Minutes of the Governing Board

Minutes of the Arvin Union School District Board of Trustees Regular Meeting held on January 15, 2008.

The meeting was called to order by Mr. Stoner at 6:32 p.m.		Call to Order

Members Present: Mr. Bill Stoner, President Mr. Tim Owens Mrs. Joycene Tarver, Clerk Mr. Angel Sumaya Mr. Fausto Sanchez		Members Present

Members Absent: none		Member Absent

Mrs. Jerelle D. Kavanagh, Superintendent Mrs. Marilyn Thompson, Assistant Superintendent Mrs. Angelica Salinas, HD Vice Principal Mrs. Laurie Bowden, SV Vice Principal Ms. Melanie Meadows, BME Vice Principal Mr. Gayle Hui, ECR Vice Principal Mrs. Debbie L. Hearron, District Secretary Please refer to attached Sign-In Sheet for January 15, 2008 for additional staff.		Staff Present

Others Present: Walt Price, Mountainside Disposal; Melinda Santiago, Clinica Sierra Vista; Edmundo Hernandez, student; Barry Nienke, staff spouse.		Others

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

Mrs. Kavanagh recommended that 7.1 – Discussion of public employment according to Government Code Section 54957 be withdrawn from the agenda. She also provided the board with an amended agenda of 1/14/08 @11:00 a.m. adding items 9.6 – Consider approval of the Arvin Union School District SRI – Prop 10 Audit Report by the firm Darrell Harris CPA for the period ending June 30, 2007; and 9.7 – Consider approval of the Arvin Union School District Measure C Audit Report by the firm Darrell Harris CPA for the period ending June 30, 207.		Adoption of the Agenda

On motion of Mr. Owens, seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board unanimously approved the minutes of the December 11, 2007 Regular Board Meeting.		Minutes

Mrs. Kavanagh greeted the board and reminded them of the El Camino Real dedication ceremony on Friday, January 18, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. in the school cafeteria. She then introduced Mrs. Marilyn Thompson as the district’s new Assistant Superintendent. Mrs. Thompson gave an annual review of Grades 5 & 7 Physical Fitness Results. Her findings were the students of the Arvin Union School District were doing very well compared to with county students. Mrs. Thompson shared with the board the District Benchmark Report for English Language Arts through the fifth grade. She explained the data collected is used during staff development when teachers collaborate to create avenues of intervention for the students. Mrs. Kavanagh introduced Mr. Walt Price of Mountainside Disposal. At that time Mrs. Kavanagh presented Mr. Price with a plaque of appreciation for their donation to the Arvin Union School District Haven Drive Scholarship Fund. Upon accepting the plaque Mr. Price graciously extended his thanks to the staff and students for their participation in the recycling programs that made this donation possible. Mr. Stoner then gave an opportunity for members of the public to comment. · Mr. Gyll, Chief Negotiator for the Arvin Teachers Association, greeted the board and gave thanks to staff for their support to the certificated bargaining unit. Mr. Gyll explained that there were many delays since August when ATA was ready to proceed with negotiations. The proposal from ATA was 3% increase in salary and keeping the existing Health/Welfare Benefit package. Mr. Gyll then explained that the bargaining unit had not accepted the district proposal of 3% salary increase with an alternative 90/10 Health/Welfare Benefit package. Finally Mr. Gyll expressed that ATA wants to settle with a reasonable raise using resources wisely. · Mrs. Nienke, BME teacher, introduced herself and addressed the board and district asking what the COLA rate was this year. Mrs. Kavanagh responded the COLA was 4.53 this year, however those funds were also used for cost of doing business along with salary and benefit costs. · Mrs. Gyll, BME teacher, introduced herself and asked what funds were used to pay teachers’ salaries. Mrs. Kavanagh explained that some teachers are paid out of categorical funds and most classroom teachers are paid from the general fund. · Other certificated staff, Mrs. Loya, BME teacher; Ms. Blakley, BME teacher; Ms. McKenna, HD teacher; Mrs. Buckley, HD teacher; Ms. Roberts, ECR teacher; Ms. Mortimer, BME teacher; Mrs. Starr, BME teacher; offered support to the bargaining unit and expressed to the board and administration their wishes of settling negotiations. Mr. Sumaya addressed the staff in the audience thanking them for their attendance and assured them the board would consider their concerns while making the best decisions for the whole district. Mr. Sanchez also thanked the staff for their support and emphasized the board is available to help in any way possible.		Reports and Communications Reports and Communication Communications from the Public

