School Board Meeting - Thursday, August 9, 2007

The Mount Baker school board held its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, August 9 at the District Office.

The following is a summary of the meeting. 

The Board Approved –

§         Personnel Actions – Attachment “A”

§         Purchase Orders Over $7,500.00 –

§         Washington School Risk Management Pool - $136,584.00

§         Release of Student Information to Armed Services.

§         Substitute Teacher Rate of Pay: $17.33/hour; $25.99/hour after 20 consecutive days of 30 calendar days

§         School Food Authority Agreement – Fresh Fruits & Vegetable Program

§         Award of Diesel Fuel Bid – Whatcom Farmer’s Co-Op

§         Memorandum of Understanding with Timber Ridge School

§         Whatcom County Access Easement to Deming Dike

§         Inter-Fund Transfer from Debt Service to Capital Projects

§         Policy #2255 – Alternative Learning Experiences

The Board Heard Information About and Discussed –

§         Board Retreat scheduled for Friday, August 10

§         Good of the Order – Attachment “B”, and:

§         Staff work on gas line replacement project

§         Whatcom County Sheriff’s Hostage Exercise @ Kendall Elementary School

§         Status of Maple Falls School Property

§         Whatcom County Library Land Acquisition

§         Forest Management Plan

Board Members attended and/or took part in –

o        WSSDA Task Force – Trustlands Conference @ Salt Lake City

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

a.       Work sessions & Special Meetings –

                                                               i.      Thursday, August 23

b.       Regular Meetings –

                                                               i.      Thursday, September 13

CERTIFICATED EMPLOYMENT

CLASSIFIED EMPLOYMENT

LEAVES OF ABSENCE

RESIGNATIONS

SUPPLEMENTAL EMPLOYMENT

Attachment “A”

Good of the Order

August 9, 2007

Maintenance and grounds-keeping crews are working hard this summer to clean, repair and maintain district buildings and grounds for the return of staff and students in late August.  While school doesn’t start until Tuesday, September 4, there are many staff and students on campus early for sports turnouts and classroom preparation and set-up, so our maintenance people are making sure everything is ready on time.

The Mt. Baker High School Agriculture Program was named Washington Association of Agriculture Educators Agriculture Program of the Year at the WAAE Summer Conference in Wenatchee July 9-13, 2007.  This award recognizes all 3 aspects of an agriculture program including classroom instruction, Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE), and FFA.  The award has been forwarded to the National Association of Agriculture Educators as a candidate for the Region 1 Award and results will be made public before the end of July. 

And the results are:

Outstanding Ag Ed Program—The Mt. Baker High School Agriculture Program was named National Association of Agriculture Educators Outstanding Ag Ed Program in Region 1, which encompasses eleven western states. 

All special award regional and state winners will be recognized at the 2007 NAAE Convention in Las Vegas December 11—15, 2007.   Agriculture teachers, Todd Rightmire and Tamara Whitcomb will travel to Las Vegas to receive the award. 

4-H, FFA Members Will Open Northwest Washington Fair on Monday, Aug. 13

Opening day of the Northwest Washington Fair in Lynden will honor the hundreds of local 4-H and FFA members who contribute to the annual event.

“The Northwest Washington Fair is blessed every year by the contributions of our local youths and many of them belong to 4-H or FFA,” said fair manager Jim Baron. “Last year we had more than 700 4-H and FFA members enter approximately 6,000 exhibits in the fair. Their cows, horses, goats, hogs, dogs, chickens and so much more are among the fair’s top attractions.”

The “Blue and Green Parade” – symbolizing the primary colors of FFA (blue) and 4-H (green) – will start at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 13. FFA and 4-H members will march with their chapter and club banners to the youth stage in front of the Henry Jansen Barn. At 11 a.m., the grand opening ceremony will feature welcoming remarks from local dignitaries, plus 4-H leaders and FFA advisors.

Following the ceremony, all 4-H and FFA members who participate in the grand-opening events will be thanked with priority-seating tickets to the Northwest Washington Fair’s grandstand concert featuring country-music star Clay Walker on Saturday, Aug. 18. They also will receive an ice cream treat from the Whatcom County Farm Bureau.

Attachment “B”

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