ST JOHN SCHOOL BOARD ENDICOTT SCHOOL BOARD
BOARD MEETING
MINUTES
Monday Š January
26, 2009
Endicott School
Library
7:00 p.m.
Dwight Lust
called the Endicott meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Scott Hollingsworth
called the St John meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Frank Watson 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, Jim Rogers and Andrea Miller. Also present were Mr. Winters (Superintendent) and Dana
Crider (Business Manager). Guests
at the meeting included Rob Roettger, Suzanne Schmick, Bruce Porubek, Mike
Harrison, Mark Harrison, Sue Lynch, Lorraine Salzman, Becky Gonzalez, Michele
Beckmann, Aaron Krantz, Gary, Janet and Trisha Luft.
AGENDA/MINUTES:
Greta White
moved and Debbie Schlomer seconded the motion to approve the board minutes of
the December 15, 2008 regular meeting and the agenda of
the current meeting with the following adjustments: 1) Remove Bryan CarterÕs supplemental contract from the
Consent Agenda; 2) Add Executive Session to discuss with legal counsel matters
regarding potential litigation Š approximately 30 minutes; and 3) Possible
action on Resolution #08-03 to stop payment on the supplemental contract for
Bryan Carter. All Endicott
board members agreed as amended.
Frank Watson moved and Jim Rogers seconded the motion to approve the
board minutes of the December 15, 2008 regular meeting and the agenda of the
current meeting with the following adjustments: 1) Remove Bryan CarterÕs supplemental contract from the
Consent Agenda; 2) Add Executive Session to discuss with legal counsel matters
regarding potential litigation Š approximately 30 minutes; and 3) Possible
action on Resolution #08-03 to stop payment on the supplemental contract for
Bryan Carter. All St John
board members agreed as amended.
CONSENT
AGENDA:
ENDICOTT Š
Marvin Schmick moved and Debbie Schlomer seconded the motion to approve the
items on the consent agenda.
Approved were the January 2009: payroll warrants #39603-39666 in the amount of $136,676.77; the
General Fund accounts payable warrants #39549-39602 in the amount of
$37,868.18, and the ASB Fund accounts payable warrants #1303-1309 in the amount
of $1,867.90. All Endicott board
members agreed.
ST JOHN Š Frank
Watson moved and Mark Bailey seconded the motion to approve the items on the
consent agenda. Approved were the
January 2009: payroll warrants #8844-8923
in the amount of $186,773.78; the General Fund accounts payable,
warrants #8782-8843 in the amount of $52,117.25 and the ASB Fund accounts
payable warrants #4438-4452 in the amount of $6,718.96. The board also approved a supplemental
contract for Roger Beck as Wrestling Supervisor. All St. John board members agreed.
OLD
BUSINESS:
Tim Carver from
Musco Lighting presented information to the board and guests regarding lights
for the football field.
Tim from
Blankenship Lighting also presented information regarding lights for the
football field.
Both presenters
answered questions from the board members.
NEW
BUSINESS:
Debbie Schlomer
moved and Greta White seconded the motion to approve the maternity leave
request from Missy Repp. All Endicott
board members agreed.
In preparation
for the 2009-10-school calendar, a waiver must be filed with the State Board of
Education. Resolutions were
reviewed for each district. The principals were in agreement that scheduling
175 student days and seven full days for inservice provides the best learning
environment for both staff and students. Debbie Schlomer moved and Greta White
seconded the motion for Endicott to approve Resolution #08-03 to request a
waiver for the 2009-10-school calendar.
All Endicott board members agreed.
Frank Watson moved and Andrea Miller seconded the motion for St John to
approve Resolution #08-02 to request a waiver for the 2009-10 school calendar. All St John board members agreed.
Rick Winters
provided a copy of the current school calendar with adjustments made in order
to make up snow days. We have had
four snow cancellation days. Mr.
Winters proposed that 3 of the 4 student days be made up on the following
days: April 24th, June
10th and June 11th.
The teacher inservice would be rescheduled to June 12th. With this proposed schedule, we would
still be providing our students over 1,000 hours of classroom time. Frank Watson moved and Mark Bailey
seconded the motion to approve the adjustment to the school calendar to make up
snow days. All cooperative members
agreed.
PUBLIC
COMMENT:
Janet Luft asked to speak to the board to clarify and explain what happened January 20, 2009 with seven of the SJE high school athletes. Since the summer, a group of kids have been getting together on weekends to watch movies, play games, etc. At the last gathering, unbeknownst to the kids, alcohol was brought to the house. She would like the boardsÕ help in squelching the rumors that the kids were ŅpartyingÓ. Mark Bailey stated that he felt the administration did a great job of handling the situation. Janet agreed.
COOPERATIVE
BOARD MATTERS:
Jim Rogers,
Marvin Schmick, Dwight Lust and Rick Winters will be attending the Legislative
Conference February 8-9, 2009 in Olympia.
