Arvin Union School District
737 Bear Mountain Boulevard
Minutes of the Arvin Union School District Board of Trustees Regular Meeting held on September 21, 2010.
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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: None |
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Members Absent |
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Staff
Present: Dr. Michelle McLean,
Superintendent Mrs. Kathie Kouklis, Assistant
Superintendent Ms. Geneva K. Banks,
Administrative Secretary Mr. Chris Davis, District
Accountant Mrs. Ludim Llanes, District
Receptionist Mr. David Zamarron, MOTS Director |
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Staff Present |
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Others Present: Kathy Caric, Pat Alexander, Randy Hooser, Jennifer Johnson, Petra Villanueva, Terry Dean, Jose Garcia, Susie Salazar, Cathie Morris, Martha Mortimer, Ginger Hemingway, Cynthia Hufnagel, Kathryn Robinson, Teresa Ortega. |
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Others |
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Mr. Tim Owens led the Pledge of Allegiance. Changes to the
agenda Mr. Grant Herndon was unable to attend, Mr. Pete Carton will present
on Report and Discussion of Process for Appointment of Trustee. The presentation
by Mr. Bill Hornback, Schools Legal Service, was tabled. On motion of Mr. Owens, seconded by Mrs.
Tarver, the board unanimously approved the minutes of the Regular Board
Meeting on August 17, 2010. On behalf of Dr. Christine Lizardi Frazier, Superintendent of
Schools, and Mr. Jose Gonzalez, Jr., President of the Kern County Board of
Education, Dr. McLean presented Mr. Tim Owens with a certificate of
recognition for his 25 years of service to the district. Dr. McLean gave a brief overview of the 2009/2010 CST scores. Dr. McLean thanked all district employees,
parents and the county office for the growth in our test scores. Arvin Union School District grew 49 points
on the Academic Progress Index which is an indicator of growth. This was more points than any other
elementary district in the county. Dr.
McLean thanked the board for being supportive of the hard work that was done
last year and what we will be doing this year. Bear Mountain grew by 31 points, currently
at 680; El Camino Real grew by 62 points, currently at 762. ECR had the third highest API gains in the
county; Sierra Vista grew by 58 points, currently at 708; Haven Drive grew by
45. The current score goal is
800. Our Annual Yearly Progress under
no child left behind; Our English/Language Arts percentage went from 29 to
34.5% across the district and district wide AYP was made in Math. Mrs. Rubio asked everyone to join in to wish Dr. McLean a Happy
Birthday. Mr. Pete Carton discussion of process for appointment of
Trustee. Mr. Owens and Mrs. Arvizu
both are on the ballot to run for the two year term which leaves the four
year term vacant. Mr. Carton stated
that according to a special statute that applies solely to school districts,
Education Code 5328 board as presently states constituted must meet before
election day and appoint someone to the four year term. There is no limitation as to who can be
appointed as long as they meet the residency requirements and it can be
someone presently seated on the board.
Mr. Stoner asked once someone is appointed would that seat become a
two year term. Mr. Carton replied no,
the term is 4 years. Mrs. Tarver asked
if we can nominate between now and anytime before election day. Mr. Carton replied yes. There is not a statutory requirement for
the application process. Mrs. Johnson gave a presentation on the ELD Update. All English learners are required to take
the California English Language Development test every year until they are
re-classified as fluent proficient.
All districts receiving Title III funding are measured on student
achievements in three different areas referred to as Annual Measurable
Achievement Objectives, AMAO 1, 2, 3.
AMAO 1 and AMAO 2 represent growth in English and attainment of
English proficiency. Students must
grow in their knowledge of the English language and become proficient in
English to score proficient on the CST.
