming audit.  While they were in Sitka, Jim received an invitation to travel to Anchorage to meet with Roman Abramovich, the Governor of Chukotka, an area of Russia.  He is a billionaire and one of the 50 richest people in the world and was in Anchorage looking at how the North Slope Borough’s government and infrastructure works.  Jim was instrumental in developing that infrastructure and the financial stability on the North Slope.   Holly also said she was leaving for Arizona this Thursday for spring training.

 

·        Sue McCausland traveled to Salem, Oregon over the mid-winter break to visit friends.

 

·        Ross Gallagher went to Olympia last week, this time representing the Washington State Labor Council, and had an opportunity to talk with several legislators.  He also mentioned the nice article on Sue Barnard, Washington’s Teacher of the Year, in Sunday’s Olympian.  Joan Zook added that Sue has flown back east is going through the interview process for the National Teacher of the Year, which will be announced by President Bush in April.

 

FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER

·        The joint dinner meeting with the Squaxin Island Tribal Council is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on Monday, March 13 at Olympic Middle School.

·        The 3rd Annual Hoopla Alumni Basketball Game is this Friday night at Shelton High School.  The Alumni game starts at 7:30 p.m., but there are a lot of activities prior to that so come early and come hungry.

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION

At 6:45 p.m. Chairman Gallagher announced that the board would take a 5-minute recess and would then enter executive session for 1 hour to discuss possible litigation and negotiations.

 

At 7:50 p.m. the board briefly returned to regular session to announce that they would need another 30 minutes in executive.

 

The board returned to regular session at 8:16 p.m.

 

 

 

ADJOURN

Chairman Gallagher declared the meeting adjourned at 8:16 p.m.