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Regular Monthly Meeting Board of Education
September 26, 2005

The informal discussion session and dinner meeting was held at 6:00 p.m. in the front conference room in the Shared Integrated Learning Center.

Members of the Board of Education present for the informal meeting were: Jeanne Barnes, Jennifer Farmer and Anna Lord.

Board Members absent: Larry Rice and Deborah Lowery

Vice President Barnes called the formal session to order at 7:00 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance and roll call. Staff members present were: Roy Crawford, Melissa McElhaney, Beth Campbell, Gerrit Mahsman, Gene Sanchez, Rob Cody, Russ Vogel and Deb Yagmin.

Guests included: Karen Sanchez

A. AGENDA

092605.01 Mrs. Lord moved to approve the Agenda for September 26, 2005.

The motion was seconded.

Vice President Barnes requested a roll call vote: Mrs. Farmer voted aye, Mrs. Lord voted aye and Mrs. Barnes voted aye.

B. MINUTES

092605.01 Mrs. Farmer moved to approve the Minutes for August 22, 2005 with one change.

Page 1: Ann Lord should be Anna Lord

The motion was seconded.

Vice President Barnes requested a roll call vote: Mrs. Farmer voted aye, Mrs. Lord voted aye and Mrs. Barnes voted aye.

C. RECURRENT

1. Identification of members of the audience who are not listed on the Agenda
wishing to make a comment to the Board of Education.

There were none.

2. Receive and or Act on Correspondence.

A note was received from the VanArsdale Family thanking the District for flowers sent upon the death of Mrs. VanArsdale

CASB Conference information is forthcoming.

3. Payment of Expenditures for the month of August 31, 2005.

092605.02 Mrs. Lord moved to approve the Payment of Expenditures for the month of August 31, 2005.

The motion was seconded.

Vice President Barnes requested a roll call vote: Mrs. Farmer voted aye, Mrs. Lord voted aye and Mrs. Barnes voted aye.

D. REPORTS

1. Superintendent’s Report

Mr. Crawford reported that the Salary Committee met today for the first time. The next meeting will be October 24, 2005.

The Wellness Committee had their first meeting September 21, 2005. They will continue to meet once a month. Mr. Crawford believes he has a diverse and talented group of people on the committee.

The Leadership Team has modified their meeting format to include the Directors of Food Service, Transportation and Buildings and Grounds at least twice a year.

Mr. Crawford was a guest speaker at the Kiwanis meeting. He had a Power Point presentation for the group on the District’s Fund Balance, colleges our students attend, scholarships they receive, and so on. Mr. Crawford mentioned that he would like to get out to more public meetings and talk about the District.

A spread sheet on Activity Fees was included in the packet for review.

A corrected copy of the Constitution Day Resolution was included in the packet to be signed by all Board Members.

2. Board of Education

a) Ute Pass Board of Cooperative Education Services. . . . . . Deborah Lowery, Larry Rice
and Anna Lord

The next meeting will be on October 5, 2005

b) Community Relations. . . . . . . . Jennifer Farmer

Mrs. Farmer along with Mrs. Lord did a twelve-mile walk in support of Referenda C and D with Senator Ken Gordon from Woodman Road to Monument Valley Park.

c) Governmental Relations. . . . . Anna Lord

There will be two available seats available on the CASB Board for interested Board members. .

d) District Accountability Advisory Committee. . . . . . . Jeanne Barnes

The first DAAC meeting was held on September 13, 2005. Hayley Moran will be the chairperson for the committee. The committee discussed the DAAC Charge, BAAC reports, fine tuned their calendar for the year, and reviewed accreditation materials.

e) Other

3. Staff

a) Assistant Superintendent for Instruction . . . . . Beth Campbell

Ms. Campbell reviewed her written report for the Board and discussed points on Professional Development, Title I Programs, 504 training, the DAAC and curriculum review dates.

b) Assistant Superintendent for Business Services. . . . . Gerrit Mahsman

Mr. Mahsman discussed Referendum C&D and the direct impact it will have on us if it passes or if it doesn’t. Individual moral and financial support is very much needed.

