ST JOHN SCHOOL BOARD ENDICOTT SCHOOL BOARD
BOARD MEETING
MINUTES
Monday Ð September
22, 2008
Endicott School
Library
7:00 p.m.
Dwight Lust
called the Endicott meeting to order at 7:07 p.m.
Andrea Miller
called the St John meeting to order at 7:07 p.m.
Greta White led
the flag salute.
Roll Call:
Present from
Endicott were Dwight Lust, Debbie Schlomer, Frank Garrett, Greta White and
Marvin Schmick. Present from St John were Frank Watson, Scott Hollingsworth,
Mark Bailey and Andrea Miller.
Also present were Mr. Winters (Superintendent) and Dana Crider (Business
Manager). Guests at the meeting
included Rob Roettger, Suzanne Schmick, Billy Ray, Kris Thrasher, Aaron Krantz,
Regina Simon, Becky Gonzalez, Becky Dickerson, Michele Beckmann and Jim Rogers.
AGENDA/MINUTES:
Greta White
moved and Debbie Schlomer seconded the motion to approve the board minutes of
the August 25, 2008 regular meeting and the agenda of
the current meeting as mailed.
All Endicott board members agreed. Frank Watson moved and Mark Bailey
seconded the motion to approve the board minutes of the August 25, 2008 regular
meeting and the agenda of the current meeting as mailed. All St John board members agreed.
CONSENT
AGENDA:
ENDICOTT Ð Frank
Garrett moved and Greta White seconded the motion to approve the items on the
consent agenda. Approved were the
September 2008: payroll warrants #39101-39161 in the amount of $140,983.25; the
General Fund accounts payable warrants #39017-39100 in the amount of
$49,991.49, and the ASB Fund accounts payable warrants #1276-1282 in the amount
of $1,514.91. The board also
approved a Bus Driver contract and supplemental contracts for Preschool bus
route and Network Administrator.
All Endicott board members agreed.
ST JOHN ÐFrank
Watson moved and Scott Hollingsworth seconded the motion to approve the items
on the consent agenda. Approved
were the September 2008: payroll warrants #8230-8308 in the amount of
$181,880.58; the General Fund accounts payable, warrants #8145-8229 in the
amount of $89,640.26 and the ASB Fund accounts payable warrants #4369-4381 in
the amount of $3,596.27. Also approved were supplemental contracts for
Preschool bus routes and the resignation of the Kitchen Assistant. All St. John board members agreed.
OLD
BUSINESS:
The second
reading of amended SJE Board Policy 6590 was presented to the board. There was no discussion. Frank Watson moved and Mark Bailey
seconded the motion to approve the amended SJE Board Policy 6590 for St John. All board members agreed. Debbie
Schlomer moved and Greta White seconded the motion to approve the amended SJE
Board Policy 6590 for Endicott.
All board members agreed.
NEW
BUSINESS:
St John School
Board members interviewed Jim Rogers, the only applicant, for the vacancy of
the at-large school board position vacated by Sabrina Jones. Once the interview was complete,
Scott Hollingsworth moved and Mark Bailey seconded the motion to accept Jim
Rogers as the new at-large school board member for St John. This fills position #4.
The first
reading of SJE Board Policy 6608 & 6608P was presented to both districts
for review. Frank Watson
questioned the reasoning behind installing the cameras on the buses. The Principals responded with several
reasons including how the cameras support the bus drivers, it provides proof if
an incident were to occur and the cameras tend to modify behavior if students
know some one may be watching them more closely. On the shuttle bus to Endicott, there are students that range
in age from second grade to high school.
Suzanne Schmick also commented that the drivers are appreciating the
cameras more and not thinking of them as someone spying on them. The tapes will only be reviewed if an
incident occurs. Greta White asked
if a bus driver can request that a camera not be put on their bus. Mr. Winters responded that the issue
would need to be discussed between the Superintendent, the Principal, the
Transportation Supervisor and the bus driver. Clarification was also made that the cameras are
audio/video. The second reading
and approval will be at the October board meeting.
A list of
surplus items was presented to the cooperative board. Debbie Schlomer moved and Mark Bailey seconded the
motion to accept the list of surplus items. All cooperative board members agreed.
PUBLIC
COMMENT:
None
COOPERATIVE
BOARD MATTERS:
The calendar of
board meetings for the 2008-2009 school year was presented to the board.
Rick
Winters started discussion regarding improvements to the football field. In his current Capital Projects plan,
he would like to install underground sprinklers and replace the lights and
poles. However, before he can move
forward with the plans, he wants the board to discuss their thoughts on purchasing
more land and/or adjusting the layout of the field. Frank Watson suggested purchasing a small amount of ground
and turning the field 45 degrees and this would provide enough room for the
field and a full size track.
