Monte Worle, President; Karen Morgan, Clerk; Ernie Moran, Willie Davis Pringle and Dr. Gabriel Stine
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WORKSHOP & SECOND READING OF NEW AND REVISED BOARD POLICIES (Dr. Baker)
The proposed new and revised board policies were presented for the board’s review and input. Cabinet participated in a workshop with the board to review each policy. Two changes were requested: (1) BP 0420.4 regarding Charter Schools needs a sentence added to clarify that the board will only entertain K-6 charter requests and only dependent charters rather than general oversight of the board; (2) AR 5121 needs language on how a student who is doing work at a higher grade level is graded.
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Nutrition Services employee LaShawn Bray requested that the board review the necessity of the proposed new cafeteria administrative manager position, the job duties, and if it should be opened for others to apply.
Supt. Ralph Baker replied that management will recommend removing the consent item regarding this position from tonight's board agenda, and moving it to the next board meeting agenda.
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Nancee Fine, V.E.T.A. President, reported: (1) The CTA Fall Leadership Conference in Las Vegas is scheduled for the weekend before Thanksgiving - board members and cabinet are invited; (2) The school year started nicely and things are mostly calm and quiet. Liberty School is in the 5th week of school and looking forward to parent conferences coming up soon.
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(1) Karen Morgan welcomed everyone to the new school year, and said she is looking forward to lots of good times at the new school and lots of hard work by the staff. (2) Dr. Gabriel Stine said he toured the new Challenger School today and it is an amazing school. He especially liked the colors used throughout the school and the movable walls that have storage behind them to eliminate clutter. (3) Ernie Moran congratulated Challenger on their smooth start and asked if the construction video could be shown on Channel 18 sometime soon. He also welcomed new and returning employees and congratulated the schools which received awards on opening day. Ernie said he really enjoyed the breakfast and thanked everyone who attended. (4) Dr. Stine congratulated the schools on their API scores. (5) Willie Pringle apologized for missing the employee appreciation breakfast, but he did attend the opening day ceremonies at High Desert Church in the afternoon and really enjoyed it. He complimented Ralph Baker on his speech and thanked all who took part in the activities. (6) Monte Worle has heard great comments on the district's inservices.
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(1) Dr. Ralph Baker said he visited the classroom of the student who was readmitted recently, and saw that the student had complied with the haircut requirement and was well-behaved and on the right track. (2) Janet Young reported that Challenger and Brentwood Schools were currently over-projections on enrollment.
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RECEIVE 2004 ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRESS REPORT - API/AYP (Mr. Swearingen)
On August 31, 2004, the state released the annual Accountability Progress Report detailing the school district's and each individual school's progress toward Annual Yearly Progress Goals as well as API results. Mr. Swearingen reviewed the details of the results for VESD and each school.
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REVIEW 2003/2004 UNAUDITED FINANCIAL REPORTS (Mrs. Creason)
The district has completed closing its financial books for the 2003/2004 fiscal year. The financial reports (unaudited) were submitted for the board’s review.
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RECEIVE WORKERS COMPENSATION REPORT (Mr. McClatchey)
This item was tabled until the next board meeting.
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RECEIVE JULY 2004 SUSPENSION & CRIME REPORT (Mrs. Miller)
During July 2004, approximately 99.7% of the Victor Elementary School District’s student population presented themselves with proper conduct. Further details were included in the suspension report.
Upon a motion by Willie Pringle, seconded by Karen Morgan, and followed by a 5-0 vote, the board acted to approve all items on the consent agenda (listed below), with the exception of item #13 regarding the new classified management position at Nutrition Services which was tabled until the next board meeting.
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Approve New Classified Management Position at Nutrition Services Dept.
(This item was not approved; tabled until the next board meeting)
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Approve Donation for Brentwood School from Washington Mutual Bank in the amount of $3,688 to go toward costs incurred for staff attendance at last year's Blue Ribbon School Conference in Washington, D.C.
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Approve Donation for Discovery School of the Arts from Edison International Matching Gift Program in the amount of $918.16 to be used for instructional materials
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Donations for Liberty from Keller Williams Realty in the amount of $500 to assist with the recent vandalism costs; and donation from Club Ed of $20 gift certificates for each of the 10 teachers whose rooms were vandalized
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ACT TO APPROVE CREATING FUND 49, WITH TWO SUB-FUNDS AND FUND 52 AND APPROVE BUDGETS (Mrs. Creason)
We must open Fund 49 (with two sub-funds) and Fund 52 due to a new state requirement. These two funds will record the financial activities for VESD Financing Corporation (COP) and our new Community Facilities District. Upon a motion by Karen Morgan, seconded by Willie Pringle, and followed by a 5-0 vote, the board acted to approve the creation of Fund 49 and Fund 52 and approve their budgets for 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 as presented.
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ACT TO APPROVE PURCHASE OF LAND FOR TRANSPORTATION FACILITY (Mrs. Moon)
Administration recommended the purchase of 10 acres of vacant land on Locust Ave. in Victorville (near Pahute, directly behind Home Depot) to be used for our transportation department. Upon a motion by Ernie Moran, seconded by Willie Pringle, and followed by a 5-0 vote, the board acted to approve the purchase of four parcels of vacant land, APN #3093-261-05, 06, 07 and 08 for $1,100,000.00, and authorized Mick McClatchey, Asst. Superintendent, to sign all related documents.
The board adjourned to closed session at 9:50 p.m. There were no actions taken in closed session. The board returned to regular session at 9:58 p.m.
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APPROVE CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL REPORT #04-13 WITH ADDENDUM
Upon a motion by Willie Pringle, seconded by Karen Morgan, and followed by a 5-0 vote, the board acted to approve all items on this report with addendum, which included: employment of the following classroom teachers effective September 2, 2004: Tiffany Strzykalski, Michelle Peterson, Melanie Moniz, Aimee Holub; and Kriston Jensen as special day class teacher; and acceptance of resignation from special day class teacher Robin Davidson, effective Sept. 8, 2004.
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APPROVE CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL REPORT #04-13 WITH ADDENDUM
Upon a motion by Willie Pringle, seconded by Ernie Moran, and followed by a 5-0 vote, the board acted to approve this report with addendum, which included: extension of service for short-term employee Martin Rose to 12/31/04; acceptance of resignations from cashiers Michelle Quintana and Jackie Alban, receptionist/health attendant Sherri Gabbert, and instructional assistant Misty Norby; employment of Kaila Evans, Annette Gastelum, and Lowell Lock as short-term employees; employment of instructional assistants (bilingual) Edelmira Calderon, Nelly Vadillo, and Brenda Ramirez, inst. asst. (RSP) Sharon Broskey, inst. asst. (roving) Jessica Creel, food servers Larissa House and Caren Castillo, and breakfast cashier Lillian Gratz.
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