Agenda 5-8-01

PRESCOTT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1

146 South Granite Street

Prescott, Arizona 86303

GOVERNING BOARD

Voting Session - 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, May 8, 2001

District Office Board Room

MISSION STATEMENT

It shall be the philosophy of the Prescott Unified School District, within the available resources, to provide all children with an equal opportunity to reach for their highest potential, promote healthy competition, provide strong education choices and satisfy the basic needs for a successful adult life.

AGENDA

Item A. Call to Order - President Joan Fleming

Item B. Opening Ceremony – Miss Kimberly Steward

Item C. Welcome and Introduction - President Fleming

Item D. Approval of Agenda

1. Consider approving the agenda as presented – President Fleming

Item E. Presentations

1. Recognition of Granite Mountain Middle School student, Mr. Paul Ruffner, State Geography Bee Champion – Mr. Mike Harlan

Item F. Superintendent’s Report

1. Superintendent’s Current Events Summary

Item G. Voting Session

1. Consider approving the revision to the 2000-2001 budget limits for M & O and Capital – Ms. Renee Raskin. (Please refer to Board Briefing #239, Item No. 1.)

2. Consider approving the 2001-2002 Maintenance and Operations (M & O) Budget for supplies and services – Ms. Renee Raskin. (Please refer to Board Briefing #239, Item No. 2.)

3. Consider approving a four-section school facility plan for Abia Judd Elementary School – Dr. Roger Short. (Please refer to Board Briefing #239, Item No. 3.)

4. Consider the approval of a 60-day preview for new textbooks to be used in the following classes at Prescott High School: Child Development, Fashion design and Food Science – Ms. Linda Ryan. (Please refer to Board Briefing #239, Item No. 4.)

5. Consider approving a tuition-based pre-school program for Prescott Unified School District No. 1 – Mr. Kevin Kapp. (Please refer to Board Briefing #239, Item No. 5.)

5A. Consider approving the use of the upper 20% of Proposition 301 funds to increase salary figures on the certified salary schedule for the 2001-2002 school year – Mr. Kevin Kapp. (Please refer to Board Briefing #239A, Item No. 5A.)

6. Consider approving the certified contracts for the 2001-2002 school year – Mr. Kevin Kapp. (Please refer to Board Briefing #239, Item No. 6.)

7. Consider approving the classified contracts for the 2001-2002 school year – Mr. Kevin Kapp. (Please refer to Board Briefing #239, Item No. 7.)

8. Consider approving the classified-auxiliary contracts for the 2001-2002 school year – Mr. Kevin Kapp. (Please refer to Board Briefing #239, Item No. 8.)

9. Consider approving the administrative contracts for the 2001-2002 school year – Mr. Kevin Kapp. (Please refer to Board Briefing #239, Item No. 9.)

10. Consider approving an offer for the sale of the district office property – Dr. Roger Short. (Please refer to Board Briefing #239, Item No. 10.)

11. Consider approving a certified contract for Mr. Kevin Kapp for the position of Superintendent – Dr. Roger Short. (Please refer to Board Briefing #239, Item No. 11.)

12. Consider approving a proposal for a land trade involving the Dexter property – Dr. Roger Short. (Please refer to Board Briefing #239, Item No. 12.)

13. Consider approving an alternate or modified testing of 75 students from the Stanford 9 Achievement Testing, due to limited English proficiency – Ms. Linda Ryan and Mrs. Karin Ward. (Please refer to Board Briefing #239, Item No. 13.)

14. Consider the review and approval of the School Safety Grant for the 2001-2002 school year – Dr. Roger Short. (Please refer to Board Briefing #239, Item No. 14.)

15. Consider approving the Annual General Statement of Assurances for the Arizona Department of Education – Dr. Roger Short. (Please refer to Board Briefing #239, Item No. 15.)

16. Consider approving a request from Mrs. Julie Rockwell for a Sabbatical Leave for the 2001-2002 school year, to pursue her Ph.D. from the University of Arizona – Mr. Kevin Kapp. (Please refer to Board Briefing #239, Item No. 16.)

17. Consider the approval of Carolyn Johnson as Assistant Principal/Dean of Students at Prescott High School – Mr. Kevin Kapp. (Please refer to Board Briefing #239, Item No. 17.)

17A. Consider the review and approval of renewing the agreement with the Arizona Department of Education for the National School Lunch/Breakfast Programs for the 2000-2001 fiscal year – Mr. Jim Wahlstrom. (Please refer to Board Briefing #239A, Item No. 17A.)

17B. Consider the review and approval of modified middle school attendance hours for the 2001-2002 school year – Dr. Roger Short. (Please refer to Board Briefing #239A, Item No. 17B.)

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.

18. Consider approving the certified and classified personnel actions as presented – Mr. Kevin Kapp. (Please refer to Board Briefing #239, Item No. 18.)

19. Consider accepting the donations as presented – Ms. Renee Raskin. (Please refer to Board Briefing #239, Item No. 19.)

20. Consider ratifying the vouchers as presented – Ms. Renee Raskin. (Please refer to Board Briefing #239, Item No. 20.)

21. Consider approving the Auxiliary Operations and Student Activities Fund Statement of Receipts and Disbursements for the month of March 2001 – Ms. Renee Raskin. (Please refer to Board Briefing #239, Item No. 21.)

22. Consider approving the previous minutes from the Study and Voting Sessions of April 3, 2001 and April 10, 2001 and for the Special Sessions of March 30, 2001, April 3, 2001, April 11, 2001, April 12, 2001, and April 16, 2001 – Dr. Roger Short. (Please refer to Board Briefing #239, Item No. 22.)

INFORMATION ITEMS

23. Ms. Raskin has prepared the School Board Summary Budget Report for your review. (Please refer to Enclosure #15.)

24. We have received from our auditors the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the Year Ended June 30, 2000. This report is available for review in the Business Office.

25. Enclosed for your review are the minutes from the February 22, 2001, Employee Benefit Trust (EBT) meeting. (Please refer to Enclosure #16.)

26. Enclosed for your review is a letter from the North Central Association regarding the accreditation of Prescott High School for the 2000-2001 school year. (Please refer to Enclosure #17.)

Item I. Adjournment