CABRILLO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 498 Kelly Avenue, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019

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1 CABRILLO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT 498 Kelly Avenue, Half Moon Bay, CA MINUTES (Adopted) Thursday, December 13, 2012 Governing Board Meeting District Office Board Members Present: Administrators at the Table: Student Member: Ms. Freya McCamant, President Mr. Rob Pappalardo, Vice President Ms. Kate Livingston, Clerk to the Board Mr. Michael John Ahern, Member Dr. Kirk Riemer, Member Dr. Tony Roehrick, Superintendent Dr. Elizabeth Schuck, Assistant Superintendent Mr. John Corry, Assistant Superintendent Mr. Wael Saleh, Chief Business Official Miss Kathryn Nassar, Student Board Member 1. CALL TO ORDER- 5:00 P.M. Past President Riemer called the meeting to order at 5:00 PM and declared that a quorum was present. 2. ROLL CALL/QUORUM ESTABLISHED Ms. Freya McCamant, President Mr. Rob Pappalardo, Vice President Ms. Kate Livingston, Clerk to the Board Dr. Kirk Riemer, Member Mr. Michael John Ahern, Member 3. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC RELATED TO ITEMS ON THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA None 4. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION The Board moved into closed session at 5:00 PM to 7:03 PM 5. RECONVENE OPEN SESSION 7:05 P.M. Regular session called to order at 7:05 PM. No action was taken in closed session. Adopted Minutes for

2 6. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Pledge of Allegiance was led by Dr. Kirk Riemer. Superintendent, Dr. Tony Roehrick welcomed Special Guest Anne Campbell, Superintendent, of San Mateo County Schools who proceeded with the Oath of Office Ceremony for newly elected Board Members, Kate Livingston and Michael John Ahern. Dr. Roehrick also read the certification letter from Mark Church, San Mateo County Election Officer, certifying votes counted and duly recorded for this election. 7. GOVERNING BOARD REORGANIZATION a. Hold Elections to Determine Governing Board Officers and Designate Governing Board Representatives/Appointees Per Bylaw No the Governing Board held elections for the designated Governing Board Representatives and Appointees. Nomination made by Past President Dr. Kirk Riemer to nominate Freya McCamant as Governing Board President for (M-34) Passed 5-0 with Student Member voting aye. Nomination made by newly appointed President Freya McCamant to nominate Rob Pappalardo as Vice President. (M-35) Passed 5-0 with Student Member voting aye. Nomination made by President Freya McCamant to nominate Kate Livingston as Clerk to the Board. (M-36) Passed 5-0 with Student Member voting aye. Nomination made by President Freya McCamant to appoint Superintendent Tony Roehrick to serve as Secretary to the Board. Nomination seconded by Member Kirk Riemer. (M-37) Passed 5-0 with Student Member voting aye. A motion was asked for by President Freya McCamant to appoint and to authorize President Freya McCamant and/or Clerk Kate Livingston as Board Signatories. Motion made by Member Kirk Riemer to authorize President Freya McCamant and Clerk to the Board Kate Livingston as Board Signatories. Nomination seconded by Vice President Rob Pappalardo. (M-38) Passed 5-0 with Student Member voting aye. President Freya McCamant called for motion to approve the following 2013 designations, Member Kirk Riemer made motion to approve and was seconded by Vice President Rob Pappalardo. (M-39) Passed 5-0 with Student Member voting aye. Board Spokesperson President Freya McCamant Representative to the Cabrillo Education Foundation Member Kirk Riemer Representative to the San Mateo County Committee on School District Organization Member Michael Ahern Adopted Minutes for

3 Representative to the San Mateo County School Boards Association Member Kate Livingston Representative to the City Council of Half Moon Bay Member Michael Ahern Representative to the Mid Coast Council President Freya McCamant Representative to the County Transportation Department Dr. Tony Roehrick Representative to the Measure S Steering Committee Member Kirk Riemer and Dr. Tony Roehrick. Representative to the Chamber of Commerce Education Committee Kate Livingston Representative to School Sites as follows: A. Alvin S. Hatch Elementary: Kirk Riemer B. El Granada Elementary: Michael Ahern C. Farallone View Elementary: Kate Livingston D. Half Moon Bay High: Rob Pappalardo E. Kings Mountain Elementary: Freya McCamant F. Manuel F. Cunha Intermediate: Kirk Riemer / Kate Livingston G. Pilarcitos High School: Michael Ahern b. Approve the Governing Board Meeting Calendar for 2013 as Required by Board Bylaws 9100 Motion made by Member Kate Livingston to approve the 2013 Governing Board Meeting Calendar as amended. Seconded by Member Rob Pappalardo (M-40) Passed 5-0 with Student Member voting aye. c. Complete Annual Review of Board Bylaw 9250 as it Pertains to Compensation Individuals may Elect to Receive for Service as Members to the Governing Board for 2013 By mutual agreement the Governing Board agreed to make no changes in policy and not to accept compensation for service as allowed in Governing Board Bylaw ADOPTION OF AGENDA AS PRESENTED/AMENDED Superintendent, Dr. Tony Roehrick, requested that the Board make a change in the agenda and asked to move Discussion items 16.b and 16.c to Report items 12.c and 12.d. Motion made by Member Kirk Reimer to approve agenda as amended and seconded by Vice President Rob Pappalardo. (M-41) Passed 5-0 with Student Member voting aye. 9. STUDENT/STAFF/COMMUNITY RECOGNITION Dr. Elizabeth Schuck, Assistant Superintendent, and Allison Silvestri, Principal of Half Moon Bay High School, presented a certificate of recognition on behalf of the Governing Board to Jennifer Walton, AP Math Teacher at Half Moon Bay High School for her participation and significant contributions at the College Board s AP Reading Program in June of Adopted Minutes for