The utility costs are expected to increase due to the hurricanes. The rate for home use is expected to increase by 50%.

c) Director of Technology . . . . . Gene Sanchez

Mr. Sanchez updated the Board on district technology efforts in his report. Middle and High School parents will be provided user names and passwords to access their child’s academic performance and attendance online through Power School. He also presented for the first time the new mobile science lab for the high school.

4. Other

E. CONSENSUS/ROUTINE ITEMS

092605.03 Mrs. Farmer moved to approve the following Consensus/Routine
Items.

The motion was seconded.

1. Resignations/Leave of Absence/Retirement/Transitional Retirement

a) Certified

• Maria Masone – MSES – Unpaid Maternity Leave

b) Classified

2. Employment

a) Certified

• Joan Sheffer – MSHS – Special Education Instructor

• Jacqueline Thompson – MSES – Special Ed. Long Term Sub

b) Classified

• Laurie Lawrence – UPE – 3.5 Para

• Stacey Megyeri – UPE – 3.5 Para

• Lana Sinclair – MSES – SPED Para

3. ARK Contract

Vice President Barnes requested a roll call vote: Mrs. Farmer voted aye, Mrs. Lord voted aye and Mrs. Barnes voted aye.

F. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

• Ute Pass BOCES

Mr. Rice, Mrs. Lord and Mrs. Lowery they will decide which two of them will be the MSSD14 voting members at the October 5 UPBOCES meeting.

• Driver’s Education

Mr. Mahsman reviewed his written report along with a summary from Mr. Crawford on the status of the Driver’s Education Program. Included were the results of a student survey and a student focus group conducted by Mr. Cody and Mr. Crawford. Based on the data we now have, a recommendation will be made and action requested regarding the future of the program at the October 24 regular Board meeting.

G. NEW BUSINESS

• Honorable Proclamation for Classified Employee Week

092605.04 Mrs. Lord moved to approve the Proclamation for Classified Employee Week for October 10 – 14, 2005. See attachment A

The motion was seconded.

Vice President Barnes requested a roll call vote: Mrs. Farmer voted aye, Mrs. Lord voted aye and Mrs. Barnes voted aye.

• Student Enrollment Summary

Mr. Mahsman reported a current approximate enrollment of 1312 FTE students not including ARK educational orphans. We have budgeted for 1326 FTE. The official October Student Count will be Friday, September 30th. Ms. Urban, Ms. Burnell and Mr. Mahsman will be attending an October 1 student count training at the Tesla Center.

Mr. Vogel mentioned that he has enrolled a child from the New Orleans disaster area and is in need of assistance. The family now has a place to live but will soon need to make other arrangements. Mrs. Farmer and Mrs. Lord will work with Mr. Vogel and the family.

• Summer School 2005

Ms. Campbell reviewed Mr. Norris’s written report on Summer School. The official count for students this year was 31 elementary students, 26 middle school students, and 31 high school students. The program was very successful under Mr. Norris’ leadership.

The Board will meet at Mr. Rice’s home on October 14th at 6:30 pm for a training session of the new Board.

On November 14th there will be a CEA Reception from 5:30 – 6:30 pm. The swearing in of new Board members will be at 6:30 pm. A work session will follow.

Dr. Deb Yagmin and Ute Pass Elementary received a certificate from the Colorado Department of Education recognizing them “For Exceptional improvement in student achievement in a least on grade level as measured by CSAP in Math 2003-2005.”
Grade 5 raised their percentage of advanced and proficient students in math from 58 in 2003 to 90 in 2004. Congratulations students, staff and parents at UPE!

New School Leadership Project used our facilities for a training session on September 22, 2005.

H. FUTURE AGENDAS

I. ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 9:20 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

Jennifer Farmer
Asst. Secretary

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Colorado 80829
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