The Shelton School District Board of Directors met in regular session at 6:00 p.m. on March 11, 2008 in the board room located at CHOICE Alternative School.

 

Board members present:  Chairman Holly Sharpe, Sue McCausland, Gene Crater and Peter Boome.

 

Staff members present:  Superintendent Joan Zook, Linda Arnold, Alison Nutt, Wanda Berndtson, Connie Davidson, Rick Hanson, Bob Woods, Stacey Anderson, Sue Barnard, Ray Field, Jennifer Deyette and Gordy Hansen.

 

Others present:  Jeff Green, Sydney Finlay and a number of Shelton High School seniors.

 

CALL TO ORDER

Chairman Sharpe called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.

 

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

There were two additions to the consent agenda as follows:

1.      A new Item 9.08 – Cancellation of General Fund Warrant No. 109911; and

2.      A new Item 9.09 – Supplemental personnel report.

Sue McCausland made a motion to adopt the agenda with the addition of Items 9.08 and 9.09.  Gene Crater seconded the motion and the motion passed 4-0.

 

Peter Boome read the district’s Mission Statement.

 

BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

§         Sue McCausland spent time visiting at CHOICE last week.  CHOICE has a new music group made up of about 6 students and Sue would like to invite them to perform at a future board meeting.  She wondered if the district could purchase uniforms of some kind for the students to perform in.  Sue also spent time at Shelton High School and presented students with the Students of the Week awards.  She also thanked everyone who helped on Saturday with the Hoopla old timers’ basketball game and said tonight is the first night of spring sports.

 

§         Gene Crater spent time last week at Evergreen doing recess duty, serving lunch and talking with teachers.  He and Sue McCausland attended a workshop at Olympic Middle School last Friday during the staff training day.

 

§         Peter Boome has been busy with work and school.  He said missed the February 12th board meeting because it conflicted with his children’s spring concert and missed the February 26th meeting because he was in Los Angeles on business.

 

§         Holly Sharpe said the turnout for the Hoopla wasn’t as good as in past years but still raised $1,300 for the Citizen’s for Shelton Schools.  Denny Temple was honored at the Hoopla for his countless hours of volunteer service to the school district and the community.

 

REPORTS AND RECOGNITIONS

7.01 - Report from the National At-Risk Conference:

CHOICE teachers Sue Barnard and Stacey Anderson reported on their recent attendance at the National At-Risk Education Network Conference.  They thanked board members for the opportunity to attend this conference and gave a brief report on the presentation they gave as well as highlights of things they learned while there.

 

7.02 – Report from the Maintenance Department:

Bob Woods and Rick Hanson gave a report on what’s happening in the Maintenance Department.  Bob thanked the district for hiring consultant Art O’Neill to conduct a 4-day training on team building and influencing skills for all maintenance staff.  He said it has made a huge difference in his staff.  Bob and Rick spoke about the major maintenance projects for 2008 which include:

§         First phase of a security camera system at SHS;

§         Electrical, plumbing and automated door upgrade for a Special Service classroom at SHS;

§         Planning, procuring and placing into service a new portable classroom at Mt. View;

§         Mt. View Annex asbestos removal;

§         HVAC replacement for main office wing of the ASB;

§         Dry well work to reduce lakes in front of the mini-dome;

§         Fencing upgrades to Mt. View not covered in the recent bond work;

§         HVAC boiler room control upgrades at OBJH;

§         Window replacement at OBJH;

§         Stadium lights at SHS;

§         Track surface repairs at SHS;

§         Tennis court assessments and repair plan at SHS;

§         Bordeaux playground upgrade of rocky non-irrigated field;

§         Bordeaux playshed asphalt modification to drain away rain runoff;

§         Bordeaux sidewalk expansion;

§         HVAC replacements at SHS; and

§         Mt. View playground repair after site work, not covered in bond.

 

Bob and Rick also spoke about the other identified major maintenance repair projects.  Gene Crater asked if it were possible to set up a swing or graveyard shift to accommodate teachers so their teaching is not interrupted when maintenance is doing major repair work.  Bob responded that there are a lot of union issues and overtime pay issues associated with doing that.

