The Shelton School District Board of Directors met in regular session at 6:00 p.m. on October 24, 2006 in the board room located at CHOICE Alternative School.

 

Board members present:  Chairman Ross Gallagher, Holly Sharpe, Sue McCausland, and Peter Boome.

 

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

 

Others present:  Jeff Green, Dedrick Allen and Jeanne Rehwaldt.

 

CALL TO ORDER

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

 

Chairman Gallagher also read the district’s Mission Statement.

 

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

There were two modifications to the consent agenda as follows:

1)      Remove Item 8.03 – proposed payroll vouchers for October 2006.  (To be approved at the first meeting in November.)

2)      Add a new item 8.07 – proposed personnel report.

Holly Sharpe made a motion to approve the agenda as amended.  Sue McCausland seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously.

 

REPORTS AND RECOGNITIONS

6.01 – Report on the Action for Healthy Kids Project:

Jeanne Rehwaldt, Chair of the Healthy Youth Task Force, reported that Shelton was one of five Washington school districts selected to receive a $1,000 grant from the Washington Action for Healthy Kids project to assist them with the implementation of their new school wellness policies.  She recently attended a training in Wenatchee for the grant and shared a PowerPoint presentation she received there.  She also shared success stories from Mt. View Elementary students, parents and teachers on their Food $ense Nutrition Education Program. 

 

Jeanne recommended that the district’s wellness policy/procedures be included in all School Improvement Plans and that future district budgets include a small stipend for employees who are on the Healthy Youth Task Force.  She is also trying to come up with a toolkit for teachers to get kids moving, since there is not enough p.e. time currently.  And, the Health Department has asked her to pilot several models to compensate for schools no longer being able to sell pop and candy, since this has always been a big source of funding for school activities.

 

6.02 – Mt. View remodel update:

Mark Weston gave an update on the Mt. View remodel project.  He has just learned from OSPI that that we are eligible to receive additional state match money for construction of a new playshed which will not jeopardize the state match for future bond efforts to complete the project.  Next steps are to repackage the project proposal and readvertise for bids for Phase 1 with a projected bid opening on November 9th.

 

6.03 – Recognition of Mark Weston:

Joan Zook announced that Mark Weston recently received Educational Facilities Master Level Certification from the Washington Association of Maintenance and Operations Administrators, which is the highest level of certification.  Mark is one of ten facility masters in the State of Washington.

 

DISCUSSION ITEMS

7.01 – Bond refinancing:

Jackie McGuire discussed some basic steps in refinancing bonds and said she has been talking with a number of different companies interested in refinancing our bonds.  Board members would like to proceed with taking steps to refinance and Jackie will bring the official board resolution to the November 14th board meeting.

 

7.02 and 7.03 – Proposed Resolution Nos. 06-12 and 06-13:

Proposed Resolution Nos. 06-12 and 06-13 authorize the financing contract with the State Treasurer for the Shelton High School energy efficiency measures (gas boilers, pool heat recovery unit and new gymnasium heat pumps).  Holly Sharpe made a motion to approve Resolution Nos. 06-12 and 06-13.  Sue McCausland seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously.

 

CONSENT AGENDA

Holly Sharpe made a motion to approve the consent agenda as amended.  Peter Boome seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously.  The board:

 

·        Approved minutes of the October 10, 2006 regular board meeting.

·        Approved General Fund Voucher No. 105450 in the amount of $3,257.36.

·        Approved the cancellation of miscellaneous General Fund and ASB Fund warrants either lost or unclaimed by the vendors.

·        Approved overnight travel to Seattle, WA on November 1-2, 2006 for Shelton High School Indian Club students to attend the University of Washington Native American Student Days.

·        Approved the surplus of a table top theater style popcorn machine no longer needed by the district.

·        Approved the personnel report as submitted and as listed below:

-         Hired Brenda Bamford as an E.A. at Mt. View beginning October 9, 2006.

-         Hired Stephen Farnum as an E.A. at Mt. View beginning October 24, 2006.

-         Hired Katherine Faro as a Title I Family Literacy Support Para-Tech beginning October 16, 2006.

-         Hired Yul Gamboa as a bilingual E.A. at Evergreen beginning October 23, 2006.

-         Hired Margaret Griswold as a Food Services Worker I at Mt. View beginning October 18, 2006.

-         Hired Hilary Hacker as an Even Start work study student beginning October 17, 2006, not to exceed 9 hours per week.

 

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

9.01 – Budget status report:

Jackie McGuire reviewed the budget status report and said we ended the 2005-06 school year with a 4.8% remaining fund balance.

 

BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS

·        Sue McCausland said she appreciated the update Mark Weston provided tonight on the Mt. View remodel project; said she attended parent conferences at Shelton High School today; and also attended the October 13th staff in-service hosted by the Squaxin Island Tribe.

 

·        Holly Sharpe attended the recent Shelton High School volleyball tournament and said she was leaving for Anchorage tomorrow to attend a conference.

 

·        Ross Gallagher was running the railroad and unable to attend the October 13 staff in-service.

 

FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER

·        A microphone system has been ordered for the board room and should be installed by the next regular board meeting.

·        School Improvement Plan updates for Olympic Middle School, Oakland Bay Junior High School and Shelton High School are at the board desks for the October 30th board study session. 

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION

At 7:00 p.m. Chairman Gallagher announced that the board would take a 5 minute recess and would then enter into executive session for approximately 15 minutes to discuss the purchase of real estate.

 

Board members returned to regular session at 7:20 p.m.

 

ADJOURN

Chairman Gallagher declared the meeting adjourned at 7:20 p.m.

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                                           

                                                                                    Chairman, Board of Directors

 

 

 

                                                                       

Secretary to the Board