February 14, 2006
Minutes of the
Governing Board Voting Session of Tuesday, February 14, 2006, beginning at 5:30
p.m. held in the District Office Board Room.
Governing
Board Members Present:
President
Dr. Andy Newton
Mrs.
Mr.
Mr.
Steve Campbell
Also
Present:
Mr.
Dr. Chris Reynolds, Assistant
Superintendent
Mrs.
Mr. Spencer Johnson, Student
Representative
Mrs. Andrea Mayer, Assistant to the
Governing Board
Others
Present:
Dorrean Walker David Martin Mrs.
Regnier
Mr. Regnier Anjuli Regnier Nicole
McNally
Hilary Dartt Bill Monroe
President
Mr. Steve
Campbell led the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance and President Fleming welcomed
everyone and thanked them for attending.
President Fleming
asked Mr. Kapp if the agenda was in order.
Mr. Kapp responded that it was and called attention to Item 8A that was
added to the agenda.
Mrs.
Dee Navarro moved that the Governing Board approve the agenda as presented. Mr.
Steve Campbell seconded the motion.
Mrs.
Mr. Kevin Kapp
noted that the Governing Board wished to recognize the Prescott Jaycees. President Fleming thanked representatives from
the Jaycees for their organization’s support to the community and to the
schools. Mr. Kapp introduced Mrs. Nicole
McNally, Coordinator for Kids & Company.
Mrs. McNally reported that she had approached the Jaycees to assist Kids
& Co. in their
Mr. Kapp
introduced Miss Anjuli Regnier, a very talented young lady from the high school
woodworking program who constructed the new lectern in the Board Room. Mr. Kapp presented her with a certificate of
recognition and also recognized Mr. Tom Bockman (who was not in attendance) for
continuously getting students involved in projects like this one.
SUPERINTENDENT’S
REPORT
Mr. Kapp
welcomed Ms. Lauren Milette from KYCA as our new school reporter.
Mr. Kapp
reported that he had sent the final proof for the new district brochure to
Mr. Kapp
distributed the 100th day preliminary numbers from January 24th
to the Board and reported that the elementary schools were up by about 20
students over last year’s count (about 1%), the middle schools were up by about
13 students over last year’s count (about 1%), and the high school was up by
about 46 students for a total district-wide of 103 students (about 2%). He explained that ADM numbers are always
lower than enrollment numbers because of the use of a formula. He noted that there is some concern about the
slower growth at the middle school level and that marketing efforts may be
refocused at that level.
VOTING
SESSION:
CONSIDER APPROVAL
OF THE PRELIMINARY MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS BUDGET LIMIT, THE CAPITAL OUTLAY
BUDGET LIMIT, AND THE SOFT CAPITAL BUDGET LIMIT
Mr.
Steve Campbell moved that the Governing Board approve the preliminary Maintenance and Operations Budget
Limit, the Capital Outlay Budget
Limit, and the Soft Capital Budget Limit.
Mrs. Dee Navarro seconded
the motion.
Mrs.
CONSIDER ADOPTING
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND
Mrs. Dee Navarro moved that the
Governing Board adopt a resolution
authorizing the issuance and sale of bonds of the district and the ancillary documents connected
therewith. Mr. Steve
Mr. Steve Campbell asked what the amount would
be. Mrs. Raskin responded approximately
$14.7 million.
Mr. Tom Staley suggested looking at getting a better
interest rate.
Mr. Kapp responded that he would check into the
legalities of doing so and e-mail the response to Board members.
Mrs.
CONSIDER
APPROVING THE UTILIZATION OF THE
Mr.
Steve Campbell moved that the Governing Board approve the utilization of the Dexter Family Resource
Center as the location for the new
Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy for the 2006- 07 and 2007-08 school years.
Dr. Andy Newton seconded the motion.
Mrs. Dee
Navarro asked if everyone had received an e-mail from Dexter this afternoon
regarding a program placement proposal.
Mr. Kapp
stated that he had a meeting scheduled for tomorrow at Dexter with the key
people and that the proposal Mrs. Navarro was alluding was very interesting.
Mrs. Navarro
stated that she had some concerns regarding the location of Northpoint at
Dexter. She noted that parents who have
contacted her are concerned that it’s not really a high school atmosphere and
may not allow their children to attend.
President
Fleming stated that she has also received some concerns from parents about
preschool children and high school students being located at the same site.
Mrs. Navarro
stated that the proposed program placement might sway her vote.
President
Fleming pointed out that if we don’t move this high school to Dexter, we will
lose it and to keep in mind that the location is temporary for two years
maximum or less.
Mr. Kapp noted
that he has had some contact with parents and that there was some
misinformation. He noted that regarding
traffic, there is more traffic now with NAU than there would be with 9th
grade students. He noted that the two
student populations would not be mixed and that the programs would be
independent of one another. He reported
that 80 students have already registered for the 100 available openings. He stated that he would attend the meeting
tomorrow and report the outcome of that meeting to the Board.