Arvin is one of only three districts in Kern County who made all
components of AMAO 1 and 2. AMAO 3
meeting AYP requirements for English learner subgroup at the LEA level. The target for English Language Arts was
56.8% and we had 31.4% of our English learners score proficient. In the last two years we have increased 11%
with our English learners scoring proficient on the CSTs in Language
Arts. In Math the target was 58% and
we had 44.5% of our students score proficient. We have several new standards for the
2010/2011 school year and our goal is to continue significant improvement
working together with students and their parents. Dr. McLean asked if we remember who the one district was that made it
in the AMAO 3. Mrs. Johnson replied it
was Fruitvale and less than 5% of their students are English learners. At this time, Mrs. Rubio announced the opportunity for public comment. Jackie Roberts, Sierra Vista School, invited the board members to the Annual Steak Bake on Friday, October 15, 2010. Petra Villanueva, School Site Council Mentor at Arvin High School was concerned with students entering Arvin High School who were re-classified as fluent by our district have been placed back in an ELD class. Susie Salazar, School Site Council at Arvin High School, was concerned that students entering into Arvin High that were re-classified as fluent have been placed back in an ELD class and also the GATE students. Mrs. Salazar is asking that the numbers come in accurately so that the students can be placed in the correct class. Mrs. Johnson stated that at the district level we communicate with the Kern High School District as well as Arvin High School. A file is submitted to the Kern High School District and also a separate file is taken directly to Arvin High School. This year students will be provided a certificate to take to Arvin High to show they have been re-classified. Mrs. Rubio stated that Haven Drive is not the only elementary having this problem. She stated there is a new CELDT Coordinator at Arvin High that she has spoken with directly. Mrs. Rubio stated that if the parents are having problems with their students to come in and speak with Mrs. Kouklis or Mrs. Johnson. Petra Villanueva stated that they have three groups of parents that are going house to house and have found three cases and have taken the paperwork and exams to the principal and they found out there were 102 students that are misplaced in the classroom and these students were re-classified. Mrs. Rubio stated we can not release the list of students to Mrs. Villanueva because of confidentiality. The district will work with Arvin High School to make sure all students are placed in the correct class. Dr. McLean stated we have provided a list of re-classified students to Arvin High School twice since May 2010. On motion of Mr. Stoner, seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the
board unanimously approved the following consent agenda: Purchase Order
Numbers 110171 110218 and 13010135
13010141 Bill
Payments 6, 7, 8 Payroll Numbers 9, 10, 11, 12 Ratify the following
Interdistrict Attendance Requests for the 2010/2011 school year based on
parent employment. (*indicates renewal) Aguilar, Zaylen Grade K Arvin to Panama-Buena
Vista *Coatl, Ricardo Grade 3 Fairfax to Arvin Pierce, Jaclyn Grade 5 Arvin to Fruitvale Pierce, Madison Grade 8 Arvin to Fruitvale Ratify the following Interdistrict Attendance
Requests for the 2010/2011 school year based on child care. (* indicates renewal) Guzman, Jocelyn Grade 2 Vineland to Arvin Guzman, Nicolas Jr. Grade K Vineland to Arvin Jimenez, Miguel Grade 1 Vineland to Arvin *Moreno, Diana Grade 6 Vineland to Arvin *Moreno, Jorge Grade 2 Vineland to Arvin Ochoa, Maria A. Grade 2 General Shafter
to Arvin *Olivas, Byanka Grade 7 Arvin to Vineland *Olivas, Leslie Grade 6 Arvin to Vineland *Olivas, Natalie Grade 3 Arvin to Vineland Rojas, Mariano Grade K Vineland to Arvin Rojas, Teresa Grade 4 Vineland to Arvin Rojas, Valentin Grade 3 Vineland to
Arvin Silvestre, Alexander Grade 3 Vineland
to Arvin Silvestre, Citlaly Grade K Vineland to
Arvin Villarreal, Julianna Grade 1 Arvin to Vineland Ratify the following Interdistrict Attendance
Requests for the 2010/2011 school year based on parent request. (* indicates renewal) *Hernandez, Sebastian A. Grade 7 Arvin to