Andrea Miller stated that she has visited with Dan Harwood at the local
conservation district office regarding Washington Wildlife/Recreation grants
that may be used for upgrades to the football field and surrounding areas such
as the swimming pool. We
would most likely need to form a partnership with several local entities to
make this happen. We would like to
have the St John Parks & Rec, the city of St John and possibly others
involved in this project. Other
small communities in Whitman County have used these grants to help improve
areas of their communities. Kris
Thrasher worked with Mr. Mansell several years ago on an IAC grant. The plans for improvements to the
football field never materialized at that time. However, Mr. Thrasher mentioned that the IACÕs next deadline
for grant applications would be around May 2009.
Suzanne
Schmick distributed the official Endicott School handbook, which included the
updated athletic handbook. The
staff and students have been preparing for the evacuation and red alert
lockdown tomorrow. The safe zone
is located at the Lutheran church and the students will be transported by
bus. We will also incorporate our
bus evacuation drill at the same time.
Mrs. Schmick invited the board to open house on Wednesday, September 23rd. Supper will be served at 5:30 pm in the
cafeteria. The parents and visitors are then encouraged to visit the
classrooms. We have had a smooth
startup of preschool. At this
time, six students are attending. We are staying in contact with ECEAP in
Pullman for funding purposes. The
staff will begin a book study in October.
The focus in the elementary currently is the implementation of the math
WASL standards. Mrs. Schmick will
check with staff members at the end of the month to make sure everyone is on
track. Mr. Anderson and Mrs. Lynch
are studying for their National Certification, which is a year long
process. At the middle school
level, math and science are
priorities. Billy Ray
presented a quick overview of how the junior high sports are going. The football team is 0-2 so far. The girls basketball is 2-1. This summer, fourteen football helmets
were sent off to be reconditioned, only five were returned as being eligible
for use. According to Canfield
& Associates, after 15 years of service, all helmets will be removed and
will need to be replaced. The
first grade check for junior high athletes was Friday, September 18th
and all athletes were passing all of their classes!
Rob
Roettger presented projected and actual enrollment numbers for the St John
building. Enrollment is down
compared to this time last year.
He is hopeful more students will move into the district. Mr. Roetther presented a comparison of
St John Elementary and St John-Endicott High School students to the state WASL
numbers. The comparison included
grades 3-6 and 10th grade.
He also compared our students to the rest of the county. Our students are very comparable to the
rest of the county. Mr. Roettger
presented to the board and visitors information from Mr. Beck regarding the
2007-2008 yearbook. There were
many errors made in the yearbook and Mr. Beck prepared a summary of
responsibilities for this yearÕs annual staff in hopes of making sure a quality
yearbook is produced. Andrea
Miller questioned the selection process of the annual staff. She suggested that there be an
application process rather than being hand selected by Mr. Beck. Mrs. Miller also would like to see the
school look into different options of producing the yearbook. Unfortunately, the cost of producing
the yearbook is quite expensive with our current vendor. Mr. Roettger and Mr. Clements met with
a representative from Walla Walla Community College regarding college credits
for certain classes that are already being taught at our high school. Currently there are five classes
that are eligible and there is no charge to the students to receive college
credits. The student must earn an
A or B in order to receive college credits for the class. Homecoming activities begin this
week. Last night students
decorated the halls and ate pizza.
There will be no bonfire this year during homecoming week due to the
cityÕs regulations regarding burning in town. A letter was presented to the board from St John Mayor
Harold Loomis stating this regulation.
Mr. Roettger presented the fall sports picture. He recognized Pam Johnson for
coordinating the picture and Mark Bailey for bringing his tractor to the
football field. The student
ambassadors will distribute the pictures to local businesses and thank them for
their support of athletic activities.
Open House at St John will be Monday, October 6th. Mr. Roettger also reported that the
scoreboard on the football field has been fixed and will be in working order
for the next home football game.
ACTION
ITEM
Marvin
Schmick moved and Debbie Schlomer seconded the motion for the Endicott board to
adjourn the meeting at 8:17 p.m. Mark Bailey moved and Frank Watson seconded
the motion for the St John board to adjourn the meeting at 8:17 p.m.
ADJOURNMENT
Dwight Lust
adjourned the Endicott meeting at 8:17 p.m.
Andrea Miller
adjourned the St John meeting at 8:17 p.m.
Rick Winters, Andrea
Miller, St. John Board Chair
Superintendent
Dwight
Lust, Endicott Board Chair