Mr. Staley
noted that he had a lot of concerns also.
He stated that the ELOB theory is wonderful, but that it will cost
$50,000 to open the school and $177,000 in M & O. He stated that with tuition of approximately
$4,500 per student, it would take 40 new students to fund the program. He asked if some of the grant money would pay
for those expenses.
Mr. Kapp noted
that grant money would pay for half of the director and the instructional
guide. He estimated that between 30-40
students were from out-of-district.
Mr. Staley
asked how much of the $177,000 the grant cover would. Mr. Kapp responded, approximately
25-30%. Mr. Staley noted that between
$118,000-$120,000 would still have to come from M & O and he felt that this
proposal was being rushed, that he didn’t feel the numbers were working out and
didn’t feel he could support this proposal.
President
Fleming stated that by not going forward with Northpoint it could damage our
credibility within the community and that we already have 80 students signed
up, with room for 20 more. She stated
that she felt the district needed to go through with this proposal.
Dr. Andy
Newton stated that he did not feel it was that great of a risk and that the
facility was a school that used to house 500 students. He added that he thought it was an exciting
program and that the district has a grant that will help to get the program
started.
Mr. Steve
Campbell stated that he felt it would be another choice for students and that
by having that other choice, hopefully it will help to draw more students to the
district. He stated that the high school
population is more mobile, which allows them to drive from other districts to
attend the school of their choice, which is not the case with the K-8 student
population. He added that because of
that mobility, he felt the best chance for growth is at the high school level.
Mr. Staley
asked, if we discontinue the program, what happens to the grant money? Mr. Kapp responded, we would send back
whatever was in the budget for the following years. He stated that he thought the district should
take on this endeavor and felt that we would have enough out-of-district
students to support the program. He
added that credibility is a key issue and that it was one of the Board’s goals
to offer more choices for students. He
stated that he felt the logistics of locating the program at Dexter were very
workable. He noted that of the 8-9
classrooms being vacated by NAU, only four would be used for this program.
Mr. Staley
stated that he had no problem with the program, but felt that the
implementation has been rushed and that he was concerned about the finances
knowing that the district will have to add 40 new students every year. He stated that the credibility issue is a
doubled-edged sword and that the NAU students were there at night.
Mrs. Navarro
noted that the NAU students were there also during the day.
Mr. Kapp noted
that the Master’s program was scheduled in the evenings, with the under-grad
program scheduled during the day. He
noted that NAU has been at the Dexter site for eight years and we have not had
one problem with those two populations being housed at the same site.
Mrs. Navarro
stated that she would support this proposal with the stipulation that the
district really pursues the employee’s proposal
Mrs.
CONSIDER
APPROVING AUTHORIZATION FOR THE DISTRICT TO INITIATE AN APPRAISAL AND SURVEY
FOR DISTRICT-OWNED PROPERTY (THE
Mr.
Steve Campbell moved that the Governing Board approve an authorization for the district to initiate an
appraisal and survey for district-owned
property (the
Mr. Tom Staley stated that he felt the fee from Huck
Appraisal seemed to be a very reasonable rate and the $10,000-$12,000 survey
cost was for the entire Granite Mountain Middle School Property.
Mr. Kapp reported that he has been receiving calls
regarding why the Board is pursuing this and noted that the district needs the
value of the property before deciding whether to sell it or not.
Mr. Staley stated that he believed it was worth
$2.5-4 million, that the
President Fleming noted that November would be the
earliest election the district could put this item on the ballot.
Mrs.
CONSIDER APPROVING
A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDS (#PUSD-05-THAJ-BLDG-P1) FOR ADDITIONAL
CLASSROOMS AT ABIA JUDD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND THE
Mrs. Dee Navarro moved that the
Governing Board approve a request
for competitive sealed bids (#PUSD-05-THAJ-BLDG-P1) for additional classrooms at
Mrs.
CONSIDER
APPROVING A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE SEALED BIDS (#PUSD-05-THAJ-PAV-PH1) FOR THE
Dr. Andy Newton moved that the
Governing Board approve a request for
competitive sealed bids (#PUSD-05-THAJ-PAV-PH1) for the Abia Judd Elementary School and
Mrs.
CONSIDER
REVIEWING AND ADOPTING A CHANGE TO GOVERNING BOARD POLICY IJNDB – USE OF TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES IN INSTRUCTION
Mr. Steve Campbell moved that the
Governing Board adopt the proposed
changes to Governing Board Policy IJNDB –
Use of Technology Resources in
Instruction. Mrs. Dee Navarro
seconded the motion.
Mr. Staley
noted that the proposal was to no loner require employees or students to have
to sign the use agreement and that he had suggested having everyone take care
of the agreement on a computer screen.
He stated that he was concerned about not having a paper trail from a
legal standpoint, especially for teachers.
He asked if it could be done electronically.
