Minutes of
the Arvin Union School District Board of Trustees Regular Meeting held on July
17, 2007.
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The meeting was called to order by Mr. Stoner at
6:31 p.m. |
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Call to Order |
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Members Present: Mr. Bill Stoner, President Mr. Tim
Owens Mrs. Joycene Tarver, Clerk Mr. Angel Sumaya |
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Members Present
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Members Absent:
Mr. Fausto Sanchez |
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Member Absent |
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Staff Present:
Mrs. Jerelle D. Kavanagh, Interim Superintendent
Ms. Lynn Orong, Director of Fiscal Services Mrs. Olivia Esquivel, Administrative
Assistant |
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Staff Present |
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Others Present: |
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Others |
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Joe Covington, Ordiz-Melby Bill Melby, Ordiz-Melby Renee Goodwin, Colombo Construction Cathie Barraza, KCSOS Toni DelaRosa |
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Mr. Owens led the
pledge of allegiance. |
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Pledge of Allegiance |
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Mrs. Kavanagh
recommended moving items 8.6 and 8.9 (change orders CO-06 and CO-01) to
immediately follow the consent agenda.
She also recommended moving item 10 (closed session) ahead of
Administration Personnel. |
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Adoption of the Agenda |
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On
motion of Mr. Sumaya, seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board unanimously approved
the minutes of the June 26, 2007, Regular Meeting. |
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Minutes |
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Mrs. Kavanagh reported
to the board that the electric power at El Camino Real is on. The El Camino School Office will be
temporarily located at Sierra Vista School.
She also shared with
the board initial housing development plans on Tejon Ranch that would impact
the district. Ms. Cathie Barraza,
with the Kern County Superintendent of Schools reported the progress made on
SAIT benchmarks. Significant progress
has been made. She acknowledged the
diligent work done on the master schedule and the amount of support to
teachers from coaches and administration.
The next review will be conducted in September. Ms. Lynn Orong
reviewed the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) 45
statement. The GASB45 statement
requires financial reporting of other post employment benefits. The districts most recent actuarial
valuation determined the liability to be $22,227,229, as of July 1,
2006. |
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Reports and Communications- Superintendent SAIT Progress Report GASB Review |
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None |
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Communications from the public |
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On
motion of Mr. Sumaya, seconded by Mr. Owens, the board unanimously approved
the following consent agenda items. |
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Consent Agenda |
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Purchase
Order Numbers 080000 - 0800087 Bill Payment 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Payroll Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 Interdistrict
Attendance Request for the 2007/2008 school year based on parent request.
(*indicates renewal) *Eric DeLaFuente Jr. Grade 5
Arvin to Lamont Interdistrict
Attendance Request for the 2007/2008 school year based on child care.
(*indicates renewal) Jeremiah I. Moreno Kgn
Arvin to DiGiorgio *Alexander Victoria Grade 6
Arvin to Lamont *Juan Ortega Jr. Grade 5
Vineland to Arvin *Fabian Ortega Kgn
Vineland to Arvin Interdistrict
Attendance Request for the 2007/2008 school year based on employment.
(*indicates renewal) *Macy Bullard Grade 1
Greenfield to Arvin Christian Bullard Grade 4
Greenfield to Arvin Noah Bullard Kgn
Greenfield to Arvin Notice to Bid for Cafeteria
Dairy Products for 07/08 school year. |
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Purchase Orders Bill Payments Payroll Interdistrict 07/08 Parent Employment Interdistrict 07/08 Child Care Interdistrict 07/08 Parent Employment Bid Cafeteria Dairy |
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On motion of Mrs.
