ANNUAL ELECTION OF BOARD OFFICERS According to Pasco School District Policy 1120, the annual election of officers was held as follows:

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1 Pasco School District No. 1 Board of Directors Regular Meeting Tuesday, December 14, 2010, 6:30 p.m. C. L. Booth Education Service Center, 1215 West Lewis Street, Pasco, WA M I N U T E S STUDY SESSION 4:30 P.M. Impact Fees CALL TO ORDER Ms. Sherry Lancon called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. FLAG SALUTE Ms. Lancon introduced Livingston Principal Susan Sparks who introduced students Ryan and Briana Plewman, the children of PSD teachers Keith and Tammy Plewman. The students then led the flag salute. Mr. Leggett presented each student with a Pride of Pasco pin and parents and family members were recognized for their support. PRESENT Board of Directors Sherry Lancon, President William Leggett, Vice President Jeffery Dong, Member Pete Felsted, Member John Hergert, Member Courtney Campbell, Student Representative Euridice Gallegos, Student Representative Administrators Saundra Hill, Superintendent Dr. Dennis Maguire, Associate Superintendent Glenda Cloud, Assistant Superintendent Calaine Bacon, Assistant Superintendent Audience Valerie Smith Howard Roberts, Jr. John Morgan Liz Flynn Kim Marsh Marnie Allen Kathy Hayden Brian Leavitt Tracy Wilson Debra Thurston Christy Challender Robby Burns Lauren Chaplin Richard Freitag Jody Hughes Susan Sparks Tammy Plewman Keith Plewman Jeff Losey Israel Camorlinga Modesta Camorlinga George Hefter Chriselda Beraza Wendi Manthei Chris Martinson Leslee Caul Bryan Meredith Tom Hitt Rick Weiss Paul Roy Randy Nunamaker Tony Buel Jamie Blank SPECIAL RECOGNITION Special recognition was postponed until January. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Leggett moved to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of November 9, Mr. Felsted seconded the motion; the motion carried. ANNUAL ELECTION OF BOARD OFFICERS According to Pasco School District Policy 1120, the annual election of officers was held as follows: Board Meeting Minutes December 14,

2 President of the Board: Mr. Hergert nominated Sherry Lancon as President of the Board. Mr. Felsted seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken as follows, and the motion carried: Mr. Dong Yes Mr. Felsted Yes Mr. Hergert - Yes Vice President of the Board: Mr. Felsted nominated Bill Leggett as Vice President of the Board. Mr. Hergert seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken as follows, and the motion carried: Mr. Dong Yes Mr. Felsted Yes Mr. Hergert Yes Legislative Representative: Mr. Felsted nominated Bill Leggett as Legislative Representative of the Board. This is a two year term which begins July Ms. Lancon will continue her term through June Mr. Dong seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken as follows, and the motion carried: Mr. Dong Yes Mr. Felsted Yes Mr. Hergert Yes WIAA Representative: Mr. Leggett nominated Mr. Dong as WIAA Representative. Mr. Hergert seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken as follows, and the motion carried: Mr. Dong Yes Mr. Felsted Yes Mr. Hergert - Yes AGENDA REVIEW Ms. Hill stated there would be no executive session and Item 12I Overnight Student Travel- Pasco High School Student Leadership Team to Camp Ghormley was cancelled. AUDIENCE COMMENTS Mr. Chris Martinson introduced two company advisors from the recent Enterprise Business Week. Mr. George Hefter, President of TCT Computer Solutions and Mr. Robbie Burns, a local farmer and a 2002 graduate of Pasco High School. Mr. Burns holds the distinction of being the first Enterprise alumnus to return as a company advisor. Mr. Hefter and Mr. Burns thanked board members and administrators for their support of Enterprise Business week and presented them with a thank you poster signed by this year s advisors. Discussion followed. COMMUNICATIONS Mr. Hergert attended the McLoughlin concert and complimented all those involved in a successful program. He joined Representative Nealey and Superintendent Hill as she hosted visits to several of our schools December 2 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Mr. Hergert has also been watching several of the high school basketball games as his son is a player. Mr. Dong participated in Enterprise activities on Wednesday, attended the first Pasco High School basketball game as well as the Chiawana High games and was happy to see both schools stands filled with student body and community members. Ms. Gallegos participated in Enterprise as a senior and thanked staff community members for their assistance and support. She also participated in an interview with Univision regarding her role as student representative to the board and the importance of student involvement. Ms. Campbell took part in Enterprise and attended the WSSDA Conference in November. Mr. Leggett attended Enterprise and got to see several of the presentations. He thanked Mr. Martinson for the great job he is doing with that program. He acknowledged Mr. Sital s generosity for offering to transport him to the Community Summit during the extreme weather conditions. However, feeling poorly, Mr. Leggett was unable to attend. Board Meeting Minutes December 14,

