CRIPPLE CREEK-VICTOR SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-1

Board of Education     Regular Meeting

February 23, 2008        Room 1/ Board Meeting Room

6:00 p.m.

1.         Call to Order.   The meeting was called to order at 6:06 p.m. by President, Brent             Kennedy.

2.         Pledge of Allegiance.  Mr. Kennedy led the Board and audience in the Pledge of            Allegiance.

3.         Roll Call:  Arrick, present; Casey-Svetich, present; Kennedy, present; Tomlinson, present.   Also present were Sue Holmes, superintendent; Joan Rook, secondary principal; Martha DeJesus, elementary principal; Jean Olmsted, secretary to the Board and approximately 16 other individuals. 

4.         Approval of Agenda.

Mr. Kennedy recommended that the agenda be approved as presented.

      Motion by Arrick to approve the agenda as presented.  Seconded by Tomlinson.

Roll call vote:  Arrick, aye; Casey-Svetich, aye; Kennedy, aye; Tomlinson, aye.

5.        Approval of Minutes

The minutes from the January 26th regular meeting were presented. 

           Motion by Casey-Svetich to accept the minutes as presented.  Seconded by Arrick.

Roll call vote:  Arrick, aye; Casey-Svetich, aye; Kennedy, aye; Tomlinson, abstain.

6.         Awards and Presentations

Mrs. Rook recognized Kara Funk and Zane Johnson as the junior high students of the     month; Kelley Rodgers and Alan Atkins as the high school students of the month; and          Hillary Moore and Kenny Bigelow as the secondary students of the quarter for the 1^st             quarter.  Mr. Kennedy congratulated the students, parents, family members, friends and staff for their collaborative effort in making these students successful learners.

7.         Public Participation

No one addressed the Board at this time.

8.         Focus:  Curriculum

Mr. Kennedy asked the administrators to explain how curriculum is developed.  Mrs.        DeJesus responded first that teaching aligns with the use of state standards and benchmarks for accomplishments by grade level.  The staff works on incorporating 21^st           Century skills into every facet of the curriculum. Rigorous teaching and high        expectations have resulted in students meeting those benchmarks.  Teachers use small       group instruction to further individualize instruction.  Mrs. Rook added that teachers use        textbooks as resources and work harder to engage students in discussions of problems          and solutions.  More secondary students are offered the opportunity to participate in      online course study that offers advanced placement classes.  Secondary teachers also         work with students on improving reading and writing skills.  Curriculum leadership teams        review various curriculums intensively and make recommendations to the staff and             administration.  Mrs. Holmes added that the state is currently reviewing assessment tools            to provide a better view of total student achievement.  Assessment testing is a snapshot     of student learning and does not provide the overall picture of each student’s individual        achievement.  Mrs. Rook noted that her teachers are working with college staff to gain a   better idea of what students need to succeed beyond high school.  Several questions     were fielded from the audience.  Several secondary teachers attended a co-operative   learning experience on pod-cast instruction and are implanting this in their classroom.          Mr. Kennedy asked the members of the student VOYCE if they could poll members of the   student body as to what students feel is effective curriculum offerings.

9.         Business Meeting

A. Action Items

i.          Solar Limited Work Agreement-Cresson Elementary.  Mr. Kennedy advised that the work agreement had reached a road block with the secondary building until architects could determine if the roof could hold the weight of the panels.  The company was looking into the possibility of placing panels on the new roof sections, but needed to review if placement would void any warranties.  The LWA for the high school expires March 31, 2009.  Mr. Arrick asked if the panels could be placed elsewhere on school property and this will be researched.  The company is hoping to have information and an agreement to submit to the District for review.  Mr. Arrick asked if the information would be available by the March 30^th board meeting.  No guaranty was made for that date.  Mr. Arrick asked if the LWA for the elementary school was the same and was advised it was.

Motion by Arrick to accept the Limited Work Agreement for Cresson Elementary with Solar Power, Inc.  Seconded by Casey-Svetich.

Roll call vote:  Arrick, aye; Casey-Svetich, aye; Kennedy, aye; Tomlinson, aye.

ii.         Franklin Ferguson Memorial Library Contract.  The annual contract for reimbursement of employee expenses was reviewed by the Board.  The total amount of the contract is $33,481.63.

Motion by Arrick to approve the contract with Franklin Ferguson Memorial Library. Seconded by Casey-Svetich.

