Arvin Union School District
737 Bear Mountain Boulevard
Minutes of the Arvin Union School District Board of Trustees Regular Meeting held on February 15, 2011.
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The meeting was called to order by Mrs. Rubio at 6:30 p.m. |
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Call to Order |
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Members Absent: Mr. Tim Owens |
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Members Absent |
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Staff Present: Dr. Michelle McLean, Superintendent Mrs. Kathie Kouklis, Assistant Superintendent Ms. Melanie Meadows, SV/BME/ECR Vice Principal Mrs. Aurora Moran, BME Principal Mrs. Georgia Rhett, ECR Principal Mr. David Bowling, HD Principal Ms. Geneva K. Banks,
Administrative Secretary Mr. Chris Davis, District
Accountant Mrs. Ana Delgado, Community
Liaison Mr. David Zamarron, MOTS Director |
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Staff Present |
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Others Present: Randy Hooser, Margarita Perez, Rick Perez, Jose Garcia, Luis Carmona, Karen Davis, Angelica Salinas, Betty Guyton, Karen Menefee and Hilda Ocampo. |
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Others |
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Mrs. Janie Arvizu led the Pledge of Allegiance. No changes to
the agenda. On motion of Mrs. Tarver,
seconded by Mrs. Arvizu, the board unanimously approved the minutes of the Regular Board Meeting on January
20, 2011 and the Special Board Meeting on February 10, 2011. Dr. McLean reported Mrs. Kouklis will be the Grimmway Charter School Board non-voting member. Dr. McLean gave an update on the academic
plans for next year which includes opening a transitional Kindergarten class. Dr. McLean informed the board they were invited
by the Dolores Huerta Foundation to come and speak about the district, our
accomplishments and the new programs for the district. Dr. McLean and Mrs. Moran will be attending
the Asilomar C&I Leadership Symposium Region 8. Mrs. Rubio asked when the transitional
Kindergarten will be required. Mrs.
Kouklis responded for 2012/2013, then each subsequent year the enrollment
date moves back from November 2nd to October 2nd to
September 2nd. Mrs. Davis gave an update on the Family
Resource Center. The Family Resource
Center provides assistance with unemployment applications, crisis situations
and provides tools; school readiness program, mommy and me classes, parent
education classes and many more helpful tools. Mrs. Davis gave an
overview of the California Endowment Parent Partner Grant. Arvin, Lamont, Greenfield and Weedpatch
have been chosen as a site that the California Endowment wants to invest in for
two years. The grant is to create a
parent partner in education program.
The first phase is the parent institute for quality education. At this time, Mrs. Rubio announced the opportunity for public comment. No public comments On motion
of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mr. Stoner, the board unanimously approved the following
consent agenda: Purchase Order
Numbers 110389 110428 Bill Payments 29, 30 Payroll Numbers 29, 30, 31, 32 Consider approval of the following Interdistrict
Attendance Requests for the 2010/2011 school year based on parent request. (*indicates renewal) Mora, Sara Noemi Grade 2 Arvin to Vineland Mora, Victor Alfonso Grade 5 Arvin to Vineland Consider approval of the following Interdistrict
Attendance Requests for the 2010/2011 school year based on child care. (*indicates renewal) Garcia, Arturo Grade 6 Arvin to DiGiorgio Garcia, Dareli Grade K Arvin to DiGiorgio Garcia, Freddy Grade 7 Arvin to DiGiorgio Consider approval of the following
Intradistrict Attendance Requests for the 2010/2011 school year based on parent
request. (*indicates renewal) Gaytan, Jorge Grade 2 ECR to BME Hurtado, Leslie Grade 5 ECR to BME The board will
go into closed session at 6:55 to consider matters related to student
expulsion. Resumed open
session at 7:20. On motion of Mr. Stoner, seconded by Mrs. Arvizu,
the board unanimously approved the expulsion for Student #D: 2010/2011. The
vote taken was Yes 4, No 0, Absent 1. On motion of Mr. Stoner, seconded by Mrs. Arvizu,
the board unanimously approved the expulsion for Student #E: 2010/2011. The
vote taken was Yes 4, No 0, Absent 1. On motion of Mrs.
