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MINUTES REGULAR BOARD MEETING May 5, 2010 Page 6 Board members provided input on the recommendation before them, offered appreciation for the perspective parents, students, and counselors provided, expressed interest in the Grant Writing Ms. Blackman discussed, and stated concern over the lack of counseling services for upper-grade students at K-8 schools. Board President O’Neill suggested to direct staff to come back to the May 26 th when a revised Governor’s budget will be available, to have K-8 principals meet with Ms. Blackman to discuss a position covering all schools, and to utilize a portion of the Parcel Tax carryover to fund the Counselor position for the 2010-11 school year for all schools. Discussion ensued about inclusion of Dr. Tukloff in the decision making process as well as funding options for now and in the future. Ms. Vickrey provided input on one-time funds used to fund the counseling position at IBL and/or to support the K-8 schools. The Board tabled suggestions to another meeting and voted on the recommendation as presented, announcing a desire to use the Parcel Tax money to fund the position. ROLL CALL: Ayes: None Noes: Ervin, Weideman, Kaufman, Manning-Villar, O’Neill MOTION FAILED: 0-5 (3) District Office Administrator It is recommended that the Board approve the final layoff notice for the District Office Administrator – Special Project Director. Ms. Weideman moved and Ms. Manning-Villar seconded approval of the final layoff notice for the District Office Administrator – Special Project Director. Ms. Mindel provided the Board with the rationale for this budget consideration. Kathy Shiokari and Kalimah Salahuddin thanked Mr. Stafford for his availability, his professionalism and his smile as he functioned in the Special Project Director role over the past year and his role in the SEPAC development prior to that. Board members shared gratitude for Tom’s ability to build bridges with parents, staff, and the community, and his talent for bringing projects to completion in a professional manner, recognizing this lay-off as a long-term loss for the District. ROLL CALL: Ayes: Ervin, Weideman, Kaufman, Manning-Villar, O’Neill Noes: None MOTION PASSED: 5-0 The Board adjourned for a 5 minute break and reconvened. (d) Board Appointment to the Wellness Committee (staff time - 5 min.) The Board advised the community that the item before the Board is not related to school lunch or the quality of school lunch, but rather to provide information about applicants to the Wellness Committee and the process the Board will used to make appointments to the Committee. Ms. Vickrey provided information about past practice for appointment to the Committee, the Board’s consensus on the make-up of the Committee at its previous meeting, the District’s efforts to gain appointments and applicants to the Committee, the number of member appointments and the number of applications received to date for the Board to review and select for appointment. Ms. Vickrey requested the Board’s decision on the process used to make appointments to the Committee.
MINUTES REGULAR BOARD MEETING May 5, 2010 Page 7 Community members Elizabeth Sendil, Dan Haneden, Gali Gordon, Michael Northrop, Keri Ayers, Karla Robbins, Jackie Rosenheim, Sheila Merlo, Julie Deardorff, George Yatiakis, Liz Murtough, Jessica Anthony, Mary Ellen Carroll, Rich Campbell, Ronda Hamilton, Allison West, Darcy Fields, Catherine Wachtler, Grant Palmer, and Tanya Mochel gave input to the Board on their preferences for the people selected for the Committee. Specifically, the Board was encouraged to give greater consideration to those applicants who display an interest in nutrition and wellness and a passion for educating children about healthy choices including nutrition and exercise, to empower Committee members to seek changes to make Wellness more cost effective in our District, to challenge the Committee to research various programs in other districts and seek the best and most cost-effective program for our District, and to consider fresh, whole food items without refined sugars whether or not they fall within the Federal guidelines. The Board was reminded that many more people now fall within the free and reduced lunch program guidelines, and should be able to get fresh, nutritional, whole foods from the federal school lunch program. It was suggested that the Board give greater consideration to those applicants who understand the District’s limitations, the cost effectiveness of choices made, and the reality of not burdening kitchen staff with more work under limited resources. The Board and community were further reminded of staff doing an outstanding job serving nutritional meals to children each and every school day, of the Wellness Committee’s greater purpose, and the need for exercise education. The Board thanked all speakers for their input, and responded to the request for process. After some discussion, the Board agreed to re-open the application process, extending the deadline to May 26 th for parents and students. The Board will conduct interviews at the June 23 rd meeting and take action to appoint members to the Wellness Committee at the June 23 rd meeting. The following item (9b) was moved from later in the meeting and heard to accommodate community members wishing to speak on the item: 9(b) Requested Policy Review (1) BP 5141.33 Head Lice Revise Current BP Ms. Vickrey presented the draft revision of the Head Lice policy as requested by the Board. Community members Allison West, Sally McKenzie (via letter), Tanya Mochel, Karen Dwyer-Meadow, Catherine Wachtler, and Sheila Merlo spoke to the Board in support of the proposed revisions to the policy on Head Lice, shared some facts and findings on Head Lice, and suggested the further changes to the revised draft policy as follows: • Clarify content of note from parents and verification of content • Define “chronic” • Identify how sites will handle large outbreaks in terms of staff time • Provide principals at sites with more control over the procedure Board members responded and discussed suggestions. Superintendent Vickrey provided input on suggestions and will bring a second revised draft to the Board for adoption at its May 26 th meeting. (e) Ortega Roofing Bid Results (staff time - 5 min.) It is recommended that the Board approve the contract with Freutel Roofing, Inc. for the Ortega roof project. Ms. Ervin moved and Ms. Kaufman seconded approval of the contract with Freutel Roofing, Inc. for the Ortega roof project. J. Peterson provided background for bid results from April 23 rd .
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