Roll call vote:  Arrick, aye; Casey-Svetich; aye; Kennedy, aye; Tomlinson, aye.           

iii.        Student VOYCE Program.  Shannon Baker addressed the Board members with a list of students who will be the representatives on the VOYCE committee.  The members were the same students who attended the CASB conference and learned about this program.  The committee decided elect one junior and one sophomore member to keep the continuity of the program.  The members are Shannon Baker (12), Hillary Moore (12), Dara Watkins (12), Kenny Bigelow (12), Josh Cady (11) and Arnie Clark (10).  The Board asked the students to work with either Mrs. Pobega or Mrs. Rook to establish procedures for choosing new members, terms of office, etc.  The committee did have two requests to bring to the Board.

Motion by Arrick to approve the VOYCE program as an ad hoc committee of the Board of Education and the team members as listed Seconded by Tomlinson.

Roll call vote:  Arrick, aye; Casey-Svetich; aye; Kennedy, aye; Tomlinson, aye.

The students asked that the Board reconsider the electronic devise policy which states that students are not to have any electronic devices on their person in school.  Last year, students could use devices during breakfast and lunch.  Mrs. Rook advised the Board that this was a pilot policy offered at the request of the staff, but there were still the same number of offenses of electronic devices being used in classes.  The staff felt there was no reason to change the existing policy for this reason.  It was suggested that the members inform the student body of this.  The members also wanted to be able to use laptops to take notes in classes.  They were directed to attend the next Policy Committee meeting which is scheduled for March 2 at 4:30 p.m. in the high school conference room.

Their second request was to have weighted grades for advance and honor classes.  They felt this was important for college credit and could help in determining valedictorian.  Discussion followed.

iv.        Excess Furniture and Supplies in Bus Barn.

It is the intent of the administration to have all of the excess supplies removed from the bus barn.  Items will be open for public sale.

Motion by Arrick to disposal of the excess equipment located at the bus barn.  Seconded by Casey-Svetich.

Roll call vote:  Arrick, aye; Braun, aye; Casey-Svetich; aye; Kennedy, aye; Tomlinson, aye.

v.         Personnel Recommendations.

The Board was asked to approve hiring George Bunton and Erik Kjelland as substitute teachers, and Jackie Plesinski as a substitute para-educator.

            Motion by Arrick to approve the recommendations as presented.  Seconded      by Tomlinson.

Roll call vote:  Arrick, aye; Casey-Svetich, aye; Kennedy, aye; Tomlinson, aye.

vi.        2009-2010 School Calendar.

The Board was presented with 3 calendars for the 2010 academic year.  The main difference between the calendars was that “C” had 148 days instead of 145 days of instruction.  Discussion followed concerning the state statute for student/teacher contact hours, snow days and the length of time for in-services.

Motion by Casey-Svetich to approve Calendar “B” with 145 days, a start date of August 19, January 4 scheduled as a teacher work day and ending on May 27 as the 2010 school calendar.  Seconded by Tomlison

Roll call vote:  Arrick, aye; Casey-Svetich; aye; Kennedy, aye; Tomlinson, aye.

vii.        Policy Recommendations: GDQD, GDQD-R, JHCA, ADC, GBED, GCCA-R.

GDQD, Discipline, Suspension and Dismissal of Support Staff:  This policy addresses those employees who are not licensed or considered classified and “at will” employees.  It is the recommendation of the Policy Committee that the district revise its policy to look like CASB’s.

Motion by Arrick to approve the Policy Committee’s recommendation to amend policy GDQD.  Seconded by Tomlinson.

Roll call vote:  Arrick, aye; Casey-Svetich; aye; Kennedy, aye; Tomlinson, aye.

GDQD-R, Discipline, Suspension and Dismissal of Support Staff:  This policy contradicts the previous policy.  It is the recommendation of the Policy Committee to delete this policy from the district policy manual.

Motion by Casey-Svetich to approve the Policy Committee’s recommendation to delete policy GDQD-R.  Seconded by Tomlinson.

Roll call vote:  Arrick, aye; Casey-Svetich; aye; Kennedy, aye; Tomlinson, aye.

JHCA, Open Campus:  This is a policy that should not be contained in the district policy manual as it is written for a specific building.

Motion by Arrick to approve the Policy Committee’s recommendation to delete policy JHCA.  Seconded by Tomlinson.

