The Shelton School District Board of Directors met in regular session at 5:30 p.m. on June 12, 2007 in the board room located at CHOICE High School.

 

Board members present:  Chairman Julianna Miljour, Sue McCausland, Peter Boome and student representative Dan Glenn.

 

Staff members present:  Superintendent Joan Zook, Linda Arnold, Jackie McGuire, Alison Nutt, Sheryal Balding, Mark Weston, Pat Cusack, Margo Otto, Eric Barkman, Fran Stevens, John Bryz-Gornia, Carey Murray, Roger McCausland, Steve Warner and Gordy Hansen.

 

Others present:  Jeff Green, Sue Feldman, Dave Balding, Virgil Pentz, Michelle Crow and several other parents.

 

CALL TO ORDER

Chairman Miljour called the meeting to order at 5:33 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance.

 

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

There was one addition to the consent agenda which was a new Item 9.13 – supplemental personnel report.   Peter Boome made a motion to adopt the agenda as amended with the addition of Item 9.13.  Sue McCausland seconded the motion and the motion passed 3-0.

 

Peter Boome read the district’s Mission Statement.

 

COMMUNITY COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS

Virgil Pentz addressed the board and said he was representing a group of 9th grade parents who are concerned about the math program at Oakland Bay Junior High and the overall failing grade for most of the class.  Virgil asked the board to take their concerns into consideration during executive session tonight.  Chairman Miljour said she was aware of an e-mail to Joan Zook today regarding this matter and will channel this back to the appropriate staff, which is Joan and the administration. 

 

REPORTS AND RECOGNITIONS

6.01 – Report on the 2006 Healthy Youth Survey:

Margo Otto reported on the highlights from the 2006 Healthy Youth Survey for Shelton School District 8th, 10th and 12th grade student as compared to the state average in areas that included tobacco, alcohol and drug use; physical fighting; weapons; bullying; feeling safe at school; opportunities for involvement in school activities; depression; and physical activity.  She also spoke about what we are going to do in Shelton as a result of this survey which includes beginning a Coordinated School Health Program.  Chairman Miljour said she was devastated by these results and said we must get these numbers down to where they were in 2002.  She would also like to be a part of the committee Margo talked about forming.

 

 

 

 

DISCUSSION ITEMS

7.01 – Proposed Criteria for the Community Partners for Kids awards:

No additional comments were received from board members after the criteria and nomination form were reviewed at the last board meeting.  Sue McCausland moved, seconded by Peter Boome to adopt the criteria and nomination form for the Community Partners for Kids awards as was presented at the May 22 board meeting.  The motion passed 3-0.

 

7.02 – Proposed out-of-state travel request from Eric Barkman:

Eric Barkman requested approval to travel to Vancouver, B.C. on October 10-13, 2007 to attend the “Solution Tree Summit – Learning by Doing: Bringing Professional Learning Communities to Life in Our Schools and Districts” conference.  Eric was scheduled to attend a national conference this school year, per the administrators’ bargained agreement, but could not find the right conference that would be relevant to Olympic Middle School’s school improvement plans, until he learned of this conference.  Peter Boome made a motion to approve the travel and Sue McCausland seconded the motion.  The motion passed 3-0.

 

7.03 – Proposed increase in lunch prices for the 2007-08 school year:

Because of rising food costs, due in part to the rising cost of fuel and also increased labor costs, David Westermann is recommending an increase in school lunch prices by .10¢ for students and .25¢ for adults, beginning with the 2007-08 school year.  The district has not had a price increase in the past two years.  Sue McCausland made a motion to approve the increase in lunch prices by .10¢ for a student lunch and by .25¢ for an adult lunch.  Peter Boome seconded the motion and the motion passed 3-0.

 

7.04 – Proposed 2007-08 agreement with Bates Technical College:

The 2007-08 interlocal cooperative agreement for educational services with Bates Technical College was presented for approval.  Sue McCausland asked if Bates has ever been to the Shelton High School campus to promote their program.  Pat Cusack replied that yes, they have been to our campus, we have also taken field trips to Bates, and information about their program is available in our career center.  Peter Boome made a motion to adopt the 2007-08 interlocal cooperative agreement with Bates Technical College.  Sue McCausland seconded the motion and the motion passed 3-0.

 

7.05 – Proposed 2007-08 agreement with Project Lead The Way, Inc.:

Pat Cusack introduced Phil Cooper, a new staff member at Shelton High School this year, who comes with unique credentials which will allow us to broaden our course offerings at Shelton High School.  Project Lead The Way is a national course curriculum which provides engineering and technology curricula to high schools and middle schools.  Shelton High School will have 4 or 5 course offerings next school year.  25 students have signed up so far for the engineering course and another 36 students have signed up for the electronics program.  Sue McCausland made a motion to approve the 2007-08 agreement with Project Lead The Way, Inc.  Peter Boome seconded the motion and the motion passed 3-0.