3 Ms. Lancon participated in Enterprise as well as joining Representative Nealey while touring Pasco schools. Ms. Lancon, Mr. Leggett, Ms. Gallegos and Ms. Campbell all participated in the reading program at Barnes and Noble December 4 as part of the Longfellow book drive. Barnes and Noble contributed a book to every student at Longfellow Elementary. Ms. Hill thanked Craig Coleman and Toni Buel for supplying network access to all students during Enterprise Week. She publicly thanked Representative Nealey, his wife Jan, and his assistant Meagan Allen and Representative Walsh and her assistant Marge Plumage for taking the time to visit Pasco schools. She commented that both of them would enter their committee meetings with a much better understanding of who Pasco and its students really are. She also thanked the board and community members who participated in the community summit. There were over 80 in attendance on a snowy night. The group worked together to get a grasp of complex issues in order to come up with solutions. Dr. Maguire reminded the board that it was their buy in to the Enterprise program that made it possible for it to become what it is today. REPORTS/DISCUSSION Washington State School Directors Association (WSSDA) Conference Student Report Students Courtney Campbell, Eurydice Gallegos, Norma Cervantes and Jared Costanzo reported on activities at the WSSDA Annual Conference which board members and students attended November 18-20, Ms. Hill thanked chaperones Chrissy Beraza and Bryan Meredith for their part in this activity. Math Initiative Update Ms. Kathy Hayden updated the board regarding the on-going work being done around the district on the mathematics initiative. This work began in August under the facilitation of the Washington Improvement and Implementation Network. Work has continued under the leadership of our math TOSA, Degen Bushman, and our Math Leadership Team that is representative of K-12 classroom teachers, instructional coaches, and administrators, and also our MCAT s (Mathematics Curricular Action Teams.) This report outlined the progress that has been made to date. Math is our district s major focus this year. The board took a five minute recess and returned to open session at 7:35 p.m. ACTION ITEMS Resolution 809 Impact Fee Proposal Mr. John Morgan reported that for several years district staff researched the implementation of Impact Fees in relation to new housing developments. With the sustained enrollment growth of the district, ESD 112 has assisted the district in updating the Six-Year Capital Facilities Plan and has worked in conjunction with district staff to complete all required elements in preparation of the Impact Fee proposal adoption. Information regarding impact fees has been shared with the board during workshops and regularly scheduled board meetings. District staff recommends adoption of this Impact Fee proposal. Mr. Jeff Losey HBA, Mr. Paul Roy, Tri-City Realtors Association and Israel Camorlinga Habitat of Humanity voiced their opposition to impact fees as they believe they would unfairly target new construction in Pasco. Mr. Losey expressed that they would however support a bond to raise needed funds for education and buildings in the future. Ms. Hill invited all those who spoke, as well as anyone they felt could contribute, to attend a meeting Thursday, December 16 at 3:30 p.m. to continue this discussion and clarify the facts that were presented to the board in the decision making process. Board Meeting Minutes December 14,