DiGiorgio *Hernandez, Sophia N. Grade 7 Arvin to
DiGiorgio *Rouell, Breeanna Grade 6 Arvin to Vineland *Rouell, Elizabeth Grade 7 Arvin to Vineland *Rouell, Jeffrey Grade 8 Arvin to Vineland Ratify the following Intradistrict
Attendance Requests for the 2010/2011 school year based on parent request. (*indicates renewal) Pantoja, Kevin Grade 2 SV to BME Vega, Joey Grade 1 BME to ECR Consider approval to retire the following
list of e-waste recyclable items. Monitors 18 Keyboards 20 Towers
24 Copy Machines 17 Scanners 3 Projectors
2 Laptop 1 Camcorder
2 TVs
3 Large Copy Machine 1 Headphones 40 The board will
go into closed session at 7:20 to consider matters related to re-admitting
student. Resumed open
session at 7:26. On motion of
Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mr. Stoner, the board unanimously approved to
re-admit Expelled Student #D:2009/2010. At this time, Mrs. Rubio announced the opportunity for
public comment as to whether every pupil in the Arvin Union School District
has or will have prior to June 30,
2011, sufficient textbooks or instructional materials in all subjects that
are consistent with the content and cycles of curriculum frameworks adopted
by the state board. Hearing was open at 7:27pm Cindy Hufnagel, 3208 Kennedy Way,
Bakersfield, asked if we would have the funding for Treasures new English
Language Arts Program. Mrs. Kouklis
replied our plan is to purchase this year and implement next school year for
K-5. Hearing was closed at 7:29 pm On motion of Mr. Owens, seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board unanimously approved Resolution #3:2010/2011 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 2011. On motion of Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mr. Owens, the board unanimously
approved the Memorandum of Understanding between Arvin Family Resource Center
(FRC) and The California Family Resource Association (CFRA) for the Economic
Stimulus Project (ESP) as of May 28, 2010 and shall expire on March 31, 2011. On motion of Mr. Stoner, seconded by Mr. Owens, the board unanimously approved the Agreement between the County of Kern and Arvin Union School District for Childrens Health Insurance Successful Application Stipend Program for Professional Services. The term of this agreement shall be from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2013, unless sooner terminated. On motion of Mr. Owens, seconded by Mr. Stoner, the board unanimously
approved the following contracts between the Arvin Union School District and
the named agencies to provide Title I Supplemental Educational Service to
LEA students. Contract is effective
October 1, 2010 and terminates on June 30, 2011. A+ Student Learning Academy
Center A+
Educational Centers A Tree of Knowledge
Educational Service, Inc. Aavanza Academic Tutoring Services, Inc. Ace It!
Tutoring by Sylvan Ace Tutoring Service, Inc. Adelante
Educational Services Alternatives Unlimited, Inc. Arriba
Education! Basic Educational Services Team, Inc. California Tutoring
Company Carney Educational Services Club Z! In-Home Tutoring Services, Inc. Educate On-line Innovadia Learning Network Foundation Learn-It
Systems NFWSC/Cesar Chavez Education Institute Professional Tutors of
America Sullivan Learning
Systems, Inc. Sylvan Learning Systems of Bakersfield Ultimate Success Learning Program Wares Education Specialists and
Consultants 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 2010/2011 school year: Certificated Substitutes Jose Ayala Sylvia Baeza Misty Benavides Samm Boner Millie Cadmus Alicia Carrera Lidia Delgadillo Maria Duran Robeen Gillem Donny Horton Daniel Juarez Consuelo Lopez-Calderon Tricia Lucero James McFarland Michelle Padilla Angelica Rivas Tracy Sneed Gabriela Tapia Bruce Witte Home
School Teachers Bear Mountain Elementary
Kindergarten Haydee
Montelongo Bear Mountain Elementary 2nd
grade Jennifer
Barrera Migrant
Saturday School Teachers Jose
Ayala Rosemarie
Borquez Veronica
Cantu Javier
Pacheco Twila
Whitney Debra
Vietti John
Bullard Donny
Horton Maria
Soto Misty
Benavides Jennifer
Barrera Aida
Rivas Technology
Assistants Christy
Vargas Corey
Schmidt John
Bullard Michael
Taylor Darren
Jones Charlie
Haycock Jackie