4 10. COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC RELATED TO ITEMS NOT ON THIS Community member Patrick Wooliever, 600 Highland Avenue, Half Moon Bay, CA, came to the meeting to give the Governing Board a status update on the Pathway to Half Moon Bay High School in the Highland Park Neighborhood. The use of the mentioned pathway has recently been brought to the attention of the property owner Alianto who also owns the Pacific Ridge Development right above the neighborhood and they propose to put up a fence that would block access to the High School through the fore mentioned pathway. Mr. Wooliever is in favor of keeping this pathway open and feels that it is very necessary to keep open since it is widely used by many students and parents. Their group will be taking this issue to the City Council looking for support to find a solution to keep the pathway open. 11. REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS CUTA President Tom Cox thanked Freya McCamant for her visit to Cunha. He said all of the teachers were very happy to invite her in to their classrooms. Mr. Cox said that because of communication with the Board is crucial he wanted to go over again who the Governing Board Site Representatives were. Mr. Cox suggested that when Board members visit the sites that they let someone at the site know when they are coming so that the teachers can welcome them in to the classroom and arrange time to sit down and talk with them. Mr. Cox also congratulated the new Board members and said he is glad to see that there is a teacher s point of view on the Governing Board. Mr. Cox pointed out that there were Hatch teachers in the audience and introduced Hatch Site CUTA Representative Monica Hart Nolan. Ms. Nolan welcomed the two new Board members. She also acknowledged and thanked President McCamant for her visit to Hatch School. Ms. Nolan proceeded to list the various abilities, knowledge and experience of the Hatch teaching staff. CSEA President Stig Lynne welcomed the new Board members and wished good luck to newly appointed President Freya McCamant. He also thanked Past President Riemer for his service this past year. Mr. Lynne announced that this was his last meeting as CSEA President. He said that it had been a tough year for CSEA members. He also hopes that with the new tax recently past and with the growing savings that staff can be hired back. He is glad to see that there are to be many needed repairs being done to the schools but he reminds the Board that with the many repairs there needs to be maintenance of those repairs. Mr. Lynne said that he is looking forward to the upcoming break next week. 12. REPORTS/INFORMATION/PRESENTATIONS a. Receive the Fiscal Year Annual Measure S Facility Bond Program Report. Adopted Minutes for

5 Superintendent, Dr. Tony Roehrick, presented the fiscal year Measure S Facility Bond Program Report in a Power Point format. This report will be presented to the Board every December as required by Resolution No b. Receive First Interim Budget Update Chief Business Official, Wael Saleh, presented a Power Point, with handout, presentation of the first interim budget which is the first official budget revision of the school year. c. Discuss First Reading of New Courses Proposed for Half Moon Bay High School: Broadcasting, Elective PE Dual and Team Activities, AVID and Art Spectrum. The Governing Board was asked to consider approval of 4 new courses of study at Half Moon Bay High School for the academic year. The proposed classes discussed were Broadcasting, Elective Dual PE, AVID I, and Art Spectrum. The Board will be asked to consider formal action for approval of the proposal at the January 17, 2013 Governing Board meeting. d. Discuss the Approval of the Addition of Five New Books to the Approved Literature List for Half Moon Bay High School. The Governing Board was asked to consider the addition of five new books to the approved literature list at Half Moon Bay High School. The titles of the five books discussed were, Como Agua Para Chocolate by Laura Esquival, Cajas de Cartón by Francisco Jiménez, Antes de Ser Libres by Julia Álvarez, Senderos Fronterizos by Francisco Jiménez, and La Casa de los Espíritus by Isabel Allende. The Board will be asked to consider formal action for approval of the proposed titles at the January, 17, 2013 Governing Board meeting. 13. COMMUNICATIONS Board Members Vice President, Rob Pappalardo welcomed the new Board members. Vice President Pappalardo said that he had the opportunity to watch the Cunha Band Concert directed by Teacher Maria Portello-Swagel and commented on how impressed he was. He also said that he attended the Cunha December dance as a chaperon and said that it was fabulous. Board Member, Kate Livingston said that she is delighted to be here as a new Governing Board member and thanked everyone for their good wishes. Board Member, Michael Ahern thanked Dr. Roehrick and his Assistant Patricia Serrano for arranging his participation in the California School Board Association Conference (CSBA). He said that he found it inspiring and looks forward to participating next year. Adopted Minutes for

