PRESCOTT UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1

146 South Granite Street

Prescott, Arizona 86303

 

GOVERNING BOARD

BOARD BRIEFING

NUMBER 293 
July 12, 2005

Item No. 1                                                                              

Date:  07/12/05

 

In Consideration of:  Adopting the 2005-2006 Proposed Budget.

 

Submitted by:  Mrs. Renee Raskin, Director of Business Services

 

Relevant Information:

According to A.R.S. 15-905, the district must adopt a budget no later than July 15, 2005.

 

Exhibits:

Please refer to the budget that was presented at the June 21, 2005, Governing Board meeting.


Item No. 2           

Date:  07/12/05

 

In Consideration of:  Approving the Addendum to Cooperative Purchase  Agreement with Aspin/Mohave.

 

Submitted by:  Mrs. Barbara Van Fossen, Director of Food Service

 

Relevant Information:

The purpose of this Addendum is to allow eligible members to purchase food service related materials, supplies, equipment, and services jointly by combining the purchasing requirements of each of the parties and thereby enabling them to order materials, supplies, and service from contract awarded pursuant to the CPA and this Addendum.

 

Exhibits:

A copy of the Addendum has been attached for your review.  Please refer to Enclosure #1.


Item No. 3

Date:  07/12/05

 

In Consideration of:  Approving the DES (Department of Economic Security) contract.

 

Submitted by:  Mrs. Mary Anne Kapp, LEA Grants Manager, and Ann Sult

 

Relevant Information:

The Department of Economic Security with the Administration for Children, Youth and Families, has awarded Prescott Unified School District a new contract of $6,000.00 from July 1, 2005, through December 31, 2005.  Funding is for an Arizona certified counselor to provide small group counseling for social skills development for elementary students.

 

Exhibits:

Please refer to Enclosure #2.


Item No. 4

Date:  07/12/05

 

In Consideration of:  Approving the reallocation of $18,000 of Granite Mountain Middle School’s Lower 40 301 money to hire a half-time (.5 FTE) teaching position entitled “Odyssey/Computer Assisted Instructor.”

 

Submitted by:  Dr. Chris Reynolds, Assistant Superintendent

 

Relevant Information:

Mr. Mike Harlan is requesting permission to reallocate already approved Lower 40 301 money to create a new position to address a specific academic need at Granite Mountain Middle School.

 

Exhibits:

A copy of a letter from Mr. Mike Harlan has been attached for your review.  Please refer to Enclosure #3.


Item No. 5

Date:  07/12/05

 

Consideration of:  Approving the use of approximately $21,000 of current (2004-2005) sudden growth money to hire an additional one-day music teacher (.20 FTE), one-day P.E. teacher (.20 FTE), and a one-day art teacher (.20 FTE) at Miller Valley Elementary School to provide instruction to the new second and fifth grade classes.

 

Submitted by:  Dr. Chris Reynolds, Assistant Superintendent

 

Relevant Information: 

With the addition of a new second and fifth grade section, there is not enough time available with current music, P.E., and art teachers to provide services.

 

There is approximately $71,000 remaining in last year’s (2004-2005) sudden growth money.

 

Exhibits:


Item No. 6     

Date:  07/12/05

 

Consideration of:  Approving another source of funding for secretarial support as previously approved within the proposal submitted by Mr. Arn Lavington and Mr. Jay Collier.

 

Submitted by:  Mr. Kevin J. Kapp, Superintendent

 

Relevant Information:

The Governing Board approved the proposal submitted by Arn Lavington and Jay Collier last month with regard to additional staffing levels during the time that bond projects were being undertaken and completed.  Within the proposal, a full-time secretary was approved for the Service Center during this time period of bond projects.  One-half of the funding for this position was approved to come from Building Renewal funds with the other half of the funding coming from bond funds.

 

The School Facilities Board has recently sent an opinion indicating that the use of Building Renewal funds for secretarial support is not an intended use of these funds.  Using these funds for preventative maintenance is appropriate, including the use of internal staff for preventative maintenance work, but using these funds for the approved full-time secretary would not be appropriate.

 

The Governing Board may approve the use of another source of funding for the second half of the secretary position or approve the addition of only a half-time secretary at the Service Center at this time and revisit the situation at a later date.  Other possible sources of funding include additional bond funds and student growth funds. 


Item No. 7

Date:  07/12/05

 

Consideration of:  Approving the selection of Mr. Bucky Bates as Assistant Principal of Granite Mountain Middle School.

 

Submitted by:  Dr. Chris Reynolds, Assistant Superintendent

 

Relevant Information:

The name above is the person recommended to be the new Assistant Principal

of Granite Mountain Middle School by the selection committee.

 

Exhibits:


Item No. 8

Date:  07/12/05

 

Consideration of:  Approving the selection of Mrs. Susan Fahrni as Assistant Principal at Prescott High School

 

Submitted by:  Dr. Chris Reynolds, Assistant Superintendent

 

Relevant Information: 

The name above is the person recommended to be the new Assistant Principal of Prescott High School by the selection committee.

