The Shelton School District Board of Directors met in regular session at 6:00 p.m. on September 12, 2006 in the board room located at CHOICE Alternative School.

 

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

 

Staff members present:  Superintendent Joan Zook, Jackie McGuire, Linda Arnold, Alison Nutt, Gerry Apple, Pat Cusack, Gail Straus, Bill Hicks, Matt Hinkle and Gordy Hansen.

 

Others present:  Jeff Green, Dedrick Allen and Peter Boome.

 

CALL TO ORDER

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

 

Ross Gallagher read the district’s Mission Statement.

 

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

There were two modifications to the agenda as follows:

1.      Remove Item 9.03 – Proposed amendments to the 2005-07 bargained agreement with the Shelton Educational Support Personnel. 

2.      Add a new Item 10.06 – Supplemental personnel report.

Julianna Miljour made a motion to adopt the agenda as amended.  Holly Sharpe seconded the motion and the motion passed 4-0.

 

CONFIRMATION OF PETER BOOME TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Holly Sharpe made a motion to appoint Peter Boome to the vacant Director District #5 board position.  Sue McCausland seconded the motion and the motion passed 4-0.

 

OATH OF OFFICE FOR PETER BOOME

Superintendent Joan Zook then administered the Oath of Office to Peter Boome.

 

REPORTS AND RECOGNITIONS

8.01 – Career and Technical Education Program update:

Pat Cusack, Director of Career and Technical Education, gave an overview of the program.  Pat reviewed enrollment history; classes offered in the areas of Business Education, Family Consumer Science, Technical Education, Natural Resources and Agriculture Education; program revenue; and business/community partnerships, including apprenticeships.  Sue McCausland and Pat also talked about a serious problem school districts are facing of not having enough teachers coming out of the college level to fill Career and Technical Education teaching positions.

 

8.02 – Report on the National SADD Conference held in July:

Gerry Apple and three Shelton High School SADD Club students talked about their trip to Boston in July to attend the National SADD Conference.

 

8.03 – Report on recent overnight trip to Eugene, Oregon for a football game:

Athletic Director Bill Hicks and Shelton High School Varsity Football Coach Matt Hinkle reported on the Shelton High School football team’s recent trip to Eugene, Oregon for a pre-season game.  Matt explained that schools go through the WIAA site to find opponents for pre-season games and Shelton’s only options at the time were Clarkston High School in Eastern Washington near the Washington/Idaho border, Sand High School in British Columbia or Marist High School in Oregon, which Matt assumed at the time was in Portland.  Marist has been state champions 2 of the last 3 years and was a good opportunity for Shelton players.  Matt apologized for not getting his out-of-state travel request to the board in a timely fashion and will use the correct student travel form in the future.

 

DISCUSSION ITEMS

9.01 – Awarding of 2006-07 fuel bid:

Sandi Thompson recommended that the 2006-07 fuel bid be awarded to Pettit Oil Company, the lowest of the three bidders.  Julianna Miljour moved to award the 2006-07 fuel bid to Pettit Oil Company and Holly Sharpe seconded the motion.  The motion passed 5-0.

 

9.02 – Proposed 2006-2009 bargained agreement with the Shelton Education Association:

Julianna Miljour made a motion to approve the 2006-2009 bargained agreement with the Shelton Education Association.  Holly Sharpe seconded the motion and the motion passed 4-0.  Sue McCausland abstained from voting due to a conflict of interest.

 

9.04 – Proposed amendment to 2005-07 agreement with Shelton Educational Office Personnel:

Julianna Miljour made a motion to approve the amendments to the 2005-07 bargained agreement with the Shelton Educational Office Personnel.  Sue McCausland seconded the motion and the motion passed 5-0.

 

9.06 – Proposed 2006-07 salary schedules for non-represented employees:

Julianna Miljour made a motion to approve the proposed 2006-07 salary schedules for the non-represented certificated and classified administrators and the non-represented secretarial/clerical, professional/technical and pool employees.  Holly Sharpe seconded the motion and the motion passed 5-0.

 

9.07 – Proposed 2006-07 bilingual grant application:

Gail Straus presented for board approval the annual grant application for the State Transitional Bilingual Program.  Julianna Miljour moved, seconded by Holly Sharpe, to approve the 2006-07 grant application.  The motion passed 5-0.

 

CONSENT AGENDA

Julianna Miljour made a motion to approve the consent agenda with the addition of Item 10.06.  Holly Sharpe seconded the motion and the motion passed 5-0.  The board:

 

·        Approved minutes from the August 29, 2006 regular school board meeting.

·        Declared surplus a 1984 Chevrolet Van no longer useful due to its age and condition.

·        Approved overnight travel to Cle Elum, WA on October 14-15, 2006 for three Shelton High School SADD Club students to attend the fall state SADD Youth Advisory Board meeting.

·        Approved overnight travel to Spokane, WA on November 10-11, 2006 for three Shelton High School SADD Club students to attend the Eastern Regional SADD Conference.

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

 

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

11.01 – Budget status report:

Jackie McGuire reviewed the July 2006 budget status report.

 

11.02 – September enrollment counts:

Joan Zook reported that our enrollment on the official September 11th count date was 81.5 FTE’s above budget.  As of the count date, we had 4,072.5 students and we budgeted for 3,991.  This is a very comfortable position to be in at this point.

 

BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

·        Sue McCausland commented that it’s already starting to be a busy year with all the activities her boys are involved in and she is looking forward to the school year.

 

·        James Hong commented that he is just five days into his senior year and he’s already feeling a little stressed.  He said he hopes to attend the University of Washington, Washington State University or Western Washington University next year.

 

·        Peter Boome said he was happy to have been appointed to school board and has a lot to learn.

 

·        Holly Sharpe welcomed Peter and said she was glad to have Native American representation on the board.  Holly will be on vacation in Oregon next week.

 

·        Julianna Miljour’s granddaughter started kindergarten this week.  She also commented on the Washington Learns draft report and said there is opportunity over the next couple of months to give comment.

 

·        Ross Gallagher also welcomed Peter to the board.  Ross and Sue attended All Staff Day on September 5th where Dr. Terry Bergeson, Coach Unterseher and Sue Barnard were the guest speakers.

 

FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER

·        The Water Sounds Native Art Auction will be held at the Little Creek Casino Resort on September 16. 

 

 

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION

At 7:10 p.m. Chairman Gallagher announced that the board would take a 5-minute recess and would then enter into a 15 minute executive session to discuss a personnel matter.

 

At 7:33 p.m. the board returned to regular session

 

ACTION TAKEN AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION

Holly Sharpe made a motion to approve the recommendation to terminate the employment of Kim Fawver.  Julianna Miljour seconded the motion and the motion passed 5-0.

 

ADJOURN

Chairman Gallagher declared the meeting adjourned at 7:35 p.m.