Tarver, seconded by Mr. Stoner, the board unanimously approved the following
Board Policy: Board Policy 5118 Open Enrollment Act Transfers On motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mrs. Arvizu, the board unanimously approved the following employment, resignation, retirement, leave of absence, change of status, and termination of the following certificated staff for the 2010/2011 school year: 6.1 Certificated Certificated
Substitutes Gloria Acosta-Neri Sylvia Baeza (She requested to be removed from substitute list and is now back) Carolyn Burns Ignacio Corona-Ramos Grace Gaona Resignations Bill Gilden
resigned from the After School Program, effective January 24, 2011. On motion of Mr. Stoner, seconded by Mrs. Arvizu, the
board unanimously approved Resolution
#8:2010/2011 Seniority Tie-Breaker Resolution. On motion of Mr. Stoner, seconded by Mrs. Arvizu, the
board unanimously approved Resolution
#10:2010/2011 Reducing or Eliminating Certificated Services for the
2011/2012 school year. On motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mr. Stoner, the board unanimously approved the following employment, resignation, retirement, leave of absence, change of status, and termination of the following classified staff for the 2010/2011 school year: 6.2 Classified New
Assignment Instructional
Aide Adilene Moreno El Camino Real Additional
Assignment Noon Duty
Aide Maria Vidales El Camino Real Substitute Custodian Natalie Banuelos On motion of Mrs. Arvizu, seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board unanimously
approved the letter of retirement from Ruth Harris, District Bookkeeper,
effective July 29, 2011. On motion of Mrs. Arvizu, seconded by Mr. Stoner,
the board unanimously approved the following
four candidates to represent Sub Region 12-B in Kern County at the CSBA
Delegate Assembly: Linda S. Brenner (Panama-Buena Vista USD),
Blaine Geissel (Rosedale USD), Deanna Rodriguez-Root (Richland SD) and
Lillian Tafoya (Bakersfield City SD). On motion
of Mr. Stoner, seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board unanimously approved Resolution #11:2010/2011 Support Placing a
Revenue Extension Measure on the Ballot. On motion of Mr. Stoner, seconded by Mrs. Tarver,
the board unanimously approved the field trip for the
Fourth Grade students at El Camino Real Elementary to attend the San Fernando
Rey De Espana Mission in San Fernando, California on May 12, 2011. On motion of Mr. Stoner,
seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board unanimously approved the field trip for
the Fifth Grade students at El Camino Real Elementary to attend the
California Science Center in Los Angeles, California on May 19, 2011. On motion of Mr. Stoner, seconded by Mrs. Arvizu, the board
unanimously approved the field trip for the Sixth Grade students at El Camino
Real Elementary to attend the Los Angeles Zoo in Los Angeles, California on
May 11, 2011. On motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mr. Stoner,
the board unanimously approved the following Interfund transfers for the 2010/2011
fiscal year. 972483
Repayment of Temporary Cash Loans for Preschool Fund $ 58,000.00 On motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mr. Stoner, the
board unanimously approved the PINCO
Advisory Committee for the 2011/2012 school year. Regina
Padilla-Bohanon Representative Jaclyn
Villalpando Alternate On motion of Mrs. Arvizu, seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the
board unanimously approved the first
year contract extension with AT&T, second year with T Mobile and Computer
Network Solutions and first year with ComputerLand of Silicon Valley of
multi-year E-Rate Contract/Programs for services as follows: E-Rate Amount Per Year District Amount Total per year Contract Length AT&T
Telco3, and/or AT&T4 $201,648.00
$22,406.00 $224,054.00 07/1/08 06/30/13 for phone, data, & internet service T Mobile for cellular service $12,973.15 $1,441.46 $14,414.61 07/01/10
- 06/30/12 Computer Network Solutions $19,992.00 $4,008.00 $24,000.00 07/01/10 06/30/12 for network maintenance ComputerLand of Silicon Valley $57,666.37 $6,407.37 $64,073.74 07/01/11
contingent Wireless network
upon funding On motion of Mr. Stoner, seconded by Mrs. Arvizu,
the board unanimously approved for the district to set aside $34,262.83 for
the district contribution to E-Rate for 2011. The board adjourned to closed session at 7:35pm
for discussion of personnel actions appointment, employment,
evaluation, discipline/dismissal release. (No Action Necessary) Resumed to open
session at 8:35pm. On motion of Mr. Stoner, seconded by Mrs. Arvizu, the board unanimously adjourned the meeting at 8:36 p.m. Clerk Secretary |
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Pledge of Allegiance Adoption of the Agenda Minutes Approved Grimmway Charter Non-Voting Member Academic Plans for Next Year Dolores Huerta Foundation Leadership Symposium Mrs. Rubio Mrs. Davis/Family Resource Center Update Mrs. Davis-California Endowment Parent Partner Grant Communications from the Public Purchase Orders Bill Payments Payroll Interdistrict-10/11 Parent Request Interdistrict-10/11 Child Care Intradistrict-10/11 Parent Request Closed Session/Student Expulsion Reconvened Student #D:10/11 Student #E:10/11 BP5118/Open Enrollment Act Transfers Certificated Staff Resolution #8:2010/2011 Seniority-Tie Breaker Resolution #10:2010/2011 Reducing or Eliminating Certificated Services for 2011/2012 Classified Staff Letter of Retirement/Ruth Harris CSBA Delegate Assembly Representative Sub Region 12-B Resolution #11:2010/2011 Support Placing a Revenue Extension on the Ballot ECR Field Trip/Fourth Grade Students to San Fernando Mission, San Fernando ECR Field Trip/Fifth Grade Students to California Science Center, Los Angeles ECR Field Trip/Sixth Grade Students to Los Angeles Zoo, Los Angeles Interfund Transfers PINCO Advisory Committee for 2011/2012 E-Rate Contract/Programs E-Rate Contribution for 2011 Closed Session Resumed Open Session Adjournment |