Roberts Resignations: Noemi Leon resigned as After School
Teacher, effective August 26, 2010. On motion of Mr. Stoner, seconded by Mr. Owens, 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: New
Assignment Migrant SSA Eva Jimenez Instructional Aide Sierra Vista Stacey Burton effective September 8,
2010. Additional
Assignments: Migrant Saturday School 3-hour Custodian Leticia Pantoja Migrant Pre-K Tutor (home-based) Lissett DeLeon Esther Serrato Maria Tamayo District Babysitting Pool Misty Benavides Gracie Goodwin Anahi Guerrero Angelica Perez Maria Tamayo Crystal Patrick Melissa Abrego Blanca Virvez Breakfast
Duty Aides Sierra Vista Elementary Anahi Guerrero Bear Mountain Elementary Maria Cruz El Camino Real Elementary Veronica Sanchez Change of
Position: Preschool
Instructional Aide Anahi Guerrero
effective August 20, 2010. After School Coordinator
Bear Mountain Elementary Misty Benavides effective
September 2, 2010. Resignations: Misty Benavides resigned as After School
Instructional Aide at Bear Mountain Elementary, effective September 1, 2010. Esther Serrato resigned as Migrant
Outreach Tutor/Saturday School, effective September 9, 2010. Donny Horton resigned as Preschool
Instructional Aide, effective September 15, 2010. On motion of Mr. Stoner, seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board
unanimously approved the Service Provider Agreement District Assistance and
Intervention Team (DAIT) between the Kern County Superintendent of Schools
and the Arvin Union School District to identify and assign a DAIT Lead and
support personnel, as needed, to work with the District leadership team. On motion of Mr. Stoner, seconded by Mr. Owens, the board unanimously
approved the Exterior Faηade Change Order Proposal with Koman Homes, Inc. to
change the Exterior Faηade remodeling for the Arvin Union School District for
the sum of $9,302. On motion of Mr. Owens, seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board
unanimously approved the proposal with J. Noble Binns Plumbing Company, Inc.
in the amount of $1,876 to remove the 3 backflow at Sierra Vista School. On motion of Mr. Owens, seconded by Mr. Stoner, the board unanimously
approved the 2009-2010 Unaudited Actual Financial Reports. On motion of Mr.
Stoner, seconded by Mrs. Tarver, the board unanimously approved the
Resolution #4:2010/2011 Establishing Appropriations (GANN) Limit
identifying estimated appropriations limit for the current year and actual
appropriated limit for the preceding year. On motion of
Mrs. Tarver, seconded by Mr. Stoner, the board unanimously approved the
following Interfund transfers for the 2010/2011 fiscal year. 970665 Temporary Cash Loan for Preschool
Fund $
5,000.00 Mr. Davis reported to the board the SISC Investment Pool Statement for the period from April 1, 2010 to June 30, 2010. No action was necessary. Mrs. Rubio would like to add to the October Agenda to nominate for the four year seat. On motion of Mr. Stoner, seconded by Mr. Owens, the board unanimously adjourned the meeting at 8:01 p.m. Clerk Secretary |
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Pledge of Allegiance Adoption of the Agenda Minutes Approved Dr. McLean/Presentation to Mr. Owens Dr. McLean/CST Scores Mrs. Rubio/Happy Birthday to Dr. McLean Mr. Carton/Process of Appointment of Trustee Mrs. Johnson/ELD Update Communications from the Public Mrs. Roberts Mrs. Villanueva Mrs. Salazar Mrs. Johnson Mrs. Rubio Mrs. Villanueva Mrs. Rubio Dr. McLean Purchase Orders Bill Payments Payroll Interdistrict-10/11 Parent Employment Interdistrict-10/11 Child Care Interdistrict-10/11 Parent Request Intradistrict-10-11 Parent Request Recycle Items Closed Session Resumed Open Session Re-Admit Student #D:2009/2010 Public Comment/Sufficient Textbooks Hearing Open Mrs. Hufnagel Hearing Closed Resolution #3:2010/2011 State Material Fund Requirements MOU/FRC Agreement with County of Kern SES Agreements Certificated Staff Classified Staff DAIT Agreement Faηade Change Order Proposal J. Noble Binns Plumbing Company, Inc. 2009/2010 Unaudited Actual Reports Resolution #4:2010/2011/ Establishing Appropriations (GANN) 2010/2011 Interfund Transfers SISC Investment Pool Mrs. Rubio Adjournment |
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