ST JOHN SCHOOL BOARD ENDICOTT SCHOOL BOARD
BOARD MEETING
MINUTES
Monday Š April 27,
2009
St John School
Library
7:00 p.m.
NOTE: An I-728 hearing was not held prior to this meeting due to
the late release of the state budget.
An official hearing will be scheduled prior to the board meeting on May
26, 2009.
Scott
Hollingsworth called the St John meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Dwight Lust
called the Endicott meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Debbie Schlomer
led the flag salute.
Roll Call:
Present from St
John were Andrea Miller, Scott Hollingsworth, Mark Bailey and Jim Rogers. Frank Watson was absent. Present from Endicott were Dwight Lust,
Marvin Schmick and Debbie Schlomer.
Frank Garrett and Greta White were absent. Also present were Mr. Winters (Superintendent) and Dana
Crider (Business Manager). Guests at the meeting included Rob Roettger, Suzanne
Schmick, Becky Gonzalez, Aaron Krantz, Missy Kjack, Nannette Naught, Michele
Beckmann and Becky Dickerson.
AGENDA/MINUTES:
Jim Rogers moved
and Andrea Miller seconded the motion to approve the board minutes of the March
23, 2009 regular meeting and the agenda of the current meeting as
mailed. All St John Board members
agreed. Marvin Schmick moved and
Debbie Schlomer seconded the motion to approve the board minutes of the March
23, 2009 regular meeting and the agenda of the current meeting as mailed. All Endicott board members agreed.
CONSENT
AGENDA:
ST JOHN Š Mark
Bailey moved and Jim Rogers seconded the motion to approve the items on the
consent agenda. Approved were the
April 2009: payroll warrants #9294-9380 in the amount of $190,218.16; the
General Fund accounts payable warrants #9222-9293 in the amount of $58,118.93;
the ASB Fund accounts payable warrants #4498-4517 in the amount of $7,237.68.
All St. John board members agreed.
ENDICOTT Š
Debbie Schlomer moved and Marvin Schmick seconded the motion to approve the
items on the consent agenda. Approved were the April 2009: payroll warrants
#39970-40038 in the amount of $139,631.22; the General Fund accounts payable
warrants #39908-39969 in the amount of $36,963.86 and the ASB Fund accounts
payable warrants #1332-1338 in the amount of $1,556.61. The board also approved the resignation
of Pat Britton Š Head Cook. All
Endicott board members agreed.
OLD
BUSINESS:
Mr. Winters
presented the board with updated calendars for Options 2 and 3. The updated calendars reflected the
reduction of one LID day as mandated by the state. Mr. Roettger prepared a list for the board that showed all
students and staff that were absent during state tournaments in February. Because of the high number of absences,
Mr. Roettger recommends Option 3 as it allows for a mid-winter break at
tournament time but those days are also designated as snow makeup days if
needed. Mark Bailey moved and
Andrea Miller seconded the motion to approve calendar Option 3 as the 2009-2010
school calendar. All St John board
members agreed. Debbie Schlomer
moved and Marvin Schmick seconded the motion to approve calendar Option 3 as
the 2009-2010 school calendar. All
Endicott board members agreed.
NEW
BUSINESS:
Last summer, new
math standards for students were released. Since then, OSPI has generated a list of recommended math
curriculums. Mr. Roettger and
elementary staff members chose to pilot the Math Connects curriculum and have
been very pleased with the content.
It teaches more traditional math concepts. Both Missy Kjack and Becky Gonzalez agreed that the
curriculum is compatible for teachers, parents and students. Mr. Roettger and Mrs. Schmick recommend
the Math Connects as the new elementary math curriculum. Andrea Miller moved and Mark Bailey
seconded the motion to adopt Math Connects as the new elementary math
curriculum. All St John board
members agreed. Marvin Schmick
moved and Debbie Schlomer seconded the motion to adopt Math Connects as the new
elementary math curriculum. All
Endicott board members agreed.
The proposal to
move St John 6th graders to Endicott was presented to the board by
Mr. Winters. He has held two
public forums and the proposal has not been met with as much resistance as in
the past. He is hopeful the
communities are ready for this move.
Endicott has put together several staffing options which include Debbie
McLaughlin teaching in the Middle School.
Mr. Winters has asked both districts to make adjustments to their
schedules for starting school 15 minutes later, and in turn releasing school 15
minutes later, to accommodate extra travel time for staff. Andrea Miller was concerned about the
students getting out later and losing more educational time if they participate
in athletics. Mark Bailey stated
that school start time was moved to 8:30 am many years ago to accommodate
working families. This allowed
children of working families to not be home alone very long before school
started. Mark Bailey asked if the
time change was necessary.
