Minutes of the Governing Board

Minutes of the Arvin Union School District Board of Trustees Regular Meeting held on September 18, 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, Interim Superintendent Mrs. Angelica Salinas, HD Vice Principal Mr. Gayle Hui, ECR Vice Principal Ms. Melanie Meadows, BME Vice Principal Mrs. Laurie Bowden, SV Vice Principal Mrs. Debbie L. Hearron, District Secretary Mrs. Jacalyn Roberts, SV Teacher, ATA President Mr. Terry Dean, District Special Services Coordinator Mr. Ryan Culberson, HD Teacher Mrs. Betty Guyton, Migrant Education Coordinator Mr. Bill Gilden, HD Teacher Mr. Dan Gyll, HD Teacher		Staff Present

Others Present: Mrs. Sylvia Treanor, Kern County Superintendent of Schools, Administrator of Human Resources and Special Services		Others

Mr. Owens led the pledge of allegiance.		Pledge of Allegiance

Mrs. Kavanagh recommended the following changes be made to the agenda. In addition Mrs. Treanor explained to the board the changes were necessary to allow time for the superintendent’s contract development. 6.3.1 – Closed Session – Public Employment – Superintendent - will be moved to the end of the agenda before the Board Member Reports. 6.3.2 – Ratification of contract of employment - Superintendent - will be tabled until a later date.		Adoption of the Agenda

On motion of Mr. Owens, seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board unanimously approved the minutes of the August 21, 2007 Regular Meeting and September 12, 2007 Special Meeting.		Minutes

Mrs. Kavanagh welcomed the Vice Principals to the meeting and introduced them to the board. She then took a few minutes to update the board on several projects in the district. Mrs. Kavanagh had spoken to the construction manager of the El Camino Real project and she was hopeful the work on the kitchen and portables would be completed before the end of September. El Camino Real is having a new school marquee installed on their campus. The property acquired east of the district office has been boarded up and Bear Mountain Fence is being hired to fence the north side of the property. Also Mrs. Kavanagh will be meeting with Page Disaster Management along with David Zamarron and the Arvin Police Department on September 21 to discuss the district’s plan. Mrs. Kavanagh gave an overview of the Academic Performance Index and Adequate Yearly Progress. She led a discussion and answered questions from the board and audience.		Reports and Communications Reports and Communications API and AYP

None		Communications from the Public

After a short discussion regarding Intradistrict Attendance Request for El Camino Real students the following action was taken. On motion of Mr. Sumaya, seconded by Mr. Owens, the board unanimously approved the following consent agenda items.		Consent Agenda
Purchase Order Numbers 080181 - 080290 and 13007105- 13007108 Bill Payment – 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 Payroll Numbers 9, 10, 11, 12 Interdistrict Attendance Request for the 2007/2008 school year based on parent employment. (indicates renewal) Julissa Vega – Grade 4 – Bakersfield to Arvin Jorge Vega – Grade 1 – Bakersfield to Arvin Juliahana Vega – Kgn – Bakersfield to Arvin Interdistrict Attendance Request for the 2007/2008 school year based on child care. (indicates renewal) Natalia Navarro – Kgn – Vineland to Arvin Intradistrict Attendance Request for the 2007/2008 school year based on parent request. (*indicates renewal) Dalinda Altamirano – Grade 1 – El Camino Real to Sierra Vista Andrea Ruiz – Grade 1 – Bear Mountain to Sierra Vista Nickolaus Kramer – Grade 4 – Bear Mountain to El Camino Real Christopher Kramer – Grade 1 – Bear Mountain to El Camino Real Ebony Miya Diaz – Grade 4 – El Camino Real to Sierra Vista		Purchase Orders Bill Payments Payroll Interdistrict – 07/08 Parent Employment Interdistrict – 07/08 Child Care Intradistrict – 07/08 Parent Request

A public hearing was opened at 7:03 p.m. to allow for public response as to whether every pupil in the Arvin Union School District has or will have prior to June 30, 2008, sufficient textbooks or instructional materials in all subjects that are consistent with the content and cycles of curriculum frameworks adopted by the state board. No public comment therefore the hearing closed at 7:06 p.m. Mrs. Kavanagh provided to the board a report with number of students enrolled and number of textbooks available that indicated that all requirements will be met by June 30, 2008.		Public Hearing/ Textbooks