 

 

 

CONSENT AGENDA

Sue McCausland asked that the personnel reports listed as Items 9.12 and 9.13 be removed from the consent agenda and acted upon after executive session.  Peter Boome made a motion to approve the consent agenda with the exception of 9.12 and 9.13.  Sue McCausland seconded the motion and the motion passed 3-0.  The board:

 

·        Approved minutes of the May 22, 2007 regular school board meeting.

·        Approved General Fund Voucher Nos. 107479 through 107807 in the amount of $552,223.71 for May 2007.

·        Approved Capital Projects Fund Voucher Nos. 1650 through 1659 in the amount of $42,218.50 for May 2007.

·        Approved Associated Student Body Fund Voucher Nos. 17040 through 17123 in the amount of $57,167.16 for May 2007.

·        Approved Associated Student Body Fund Voucher No. 17124 in the amount of $5.406.97 for May 2007.

·        Approved Payroll Voucher Nos. 41421 through 41541 in the amount of $2,527,358.50 for May 2007.

·        Approved overnight travel to Spokane, WA on July 5-8, 2007 for the Shelton High School girls’ basketball team to attend basketball team camp.

·        Approved out-of-state travel to Kansas City, MO on June 24-30, 2007 for one Shelton High School student to participate in the Skills USA National Leadership Conference and Competition.

·        Approved overnight travel to Central Washington University on July 5-8, 2007 for the Shelton High School boys’ basketball team to attend basketball team camp.

·        Approved out-of-state travel to Missoula, MT on September 21-22, 2007 for the Shelton High School cross country team to participate in the Mountain West Classic Cross Country Meet.

·        Approved a request to declare surplus 325 auditorium seats no longer needed by the district.

 

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

·        Joan Zook introduced Sue Feldman as the district’s new Co-Director of Teaching & Learning.  Sue will be job sharing with Debbie Wing next year, working 3 days per week in Shelton and 2 days per week for the University of Washington as a research assistant. 

 

·        A community impact fee meeting was held last night with approximately 30 people in attendance (school board members, builders and some community at large).  Joan Zook reported that a very productive conversation took place.  The district feels the need to collect impact fees to offset growth, but those people involved in new construction feel the pinch of being assessed, so they are not widely in favor of collecting impact fees.

 

·        The June 19 board study session on 07-08 budget development will need to be rescheduled because we have not received the information we need from the ESD and OSPI.  Julianna, Sue and Peter are available to meet at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26, prior to the start of the regular school board meeting.  Joan will check with Holly and Marty on their availability

BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

·        Peter Boome said he had a great time presenting Drake Scholarships at Senior Awards Night and also said he was running unopposed in the November board election.

 

·        Sue McCausland attended the Squaxin education banquet at the Little Creek Event Center, along with quite a few district staff members and their families.  She said it was great to see all the accomplishments of the students and the recognition they received.  Sue attended the school impact fee meeting with Joan last night and said it was a lively discussion.  She also said Senior Awards Night was fun, Baccalaureate was lovely and the seniors are ready to graduate.

 

·        Julianna Miljour commented that Peter Boome was an excellent co-presenter of Drake Scholarship awards at the senior awards ceremony and said all the students were so deserving of the scholarships they received.

 

FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER

·        Shelton High School graduation at 7:00 p.m. on June 14th at St. Martin’s.

·        CHOICE High School graduation at 7:00 p.m. on June 15th at the Civic Center.

 

RECEPTION HONORING SHERYAL BALDING AND MARK WESTON

At 6:26 p.m. the board recessed and held a brief reception honoring retiring administrators Sheryal Balding and Mark Weston. 

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION

At 7:10 p.m. Chairman Miljour called the meeting back to order and announced that the board would now enter into a 20-minute executive session to discuss a personnel matter.

 

The board returned to regular session at 7:30 p.m.

 

ACTION TAKEN AS A RESULT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION

Peter Boome made a motion to approve the personnel reports listed as Items 9.12 and 9.13 as they were presented, which had been pulled from the consent agenda.  Sue McCausland seconded the motion and the motion passed 3-0.  (See Attachment #1.)

 

ADJOURN

Chairman Miljour declared the meeting adjourned at 7:31 p.m.

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                           

                                                                                    Chairman, Board of Directors

 

                                                                       

Secretary to the Board