 

Exhibits:


Item No. 9

Date:  07/12/05

 

Consideration of:  Reviewing and adopting Policy Services Advisory, Volume 17, Number 2, for June 2005, regarding Policy Advisory number 247.

 

Submitted by:  Mr. Kevin J. Kapp, Superintendent

 

Relevant Information:

Governing Board Policy BGB requires first and second readings of all proposed policy adoptions and approval by the Governing Board.  The Governing Board is asked to individually review these policies through a first and second reading prior to the Study/Voting Session on July 12, 2005, at which time the Governing Board will be asked to adopt the proposed policies.

 

These sample policies reflect changes to be made to existing policies due to legislative action.  The policies to be reviewed are listed below.

 

Policy Services Advisory, Volume 17, Number 2, for June 2005, regarding Policy Advisory:

 

No. 247 – DID – Inventories

                DID-R – Inventories

 

Guidance on Policy-Related Issues:

 

Compensatory Education (Title I)

Homeless Students

Local Wellness Policy

New Legislation

 

Exhibits:  Policy Services Advisory No. 247 has been attached for your review.  Please refer to Enclosure #4.


Item No. 10

Date:  07/12/05

 

In Consideration of:  Approving the certified and classified personnel actions as presented.

 

Submitted by:  Dr. Chris Reynolds, Assistant Superintendent

 

Relevant Information:  A copy of the personnel report is attached.

 

Exhibits:  Please refer to Enclosure #5.


Item No. 11

Date:  07/12/05

 

In Consideration of:  Accepting the donations as presented.

 

Submitted by:  Mrs. Renee Raskin, Director of Business Services

 

Relevant Information:  Board Policy requires acceptance by the Governing

Board of all donations.

 

Exhibits:

 

A 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee from York Motors as a Prescott High School Renaissance Program Perfect Attendance Award.

 

Two child-size bicycles from Prescott Sunup Rotary Club to Miller Valley Elementary School.

 

Forty thousand dollars from an anonymous donor to Abia Judd Elementary School.

 

Eighty-one dollars and twenty cents from the Prescott High School Band Boosters to Granite Mountain Middle School.

 

Twenty-three ink cartridges valued at $276 and also printing time from Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moffat for the printing of the Rose/Hayes memory book for Granite Mountain Middle School.


Item No. 12

Date:  07/12/05

 

In Consideration of:  Ratifying the vouchers as presented.

 

Submitted by:  Mrs. Renee Raskin, Director of Business Services

 

Rationale:  Arizona Revised Statute requires approval/ratification of all vouchers.

 

Exhibits:

 

                   Voucher #                                           Amount

 

Payroll Voucher #24                                $1,508,261.81        

Payroll Voucher #25                                   $894,927.23

Payroll Voucher #26                                $1,214,276.21

Payroll Voucher #27                                   $292,968.62

Payroll Voucher #28                                   $251,069.97

Payroll Voucher #29                                     $98,832.12        

Expenditure Voucher #5089                        $28,221.29

Expenditure Voucher #5090                      $267,301.37

Expenditure Voucher #5091                        $12,366.00

Expenditure Voucher #5092                        $46,065.23

Expenditure Voucher #5093                      $168,432.76

Expenditure Voucher #5094                        $30,064.63

Expenditure Voucher #5095                        $85,907.07

Expenditure Voucher #5096                        $17,473.20

Expenditure Voucher #5097                        $52,762.28

 

Documentation for warrants is available for inspection from Business Services, located at 146 South Granite Street, Prescott, AZ  86303.


Item No. 13

Date:  07/12/05

 

In Consideration of:  Approving the Auxiliary Operations and Student Activities Fund Statement of Receipts and Disbursements for the month of May 2005.

 

Submitted by:  Mrs. Renee Raskin, Director of Business Services

 

Relevant Information:

 

Exhibits:  A copy of the statements is attached. Please refer to Enclosure #6.


Item No. 14

Date:  07/12/05

 

In Consideration of:  Approving the previous minutes from the Governing Board Executive Session of June 7, 2005; the Study Session of June 7, 2005; the Governing Board Retreat of June 8, 2005; the Governing Board/DLT Retreat of June 9, 2005; and the Voting Session of June 21, 2005.

 

Submitted by:  Mr. Kevin J. Kapp, Superintendent

 

Relevant Information:  Board Policy requires approval of minutes.

 

Exhibits:  Please refer to Enclosure #7.


INFORMATION ITEMS:

 

15.  Mrs. Raskin has prepared the School Board Summary Budget Report for your review.  (Please refer to Enclosure #8.)

 

16.  A copy of the minutes from the Employee Benefit Trust meeting held on May 12, 2005, have been attached for your review.  (Please refer to Enclosure #9.)

 

17.  A letter to Mr. Kevin Kapp from Mr. Ray Newton regarding the A+ status at Prescott Mile High Middle School has been attached for your review. (Please refer to Enclosure #10.)

 

18.  A letter to Mr. Kevin Kapp from Standard & Poors regarding their school evaluation service has been attached for your review.  (Please refer to Enclosure #11.)