On motion of Mr. Sumaya, seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board unanimously approved Resolution #1:2007/2008 certifying that all state material fund requirements have been met and that all students will have appropriate textbooks by the end of the fiscal year 2008.		Res.#1:07/08-Textbooks

On motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mr. Sumaya, the board unanimously approved to ratify a Memorandum of Understanding between Arvin Union School District and Arvin Congregational Church for facility rental for 2007/2008 daytime CBET classes.		MOU-CBET-Arvin Congregational Church

On motion of Mr. Owens, seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board unanimously approved the agreement between Kern County Superintendent of Schools and Arvin Union School District as a Kern County Consortium SELPA Participation District from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008.		KC SELPA Agreement

On motion of Mr. Sumaya seconded by Mr. Owens, the board unanimously approved to ratify the application to the Kern Community Foundation for $10,000.00 for wellness activities at the Family Resource Center.		FRC-Kern Community Foundation - $10,000

On motion of Mr. Sumaya, seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board unanimously approved to ratify the Reading is Fundamental (RIF) agreement for Bear Mountain Elementary for $8,020.00.		BME – RIF $8,020

On motion of Mr. Sumaya, seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board unanimously approved to ratify the Reading is Fundamental (RIF) agreement for Migrant Program for $5,564.00.		Migrant – RIF $5,564

On motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mr. Sumaya, the board unanimously approved the Kern County Superintendent of Schools Central Valley Communities for Children Americorps Program agreement for Haven Drive Middle School beginning September 17, 2007 and ending August 31, 2008.		Americorps Program - HD

On motion of Mr. Sumaya, seconded by Mr. Owens, 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: New Staff: Margaret Ortega – HD 8^th Grade Language Arts Teacher Substitute Teachers: Erika James Suresh Kumar Patricia Ramirez Irene Reyna Denise Zavala Additional Assignment: Kimberly Painton – HD Athletic Department Advisor Miguel Rivera – HD 8^th Grade Football Coach/HD 8^th Grade Girls Basketball Coach Jose Bautista – HD 7^th Grade Football Coach/HD 7^th Grade Girls Softball Coach Aurelio Reyna – HD 8^th Grade Volleyball Coach/HD Boys Soccer Coach Steven Hibbard – 7^th Grade Volleyball Coach Anthony Sidney – HD 7^th Grade Girls Basketball Coach Jorge Moreno – HD 7^th Grade Boys Basketball Coach Larry Sears – HD 8^th Grade Boys Basketball Coach/HD 8^th Grade Boys Softball Coach Abel Pedro – HD Girls Soccer Coach Trisha Camps – 8^th Grade Girls Softball Coach Joseph Andreotti – HD 7^th Grade Boys Softball Coach Technology Assistants: SV – Charlie Haycock Jacalyn Roberts Corey Schmidt BME – John Bullard Christy Vargas Jill Gyll ECR – Michael Taylor Leah Perry Kerrie Nisser HD – Ryan Culberson Darren Jones Migrant Program: Javier Pacheco – Migrant Pre-K Teacher and Migrant Saturday School Teacher Patricia Gaona - Migrant Saturday School Teacher Sylvia Baeza - Migrant Saturday School Teacher Veronica Cruz - Migrant Saturday School Teacher Guadalupe Calderon - Migrant Saturday School Teacher Claudia Higginbotham - Migrant Saturday School Teacher Joe Hawthorne - Migrant Saturday School Teacher		Certificated Personnel Certificated Personnel

On motion of Mrs. Tarver, 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 2007/08 school year: New Staff: Nichole Hight – BME 2-1/2 hr. Instructional Aide Juana Gonzalez – Cafeteria Sub – As needed Elizabeth Salinas – HD 2 hr. Noon Duty Aide Maria Alejandre – HD 2 hr. Noon Duty Aide Alejandre Sandoval – SV 2-1/2 hr. Afterschool Instructional Aide Rosalva Gonzalez – BME 2-1/2 hr. Afterschool Instructional Aide Pedro Villalpando – BME 3-1/2 hr. Cafeteria Helper Abelina Gomez – HD 2-1/2 hr. RSP Instructional Aide Janette Pulido – SV 2-1/2 hr. Afterschool Instructional Aide Yadira Cisneros – SV 2-1/2 hr. ELL Instructional Aide Patricia Pantoja – BME 2-1/2 hr. Afterschool Instructional Aide Change of Positions:</