Nannette Naught stated that St John and Endicott communities have a lot
of commuters and the numbers could grow as the economy worsens. Jim Rogers moved and Andrea Miller
seconded the motion to move St John 6th graders to Endicott for the
2009-10 school year and keep the start/release times unchanged. All St John members agreed. Marvin Schmick moved and Debbie Schlomer
seconded the motion to move St John 6th graders to Endicott for the
2009-10 school year and keep the start/release times unchanged. All Endicott members agreed.
Mr. Winters
presented the Endicott board members with information regarding a summer feeding
program. This program would run in
line with the GEAR UP program at both schools. Leah Chinnell and Steve Selk have proposed to run the
feeding program for 6 weeks during the summer. The dates are to be determined. They would try to choose dates that coincide with other
activities going on in Endicott i.e. summer reading program, swim lessons,
etc.
The board was
presented with a very broad proposal from Mr. Winters regarding possible
program reductions at both St John and Endicott school districts. One area he plans to trim is
athletics. The audience
asked for more details of the cuts but because of the personal nature of
specific names and programs being released, the board decided to move into
Executive Session. Andrea Miller
moved and Mark Bailey seconded the motion for the St John board to go into
executive session at 7:50 pm. The
session should last approximately 15 minutes. Marvin Schmick moved and Debbie Schlomer seconded the motion
for the Endicott board to go into executive session at 7:50 pm. The session should last approximately
15 minutes.
Jim Rogers moved
and Mark Bailey seconded the motion for the St John board to come out of
executive session at 8:10 pm.
Marvin Schmick moved and Debbie Schlomer seconded the motion for the
Endicott board to come out of executive session at 8:10 pm.
Mr. Winters
stated that he is thankful the proposed reductions are small. Dana Crider shared a few of the funding
cuts that are expected for the 2009-10 fiscal year for both districts. We plan to keep all of the major
programs. Nannette Naught asked
the board when the community will know what programs have been cut. Mark Bailey responded that we hope the
cuts are seamless and students shouldnÕt notice a big difference.
Mark Bailey
moved and Andrea Miller seconded the motion to approve Resolution #08-04
directing the Superintendent to implement program/staffing modifications
according to the districtÕs financial position for fiscal year 2009-2010. All St John members agreed. Debbie Schlomer moved and Marvin
Schmick seconded the motion to approve Resolution #08-05 directing the
Superintendent to implement program/staffing modifications according to the
districtÕs financial position for fiscal year 2009-2010. All Endicott board members agreed.
PUBLIC
COMMENT:
None
COOPERATIVE
BOARD MATTERS:
None
Suzanne Schmick thanked everyone for their help in planning
for the St John 6th grade move. Also, she mentioned that in this time of restructuring
classes, she is exploring the possibility of offering kindergarten 5 days a
week. There would be no additional
costs involved. She has visited
with the preschool parents and they are very receptive to the idea. Mrs. Schmick continues to work
with the facilities advisory committee and they are gathering quotes for the
top 3 projects. Mr. Winters has
encouraged the committee to implement products/services that are more
green. EndicottÕs ECEAP audit was
last week. ECEAP will provide a
written evaluation once it is complete.
So far, all of the comments have been favorable and they do not foresee
any issues.
Rob Roettger presented enrollment numbers for St John. He gave a comparison between
SeptemberÕs enrollment versus AprilÕs enrollment and our numbers are holding
stable. Mr. Roettger and the
facilities advisory committee have received quotes for new energy efficient gym
lights and a new boiler. A
county wide professional development day has been scheduled for October 9, 2009
in Colfax. Mr. Roettger updated
the board regarding graduation requirements. There is one student that has not met one of the WASL
requirements however, he is still awaiting the latest test results. He would like to have the student
participate in graduation as normal.
Nurse Debbie Wolfe has scheduled an HIV/AIDS training for grades 9-12 on
May 4, 2009. High School
graduation is scheduled for June 7, 2009.
Mr. Winters updated the board on the installation of the
football field lights. After
further review of the pole placements, it was determined that 2 poles need to
be moved back off of the football playing field to allow activities for other
sports. At this point, Musco
has been contacted and the installation has been postponed until an agreement
can be reached regarding the additional cost of 2 new poles to accommodate them
being further from the playing field.
Dana Crider
provided fiscal reports and cash flows for both schools.
ADJOURNMENT
Andrea Miller
moved and Jim Rogers seconded the motion to adjourn the St John board meeting.
Scott Hollingsworth adjourned the St John board meeting at 8:35 p.m. Marvin Schmick moved and Debbie
Schlomer seconded the motion to adjourn the Endicott board meeting. Dwight Lust
adjourned the Endicott board meeting at 8:35 p.m.
Rick Winters, Scott
Hollingsworth, St. John Board Chair
Superintendent
Dwight
Lust, Endicott Board Chair