Roll call vote:  Arrick, aye; Casey-Svetich; aye; Kennedy, aye; Tomlinson, aye.

ADC, Tobacco Free Schools:  The committee has worked to revise the current policy to align with proposals from the Tobacco Committee.

Motion by Arrick to approve the Policy Committee’s recommendation to amend policy ADC.  Seconded by Casey-Svetich.

Roll call vote:  Arrick, aye; Casey-Svetich; aye; Kennedy, aye; Tomlinson, aye.

GBED, Staff Smoking/No Smoking:  This is addressed in the above policy.

Motion by Arrick to approve the Policy Committee’s recommendation to delete policy GBED.  Seconded by Tomlinson.

Roll call vote:  Arrick, aye; Casey-Svetich, aye; Kennedy, aye; Tomlinson, aye.

GCAA-R, Sick Bank Leave:  The policy has been amended to reflect changes affecting classified employees.

Motion by Casey-Svetich to approve the Policy Committee’s recommendation to amend Policy GBED. Seconded by Tomlinson.

Roll call vote:  Arrick, aye; Casey-Svetich, aye; Kennedy, aye; Tomlinson, aye.

viii.      Financial Report.  Mr. Arrick reviewed the financial report and asked that the expenditures for February in the amount of $932,088.58 be accepted and the financial report approved.

Motion by Tomlinson to approve Mr. Arrick’s recommendation for the financial reports.  Seconded by Casey-Svetich.

Roll call vote:  Arrick, aye; Casey-Svetich, aye; Kennedy, aye; Tomlinson, aye.

B.         Information Items

i.          CCV Mountain Health Center Update.  Mrs. Laureen Murray, school nurse, introduced Jessica Newton.  Ms. Newton is the physician’s assistant working through Peak Vista Health at the school based health center.  In the 10 days that the school clinic has been open, they are averaging about 10 students per day.  Peak Vista Health is applying for more grant money to support the program and the steering committee is considering a capital improvement campaign to raise money for the construction of a separate clinic on school property.

C.         Discussion Items

i.          Board Representation.  Mr. Kennedy asked that the Board members volunteer to attend some of the other community meetings such as city council, county commissioners, etc.  Mrs. Tomlinson is still the pre-school representative; Mr. Kennedy attends the BOCES meetings and Accountability.  Mr. Arrick attends Policy Committee and Mrs. Casey-Svetich is the legislative representative and attends Southern Teller County Resource Group.  The Victor City Council meets the 2^nd Thursday of the month at 6 pm.  The City of Cripple Creek meets the 1^st and 3^rd Wednesdays of each month.  After discussion the Mr. Kennedy volunteered to attend the Victor City Council meeting (2^nd Thursday of the month at 6 pm) and the April meeting of the Cripple Creek council.  Mrs. Tomlinson volunteered to attend the March 4^th Cripple Creek City Council meeting and the April Victor Council meeting.  Mrs. Holmes volunteered to attend the March 18^th Cripple Creek City Council meeting. 

10.                    Executive Session:  (Pursuant to C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(c) as it pertains to                                       matters required to be kept confidential by federal or state laws or rules…, the                            members of a body politic subject to this  Part 4,   upon the announcement by the                          local public body to the public…may hold an executive session…). 

Motion by Arrick that, pursuant to C.R.S. 24-6-402 (4) (f) as it pertains to                                                 discussion of matters required to be kept confidential by federal or state laws or                                                 rules…, the Board retire into Executive Session.                                                                                                 Seconded by Tomlinson.

Roll call vote:  Arrick, aye; Case-Svetich, aye; Kennedy, aye;                                                   Tomlinson, aye.

                        The meeting was closed to the public at 8:31 p.m.  Mrs. Holmes was asked to                                         remain.

Motion by Arrick to come out of Executive Session.  Seconded by Casey-                                             Svetich.

Roll call vote:  Arrick, aye; Casey-Svetich, aye; Kennedy, aye;                                                  Tomlinson, aye.

The meeting was reopened to the public at 10:45 p.m.

                        No action was taken after the Executive Session

11.              Adjournment

                        Motion by Tomlinson to adjourn.  Seconded by Arrick.

Roll call vote:  Arrick, aye; Casey-Svetich, aye; Kennedy, aye;                                      Tomlinson, aye.

            The meeting was adjourned at 10:47 p.m.

MINUTES APPROVED AS TO FORM AND CONTENT:

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ATTEST:

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