Arvin Union School District
737 Bear Mountain Boulevard
Minutes of the Arvin Union School District Board of Trustees Regular Meeting held on December 9, 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 Mr. Albert De Leon Mrs. Joycene Tarver Mrs. Anabel Rubio |
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Members Present |
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Members Absent: none |
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Members Absent |
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Staff Present: Mrs. Mrs. Marilyn Thompson, Assistant
Superintendent Mrs. Angelica Salinas, Sierra Vista
Principal Ms. Aurora Moran, Bear Mountain Principal Mrs. Georgia Rhett, El Camino
Real Principal Mr. Dave Bowing, Haven Drive Principal Mr. Chris Davis, District Accountant Mrs. Olivia Esquivel,
Administrative Assistant Mrs. Debbie L. Hearron, District Secretary Mrs. Ludim Llanes, District Receptionist Mrs. Amanda Torres, Haven Drive
Instructional Aide Mr. Luis Carmona, District Family Advocate Mrs. Marlen De Leon, Sierra Vista
Elementary School Clerk Mr. Mick Simpson, El Camino Real
Teacher Mr. Rey Ramos, El Camino Real
Custodian Mr. Jose Garcia, Warehouse Assistant Mr. Aurelio Reyna, Haven Drive
Teacher |
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Staff Present |
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Others Present: Mr. Pete Carton, Kern County Superintendent of Schools Legal Services Attorney, Tim Owens, Armando Rubio, Maria R. Renoso, Guadalupe Bernabe, Sandy Foster, Tereza Morales, Maria C. Hernandez, Nicolas Gonzalez. |
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Others |
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Mrs. Tarver led the Pledge of Allegiance. Mrs. Kavanagh welcomed the returning and new board members. Mrs. Kavanagh explained to the audience she had administered the oath of office to each new member on Friday December 5, 2008. She then continued to inform the board it was necessary to change the order of the agenda as follows: |
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Pledge of Allegiance |
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#1 Adoption of Agenda #2 Approval of Minutes #7.2, (7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3) Election of Officers #7.1 & #7.1.1 Possible appointment and Oath of Office #7.6 Grievance #7.3 7.5 General Administration #3 Reports and communications #4 Consent Agenda #5 Education Administration #6 Personnel Administration #8 Business Administration #9 Board Member Reports #10 Adjournment |
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Adoption of the Agenda |
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On motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mr. De Leon, the board unanimously approved the minutes of the November 18, 2008 Regular Board meeting. Mrs. Kavanagh introduced Mr. Pete Carton, School Legal Services Attorney, asking him to assist in the process necessary to fill one vacancy on the board due to the fact that one candidate declined to take the oath of office. Mr. Carton explained the board has two options, request a special election or appoint a community member to the vacant seat. Mr. Carton encouraged the board to consider the cost of a special election which is enormous and the appointment process would be his recommendation. He also explained that a decision had to be made within 60 days or the County of Kern would impose an election at the districts expense. Mr. Carton led a discussion and then the board made the following motion and vote. Mrs. Tarver led the motion to appoint Mr. Tim Owens to fill the board vacancy, Mr. Stoner seconded the motion and a vote was taken as follows: Mr. De Leon voted yes, Mrs. Rubio voted no, Mr. Stoner voted yes, Mrs. Tarver voted yes, the motioned passed and Mr. Owens accepted the appointment. Mrs. Kavanagh administered the oath of office to Mr. Owens and he was seated immediately. |
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Minutes Approved Board Appointment/Special Election |
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On motion of Mrs.
Tarver, seconded by Mr. Owens, the board unanimously approved the nomination
of Mr. Stoner as Board of Trustees President for 2009. |
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Board President |
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On motion of Mr. Stoner, seconded by Mr. De Leon,
the board unanimously approved the nomination of Mrs. Rubio as Board of
Trustees Clerk for 2009. |
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Board Clerk |
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Mr. Pete Carton addressed the board regarding the consideration of a Level IV grievance arising under Article XII of the CSEA collective bargaining agreement. It was the counsels recommendation to let the process go to arbitration. The board took no action. |
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Level IV CSEA Grievance |
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On motion of Mr. Owens, seconded by Mrs. Tarver,
the board unanimously approved the Governing Board regular meetings for 2009
will be the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. and held at the
district office. |
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Board meeting date, time & place |
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On motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mr. Owens,
the board unanimously approved the following authorized signatures for the
Arvin Union School District. Jerelle Kavanagh Marilyn Thompson Olivia Esquivel Debbie L. Hearron Chris Davis Ludim Lanes Ruth Harris |
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Authorized Signatures |
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On motion of Mr. Owens, seconded by Mrs. Tarver,
the board unanimously approved Olivia Esquivel, Chris Davis and Debbie L.
Hearron as Custodian of the Records. |
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Custodian of the Records |
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Mrs. Kavanagh extended an invitation to the Board for the District Annual Open House on December 11, 2008. She also shared the district had several participants in the Arvin Christmas Parade held on December the 8th. Those entries recognized were First Place to the Haven Drive Marching Band, First Place to the SRI Float and First Place to the Afterschool Program marching group. Mrs. Thompson reported to the board results of the Spring 2007 Physical Fitness Test. The report is a county and state comparison of local schools. The Arvin students do very well overall.
