Minutes of the Governing Board

Minutes of the Arvin Union School District Board of Trustees Regular Meeting held on November 20, 2007.

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		Members Present

Members Absent: Mr. Fausto Sanchez		Member Absent

Staff Present: Mrs. Jerelle D. Kavanagh, Superintendent Mrs. Angelica Salinas, HD Vice Principal Mr. Gayle Hui, ECR Vice Principal Mrs. Laurie Bowden, SV Vice Principal Ms. Melanie Meadows, BME Vice Principal Mrs. Debbie L. Hearron, District Secretary Mr. Ryan Culberson, HD Teacher Mrs. Regina Padilla-Bohanon, AUSD Food Service Director		Staff Present

Others Present: Kelvinia Sambula, district parent; Ramiro Ramirez, district parent; Dalia Villalon, district parent; and Matthew Reynolds, Matthew Reynolds, KRING & CHUNG, LLP.		Others

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

No change.		Adoption of the Agenda

On motion of Mr. Sumaya, seconded by Mr. Owens, the board unanimously approved the minutes of the October 16, 2007 Regular Meeting and October 22, 2007 Board Workshop.		Minutes

Mrs. Kavanagh greeted the board and extended an invitation to the Annual District Office Open House on December 13, 2007. She then introduced Mrs. Regina Padilla-Bohanon, Director of Food Services. Mrs. Padilla-Bohanon presented to the board an overview of the current status of the Child Nutrition Department. Data reflected that as of November 26, 2007 the percentage of Paid, Reduced and Free status for student meals served was as follows: 7% Paid, 9% Reduced and 84% Free. Also she gave the results of the 2007 Random Verification Audit. It is required that 3% of the student population be randomly selected therefore 41 households were contacted. Only 17 households responded leaving 24 households as nonresponsive therefore returning to paid status immediately. Of those responding verification changed status on 10. Mrs. Padilla-Bohanon also reported the state department has issued information that from now until 2012 a budget crunch has been projected. Therefore she would recommend that the board consider increasing the cost of lunches for the next school year. Upon request from the board, Mrs. Padilla-Bohanon reported the use of “Non-Pricing” meals at schools in the Kern County. There are four districts that operate non-pricing for breakfast and lunch. However if Arvin chose to go non-pricing there would be a loss of over $50,000 in cash revenue; she recommended to not consider non-pricing for the Arvin Union School District. Mrs. Padilla-Bohanon shared that her staff serve over 3,200 meals a day and she is constantly working to reduce labor and food cost. Mr. Stoner acknowledged Mr. Ramiro Ramirez from the audience, a district parent, who addressed the board regarding the bus stop at 4^th & North A. Mr. Ramirez stated that the bus stop had recently been moved from Wilson & Stuart to 4^th & North A. Mr. Ramirez informed the board the current stop is near a small market that usually has people standing around outside and is not safe for the small children. He asked that the district investigate the issue and would like to see the stop changed back to the original location at Wilson & Stuart. Mrs. Kavanagh assured Mr. Ramirez that she would work with the Director of Maintenance, Operations, Transportation and Safety to check this stop again to see what would be the best for the students. Mr. Stoner also acknowledged Mrs. Delia Villalon who is a BME parent. Mrs. Villalon has a fourth grade daughter who is not allowed to ride the bus, yet other fourth grade students are. She feels this is not fair and would like to see this situation monitored. District policy is that all 4^th grade students are to walk to and from school who attend BME. Mrs. Kavanagh recommended that the vice principal assist in monitoring this bust loading.		Reports and Communications Food Services Report Reports and Communications Communications from the Public

