Our mission is to strengthen
our community by providing a dynamic and safe educational experience that
challenges and encourages every student to succeed through a comprehensive
program of academics, arts and athletics.
Our vision is to be the most
innovative, effective and respected educational organization in the
Prescott area, fulfilling the public’s trust.
Item A. Call to
Order – President Steve Campbell
Item B. Opening
Ceremony – Mr. John Vanuk
Item C. Welcome
and Introduction – President Campbell
Item D. Approval
of Agenda
1. Consider approving the agenda as presented – President Campbell
Item E.
Presentations
1. None
Item F.
Superintendent’s Report
1. March Calendar
2. Superintendent’s Current Events Summary
Item G. Study and
Voting Session
1. Consider approving the new Speech/Language Pathology Salary Schedule
for possible implementation during the
2007-2008 school
year pending funding – Dr. Chris Reynolds, Assistant Superintendent.
(Please refer to Board Briefing #315, Item No. 1.)
2. Review of the Preliminary Soft Capital, Unrestricted Capital and the
Building Renewal Budget requests for fiscal year 2007-2008 – Mrs. Renee
Raskin, Chief Financial Officer. (Please refer to Board Briefing #315,
Item No. 2.)
3. Consider approving the offering of the district’s health insurance
benefit to the two instructors with the Aerospace Science Leadership
Academy (JROTC) for the 2006-07 school year and future years – Mr. Kevin
J. Kapp, Superintendent. (Please refer to Board Briefing #315, Item No.
3.)
4. Consider approving the development of a bond project priority list –
Mr. Kevin J. Kapp, Superintendent. (Please refer to Board Briefing #315,
Item No. 4.)
Voting Item:
5. Consider approving recommendations from the Prescott
Unified School District Growth Committee with regard to a new high school
– Mr. Kevin J. Kapp, Superintendent. (Please refer to Board Briefing 315,
Item No. 5.)
6. Consider approving new staffing positions for Northpoint Expeditionary
Learning Academy – Mr. Kevin J. Kapp, Superintendent. (Please refer to
Board Briefing #315, Item No. 6.)
7. Consider approval of dress code guidelines for Prescott Unified School
District based upon recommendations from Governing Board members and the
Prescott Unified School District administration – Mr. Kevin J. Kapp,
Superintendent. (Please refer to Board Briefing #315, Item No. 7.)
8. Consider approving notification by the Director of Purchasing to the
Governing Board, according to procurement rules, that the bid threshold
was exceeded when using emergency procurement to obtain a set of water
heaters for the kitchen at Abia Judd Elementary School – Mr. Arn
Lavington, Purchasing Director. (Please refer to Board Briefing #315, Item
No. 8.)
9. Consider approving a request for an out-of-country expedition for
Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy students to travel to Rocky
Point, Mexico, from May 13-19, 2007 – Mr. Kevin J. Kapp, Superintendent.
(Please refer to Board Briefing #315, Item No. 9.)
ALL THOSE ITEMS
LISTED BELOW MAY BE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION AND APPROVED AS CONSENT AGENDA
ITEMS WITH OR WITHOUT DISCUSSION. HOWEVER, ANY ITEM MAY BE REMOVED FROM
THE CONSENT AGENDA
AND CONSIDERED
SEPARATELY IF A GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER SO REQUESTS.
THE RESOLUTIONS
INCLUDED IN THE CONSENT AGENDA HAVE BEEN POSTED IN ORDER TO WAIVE THE
READING OF THE BODY OF THE RESOLUTIONS.
Item H. Consider
approving the Consent Agenda as presented.
10. Consider approving the following cooperative purchasing contracts for
the 2007-2008 school year: AZ State, MOHAVE, SAVE, TCPN, and GSA – Mr. Arn
Lavington, Director of Purchasing. (Please refer to Board Briefing #315,
Item No. 10.)
11. Consider approving Mr. Kevin Kapp – Superintendent, Dr. Chris Reynolds
– Assistant Superintendent, Mrs. Renee Raskin – Chief Financial Officer,
Mr. Arn Lavington – Director of Purchasing, and Mr. Jay Collier – Director
of Facilities, as designated persons authorized by the Governing Board to
use “emergency procurement” for goods and services when an emergency
condition exists for the 2007-2008 school year – Mr. Arn Lavington,
Director of Purchasing. (Please refer to Board Briefing #315, Item No.
11.)
12. Consider approving the certified and classified personnel actions as
presented – Dr. Chris Reynolds, Assistant Superintendent. (Please refer to
Board Briefing #315, Item No. 12.)
13. Consider accepting the donations as presented – Mrs. Renee Raskin,
Chief Financial Officer. (Please refer to Board Briefing #315, Item No.
13.)
14. Consider ratifying the vouchers as presented – Mrs. Renee Raskin,
Chief Financial Officer. (Please refer to Board Briefing #315, Item No.
14.)
15. Consider approving the Auxiliary Operations and Student Activities
Fund Statement of Receipts and Disbursements for the month of January 2007
– Mrs. Renee Raskin, Chief Financial Officer. (Please refer to Board
Briefing #315, Item No. 15.)
16. Consider approving the previous minutes from the Governing Board
Executive and Study Session of February 6, 2007, and the Executive and
Voting Session of February 13, 2007 - Mr. Kevin J. Kapp, Superintendent
(Please refer to Board Briefing #315, Item No. 16.)
INFORMATION ITEMS
17. Ms. Raskin has
prepared the School Board Summary Budget Report for your review. Please
refer to Enclosure #9.
18. A copy of the
Employee Benefit Trust minutes from the February 8, 2007, meeting have
been attached for your review. Please refer to Enclosure #10.
I. Adjournment
GOVERNING BOARD
PRESCOTT UNIFIED
SCHOOL DISTRICT
By: Andrea J.
Mayer, Assistant to the Governing Board