Mrs. Leggett gave a Title I Report sharing that the district received $1,288,457 last year to be used for salaries, program services, homeless program, curriculum and instruction, professional development, transportation and parent involvement for all schools. She identified our district programs that do benefit from the funds: GATE, Migrant subgroup which is part of the DAIT Plan, Special Education, English Learners, Afterschool Program and TUPE. Mrs. Torres addressed the board regarding an issue of hours for the morning instruction aides on a late start day and fog delay days. She believed it was beneficial for aides to be present with the students. |
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Reports and Communications- Mrs. Kavanagh Reports and Communications Reports From The Public |
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On motion of Mr. Owens, seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board unanimously approved the following consent agenda: Purchase Order Numbers 090443 090479 and 13007228 Bill Payment 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 Payroll Numbers 21,
22, 23, 24 Intradistrict Attendance Request for the 2008/2009 school year (*indicated renewal) Sakhr Alamari Grade 5 ECR to BME Ebony Diaz Grade 5 ECR to SV Wilfredo Eduardo Martinez Juarez Grade 3 ECR to SV Gabriel Uribe Perez Grade 3 SV to BME David Rogelio Reyes Kgn SV to ECR Elizabeth Elvira Reyes Kgn SV to ECR Leonardo Rodriguez Grade 3 SV to BME Karla J. Soriano Grade 1 ECR to BME El Camino Real Elementary School fieldtrip for the 5th
grade classes to attend the California Science Center and an Imax film at the
California Science Center in Los Angeles on May 5, 2009. El Camino Real Elementary School fieldtrip for the 4th
grade classes to visit the San Buenaventura Mission and Albinger Museum in
Ventura on April 28, 2009. The board went into closed session at 7:10 p.m. to consider matters
related to student expulsions. After
reconvening at 7:50 p.m. the following action was taken. On motion of Mr. Owens, seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board
unanimously approved the expulsion of Student #A: 2008/2009 until the end of
the 2008/2009 school year. On motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mr. Owens, the board
unanimously approved the expulsion of Student #B: 2008/2009 until the end of
the 2008/2009 school year. On motion of Mr. Owens,
seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board unanimously approved the 2008/2009 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-8132 - Instructional Materials, Project Number 15-63313-00-8 in the
amount not to exceed $1,591.00. On motion of Mrs. Tarver,
seconded by Mrs. Rubio, the board unanimously approved Resolution #7:2008/2009 to authorize the designated
personnel to sign contract documents regarding the 2008/2009 Local Agreement
for Child Development Contract #CMIS-8132. On Motion of Mrs. Rubio, seconded by Mr. De Leon, the board unanimously approved the Arvin Advantage Early Release Policy for the Arvin Union School District Afterschool Program. |
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Consent Agenda Purchase Orders Bill Payments Payroll Intradistrict 08/09 ECR fieldtrip 5/5/09 ECR fieldtrip 4/28/09 Closed Session Student #A:2008/2009 Student #B:2008/2009 08/09 Local Agreement-Child Development Services Res.#7:08/09 Designated Personnel-Child Development Contract Arvin Advantage Early Release Policy |
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On motion of Mrs. Tarver, 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 2008/2009 school year: New Staff: Patricia Sturges Haven Drive 8th Grade Language Arts Teacher Additional Assignments: Anna Pena Sierra Vista Migrant Extended
Day Teacher After School Intervention Teachers El
Camino Real Michael Taylor Kim Handel Barbara Sanchez Nikki Grayson Sarah Cabral Norma Beiber Karen Ramos Jennifer
Velasco/Kathy Dalton Hilda
Ocampo Magdalena Hernandez Harpreet Muhar
Penny Roberts Arcelia Herrera On motion of Mr. Owens, seconded by Mrs. Rubio, the board unanimously approved employment, resignation, retirement, leave of absence, change of status, or termination of the following classified staff for the 2008/09 school year: New Staff: Johnny Torres District - 2-1/2 hour
Afterschool Instructional Aide Sandi Delgado District - 2-1/2 hour
Afterschool Instructional Aide Additional Assignments: Aida Rivas Migrant Pre-K Teacher Resignations: Elizabeth Hernandez PS Instructional Aide
resigning effective 12/12/08 On motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mr. Owens, the board unanimously approved the First Interim Report of the Arvin Union School District for the Fiscal Year 2008/2009 (July 1, 2008 October 31, 2008). |
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Certificated Personnel Classified Personnel 2008/2009 First Interim Report |
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Mr. Davis reported to the Board the SISC
Investment Pool Statement for the period from July 1, 2008 to September 30,
2008. No action was necessary. |
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SISC Investment |
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On motion of Mr. Owens, seconded by Mr. De Leon, the board unanimously approved the following interfund transfers for the 2008/2009 fiscal year. |
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2008/2009 Interfund Transfers |
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971505 Cafeteria Temp Loan $50,000
On motion of Mr. Owens, seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board unanimously approved Resolution #6:2008/2009 Annual Accounting of Developer Fees for 2007/2008 Fiscal Year. On motion of Mr. Owens, seconded by Mrs. Rubio, the board unanimously ratified submission of the Arvin Union School Districts K-3 Class Size Reduction Program application to the California Department of Education (CDE) for fiscal year 2008/2009. |
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Resolution#6:2008/2009- Annual Accounting of Developer Fees K-3 Class Size Reduction Program Application 08/09 |
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On motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mr. De Leon, the board unanimously ratified the contract service agreement between the Arvin Union School District and Alvin G. Sandrini, Educational Consultant, to conduct a Board of Trustees Workshop on January 17, 2009 in the amount of $1,500 plus expenses. Mr. Owens addressed the idea of possible cuts to upcoming field trips. Mrs. Kavanagh informed the board that fieldtrips were paid by categorical funds not from the general fund. Mr. Garcia, CSEA Chapter 64 Representative approached the board to offer the CSEA contract proposal. Mrs. Kavanagh told Mr. Garcia that the proposal would be sunshined on the next board agenda. |
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Educational Consultant Contract- Alvin G. Sandrini Board Member Report for Future Agenda |
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On motion of Mr. Owens, seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board unanimously adjourned the meeting at 8:44 p.m. |
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Adjournment |
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Clerk Secretary |
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