 

DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS

8.01 – Shelton High School graduation requirements:

Wanda Berndtson and Connie Davidson gave a graduation progress report for this year’s senior class.  The Class of 2008 must earn 22 credits, complete a culminating project and a 13th year plan; and meet the standard on the reading, writing and math WASL or an approved alternative, in order to graduate.  322 of 348 regular education students are currently on track to graduate by credit count.  They described the work that is required in completing the culminating project and the timelines involved.  Students will not be allowed to participate in the graduation ceremony unless they have completed all the graduation requirements by the appropriate timelines.  There are still graduation issues associated with the WASL.  WASL scores are scheduled to be returned approximately May 27th.  Collection of Evidence will not be returned until July or August.  SAT/ACT results will be returned by the end of May.  The question for board members is whether or not to let students walk at the graduation ceremony without knowing these results.  Wanda and Connie would like to come back to a board meeting in April to make sure the board has a clear understanding of where we are at.

 

8.02 – Instructional materials purchase for English 98, 99, 101 and 102:

Debbie Wing is recommending adoption of instructional materials that have been selected for purchase, in collaboration with Olympic College and the Early College High School for Native Youth, to meet the college standards for English 98, 99, 101 and 102 offered on the Shelton High School Campus.  These materials were approved by both the Shelton School District’s Department of Teaching & Learning and the Instructional Materials Committee.  The total cost is $413.60 plus shipping and handling.  These books are being purchased by a grant received from the Gates Foundation through Antioch University.  Gene Crater made a motion to approve the instructional materials purchase and Peter Boome seconded the motion.  The motion passed 4-0.

 

8.03 – Updated procedures for Policy 2161:

Updated procedures were presented for approval for Policy 2161 – Special Education and Related Services for Eligible Students.  These are WSSDA recommended procedures with information specific to Shelton School District inserted in the appropriate places and are highly regulated and very specific in RCW.  Sue McCausland made a motion to hold these over until the next meeting for approval because she had not had a chance to read the entire document.  Gene Crater seconded the motion and the motion passed 4-0. 

 

8.04 – Revised salary schedule for Technology Support positions:

Joan Zook commented that the student support position was increased to bring us into compliance with the new minimum wage increase.  The technology intern position was originally intended for a college student wanting to do in an internship.  However, we were unable to find a computer science student but have found another interested college student so we are adding a new classification.  Sue McCausland made a motion to approve the revised salary schedule for Technology Support positions.  Peter Boome seconded the motion and the motion passed 4-0.

 

CONSENT AGENDA

Sue McCausland made a motion to approve the consent agenda with the addition of Items 9.08 and 9.09.  Peter Boome seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously.  The board:

§         Approved minutes from the February 26, 2008 regular board meeting.

§         Approved overnight travel to Seattle, WA on April 11-13, 2008 for Shelton High School Key Club members to attend the Pacific Northwest Key Club District Convention.

§         Approved overnight travel to Pasco, WA on April 25-26, 2008 for the Shelton High School Chamber Singers and Illusions to compete in a state-wide choral music competition.

§         Approved overnight travel to Yakima, WA on March 21-23, 2008 for the Shelton High School Dance Team to participate in the WIAA Dance/Drill State Competition.

§         Approved Associated Student Body Fund Voucher No. 17554 in the amount of $3,116.00.

§         Declared surplus a 1983 Bluebird school bus which cost of repair exceeds value.

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

 

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

§         Joan Zook reported that the legislative budget includes funding for full-day kindergarten and she believes Bordeaux is on the list for next year.  There is a nice cost of living increase for staff proposed in the budget, however it does not include money for non-state funded positions, so these raises come directly out of levy money.  Joan and Jackie will give a presentation at the next board meeting on the budget implications for Shelton School District.

 

§         The state auditor will be here on Thursday of this week.  Joan will be contacting Holly Sharpe to schedule the audit entrance conference.

 

FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER

§         A school board study session is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 17th, to begin work on the Facilities Task Force report.

 

§         Shelton High School scholarship notebooks are ready for review.  It was decided that Holly, Sue and Gene would be on the selection committee to decide which students the board will interview.  Senior recognition night is Thursday, May 22nd.  Holly Sharpe mentioned the possibility of also giving scholarships to several teachers to help them receive National Board Certification.  This will be discussed again at a future meeting.

 

ADJOURN

Chairman Sharpe declared the meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                           

                                                                                    Chairman, Board of Directors

 

 

                                                                       

Secretary to the Board