Mr. Winters stated there will be a lot of financial talk and we need to
represent our schools and help our legislators make good decisions for our
schools. Marvin Schmick suggested
setting up a meeting with Representative Mark Schoesler. While the group is over in Olympia,
they will also visit OSPI.
Prior to the
meeting, Mr. Winters received a call from WIAA stating they are looking at
putting 1B and 2B tournaments back together and holding the tournament in
Spokane. Everyone agreed this was
good news.
Mr. Winters read
a proclamation from the GovernorÕs office expressing appreciation for all
school board members. It stated that board members serve as outstanding
volunteers on behalf of education providing a crucial role in governing the
welfare of public school children.
Mr. Winters presented each board member with a certificate recognizing
their hard work and dedication to our students. Mr. Winters also thanked the boards for their teamwork
amongst the two boards. Dessert
was provided to show appreciation for the board members.
Mr.
Winters presented a letter from Dave Johnson showing his appreciation for
hiring him as the assistant boys basketball coach for the middle school
team. He thoroughly enjoyed his
time with the kids and learned a lot from Coach Hollingsworth. He hopes he is provided the opportunity
again next year.
Suzanne
Schmick focused her building report on the professional development her staff
has been undertaking. The Endicott
staff is enjoying book studies and working on reading skills. The staff is also working on ways to
engage students, whether it be in conversation or activities. The 7th and 8th
grade teachers will once again be working with Oscar Graybill and Socratic
Seminars in hopes of gaining a higher level of conversation with students. Mrs. Schmick has been spending more
time in the classrooms observing the teachers. She is following up to make sure that the new math standards
are being implemented, the skills from writerÕs workshop and reading workshops
are also being implemented. She is
encouraging instructors to visit other classrooms in the area to learn from
other teachers. The staff will
begin the piloting process of two math curriculums. Mrs. Schmick recognized Sue Lynch and Mike Anderson as staff
members who are working toward their National Board Certification. She is hopeful this will light the way
for other teachers to also attain this certification. Mrs. Lynch would like to request time at the March board
meeting for her students to do presentations to the board.
Rob
Roettger also presented professional development updates for the St John
building. The high school staff
will once again be working with Oscar Graybill from Socratic Seminars in late
January. Mr. Graybill will be back
in June, once school is out, to present the second half to his initial student
engagement presentation. This day
will be an optional paid training and will be paid for through the GearUp
program. The elementary staff will
be working through the pilot program for new math curriculum. We have chosen the top two
recommendations from the State. A
decision will be made later in the spring. Mr. Roettger would like his staff to visit other schools to
observe teachers. Mr. Roettger and
staff are also participating in book studies. Mr. Roettger and the PrincipalÕs Association are
working together to pool their resources to provide professional development
workshops with other school districts in the county.
Bruce
Porubek clarified the difference between the 2B & 1B and the North/South
districts. Superintendents and
board members will be allowed into the District basketball games with the
ticket they are provided. Season
ticket holders are not able to use their season pass to get into the District
games. The charge will be $7.00
for adults and $5.00 for students and seniors. Mr. Porubek stated that makeup games have been scheduled for
January 28th and February 3rd . According to the wrestling coaches, we have a good chance of
sending some kids to state. A home
wrestling match is scheduled for Saturday, January 31st beginning at
10:00 am. Mr. Porubek has been
visiting with local people trying to gather up a crew to help install the
football field lights. Everyone he
has talked to is very excited about the project and is willing to help.
Enrollment
reports were provided for the month of January.
Dana
Crider provided fiscal reports for both schools.
Dwight
Lust acknowledged the guests and thanked them for attending.
EXECUTIVE
SESSION
Marvin
Schmick moved and Frank Garrett seconded the motion for the Endicott board to
go into executive session to discuss with legal counsel matters regarding
possible litigation at 8:45 pm.
The session should last approximately 30 minutes and there may be action
following. Frank Watson moved and
Andrea Miller seconded the motion for the St. John board to go into executive
session to discuss with legal counsel matters regarding possible litigation at
8:45 pm. The session should last
approximately 30 minutes and there may be action following.
Debbie
Schlomer moved and Greta White seconded the motion for the Endicott board to
come out of executive session and resume the board meeting at 9:25 pm. Mark Bailey moved and Jim Rogers
seconded the motion for the St. John board to come out of executive session and
resume the board meeting at 9:25 pm.
ACTION
ITEM
Frank
Watson moved and Mark Bailey seconded the motion to approve the supplemental
contract for Bryan Carter. All
members agreed.
ADJOURNMENT
Marvin Schmick
moved and Debbie Schlomer seconded the motion to adjourn the Endicott board
meeting. Dwight Lust adjourned the
Endicott meeting at 9:30 p.m.
Mark Bailey moved and Frank Watson seconded the motion to adjourn the
St. John board meeting. Scott
Hollingsworth adjourned the St John meeting at 9:30 p.m.
Rick Winters, Scott
Hollingsworth, St. John Board Chair
Superintendent
Dwight
Lust, Endicott Board Chair