Mr. Kapp
responded that the IT department believes it could be done electronically and
that every year, as soon as a student or employee logs on for the first time,
before they can go any further, they must read the agreement and accept or
decline the policy.
Mr. Staley
stated that he would feel much more comfortable with some kind of
documentation.
Mr. Kapp
suggested amending the motion to include “change in policy which would include
a procedure in which all employees must log on to their computer and either
accept or decline the policy, with electronic documentation.
Mr. Steve Campbell moved to amend his
original motion to include
“with the additional stipulation that
every employee must electronically
acknowledge receipt of the policy every year.”
Mrs. Dee Navarro seconded
the amended motion.
President
Fleming called for the vote on the amended motion.
Mrs.
President
Fleming called for the vote on the original motion.
Mrs.
The approved
motion now reads that “the Governing Board adopt a change to Governing Board
Policy IJNDB – Use of Technology
Resources in Instruction with the additional stipulation that every
employee must electronically acknowledge receipt of the policy every year.”
CONSIDER
REVIEWING AND ADOPTING POLICY SERVICES
ADVISORY, VOLUME 18, NUMBER 1, FOR JANUARY 2006, REGARDING POLICY ADVISORY
NUMBERS 261-264
Mr. Steve Campbell moved that the
Governing Board adopt Policy Services Advisory, Volume 18, Number 1, for
January 2006, regarding Policy Advisory
Numbers 261-264. Dr. Andy Newton seconded the motion.
Mrs.
CONSIDER
APPROVING THE RESIGNATION AND RELEASE OF MS. STEPHANI PALADINO,
Mrs. Dee Navarro moved that the
Governing Board approve the resignation
and release of Ms. Stephani Paladino, Granite Mountain Middle School CAI Language and Science teacher, from her 2005- 2006 teaching contract with
Dr. Chris
Reynolds reported that this was a part-time position at
Mrs.
APPROVAL OF
THE CONSENT AGENDA
Mr. Staley
noted that he asked for a new line item for tax credits for each school and
asked if that was being pursued. Mr.
Kapp responded that it was being pursued.
Mr. Steve Campbell moved that the
Governing Board approve the Consent
Agenda as presented. Mrs. Dee Navarro seconded the motion.
Mrs.
CONSIDER
APPROVING THE CERTIFIED AND CLASSIFIED PERSONNEL ACTIONS AS PRESENTED
Certified Staff Employments:
Lee Ficker, Lisa Leo, Joan Pirtle, Barbara Schuderer, and Ken Truelock.
Certified Staff Resignations:
None.
New Substitute Teachers: (Total of 135) David Brandstein, Devon Carberry, Troy Carreras,
Lisa Davis, Donald Eidson, Chris Ferguson, Cynthia Hancock, Mary Rose Kelly,
Debbie Lamb, Terry Morgan, Michael Myers, Rick Rennix, Michelle Roderick, and
Erica Ryberg.
Classified Staff Employments: Elmer Arno0ld, Roxanna DeLaHuerta,
Mary Downey,
Classified Staff Resignations: Kristin Brooks, Rosendo DeLaCruz,
Deanna Eder, Nicholas Ferrero, Darrell McClintock, Levi Munderloh, Lindley
Murray, and Connie Silva.
New Volunteers: Robert Adams.
Funding and status for the above as
designated in the Personnel Report supplied in the Board Briefing.
The
acceptance of donations as presented:
Handmade wooden toys from Mr. Harshman
to
Two hundred dollars from Ms. Sondra
Brunso to the Jim Brunso Memorial Fund.
IMAC computer and wireless card valued
at $350 from the Morgan Family to
One hundred and twenty three dollars
and fifty cents from Danna & Travis Andrist to the band program at
One hundred and two dollars from
Marilyn Howden to the band program at
Five hundred dollars from Galpin Ford
for the football program at
A HP 6540 printer with related
accessories and an Adobe Creative Suite Premium valued at $490 from Mr. Robert
R. Kyanko.
One thousand dollars from Vince and
Lisa Fornara for the basketball program at
Fifty dollars from Hassayampa Hotel,
L.L.C., to
Three hundred and thirty five dollars
from an anonymous donor to adopt a family at
A HP computer, monitor and printer
valued at $150, from Ms. Carla Groom to
The following have received a donation
from the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe:
Miller
Valley Elementary School $4,000
Abia
Judd Elementary School $1,000
Granite
Mountain Middle School $2,500
Fifteen hundred dollars from Yavapai
County Education Foundation to Alvina Green at
Four hundred ninety-seven dollars and
seventy-four cents from the Yavapai County Education Foundation to
Three hundred and seventy dollars from
Phelps Dodge to
A Compaq Presario computer and related
accessories valued at $195, from Satish and Judith Chandran.
Five hundred dollars from WalMart to
the Gold Mine program at
The
ratification of vouchers as presented:
Voucher # Amount
Consider
approving the Auxiliary Operations and Student Activities Fund Statement of
Receipts and Disbursements for the month of December 2005 as presented.
Hearing no objection,
President
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