Minutes of the Governing Board

Minutes of the Arvin Union School District Board of Trustees Regular Meeting held on July 20, 2004.

The meeting was called to order by Mr. Tim Owens at 6:30 p.m.	Call to Order

Members Present: Mr. Time Owens, President Mrs. Joycene Tarver, Clerk Mrs. Virgie Witte Mr. William Stoner Mr. Angel Sumaya	Roll Call

Members Absent:

Staff Present: Mr. Kenneth R. Bergevin, Superintendent Mrs. Jerelle D. Kavanagh, Assistant Superintendent Mrs. Debbie L. Hearron, District Secretary Mr. Bob Morse, Director of Maintenance, Operations, Transportation & Safety	Staff Present

Others Present: Dr. Kenneth Witte	Others

Mrs. Tarver led the Pledge of Allegiance.	Pledge of Allegiance

Mr. Bergevin informed the board no changes were made to the agenda.	Adoption of Agenda

On motion of Mr. Sumaya, seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board unanimously approved the minutes of the regular meeting of June 29, 2004.	Minutes

Mr. Bergevin introduced Mr. Bob Morse, Director of Maintenance, Operations, Transportation and Safety. Mr. Morse greeted the Board of Trustees and expressed his appreciation and excitement of giving him the opportunity to work for the Arvin Union School District. Mr. Bergevin then informed the Board of the continued process of selecting members for the Bond Oversight Committee. The selection of seven members will be considered at the next board meeting. Mr. Bergevin also invited the Board to attend a monthly City Manager’s Breakfast meeting on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 at Las Fuentes with guest speaker Nacole Parra.	Superintendent’s Report

Mrs. Kavanagh reported to the Board of Trustees the progress of Migrant Summer School which ends July 23, 2004. Mrs. Kavanagh reported that summer school pre post tests show improvement during summer intervention. Mrs. Kavanagh also shared a schedule of the District’s Staff Development days for certificated staff on August 9 and 10, 2004.	Assistant Superintendent’s Report

Mr. Morse gave a review to the Board of the summer work that is taking place. There has been major clean up at all sites and safety training has been conducted on the use of lawn equipment. Mr. Morse shared with the board that he is preparing staff and routing analysis to find ways to improve the department’s efficiency.	Site Reports
None	Board Member Report

On motion of Mr. Stoner, seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board unanimously approved the following consent agenda items.	Consent Agenda
Ratified: Purchase Order Numbers 500001 – 500061 and 1305001 - 1305030 Bill Payment Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 Payroll Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4	Purchase Orders Bill Payments Payroll Numbers

Approved the following Interdistrict Attendance Request for the 2004/2005 school year based on child care. (indicates renewal) Kelsey Brockman – Grade 2 – Arvin to Lamont *Brittany S. Brockman – Grade 4 – Arvin to Lamont	Interdistrict Agreement

On motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mrs. Witte, the board unanimously approved the 2004/2005 Local Agreement for Child Development Services, Contract #GPRE-4073 for the Arvin State Preschool.	Local Agreement/Child Development Services/Pre School

On motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mrs. Witte, the board unanimously approved Resolution #1:2004/2005 to authorize the designated personnel to sign contract documents regarding the 2004/2005 Local Agreement for Child Development Contract #GPRE-4073.	Resolution #1:04/05 – Authorized Signatures/PreSchool

On motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mr. Stoner, the board unanimously approved employment, resignation, retirement, leave of absence, change of status, or termination of the following certificated staff for the 2004/2005 school year: 2004 Summer School Substitute Teachers: Karen Davis Veronica Hernandez Carol Bruemmer Vanessa Valtierra David Loya Katy Wheeler Laura Cleverly Alana Kirkley Robert Long Jeff Bopp Renee Horn Mike Taylor Corey Schmidt Veronica Rodriguez Steve Cunicelli New Staff : Steve Hibbard – HD PE Teacher Tutors for the CODESP Test: Audry Bell Terry Dean Cathy Watson Change in Position for 04/05: Melissa Apsit – BME 3^rd Grade Teacher – Job Share Gayle Hui – BME 3^rd Grade Teacher Cynthia Beach – HDMS P.E. Teacher Darren Jones – BME Computer Teacher Sonia Martinez – BME 4^th Grade Teacher	Certificated Staff

On motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mrs. Witte, the board unanimously approved employment, resignation, retirement, leave of absence, change of status, or termination of the following classified staff for the 2004/2005 school years: New Staff: Adriana Andino – Family Resource Clerk - Annex Change of Position: Norman Coffey – Mechanic/Bus Driver – effective 7/1/04 Ofelia Ramos – MOT Secretary – effective 6/28/04 Cafeteria Staff: Donna Collins – increase hours from 7.5 to 8 per day Marvella Johnson - increase hours from 7.5 to 8 per day Dee Dee Loya - increase hours from 7.5 to 8 per day Joann Pearson – increase hours from 1.5 to 3.5 per day Melanie Pumphrey – increase hours from 1.5 to 3.5 per day Graciela Valtierra – increase hours from 3 to 3.5 per day	Classified Staff Classified Staff – cont.

A first reading was held of District Goals. No action was necessary.	District Goals

On motion of Mrs. Witte, seconded by Mr. Stoner, the board unanimously approved the CSBA Policy Development Contract with the Arvin Union School District for online GAMUT services for the 2004/2005 school year.	CSBA/GAMUT

On motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mrs. Witte, the board unanimously approved the Off-Campus Federal Work-Study Agreement S33883 (America Reads/Counts Program) between California State University Bakersfield and the Arvin Union School District effective 7/1/04 to 6/30/05.	Off-Campus Fed. Work-Study Agreement

On motion of Mrs. Witte, seconded by Mr. Stoner, the board unanimously approved the payment of $2,000.00 to USbank for the Arvin Union School District 1996 Bond Fund – Administration Fees 05/01/04 to 04/30/05.	USbank – 1996 Bond Fund

On motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mrs. Witte, the board unanimously approved the audit for Proposition 10 – Healthy Start Collaborative Agreement No. 2000.2.12.3, for the period February 1, 2002 to January 31, 2003 by the firm Brown Armstrong Paulden McCown Starbuck & Keeter.	Prop 10 – Audit – Healthy Start

On motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mrs. Witte, the board unanimously approved the audit for Proposition 10 – Healthy Start Collaborative Statement of Grant Revenues and Expenditures Incurred, Agreement No. 2000.2.12.3, for the period from February 1, 2002 to January 31, 2003 and for the period from February 1, 2003 to January 31, 2004 by the firm Brown Armstrong Paulden McCown Starbuck & Keeter..	Prop 10 – Audit – Healthy Start – Revenues & Expenditures

On motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mrs. Witte, the board unanimously approved the audit for Proposition 10 – School Readiness Initiative Statement of Grant Revenues and Expenditures Incurred, Agreement No. 2002.6.2.2, for the period from October 1, 2002 to September 30, 2003 by the firm Brown Armstrong Paulden McCown Starbuck & Keeter.	Prop 10 – Audit – School Readiness – Revenues & Expenditures

On motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mr. Stoner, the board unanimously approved the Food Service Agreement between the DiGiorgio School District and Arvin Union School District effective August 1, 2004.	Food Service Agreement/DiGiorgio

Mrs. Witte requested to see a summary of data for improvement of reading scores for the past three years. Mrs. Kavanagh said that would be available as soon the state test scores were received in the next few weeks.	Future Agenda Items

On motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mrs. Witte, the board unanimously adjourned the meeting at 7:21 p.m.	Adjournment

Clerk Secretary