Minutes of the Governing Board

Minutes of the Arvin Union School District Board of Trustees Regular Meeting held on July 15, 2008.

The meeting was called to order by Mr. Stoner at 6:35 p.m.		Call to Order

Members Present: Mr. Bill Stoner, President Mr. Tim Owens Mrs. Joycene Tarver, Clerk		Members Present

Members Absent: Mrs. Virgie Witte, Mrs. Hilda Sumaya		Members Absent

Staff Present: Mrs. Jerelle Kavanagh, Superintendent Mrs. Marilyn Thompson, Assistant Superintendent Mrs. Debbie L. Hearron, District Secretary Mrs. Ludim Llanes, District Receptionist Ms. Betty Guyton, Migrant Education Coordinator Ms. Angie Summers, Haven Drive Teacher & Summer School Resource Teacher Mrs. Toni Pichardo, Sierra Vista School Secretary, CSEA President Mr. David Zamarron, Director of Maintenance, Operations, Transportation & Safety Mr. Rey Ramos, ECR Custodian/Driver Mr. Luis Carmona, District Family Advocate		Staff Present

Others Present: Mr. Lennard Cuenco, Caldwell Flores Winters; Timoteo Prado; Leticia Garcia; Esther Gonzalez; Bertha Santoyo, Maria R. Ramos; Jose C. Flores, Bricia Garcia		Others

Mrs. Kavanagh asked the board to adopt the agenda with the following changes: Move item 8.4 “Consider approval of Resolution #1:2008-2009 Providing for the issuance and sale of General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2004, Series 2008 of Arvin Union School District in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $5,940,651.70” after section 4 – Consent Agenda. Item 7.1 - Provided additional copies of a reference letter regarding the request for installation of water filters at the school sites.		Adoption of the Agenda

On motion of Mr. Owens, seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board unanimously approved the minutes of the June 24, 2008 Regular Board Meeting.		Minutes – Approved

Mrs. Kavanagh greeted the board and gave a brief report on the Bond Oversight Committee. Former members will be contacted to meet in the near future. She also reported that staff is busy conducting CELDT Testing this summer; over 70% of the district students must be tested. Lastly, Mrs. Kavanagh informed the board the State budget has not been settled yet and there may be comprises between cuts and revenue increases. Mrs. Thompson introduced Betty Guyton and Angie Summers who gave a power point presentation that demonstrated the progress of the 2008 Summer School program. The sessions were available to Special Education, Regular and Migrant students from Pre-K to 7^th grade. The sessions ran from June 2 through June 27 for regular summer school with Migrant ending on July 11. Ms. Guyton reported the summer school staff received fifteen hours of Staff Development for support with the curriculum. She also shared it was a very enjoyable staff to work with and very few substitute teachers were needed during this summer session. Also student attendance was steady and there was evidence of growth in all instructional areas throughout all grade levels. Mrs. Guyton shared there were outside agencies; (i.e. Art Council of Bakersfield, Reading is Fun) that offered extra curricular activities and books for the students. Lastly, Mrs. Guyton thanked the board for allowing her and Ms. Summers to have the opportunity to direct Summer School for the 2008 session. Ms. Bertha Santoyo addressed the board with concerns regarding the changed student walking boundaries in the district. She lives at 1204 Packard and has a third grade child who has attended Bear Mountain but with the new changes would attend Sierra Vista. She feels that is too far for any third grade student to walk. She asked the board to reconsider the changes for the safety of the children.		Reports and Communications - Mrs. Kavanagh Reports and Communications - Mrs. Thompson Reports 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 090001 – 090034 and 13007175 - 13007195 Payments – 1, 2, 3 Payroll Numbers 1, 2, 3, 4 Interdistrict Attendance Requests for the 2008/2009 school year based on child care. (indicates renewal) Ashley Flores – Grade 2 – Arvin to Lamont Alfred Zavala – Grade 7 – Arvin to Edison Hector Zavala – Grade 4 – Arvin to Edison Interdistrict Attendance Requests for the 2008/2009 school year based on parent request. (indicates renewal) Tyler Brown – Grade 8 – Arvin to DiGiorgio Anthony Veloz – Grade 7 – Arvin to DiGiorgio Interdistrict Attencance Requests for the 2008-2009 school year based on parent employment. (indicates renewal) Nicolas Flores – Grade 4 – Arvin to Vineland Sebastian Mendez – Grade 1 – Lakeside to Arvin		Purchase Orders Bill Payments Payroll Interdistrict – 08/09 Child Care Interdistrict – 08/09 Parent Request Interdistrict – 08/09 Parent Employment

