Minutes of the Arvin Union School
District Board of Trustees Regular Meeting held on June 24, 2008.
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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 Mrs. Virgie Witte Mrs. Joycene
Tarver, Clerk
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Members Present
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Members Absent:
Mr. Tim Owens, Mrs. Hilda Sumaya |
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Members Absent |
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Staff Present:
Mrs. Jerelle Kavanagh, Superintendent
Mrs. Marilyn Thompson, Assistant Superintendent
Mrs.
Debbie L. Hearron, District Secretary Mrs. Ludim Llanes, District
Receptionist Mrs. Olivia Esquivel,
Administrative Assistant Mr. Chris Davis, District
Accountant Mrs. Toni Pichardo, Sierra Vista School
Secretary, CSEA President Mr. Dan Gyll, Haven Drive Teacher Mr. Rey Ramos, Haven Drive Custodian/Driver Mr. Jose Garcia, Warehouse Clerk Mrs. Adelia Hudson, Sierra Vista
Teacher Mr. Ryan Culberson, Haven Drive
Teacher Mr. Luis Carmona, District Family
Advocate Mrs. Regina Padilla-Bohanon,
Director of Food Services Mr. David Zamarron, Director of
Maintenance, Operations, Transportation & Safety |
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Staff Present |
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Others Present:
Ms. Cathie Barraza, KCSOS School Assistance and Intervention Team
Leader; Mr. Jeff Kirby, CSEA Representative; Mr. Lennard Cuenco, Caldwell Flores Winters;
Mr. Chris Hine, Schools Legal Services; Timoteo Prado; Guadalupe Ramirez;
Rosalba Lopez; Dalia Villalon; Maria Ortiz; Paola Fernandez; Maria C. Hernandez; Nicolas Gonzalez; Ysabel
Gonzalez, Guadalupe Hernandez. |
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Others |
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Mrs. Kavanagh asked
the board to adopt the agenda with the following changes: Item
7.3 - “Consider approval of bus routes for the 2008-2009 school year” will be
informational only, no action will be taken. Item
10 - “Closed Session”. It may be
necessary to call for a recess before closed session if Mr. Hine has not arrived
at that time. He had to attend the
Lamont School District’s board meeting which also began at 6:30 p.m.. |
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Adoption of the Agenda |
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On
motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mrs. Witte, the board unanimously approved
the minutes of the May 20, 2008 Regular Board Meeting. |
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Minutes – Approved |
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Mrs. Kavanagh greeted
the board and introduced new staff that was in attendance; Mr. Chris Davis,
District Accountant and Mrs. Ludim Llanes, District Receptionist. Mrs. Kavanagh took a
few minutes to give a brief update on the progress of a couple of projects in
the district. Continued work is being
done regarding the TRANs loan process with Piper Jaffrey which will aid in
the cash flow difficulties that may occur if the state defers its payments to
the districts. The Sierra Vista re-roofing
project is progressing as expected. Mrs. Kavanagh then
introduced Mr. Lennard Cuenco who is a Financial Consultant with Caldwell
Flores Winters. Mr. Cuenco gave an
overview of the history the district has had with Caldwell Flores Winters
since 2003 and also their options should they consider the Issuance of the
next Series of Bonds. Should the board decide to sell district bonds there
could be a cost saving factor in the amount of $500,000. Mrs. Thompson
introduced Cathie Barraza, Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office,
School Assistance and Intervention Team Leader. Mrs. Barraza reviewed the Quarterly SAIT 5th
Progress Report for Haven Drive. Since
the last report there are fewer action steps that need to be fulfilled. Mrs. Barraza led a discussion with the
board while answering their questions.
She did share her concerns regarding encouraging teachers to stay on
track and focus on bringing the partially fulfilled status areas to
substantially fulfilled status. Mr. Stoner gave
opportunity at this time to the members of the public to address the board regarding
items of interest within the board’s jurisdiction. Mr. Dan Gyll, Haven
Drive Language Arts Teacher for eleven years, addressed the board regarding
the SAIT report that was given earlier.