After a brief discussion of Purchase Order 080601 the following action was taken. On motion of Mrs. Tarver seconded by Mr. Sumaya, the board unanimously approved the following consent agenda items.		Consent Agenda
Purchase Order Numbers 080581 - 080655 Bill Payment – 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76 Payroll Numbers 25, 26, 27, 28 Interdistrict Attendance Request for the 2007/2008 school year based on parent request.(indicates renewal) Victor Medina – Grade 5 – Arvin to DiGiorgio Carlos Medina – Grade 2 – Arvin to DiGiorgio Jaime Dominguez – Grade 7 – Panama to Arvin Interdistrict Attendance Request for the 2007/2008 school year based on Parent Employment. (indicates renewal) Coby A. Nguyen – Kgn – Panama to Arvin Intradistrict Attendance Requests for the 2007/2008 school year based on closed grades. (indicates renewal) Edward A. Martinez – Grade 5 – BME to ECR Araceli Pulido – Grade 5 – BME to ECR Bianca Pulido – Grade 5 - BME to ECR Maria Fernanda – Grade 2 – BME to ECR Daniela Madrigal – Grade 4 – BME to ECR Jose M. Moreno – Grade 5 – BME to ECR AmaIrani Moreno – Grade 2 – BME to ECR Diana Quevedo – Grade 1 – BME to SV Eddie Quevedo – Grade 2 – BME to SV Fernando Quevedo – Grade 4 – BME to SV Francisco Quevedo – Grade 5 – BME to SV Chessiel Guzman – Grade 2 – BME to SV Linda Smith – Grade 3 – BME to ECR Jade Smith – Grade 2 – BME to ECR Aliza Garvin – Grade 4 – BME to ECR Joseph Rodriguez – Grade 4 – BME to SV Vanessa Galindo – Grade 2 – BME to SV Intradistrict Attendance Request for the 2007/2008 school year based on parent request. (indicates renewal) Elizabeth Botello – Grade 5 – BME to ECR Aideth Botello – Grade 3 – BME to ECR Jennifer Botello – Grade 1 – BME to ECR Christopher Torres – Grade 3 – ECR to SV Gina S. Torres – Grade 1 – ECR to SV Donation to the Arvin Union School District – Haven Drive Scholarship Fund from Mountainside Disposal in the amount of $15,000.00. Obsolete items from district equipment inventory: (1) RCA VCR, Model CR501, S/N 413230698 and (1) TV Cart. Field trip for Sierra Vista Elementary fourth grade classes to visit the San Fernando Rey de Espana Mission in Mission Hills, California on April 9, 2008.		Purchase Orders Bill Payments Payroll Interdistrict – 07/08 Parent Request Interdistrict – 07/08 Parent Employment Intradistrict – 07/08 Closed Grades Intradistrict – 07/08 Parent Request Donation – Mountainside Disposal Obsolete Items SV Field Trip

The board went into closed session at 7:48 p.m. to consider matters related to student re-admission of expelled students. They reconvened at 8:41p.m. and the following action was taken.		Closed Session

On motion of Mr. Owens, seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board unanimously approved the re-admission of Student #F:2006/2007 effective January 7, 2008.		Student #F:2006/07

On motion of Mr. Sanchez, seconded by Mr. Sumaya, the board unanimously approved the re-admission of Student #C:2007/2008 effective January 7, 2008.		Student #C:2007/08


On motion of Mr. Owens, seconded by Mr. Sanchez, the board unanimously approved the 2007/2008 Local Agreement for Child Development Services between the Arvin Union School District and California Department of Education for the Arvin State Preschool, Contract Number: CIMS-7135 - Instructional Materials and Supplies, Project Number 15-63313-00-7 in the amount not to exceed $1,572.00.		PS Contract #CIMS-7135 -Instr. Materials

On motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mr. Sumaya, the board unanimously approved Resolution #5:2007/2008 to authorize the designated personnel to sign contract documents regarding the 2007/2008 Local Agreement for Child Development Contract #CMIS-7135.		Res.#5:-07/08 - #CIMS- 7135 Designated Personnel

On motion of Mr. Owens, seconded by Mr. Sumaya, the board unanimously approved the 2007/2008 Consolidated Application for Funding Categorical Aid Programs (Part II).		07/08 Consolidated App. – Part II

The board went into closed session at 8:43 p.m. to consider matters related to Administrative Personnel. They reconvened at 8:58 p.m.