School Board Meeting - Thursday, November 8, 2007

1. Call to Order, Regular Meeting 7 pm – Vice-President, Russ Pfeiffer-Hoyt called the meeting to order at 7:02 pm and led the Pledge to the Flag.  The meeting was held at the District Office.

Attendance:            Board Members –Trish Hart, Russ Pfeiffer-Hoyt, David Smith.

                                                      Ellen Dodson was absent and excused; Jim Freeman arrived at 7:35 pm

Certificated Administrators –Rick Gantman; Charlie Burleigh

a.       Good of the Order

                                                               i.      Mr. Burleigh & Dr Gantman enjoyed lunch on Thursday with Kendall Elementary kindergartners.

2.       Approval of Minutes – October 11^th & 25th.   Mr. Smith moved and Ms Hart seconded the motion to approve the Minutes.  Motion passed

3.       Consent Agenda – Ms. Hart moved and Mr. Smith seconded the motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Motion passed. 

a.       Personnel Actions

b.       Surplus Personal Property – Resolution #07/08:7

c.       Cancellation of Warrants – None

d.       Purchases over $7,500.00 – None

e.       Overnight Trips –

                                                               i.      Girls Wrestling – December 14 @ Cashmere

f.        Interdistrict Cooperative Agreements with Bellingham School District

                                                               i.      Health Care Services

                                                             ii.      Video Game Programming

g.       Follett Corporation Donation

h.       Approval of Accounts Payable for November 07 and Payroll for October 07

Vouchers 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, November 8, 2007 the Board by a unanimous vote does approve the payment of those vouchers included in the above list and further described as follows:  ASB Fund vouchers #81 through #105 in the total amount of $13,367.25; Private Purpose Trust Fund voucher #103712 in the total amount of $156.01; and General Fund vouchers #17599 through #17752 in the total amount of $164,655.24.

i.         Interdistrict Cooperative Agreement with Meridian School District

                                                               i.      Construction Careers Academy Program

j.         Agreement with ESD 189

                                                               i.      Career & Technical Education Strategic Planning

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:

o        Sports Events

o        Mt Baker Scholarship Foundation

o        Mt Baker Academy

o        ESD Continuous Improvement Conference

o        Whatcom County School Board Leadership Development Group

o        WSSDA (Wash. State School Director’s Association) Student Achievement Task Force

o        Board of Natural Resources Meeting

o        WSSDA Trustlands Task Force

o        WSSDA Leadership Training for 2008 Scholarship

o        Levy Task Force

5.       Information from the Audience – None

6.       Presentations –  None

7.       Action Items –

a.       Approval of Provision 2 for Breakfast @ Kendall Elementary School – This is an OSPI (Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction) breakfast program targeting specific schools in the State of Washington.   Ms. Hart moved and Mr. Smith seconded the motion to approve.  Motion passed.

8.       Policy – None

9.       Reports –

a.       Superintendent’s Report – Dr. Gantman presented a written Superintendent’s Report.  Additional items include:

o        Business Manager Plan of Work

o        Levy Task Force

o        Lake Whatcom Watershed

o        Senator’s Brandland and Representative Linville’s visit

o        ELT (Educational Leadership Team) Workshop

b.       Business Manager’s Report – Dr. Gantman provided a verbal report.

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

a.       Work sessions & Special Meetings –

§         WSSDA (Washington State School Directors) Conference – 11/15 – 11/17 @ Seattle

§         Thursday, November 29 – ELT Workshop – 5 – 9 :30 pm

b.       Regular Meetings

§         Thursday, December 13

11.   Executive Session – There was no Executive Session.

Adjourn – Mr. Pfeiffer-Hoyt adjourned the meeting at 8:20 pm.

Respectfully Submitted:

                                                                       ATTEST:                                           

Russ Pfeiffer-Hoyt, Vice-President                         Richard Gantman, Superintendent

CERTIFICATED EMPLOYMENT

CLASSIFIED EMPLOYMENT

LEAVES OF ABSENCE

RESIGNATIONS

SUPPLEMENTAL EMPLOYMENT

Attachment “A”
 

Good of the Order

November 8, 2007

In a letter from OSPI Mathematics Assessment Team:

“On behalf of the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), we want to recognize the contributions to mathematics education made by one of your district staff members, Megan Dickson.

Megan, a High School math teacher, was selected to serve on a committee for summer 2007 pilot range finding mathematic items for the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL).  At the sessions, educators from around Washington determined how WASL mathematic items should be scored.  Educators involved must spend time preparing to be away from both professional and personal commitments.

Due to this experience, Megan has gained first-hand knowledge about how to write rubrics, score mathematics assessment items aligned with the Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALRs), and improve the quality of items.  Megan has also gained a richer understanding of item specifications.  We hope you will facilitate opportunities for Megan to share this information with other educators and parents in your district.”

In a letter from Jay Manning, Director, State of Washington Department of Ecology:

“Thank you for applying for the 2007 Governor’s Award for Pollution Prevention and Sustainable Practices.  Your application was a strong contender among 31 applications.   Although the judges did not select your application for this year’s award, I am pleased to let you know that your application place you among the 17 finalists considered in the last round of judging.  You demonstrated that the Mt Baker School District is making a strong effort to prevent pollution and conduct business in a sustainable way.  It is with pleasure that I enclose a certificate in recognition of your efforts.

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