Tarver, seconded by Mr. Owens, the board unanimously approved Change
Order CO-06 from Ordiz-Melby for El Camino Real Elementary, totaling
$21,862.87. |
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Change Order CO-06 Ordiz-Melby |
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On motion of Mrs. Tarver,
seconded by Mr. Owens, the board unanimously approved Change
Order CO-01 from Dirt Worx, Inc. for Bear Mountain Elementary School Student
Drop-Off Project, totaling $2550.00. |
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Change Order CO-01 Dirt Worx |
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On
motion of Mr. Owens, seconded by Mr. Sumaya, the board unanimously approved Haven
Drive Middle School 2007/2008 Graduation Policy. |
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Graduation Policy |
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On motion of Mr. Sumaya,
seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board unanimously approved the First
Quarterly Progress Report of Haven Drive Middle School SAIT Plan as given to
the Board of Trustees on April 17, 2007. |
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SAIT Plan Qtr. 1 Report |
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On motion of Mr. Sumaya,
seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board unanimously approved the Second Quarterly
Progress Report of Haven Drive Middle School SAIT Plan. |
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SAIT Plan Qtr. 2 Report |
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On motion of Mr. Owens,
seconded by Mr. Sumaya, the board unanimously approved the following employment,
resignation, retirement, leave of absence, change of status, and termination: New
Staff: Mark House SV 5th grade Liliana Martinez SV Kgn (pending clearances) Carol Mehochko SV 1st grade (pending
clearances) Jeffrey Boetto SV 3rd grade Eusebio Andrade BME 4th grade Sylvia Baeza BME 6th grade (pending
clearances) Guadalupe Calderon BME 4th grade Christie
Caldwell BME 4th grade Maria
Duran - BME 3rd grade Courtney
Lancaster BME Special Day Class Carolyn Lane
BME 5th grade (pending clearances) Rosemarie Borquez ECR 1st grade Susan Castle ECR 2nd grade Michelle Davidson ECR 6th grade Charlene Diaz
- ECR 2nd grade Melinda Havener ECR 1st grade Magdalena Hernandez ECR 6th grade
(pending clearances) Arcelia Herrera ECR 5th grade
(pending clearances) Hilda Rodriguez ECR 6th grade
(pending clearances) Celia Salcido ECR RSP Joseph Andreotti HD 7th History Mario Pena HD 8th Language Arts Cecilia Reyes HD Behavior Modification Class Stanton Sussberg HD 7th Math Tammy Treadwell HD 7th Language Arts 07
Summer Substitute Teachers: Guadalupe Calderon Maria
Duran Enereida
Benitez Charlene Tarver Carole
Rohde Kristin
Buckley Marc Mathiasen Diana
Zuniga Corey
Schmidt Jeff Bopp Celia
Salcedo Sylvia
Baeza Change
of Position: Jennifer Johnson ELD Coordinator effective
7/5/07 Additional
Assignment: Joanne Kleinendorst Special Ed BTSA Support
Provider 07 Summer Sports Camp Coach Richard
Crawford Basketball Steve Hibbard Volleyball Larry
Sears Basketball Aurelio Reyna Volleyball Resignations: Yaneli Bravo-Ceja, HD Teacher resigning
effective June 22, 2007 Linda Haight SV Coach retiring 6/2/07,
contingent on Golden Handshake |
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Certificated Personnel Certificated Personnel (cont.) |
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On motion of Mrs. Tarver,
seconded by Mr. Sumaya, the board unanimously approved the application
for a Provisional Internship Permit to California Department of Education on
behalf of Gabriela Tapia. |
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Internship Permit |
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On motion of Mrs. Tarver,
seconded by Mr. Sumaya, the board unanimously approved the application
for a Provisional Internship Permit to California Department of Education on
behalf of Mario Pena. |
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Internship Permit |
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On motion of Mrs. Tarver,
seconded by Mr. Sumaya, the board unanimously approved the application
for a Provisional Internship Permit to California Department of Education on
behalf of Tammy Treadwell. |
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Internship Permit |
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On motion of Mrs. Tarver,
seconded by Mr. Sumaya, the board unanimously approved the application
for a Provisional Internship Permit to California Department of Education on
behalf of Cecilia Reyes. |
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Internship Permit |
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On motion of Mrs. Tarver,
seconded by Mr. Sumaya, the board unanimously approved the application
for a Provisional Internship Permit to California Department of Education on
behalf of Maria Duran. |
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Internship Permit |
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On motion of Mrs. Tarver,
seconded by Mr. Sumaya, the board unanimously approved the application
for a Provisional Internship Permit to California Department of Education on
behalf of Courtney Lancaster. |
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Internship Permit |
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On motion of Mrs. Tarver,
seconded by Mr. Sumaya, the board unanimously approved the application
for a Provisional Internship Permit to California Department of Education on
behalf of Angie Buchanan. |
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Internship Permit |
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On motion of Mrs. Tarver,
seconded by Mr. Sumaya, the board unanimously approved the application
for a Provisional Internship Permit to California Department of Education on
behalf of Kevin Smith. |
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Internship Permit |
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On
motion of Mr. Owens, seconded by Mr. Sumaya, the board unanimously approved
employment, resignation, retirement, leave of absence, change of status, or
termination of the following classified staff for the 2006/07 school: New
Staff: Ana M. Delgado 8 hr. Clerk School Readiness Program effective
6/25/07 Change
of Position: Sharon Gutierrez HD 7-1/2 hrs Cafeteria Cook - effective 8/8/07 Graciela Valtierra HD 7-1/2 hrs Cafeteria Cook/Baker - effective
8/8/07 Antonio Montelongo SV Custodian Driver effective 7/2/07 Ericka Ramos SV Night Custodian effective 7/2/07 Maria Valles HD 7-1/2 hrs Cafeteria Helper effective 8/8/07 Paulino Cruz FRC Family Advocate effective 7/2/07 Resignations: Lucy Moreno BME AfterSchool Instructional Aide effective 6/30/07 Alicia Carrera SV AfterSchool Coordinator effective 07/08 school
year |