Mrs. Kavanagh introduced Mr. Lennard Cuenco of Caldwell Flores Winters, Inc. Mr. Cuenco reminded the board their company has been the financial advisor for the district since 2003 for the management and sale of district GO Bonds. After a brief overview of the GO Bond Program by Mr. Cuenco the following vote was taken. On motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mr. Owens, the board unanimously approved Resolution #1:2008/2009 Providing for the Issuance and Sale of General Obligation Bonds, Election of 2004, Series 2008 of Arvin Union School District in the aggregate principal amount of not to exceed $5,940,651.70.		L. Cuenco – Caldwell Flores Winters Res.#1:08/09 – Issuance and Sale of GO Bonds

Mrs. Thompson reminded the board the Haven Drive Graduation Policy had been tabled at the June 24, 2008 meeting for further information. Mrs. Thompson then shared a letter with the board from Mr. Bowling explaining the rational for the changes to the policy and recommended approval. On motion of Mr. Owens, seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board unanimously approved the 2008/2009 Haven Drive Middle School Graduation Policy.		08/09 HD Graduation Policy

On motion of Mr. Owens, seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board unanimously approved the annual submission of the ELAP Application for Funding, FY 2008/2009.		2208/09 ELAP Application

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: Resignations: Camie Gadbois – HD Language Arts Teacher – resigned effective June 30, 2008 Carol Mehochko – SV First Grade Teacher – resigned effective June 30, 2008 Melissa Hudson – Not returning from Leave of Absence – resigned effective June 30, 2008 Jorge Moreno – HD Math Teacher – resigned effective June 27, 2008 Timari Duty – SV Sixth Grade Job-Share Teacher – resigned effective July 2, 2008		Certificated Personnel

On motion of Mr. Owens, seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board unanimously approved the submission of application for a Provisional Internship Permit to California Department of Education on behalf for Sylvia Baeza.		S. Baeza – PIP Application

On motion of Mr. Owens, seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board unanimously approved the submission of application for a Provisional Internship Permit to California Department of Education on behalf for Mario Pena.		M. Pena – PIP Application

On motion of Mr. Owens, seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board unanimously approved the submission of application for a Provisional Internship Permit to California Department of Education on behalf for Tammy Treadwell.		T. Treadwell – PIP Application

On motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mr. Owens, the board unanimously approved the submission of application for a Variable Term Waiver to California Department of Education on behalf of Ruby Calderon.		R. Calderon – Variable Term Waiver

On motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mr. Owens, 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: Resignations: Rosalva Gonzalez – BME Instruction Aide – resigned effective June 20, 2008		Classified Personnel

Mrs. Kavanagh read to the board a letter of response addressing the request from the community to install water filters on drinking fountains at each school site. She explained the district has been advised by both School Legal Services and SISC not to install the water filters and again explaining that the Arvin Community Service District is in the process of receiving a grant to fund the re-drilling or removal of arsenic in the Arvin water. Mrs. Kavanagh also asked that she be authorized to send a letter to Vecinos Unidos referring to the responsible agencies for these matters and adopt a resolution to allow students and staff to bring plastic bottled water to school. After a brief discussion the following vote was taken. On motion of Mr. Owens, seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board unanimously approved not to install water filters referring those concerned to appropriate sources and adopting a resolution regarding bottled water at a future board meeting.		Response – request for water filters Response – request for water filters Vote not to install water filters

On motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mr. Owens, the board unanimously approved the agreement for Utility & Custodial Services – Extended Year 2008 contract #900094 between the Kern County Superintendent of Schools and the Arvin Union School District.