4 Ms. Lancon clarified that several meetings have been held and community members invited to come up with options on how we could better house our students as we are now at a point that we are not able to adequately house our students. Mr. Hergert moved to approve Resolution No. 809, the Impact Fee proposal, as presented. Mr. Leggett seconded the motion. Discussion followed. A roll call vote was taken as follows; the motion carried. Mr. Dong Yes Mr. Felsted Yes Mr. Hergert Yes CONSENT AGENDA Mr. Felsted moved to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. Mr. Dong seconded the motion. A roll call vote was taken as follows; the motion carried. Mr. Dong Yes Mr. Hergert Yes Mr. Felsted Yes Personnel approval of routine personnel items as presented in the board packet. Warrants district payments approved include: November 23, 2010: General Fund warrants numbered in the amount of $2,255, Associated Student Body Fund warrants numbered in the amount of $29, Capital Project Fund warrants numbered in the amount of $556, December 15, 2010: General Fund warrants numbered in the amount of $1,919, Associated Student Body Fund warrants numbered in the amount of $67, Capital Project Fund warrants numbered in the amount of $496, Payroll Fund warrants numbered in the amount of $5,200, Pasco High School Locker Room and Classroom Addition Change Order No. 1 approval of Change Order No. 1 for the Pasco High School Locker Room and Classroom Addition in the amount of $13,249.63, which includes Washington State Sales Tax. Overnight Student Travel - New Horizons High School Team Destination to Lacey, WA approval of overnight travel for selected students, Team Destination Graduation, to attend the OSPI Dropout Summit Conference in Lacey WA December 5-6, 2010 as presented. Out of State Student Travel-Chiawana High School Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) to Portland, OR approval of out of state travel for Chiawana High School students involved with the DECA PRO Sports Marketing Leadership Conference in Portland, OR February 16, 2011as presented. Out of State/Overnight Student Travel Chiawana High School Ski Club to Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort, Sand Point, ID approval of overnight travel for Chiawana High School ski club students to Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort at Sand Point, ID January 27 29, 2011as presented. Out of State/Overnight Student Travel Pasco High School Ski Club to Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort, Sand Point, ID approval of overnight travel for Pasco High School ski club students to Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort at Sand Point, ID January 27 29, 2011as presented. Out of State/Overnight Student Travel Pasco High School Choir to WSU-Pullman, WA and Twinlow Retreat Center Rathdrum, ID approval of overnight student travel for selected students to participate Board Meeting Minutes December 14,

5 in a retreat in Rathdrum, ID to learn new music and to participate in a clinic at Washington State University in Pullman WA January 29 31, 2011 as presented. Overnight Student Travel-McLoughlin Middle School Band and Choir to Bellevue, WA approval of overnight student travel for selected students to participate in the Washington Music Educators Association (WMEA) Jr. All-State Band and Choir and the WMEA Youth Honor Chorus, in Bellevue WA February 18 19, 2011 as presented. Purchase of Portables 2011 (Summer) - Property Surplus approval of the purchase of eight double classroom portables at a cost of $935,892.46, which includes Washington State Sales Tax, KCDA Fee and Performance Bond. Property Surplus approval to declare the homes on the property located at 1025 North 24 th Avenue as surplus. Out of State/Overnight Travel Board Member to attend FRN Conference in Washington, D.C. approval of out of state/overnight travel for John Hergert to attend the FRN Conference in Washington D. C. February 4-9, 2011 as presented. Approval of PSD s Strategic Plan extension to 2012 approval to extend the Strategic Plan through FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Ms. Hill stated that the next board meeting is scheduled for January 11 and would include board policies, reports from technology and discussion on staggered start times for Board members are asked to complete their evaluation of the superintendent and return their comments to President Lancon. According to policy, the superintendent s evaluation should occur by the end of January so all input should be forwarded to Ms. Lancon by the next meeting. EXECUTIVE SESSION No executive session. ADJOURNMENT The Board of Directors adjourned at 8:12 p.m. President of the Board Secretary of the Board Board Meeting Minutes December 14,