MOUNT BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT #507
***SUMMARY***
School Board Meeting - December 14, 2006
The Mount Baker school board held its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, December 14 at the District Office.
The following is a summary of the meeting.
The Board Approved –
§ Personnel Actions – Attachment “A”
§ Good of the Order – Attachment “B”
§ Coca-Cola sponsoring NASA trip
§ Meetings with Mt Baker Coaches Association
§ 2006-2007 Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Program Agreement
§ Overnight Trips – Wrestling Dream Duals @ Spokane – January 19 & 20
§ Revised School Calendar for ‘snow’ days make-up –
In November five school days were cancelled due to inclement weather; on the original school calendar, February 2 & March 2 were non-student days.
To make up the five days lost, February 2 & March 2 will now be school days, and three days will be added to the end of the school year—June 19, 20 and 21. The last day of school, barring additional ‘snow days’, will be Thursday, June 21.
Board Member Elections were held for the ensuing year:
§ Ellen Dodson – President
§ Russ Pfeiffer-Hoyt – Vice President
§ Jim Freeman – WIAA Representative
§ David Smith – MB Scholarship Representative
§ Russ Pfeiffer-Hoyt – Legislative Representative
The Board Heard Information About and Discussed –
§ Schedules for school visits
§ 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 Libraries
Board Members attended and/or took part in –
§ Annual Washington State School Director’s (WSSDA) meeting in Spokane
§ Scholarship Foundation Meeting
§ Legislative Matters
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
b. Regular Meetings –
i. Thursday, January 11 (@ Nooksack Tribal Offices)
ii. Thursday, February 8
MOUNT BAKER SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 507
EMPLOYMENT ITEMS, December 14, 2006 BOARD MEETING
CERTIFICATED EMPLOYMENT
CLASSIFIED EMPLOYMENT
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Boersma, Antonia, Para-Educator-Kendall, temporary 5.25 hr/day, new position- increased needs |
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Seaman, Pamela, Para-Educator-Kendall, temporary 3.25 hr/day, new position- increased needs |
LEAVES/REDUCTION IN HOURS
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Anderson, Diana, Bus Driver, 2 days unpaid leave to be taken on December 12 & 13, 2006 |
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Blockley, Clyde, .7 FTE Assistant Wrestling Coach –HS, decreased from .9 FTE |
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Chouaniere, Claire, Food Services Secretary-HS, 4 days unpaid leave to be taken 3/5/07-3/9/07 |
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McAbee, Dinah, Bus Driver, 3 days unpaid leave to be taken on April 4-6, 2007 |
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Murphy, Al, Bus Driver, 8 days unpaid leave to have been taken 10/24-11/8/2006 |
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Romito, Rick, Teacher-HS, 2 days unpaid leave to be taken 12/15/06 & 1/2/07 |
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Strachila, Heidi, Para-Educator-Harmony, 6 days unpaid leave to be taken 1/29/07-2/6/07 |
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Strotz, Rich, .5 FTE Assistant Wrestling Coach-HS 2006-07, decreased from .7 FTE |
RESIGNATIONS/RETIREMENT/TERMINATIONS
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Miller, Marilyn, Asst. Drama Coach-HS Winter Drama, resignation |
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Urbano, Dominic, High School Teacher, resignation effective end of 1st semester |
SUPPLEMENTAL EMPLOYMENT
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Boice, Lynn, 30 year project completion stipend |
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Cronk, Lyle, 8 FTE Assistant Wrestling Coach -HS, replaces Travis Lo Grande |
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Lembo, Mike, Girls Golf Team-HS, replaces Ann Smart |
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Masters, Leah, Head Drama Coach-HS Winter Drama, replaces Stephanie Snodgrass |
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Ogle, Deborah, .5 Assistant Drama Coach-HS Winter Drama, replaces partial Marilyn Miller |
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Somera, Adrienne, .5 Assistant Drama Coach-HS Winter Drama, replaces partial Marilyn Miller |
Attachment “A”
Good of the Order
December 14, 2006
Mt Baker FFA AG Team Successful
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.
Mount Baker Libraries
The Mt. Baker School District libraries provide many online opportunities. Since these resources are on the Internet, students, parents, staff, or anyone can access them from any online computer—at school, at home, at the public library, or while on vacation in Mexico...
The library websites give you access to our library search stations, information sources such as Encyclopedia Britannica and ProQuest, classroom support, the Jr/Sr High library help line, research sites, and more.
Jr/Sr High Library: www.mtbaker.wednet.edu/library
WebCollection Plus is the Jr/Sr High online search station.
Need Help? Ask a Librarian is Mrs. Ross’s library help line.
Elementary Libraries: www.mtbaker.wednet.edu/elemlib
Search Stations for each school are available here.
Information Station has links to many sites which support elementary curriculum.
Books links to book awards, student reviews, and must reads.
Encyclopedia Britannica online is our newest subscription. Try it at home and see how easy it is!
Go to www.school.eb.com or click the link on a one of the library websites.
Logon: mtbaker Password: whatcom
Britannica offers three encyclopedias (elementary, middle, and high school). Articles are linked to other related articles. Britannica also has a dictionary and links to journals and websites.
ProQuest is a subscription database. It searches journals, magazines, newspapers, TV scripts, encyclopedias, and more. You can choose the level of information you want to search, and you can narrow your search using the advanced search tools.
The Jr/Sr High link goes to www.proquest.com. (click on Connect to your ProQuest database)
Logon: 08BJXTD26 Password: welcome
The Elementary link goes to www.proquestk12.com
User Name: washstate015 Password: child15 (go to ProQuest /eLibrary Products)
In our fast-paced world, information is changing and growing rapidly. The Mt. Baker Libraries try to provide our learning community with up-to-date resources. These online sources are some of the best around! Try them and see!