6 Board Member, Kirk Riemer said that he also attended the CSBA conference where he sat on a panel with Student Member Kathryn Nassar in a session for Student Board members. Dr. Riemer said that Miss Nassar did a great job. Member Reimer also said that he went with a group to tour local Performing Arts Centers and found it interesting to see what things cost. He said that currently there are five Performing Arts Centers being built within the county. President, Freya McCamant welcomed new Board members Kate Livingston and Michael Ahern. President McCamant told the new members that she would be happy to sit down with them to see how she can be of help. President McCamant recommended that all Board members meet with the Principals as she hopes to visit each site on a regular basis. President McCamant said that the teachers seemed very excited to see a Board member at the school site. Student Board Member, Kathryn Nassar asked Board members to review the student report in the Board packet to have a good idea of what was happening at the school sites. She also welcomed the new Board members on behalf of all of the students. Miss Nassar reported that she did attend the CSBA conference and sat on a panel and found it to be a really cool experience. Miss Nassar reported on one item not in the Student Report. She said that the Half Moon Bay High School Leadership class did an inquiry project on the Achievement Gap. Miss Nassar said that the class found it to be a good learning experience. Superintendent, Dr. Tony Roehrick said that he was really happy to begin reporting on something that had to do with teaching and learning. He said that over the last week, he and Dr. Schuck had visited most of the school sites looking at the English Language Development program and how teachers are supporting regular education students who are struggling in Reading and Language Arts. Dr. Roehrick said that he really appreciated the teachers and Principals for their flexibility in coordinating these visits. He also said that they are holding debriefings with the Principals after each visits. Dr. Roehrick reported about another meeting that was facilitated by Dr. Schuck. She invited all of the leaders of the parent groups together to see if there was an interest in collaboration. Dr. Roehrick said it is the hope that the groups can work together to avoid duplicating efforts. The main focus will primarily involve the Elementary Schools with some involvement from Cunha. Dr. Roehrick also reported that the last few details with Solar City are close to being completed to begin this project and it is hopeful that they break ground over the winter break. He said that if the winter break window is not met then they will wait until June. Reason for this is that this project will impact students and staff once it begins. Dr. Roehrick said he needed to correct a statement regarding the Highland Pathway issue. It has been implied here tonight and in the Half Moon Bay Review on 12/12/12 that the district is supportive of the efforts of the Highland Community advocating to retain the pathway. He made it clear the district or the Board did not have involvement in the negotiations to resolve the issue of the pathway, and have not formally supported or have engaged in any conversations on the support of this issue. He said that it is his personal opinion that the issue of the pathway needs to be resolved by the interested parties of the community, the city and the developer. He also said that from his perspective the district s only interest is that the students have a safe way to get to school every day. Adopted Minutes for

7 14. CONSENT ITEMS Motion to approve items on consent agenda as presented made by Member Kirk Riemer and seconded by Student Member Kathryn Nassar. (M-41) Passed 5-0 with Student Member voting aye. 15. ACTION ITEMS a. Approve Contract with Resource Solutions Group to Provide Energy Audit and Related Services Superintendent, Dr. Tony Roehrick presented for approval the negotiated contract with Resource Solution Group to provide services for Cabrillo Unified School District. Motion to approve contract with Resource Solutions Group was made by Member Kirk Riemer and seconded by Vice President Rob Pappalardo. (M-42) Passed 5-0 with Student Member voting aye. Roll Call: Freya McCamant - yes Rob Pappalardo yes Kate Livingston yes Michael John Ahern yes Kirk Riemer yes b. Approve First Interim Financial Report and Budget Review Resolution No for Fiscal Year Chief Business Official, Wael Saleh, presented Resolution No for approval of the First Interim Financial Report for Fiscal Year Motion to approve Resolution No to approve the First Interim Financial Report for Fiscal Year , made by Vice President Rob Pappalardo and seconded by Member Kirk Riemer. (M-43) Passed 5-0 with Student Member voting aye. Roll Call: Freya McCamant - yes Rob Pappalardo yes Kate Livingston yes Michael John Ahern yes Kirk Riemer yes Adopted Minutes for

8 16. DISCUSSION ITEMS a. Receive an Update from the Cabrillo Education Foundation Concerning Allocations and to Discuss Board Input into the Allocation Process. Chair of the Cabrillo Education Foundation (CEF) Allocation Committee, Val Dubois, provided an overview of the funded programs for the current year. CEF has allocated $90,000 to support a variety of initiatives within the Cabrillo Unified School District. The funds support four endowment themes: Science, Technology, Paths to the Future, and Field Trips. Ms. Dubois also invited Board members to provide input on their priorities for the school year allocations. ADJOURNMENT OF THE MEETING Motion made to adjourn meeting made by Member Kirk Riemer and seconded by Vice President Rob Pappalardo. (M-44) Motion to adjourn passed 5-0 with Student Member voting aye. Meeting was adjourned at 10:05 p.m. Minutes prepared by Patricia Serrano, Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent Minutes presented by Dr. Tony Roehrick, Secretary to the Board Certified by: Kate Livingston, Clerk to the Board Date Adopted Minutes for