He strongly felt that students in this program were being advanced to
higher proficiency levels before they were ready. He felt the testing criteria for passing
was too low at 40%. Ms. Maria Hernandez
of 444 Tucker Street and also a member of the United Neighbors of Arvin
addressed the board insisting installation of water filters at each school
site. She shared at the last board
meeting of May 20, 2008 the audience was told that water filters would not be
installed. She asked the board to
please reconsider her request for the health of the children of Arvin. Ms. Ysabel Gonzalez
of 7408 Laurel Street and a supporter for the United Neighbors of Arvin
shared that she is not satisfied with the decision the board has made not to
install water filters. She requested a
written letter from the board stating why they will not install the
filters. She shared that the United
Neighbors of Arvin support the board and are willing to help, but together
they will continue to ask for the filters. Ms. Guadalupe
Hernandez of 157 Fallbrook. She shared
with the board that on April 15th a petition was turned into the
board to have the filters installed but it was denied. She then shared that the neighboring
Vineland School District honored their request by installing ten filters at a
cost of $65.00 each, and asked the board to reconsider the request to install
filters in the Arvin schools. Ms. Rosalba Lopez of
Fallbrook Street pleaded with the board to reconsider the installation of
water filters for the safety of her four children. With permission from the
president, Ms. Lopez proceeded to distribute a letter from the Dolores Huerta
Foundation supporting this cause. Ms. Dalia Villalon of
322 Ives Court addressed the board about a different concern. She explained she has a daughter who
attended Bear Mountain Elementary this past year in the fifth grade, however
with the boundary changes her daughter would be changing to Sierra Vista Elementary
in the fall of 2008. She asked the board if transportation would be provided
to Sierra Vista Elementary. Mrs. Kavanagh
informed the audience that the district would prepare a written response for
the July 15, 2008 board meeting to the water filter request. |
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Reports and Communications - Mrs. Kavanagh Mrs. Thompson Reports from the public Mr. Gyll Ms. M. Hernandez Ms. Gonzalez Ms. G. Hernandez Ms. Lopez Ms. Villalon Mrs. Kavanagh |
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On
motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mrs. Witte, the board unanimously approved
the following consent agenda items. |
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Consent Agenda |
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Purchase
Order Numbers 081037 – 081089 Payments
– 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128,
129, 130 Payroll
Numbers 45, 46, 47, 48 Interdistrict
Attendance Requests for the 2008/2009 school year based on child care.
(*indicates renewal) Maria
H. Garcia – Grade 1 – Arvin to Panama
Interdistrict
Attendance Requests for the 2008/2009 school year based on parent employment.
(*indicates renewal) *Brittany
Brockman – Grade 8 – Arvin to Lamont *Kelsey Brockman – Grade 6 –
Arvin to Lamont *Eric De La Fuentes - Grade 6 –
Arvin to Lamont Dwight Hill – Grade 8 – Arvin to
Lamont Melenie Medina – Kgn – Arvin to
Lamont Aaliyal M. Mohamed – Kgn – Arvin
to DiGiorgio Ali J. Mohamed – Grade 1 – Arvin
to DiGiorgio *Alinan Rivera – Grade 1 – Arvin
to Vineland *Aubriann Rivera – Grade 3 –
Arvin to Vineland Vincent P. Zapata – Grade 5 –
Arvin to DiGiorgio |
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Purchase Orders Bill Payments Payroll Interdistrict – 08/09 Child Care Interdistrict – 08/09 Parent Employment |
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The
board went into closed session at 7:20 p.m. to consider matters related to a
student expulsion. They reconvened at 7:28 p.m. and the following action was
taken. |
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Closed Session |
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On
motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mrs. Witte, the board unanimously approved
the expulsion of Student #K: 2007/2008 until the January 2009 semester. |
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Student #K:2007/08 |
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On motion
of Mrs. Witte, seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board unanimously approved the
2008/2009 Consolidated Application for Funding Categorical Aid Programs (Part
I). |
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Con Application (Part l) |
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On
motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mrs. Witte, the board unanimously approved
the adoption of Harcourt Brace as the math textbook series for grades K – 6. ·
Core Text – Grade K – 6 ·
Momentum Math Intensive Intervention
– Grade 4 - 6 |
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Harcourt Brace Math Adoption |
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On
motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mrs. Witte, the board unanimously approved
the adoption
of McDougal Littell as the math textbook series for grades 7 & 8. ·
Core Text (Algebra 1) Larsen,
Algebra Readiness, Intensive Intervention – Grade 8 ·
Core Text (Course 2) Larsen,
Momentum Math Intensive Intervention – Grade 7 |
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McDougal Littell Math Adoption |
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On
motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mrs. Witte, the board unanimously approved
the Memorandum
of Understanding for County Level Educational Services for K-6 Students
between the Kern County Superintendent of Schools Office
and the Arvin Union School District. |
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MOU K-6 County Level Education Services |
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On
motion of Mrs. Witte, seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board unanimously approved
the Instructional Media Services Agreement 2008-2009 between the Kern County
Superintendent of Schools Office and the Arvin Union School District. |
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Instructional Media Services Agreement |
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