On motion of Mr. Owens seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board unanimously approved the following consent agenda items.		Consent Agenda
Purchase Order Numbers 080383 - 080508 and 13007122- 13007128 Bill Payment – 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59 Payroll Numbers 17, 18, 19, 20 Interdistrict Attendance Request for the 2007/2008 school year based on parent employment. (indicates renewal) Jesse Estrada-Jauregui – Kgn – Panama to Arvin Interdistrict Attendance Request for the 2007/2008 school year based on parent request. (indicates renewal) Viviana Garcia – Grade 4 – Vineland to Arvin Jose Julian Garcia – Kgn – Vineland to Arvin Ivan Valenzuela – Grade 3 – Arvin to Lamont Alejandra Valenzuela – Grade 3 – Arvin to Lamont Intradistrict Attendance Request for the 2007/2008 school year based on parent request. (indicates renewal) Jesus B. Moreno – ECR to SV Alexis E. Moreno – ECR to SV Diondraique Evans – BME to ECR Diontrell Evans – BME to ECR Luis Angel Rojas-Flores - BME to SV Dalila E. Moreno – BME to SV Andrea Palomares – BME to ECR Mariela Reyes – ECR to BME Mariana Reyes – ECR to BME Fabian Zuniga – BME to ECR Mario Zuniga – BME to ECR Brenda Zuniga – BME to ECR Intradistrict Attendance Requests for the 2007/2008 school year based on child care. (indicates renewal) Marlene Perez – SV to ECR Miranda Perez – SV to ECR Accept Donations to the Arvin Union School District for the Fall Festival Sponsored by the Family Resource Center. Kirschenmann Enterprises, Inc. $500.00 Christine & Mike Gonzalez $100.00 South Bakersfield Lions Club $200.00 Carlos & Araceli Herrera $100.00 Al’s Mobile Car Wash $100.00 Mr. Box $250.00 Arvin Subway $100.00 Carter’s Automotive $ 50.00 Southern Valley Chemical $200.00 Green Valley Packing $100.00 City of Arvin $500.00 Air Control $ 50.00 Fastrip $ 50.00 Remove a forklift from district equipment inventory as an obsolete item. Name: Crown Ser#: W-21709 Mod#: 30RCTT Date of manufacture: 1980 Approve Field Trip to San Fernando Rey Missions for 4^th grade students at El Camino Real Elementary on May 16, 2008.		Purchase Orders Bill Payments Payroll Interdistrict – 07/08 Parent Employment Interdistrict – 07/08 Parent Request Intradistrict – 07/08 Parent Request Intradistrict – 07/08 Parent Request Intradistrict – 07/08 Child Care Donation-Fall Festival Obsolete item ECR Field Trip

The board went into closed session at 7:14 p.m. to conference with Legal Counsel on Pending Litigation. Reconvened at 7:46 p.m.		Closed Session

On motion of Mr. Owens, seconded by Mr. Sumaya, the board unanimously approved the Kern County Superintendent of Schools Service Provider Agreement (Title I Program Improvement/External Entity – Monitor and Review Services) with the Arvin Union School District for the term of November 15, 2007 through June 30, 2008 in the amount $8,000.00.		Title I Program Improvement/External Entity-Monitor & Review Services

On motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mr. Sumaya, the board unanimously approved the agreement between Haven Drive Middle School/Arvin Union School District and Jane Schaffer Enterprises to provide services for two workshops: Teaching the Narrative Essay and Teaching the Persuasive Essay on November 5 & 6, 2007 for a total cost of $8,400.00.		Jane Schaffer Enterprises Workshops

On motion of Mr. Sumaya, seconded by Mr. Owens, the board unanimously approved El Camino Real Elementary School’s Single School Plan for Student Achievement 2007/2008.		07/08 ECR Single School Plan

On motion of Mr. Sumaya, seconded by Mr. Owens, the board unanimously approved Sierra Vista Elementary School’s Single School Plan for Student Achievement 2007/2008.		07/08 SV Single School Plan

On motion of Mr. Owens, seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board unanimously approved the following employment, resignation, retirement, leave of absence, change of status, and termination of the following certificated staff for the 2007/2008 school year: Substitute Teachers: Nicholas Arnison John Baker Beita Berumen Maryann Binn Alfredo Garcia Mario Gonzalez George Jensen Khehra Gurpardeep Caroline Koontz Jennifer Leidahl Benjamin Proffitt Ramona Recinos Angelica Rivero Natalia Rodriguez Gina Wheeler Change of Position: Dan Gyll – HD 8^th Grade Language Support Teacher Additional Assignment: Amber Hall – BME Student Study Team Coordinator Margaret Ortega – HD Oral Language Facilitator Tammy Treadwell – HD Afterschool Program Teacher - Language Arts Gloria David – HD Afterschool Program Teacher - Language Arts Gloria Ramirez – HD Afterschool Program Teacher - Language Arts Debbie Vietti – BME Afterschool Program Academic Coach & BME Intern Coach Angie Summers - SV Afterschool Program Academic Coach & HD Intern Coach Eileen Munoz – HD Afterschool Program Academic Coach & HD Intern Coach Mark House – SV Afterschool Program Teacher Gary White – SV Afterschool Program Teacher Elizabeth Alvarez – BME Afterschool Program Teacher Sandra Keller – HD Afterschool Program Teacher - Math Stan Sussberg – HD Afterschool Program Teacher – Math Steve Cunicelli - HD Afterschool Program Teacher - Math Aubrey Chambers – SV Migrant Extended Day Teacher – Language Arts Claudia Moreno – Migrant Extended Day Teacher – HAN 5 Math Devon Witte – ECR Intern Coach Stacie Tremaine – ECR Intern Coach Mick Simpson – ECR Intern Coach Charlie Haycock – SV Intern Coach Twila Whitney – BME Intern Coach Michael Castaneda – SV Intern Coach Marty Mortimer – BME Intern Coach Resignations: