February 23, 2016 at 6:00 PM - Governing Board Regular Meeting
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I. OPENING
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I.1. Call to Order
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I.2. Adoption of Agenda
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I.3. Pledge of Allegiance
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I.3.1. Moment of Silence
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I.4. Board Meeting Minutes Not Previously Approved
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I.4.1. Regular Session
Description:
January 5, 2016
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I.5. Information Only Items
(Items to be heard only; the Board will not propose, discuss, or take legal action during the meeting unless the specific matter is properly noticed for legal action.) |
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I.5.1. Summary of Current Events
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I.5.1.1. Superintendent's Report
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I.5.1.2. Principal's Report
Description:
Rotary Student for January - Maria Fuphy
Rotary Student for Feburary - Shay Courtois Female Athlete of Month - December - Sharon Rehborg Male Athlete of the Month - Trey Pettijohn Pursuing Victory with Honor - December - Gerardo Angulo Artist of the month - January - Kassidy Kitchen Female Athlete of the Month - January - Brenna McCallum Male Athlete of the Month - January - Ashton Loring Pursuing Victory with Honor - January - Nikki Zielinski |
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I.5.1.3. Financial Report
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I.5.1.4. Staff Showcase
Description:
Special Services staff members are going to share information with the Board regarding the soap making enterprise with students.
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I.5.1.5. Employee Recognition
Description:
Mike Earl - Transportation
Yancey DeVore - Teacher |
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I.6. Public Comments
(members of the Governing Board shall not discuss or take legal action on matters raised during an open call to the public unless the matters are properly noticed for discussion and legal action) |
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II. ACTION ITEMS - CONSENT
(All items listed hereunder are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Board member so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and will be discussed separately.) |
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II.1. Approval of Routine Vouchers
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II.1.1. Expense
Description:
Expense Voucher 1021 - $118,774.00
Expense Voucher 1022 - $23,816.90 Expense Voucher 1023 - $122,951.06 Expense Voucher 1024 - $53,824.24 Expense Voucher 1025 - $34,279.95
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II.1.2. Payroll
Description:
Payroll Voucher 22 - $219,318.95
Payroll Voucher 23 - $40,831.89 Payroll Voucher 24 - $668.84 Payroll Voucher 25 - $197,718.79 Payroll Voucher 26 - $225,845.06
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II.1.3. Bookstore Activity
Description:
Ratification of Payments
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II.2. Personnel
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II.2.1. Certified Staff
Description:
New Hire - Anna Janee Collins - Substitute
Resignation - Tyler Novak - Boys Tennis Coach Professional Growth - Tyler Novak - Art Teacher Retirement - Liana Settanni - Math Teacher Retirement - David Gray - History Teacher Retirement - Tim Haggerty - CEC Teacher Professional Growth - Julia Hutchins - History Teacher |
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II.2.2. Support Staff
Description:
Leave of Absence - Samuel Rangel - CTE Aide
Resignation - Tamara Jarvis - Bus Driver Resignation - Debra Mewinney - Food Service Resignation - Danee Krippner - GEAR UP Mentor FMLA - Theresa Bright - Instructional Aide Leave of Absence - Janice SanGiovanni - Library Aide New Hire - Dale West - Food Service New Coach - Larry Lineberry - Boys Tennis Coach |
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II.3. 2015-2016 Spring Athletics Stipends
Description:
The Board will consider approval of the spring athletics stipends.
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II.4. Out of State Travel
Description:
The will consider approval of the following out of state travel requests.
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II.4.1. Football - San Diego State Passing Tournament - SanDiego California
Description:
The Board will consider approval of out of state travel for the football team to San Diego State Passing Tournament in San Diego, California, June 6-9, 2016.
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II.4.2. Football - Football Camp - Irvine, California
Description:
The Board will consider approval of out of state travel for the football team to attend football camp in Irvine, California, July 16-21, 2016.
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II.4.3. Baseball - Route 66 Baseball Tournament - Arizona, California, Nevada
Description:
The Board will consider approval of out of state travel for the baseball team to participate in the Route 66 Baseball Tournament which travels between River Valley, AZ, Needles, CA and Laughlin, NV, March 10-12, 2016.
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II.4.4. American Council for International Studies - Europe
Description:
This is information only for the Board to be aware of International travel for Mrs. Kitchen and 8 students to travel to Europe, March 12-19, 2016. This is not a district sponsored trip.
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II.4.5. Education First - Costa Rica
Description:
This is information only for the Board to be aware of plans for International travel for Mrs. Kristy Meyers and a small group of students to travel to Costa Rica during spring break in 2017, through Education First tours. This is not a district sponsored trip.
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II.5. Student Account Approval
Description:
The Board will consider approval of the opening of a student account for special services.
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II.6. Approval of Donations
Description:
Wesies Customs - Used cylinder heads, carborators, distributors and a block - $500
Oliver Sommer - Concept 2 Model D Rowing Machine - $900 Lorelei Diringer - 1991 Chevy Camaro - $2,500
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II.7. Disposal of Assets
Description:
The Automotive Technology instructor is requesting approval to dispose of the following vehicle by sale of the asset to generate revenue to be used for other vehicle projects. This vehicle was recently donated to the program and has a value of $2,500.
1991 Chevy Camaro |
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III. INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION ITEMS
Description:
(Matters about which the Board may engage in discussion but will take no action during the meeting)
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III.1. First Reading of Proposed Board Policy Changes in Section B - School Board Governance and Operations
Description:
The Board will discuss proposed changes to Governing Board Policy in Section B - School Board Governance and Operations.
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III.1.1. Policy BEC - Executive Sessions/Open Meetings
Description:
ASBA recommends a brief addition to policies BEC, BEDA, and GCQF to provide districts with more clarity and direction in the posting of notices and eliminates some potential confusion
in the timeline allowed for an employee to request an open hearing.
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III.1.2. Policy BEDA- Notification of Board Meetings
Description:
ASBA recommends a briefaddition to policies BEC, BEDA, and GCQF to provide districts with more clarityand direction in the posting of notices and eliminates some potential confusion in the timeline allowed for an employee to request an open hearing.
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III.1.3. Policy BEDH - Public Participation at Board Meetings
Description:
ASBA recommends this policy be modified to insure compliance with A.R.S. 38-431.01(H) pertaining to Open Meeting Law.
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III.2. First Reading of Proposed Board Policy Changes in Section E - Support Services
Description:
The Board will discuss proposed changes to Governing Board Policy in Section E - Support Services.
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III.2.1. Exhibit EBBB-E - Accident Reports
Description:
ASBA recommends this exhibit be altered by adding several items to the report.
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III.3. First Reading of Proposed Board Policy Changes in Section G - Personnel
Description:
The Board will discuss proposed changes to Governing Board Policies in Section G - Personnel.
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III.3.1. Regulation GBEB-R - Staff Conduct
Description:
ASBA recommends an addition to this regulation to emphasize the admonition pertaining to employees of engaging in any activity to influence the outcome of an election while working in an official capacity for the district. A.R.S. 15-511 should be added to the legal references in Policy GBEB.
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III.3.2. Exhibit GCCC-ED - Professional/Support Staff Leaves of Absence Without Pay
Description:
ASBA recommends the first sentence be deleted and some language in the first paragraph be modified for clarity.
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III.3.3. Policy GCQF - Discipline, Suspension and Dismissal of Professional Staff Members
Description:
ASBA recommends a brief addition to policies BEC, BEDA, and GCQF to provide districts with more clarity and direction in the posting of notices and eliminates some potential confusion in the timeline allowed for an employee to request an open hearing.
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III.4. First Reading of Proposed Board Policy Changes in Section I - Instructional Programs
Description:
The Board will discuss proposed changes to Governing Board Policies in Section I - Instructional Programs.
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III.4.1. Policy IKE - Promotion and Retention of Students
Description:
ASBA recommends modifications to clarify that a student’s high school grade classification may be determined by each district as the definition included in the policy is neither in statute nor in the State Board of Education rules. In response to district inquiries, ASBA Policy Services has explained that student promotion to a higher grade at midyear is permissible and is referenced in regulation IKE-RB. Policy IKEB - Acceleration, is added as a cross reference to policy IKE.
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III.4.2. Policy IKF - Graduation Requirements (and relateted Regulations and Exhibits)
Description:
ASBA recommends several updates in Policy IKF, a regulation, and two exhibits due to the repeal of A.R.S. 15-701.02 (Alternative High School Graduation Requirements) and the removal of references to this statute and R7-2-302.09 (AIMS, Additional Credit, Augmentation) from the Manual. Regulation IKF-RA will now become IKF-R. Regulation IKF-RB and Exhibits IKF-EA and IKF-EB will now be deleted from the Manual.
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III.5. First Reading of Proposed Board Policy Changes in Section J - Students
Description:
The Board will discuss proposed changes to Governing Board Policies in Section J - Students.
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III.5.1. Policy JFAB - Tuition/Admission of Non-resident Student
Description:
ASBA recommends that a paragraph pertaining to the admission of students who are United States residents but nonresidents of the state be moved and designated as a discretionary, not mandatory, action of the Governing Board.
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III.5.2. Policy JK and Regulation JK-RB - Student Discipline
Description:
ASBA recommends that Policy JK be altered by moving some language and modifying a heading title in order to eliminate the assumption that everything that follows in this document pertains to special needs students.
Clarification has been added to communicate the rules pertaining to discipline, suspension, expulsion, and the provisions pertaining to confinement of pupils to students at the beginning of each school year, and to transfer students at the time of their enrollment in school. The sub-title and one paragraph heading in JK-RB, are modified to “students with special needs/disabilities” to agree with the remainder of the document.
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III.6. First Reading of Proposed Board Policy Changes in Section K - School Community Relations
Description:
The Board will discuss proposed changes to Governing Board Policy Section K - School Community Relations.
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III.6.1. Regulation KDB-R - Public's Right to Know/Freedom of Information
Description:
ASBA recommends that this regulation be updated with information related to charges for records to be used for a commercial purpose and with changes to a superintendent’s response for making records available promptly without the necessity of a written statement of denial of access.
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III.7. Salary & Benefit Committee Recommendations
Description:
The Board will discuss recommendations from the Salary & Benefits Committee.
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IV. ACTION ITEMS - DISTRICT BUSINESS
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IV.1. Bond Sale Authorization
Description:
The Board will consider approval of a bond sale resolution, which would authorize the sale of bonds as approved by voters in November, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $5.99 million. The resolution is providing for all matters related to the sale and issuance of school improvement bonds of the District including delegation to the Superintendent and Business Manager of the District to determine certain matters related thereto.
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IV.2. Bus Driver Recruitment and Retention
Description:
At the January 5th Board meeting, administration shared ideas to help address the growing staffing shortage with bus drivers. The Board requested a specific proposal for consideration (attached). The Board will discuss and may take action regarding strategies to recruit and retain bus drivers.
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IV.3. School Calendar 2016-17
Description:
The Board will discuss and may take action regarding the 2016-17 school calendar.
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V. INFORMATION ITEMS
Description:
(The Board will not propose, discuss, or take legal action during the meeting)
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V.1. Requests for Future Agenda Items
Description:
- Joint Board Meeting with COCSD, February 29, 2016
- Regular Board Meeting, March 22, 2016 - Verde Valley Joint Board Meeting, April 28, 2016 |
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VI. ADJOURNMENT
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