School Board Meeting - December 14, 2006

1. Call to Order – President, Ellen Dodson called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm and led the Pledge to the Flag.  The meeting was held at the District Office.

Attendance:            Board Members – Ellen Dodson; Russ Pfeiffer-Hoyt; David Smith

                                                      Trish Hart arrived at 7:45 pm; Jim Freeman was absent and excused.

                  Certificated Administrators – Ellyn Erickson

a.       Good of the Order –  

2.       Approval of Minutes – Mr. Pfeiffer-Hoyt moved and Mr. Smith seconded the motion to approve Minutes of the November 9 & 17 meetings.  Motion passed.

This action was moved to later in the meeting so that Ms Hart could participate.

           Annual Procedure

           School Board Organization – Annual Election of Officers

a.       Call for nominations of President to serve during the ensuing year

b.       Election of a President

c.       Assumption of office by the new President

d.       Call for nominations for Vice President to serve during the ensuing year

e.       Election of a Vice President

3.       Consent Agenda – Mr. Pfeiffer-Hoyt moved and Mr. Smith seconded the motion to approve all items on the Consent Motion passed. 

a.       Personnel Actions

b.       Cancel Warrants – Resolution #06/07:13

c.       2006-2007 USDA Fresh Fruit & Vegetables Program Agreement

d.       2006-2007 Interdistrict Cooperative Educational Services for Health Care Services Program Agreement/Bellingham School District

e.       Overnight Trips — Wrestling – Dream Duals @ Spokane – January 19 & 20 

f.        Surplus Personal Property – Resolution #06/07:14

g.       Approval of Accounts Payable for December 06 and Payroll for November 06

Warrants audited and certified by the auditing officer as required by RCW 42.24.080, and those expense claims certified as required by RCW 42.24.090, have been recorded on a listing, which has been made available to the Board.  As of this day, December 14, 2006 the Board by a unanimous vote does approve the payment of those warrants included in the above list and further described as follows:  ASB Fund warrants #79 – 98 in the total amount of $12,111.31; ASB Fund warrants #99 – 118 in the total amount of $30,032.81; Capital Projects Fund warrants #97523 – 97524 in the total amount of $6,308.88; General Fund warrants #97052 – 97165 in the total amount of $101,130.76; General Fund warrants #97384 – 97522 in the total amount of $171,385.59; Private Purpose Trust Fund warrant #97525 in the total amount of $8.53 and Transportation Vehicle fund warrants #97526 – 97527 in the total amount of $182,831.42.

f.        Contract with Victor Four Labor Relations

4.       Information from Board Members

Report on School Board Goals – School Board Portfolio – The portfolio provides accountability for progress the board is making in achieving its goals.  School Board members attended and/or took part in:

§         All board members attended the annual Washington State School Director’s Association (WSSDA) conference in Spokane

a.       Carver Policy Governance Model

b.       Community Asset Mapping

c.       Session on Foundations

§         Scholarship Foundation - $1,116,000 Endowment; also new Cal Johnson Scholarship

§         Schedules for visiting schools

§         Legislative Update – Discussion of simple majority on levies only.

§         Book on “Delivering the Promise”

5.       Information from the Audience –  None at this meeting.

6.       Presentations – None at this meeting.

7.       Action Items –

a.       Board Appointments

                                                               i.      Designation of a WIAA representative – Mr. Pfeiffer-Hoyt move and Ms Hart seconded the motion to designate Jim Freeman.  Motion passed.

                                                             ii.      Designation of representative to Scholarship Foundation – Mr. Pfeiffer-Hoyt moved and Mr. Hart seconded the motion to designate David Smith.  Motion passed.

                                                            iii.      Legislative Representative – Ms. Hart moved and Mr. Smith seconded the motion to designate Russ Pfeiffer-Hoyt. Motion passed.

b.       Appointment of Legal Counsel – Mr. Pfeiffer-Hoyt moved and Ms Hart seconded the motion to appoint Tim Slater as Legal Counsel.  Motion passed.

c.       Appointment of MBSD Agent to Receive Insurance Claims – Mr. Pfeiffer-Hoyt moved and Mr. Smith seconded the motion to appoint Richard Gantman as agent to receive insurance claims.  Motion passed.

d.       Appointment of Representative for Federal Programs - Mr. Pfeiffer-Hoyt moved and Ms Hart seconded the motion to appoint Richard Gantman as representative for federal programs. Motion passed.

e.       Appointment of Real Estate Appraiser – Mr. Pfeiffer-Hoyt moved and Ms Hart seconded the motion to appoint William Follis & James Berg as real estate appraisers.  Motion passed.

f.        Changes to School Calendar – Mr. Pfeiffer-Hoyt moved and Ms Hart seconded the motion to approve the proposed new calendar to make up for five snow-days.  February 2, March 2 and June 19, 20 and 21 were added as student and staff attendance days.  Motion passed.

8.       Policy – None

9.       Reports –

a.       Superintendent’s Report – Dr. Gantman written report included information on the following:

§         Mitigation Agreement

§         Secret Harbor

§         Special Education Law Suit

§         Inclement Weather

§         MBSD Athletic Code Changes

§         Kendall Elementary School Make-Up Early Release

§         Ready! for Kindergarten

§         Whatcom County Sheriff’s Special Response Team at Harmony Elementary School

§         Whatcom County Libraries

§         Superintendent’s Schedule

b.       Business Manager’s Report –

                                                               i.      Donna Getchell provided written and verbal Synopsis and Fund Summary information to the Board.

10.   Meeting(s) Schedule – All meetings begin at 7 pm in the District Office unless otherwise noted

a.       Work sessions & Special Meetings –

                                                               i.      Thursday, January 25, 2007

b.       Regular Meetings –

                                                               i.      Thursday, January 11 @ Nooksack Tribal Offices

                                                             ii.      Thursday, February 8, 2007

           Annual Procedure

           School Board Organization – Annual Election of Officers

g.       Call for nominations of President to serve during the ensuing year – Mr. Smith nominated Ellen Dodson.

h.       Election of a President – Vote was unanimous to elect Ms Dodson as President for the ensuing year.

i.         Assumption of office by the new President

j.         Call for nominations for Vice President to serve during the ensuing year – Mr. Smith nominated Russ Pfeiffer-Hoyt

k.       Election of a Vice President – Vote was unanimous to elect Mr. Pfeiffer-Hoyt as Vice-President for the ensuing year.

11.   Executive Session – There was no Executive Session.

12.   Adjourn – At 9:00 pm Ms Dodson recessed the meeting.

Respectfully Submitted:

                                                                                          ATTEST:                                                                     

Ellen Dodson, President                                                       Rick Gantman, Superintendent

CERTIFICATED  EMPLOYMENT

CLASSIFIED EMPLOYMENT

LEAVES/REDUCTION IN HOURS

RESIGNATIONS/RETIREMENT/TERMINATIONS

SUPPLEMENTAL EMPLOYMENT

Attachment “A”

Good of the Order

December 14, 2006

Congratulations to the FFA Ag Issues team for their 2nd place finish in the District 1 Ag Issues Forum last night at Lynden. Team members include: Ashley Cronk; Megan Gliva, Meghan Strachila; Ben Kelley, Shaylee Clouser, Kathleen Hilgart, and Alex Lepper.  Their issue was Small Farmers and the Whatcom County Critical Areas Ordinance which is very complex and challenging.  Congratulations also to Kathleen HIlgart for her 6th place finish in the Job Interview CDE. Congratulations also to Maija Haggith and Megan Gliva for also competing in the competition. 

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