HIGHLINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
DISTRICT NO. 401 –
Minutes of
October
24, 2007
CALL TO ORDER
Matt Pina called the meeting to order at 6:10 p.m. in the gymnasium at
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
Matt Pina, President
Julie Burr Spani, Vice President
Phyllis Byers
Susan Goding
Tom Slattery
Central office members present:
John Welch,
Carla Jackson, Deputy
Geri Fain, Assistant
Alan Spicciati, Chief Accountability Officer
Steve Grubb, Executive Director/Elementary and
Middle Schools
Susanne Jerde, Executive Director/Elementary and
Middle Schools
Terri LePenske, Executive Director/Student Support
Services
Susan Smith Leland, Executive Director/Finance &
Business Services
Max Silverman, Executive Director/High Schools
Don Waring, Executive Director/Human Resources
Catherine Carbone Rogers, Director/Communication and
Community Engagement
Mark Finstrom, Director/Technology Services
Marianna Goheen, Director/College and Career
Nancy Pappas Barnhart, Director/Recruiting and
Retention
Susan Wood-Megrey, Interim Director/Curriculum
Kim O’Neil, Assistant Director/Employee Services and
Labor Relations
Rexanne Forbes, Manager/Communication and Community
Engagement
Jacqueline Martinez-Vasquez, Manager/Family and
Community Partnerships
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Phyllis Byers moved approval of the October 10, 2007, executive session
and regular board meeting minutes as presented; Susan Goding seconded the
motion.
The minutes were approved as presented.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Susan Goding moved approval of
the agenda; seconded by Julie Burr Spani.
The agenda was unanimously approved.
PRINCIPAL WELCOME
McMicken Heights Elementary School Principal Tom Symons welcomed the
Board and community; thanked Adrian Cortez for leading the Pledge of
Allegiance; thanked Music Specialist Thara Cooper and the Cougar Beat for providing
musical entertainment before the meeting; referenced the comfortable chairs courtesy
of Neighborhood Life Center Church; announced
the Trunk and Treat event taking place in the school parking lot on October 31;
expressed his appreciation for the district’s dedication to teaching and
supporting teachers through coaching; introduced McMicken Math Coach Laura Bohn
and asked her to comment on the math program at the school. After Ms. Bohn shared
her experiences with the Board, Principal Symons closed his welcome by
introducing staff members that were present.
COMMUNICATION
Community/Staff
Organizations and Committee Reports
United Way Coordinator and Communication and Community Engagement
Manager Rexanne Forbes showed a short video to kick-off the district’s
Scheduled Communication
There was no scheduled communication.
SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT
MATTERS REQUIRING BOARD
ACTION
2. Admittance
of
3. Capital
Facilities Improvement Plan –
4. Capital
Facilities Improvement Plan –
5. Management-Professional Schedule 1 & 2, 2007-2008. The Board approved the revised Management-Technical
Salary Schedules 1 & 2 for the 2007-2008 school year.
6. Annual
Board Administrative Support Stipend 2007-2008. The Board approved the Annual Board
Administrative Support Stipend 2007-2008 for administrative support for the
2007-2008 school year.
7. Approval of Vouchers and Warrants. Approval of payment of
vouchers audited and certified by the auditing committee as required by RCW
42.24.090, and those expense reimbursement claims certified as required by RCW
42.24.90 as recorded on a listing which is available to the board were as
follows:
General Fund warrants #199596 through #199752 dated
10/17/2007 for $480,483.28;
Capital Projects Fund warrants #199753 through
#199773 dated 10/17/2007 for $1,137,341.85;
ASB Fund warrants #199774 through #199796 dated
10/17/2007 for $10,568.87;
Trust Fund warrant #199797 dated 10/17/2007 for
$52.78;
General Fund warrants #199798 through #199948 dated
10/24/2007 for $390,356.10;
Capital Projects Fund warrants #199949 through
#199992 dated 10/24/2007 for $3,711,456.35;
and ASB Fund warrants #199993 through #200010 dated
10/24/2007 for $13,706.33.
8. Personnel Matters. The
board approved five (5) new hires, one (1) certificated exception, and two (2)
others listed in the regular agenda and three (3) resignations, nine (9) new
hires, one (1) new hire – retire/rehire, two hundred seventy-two (272)
supplemental contracts, and one (1) other as listed in the supplemental agenda.
9. Administrative Salary Schedule 2 (2007-2008). The Board approved the preliminary
Administrative Salary Schedule 2 (2007-2008) pending completion of a final agreement.
Tom
Slattery moved approval of the revised Consent Agenda; Susan Goding seconded
the motion.
The
Consent Agenda was unanimously approved as revised.
MATTERS REQUIRING BOARD
ACTION
Approval of 2007-2008 Addendum to Contractual
Agreement for Financing and Operation of
Board Member
PRESENTATIONS
Technology
Services Director Mark Finstrom gave an overview of the district’s Instructional
Technology Plan Compliance Component as it relates to the State’s requirements;
gave examples of how the district is integrating technology in schools; and presented
the district’s Student Information System (SIS) Plan.
A
Board discussion followed Mr. Finstrom’s presentation.
Communication
and Community Engagement Director Catherine Carbone Rogers and Family
and Community Partnerships Manager Jackie Martinez-Vasquez gave a
presentation on the Cultural Competency Vision for the district; and reported
on the recent cultural competency training given to the Administrative Forum.
A
Board discussion followed the presentation regarding how the district measures
achievements concerning cultural competency; and reiterated the importance of a
systemic, comprehensive approach to cultural competency.
1. Legislative Report
No legislative report was given.
2. Other
Business
Julie Burr Spani urged community
members to contact friends and family regarding the importance of the Simple
Majority legislation on the November ballot; and referenced a study time-line
regarding the proposed re-configuration of middle schools.
Susan Goding remarked on the
math plan presented at the last Board meeting and questioned the strategy of
the plan. A Board discussion followed Ms. Goding’s comments. The Board agreed the
pilot would be evaluated before implementing a district-wide plan.
Matt Pina gave an update on
his work with the Highline Forum; reported there is not a plan for a fourth
runway at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport; commented on the Student
Enrollment Summary and the over-crowding in some of the new schools; and mentioned
the Spanish class he is taking and remarked how it has helped him relate to the
district’s ELL students.
Superintendent Welch
commented on the Spanish class and thanked the
3. Next Steps
The next regularly scheduled Board meeting will be
held on November 7, 2007, in the Board Room of the Educational Resource and
There was no unscheduled communication.
ADJOURNMENT
Tom Slattery moved the meeting be adjourned; Susan Goding seconded the
motion. The motion was unanimously
approved.
President Pina declared the meeting adjourned at 7:59 p.m.
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President,
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Secretary to the