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Regular Monthly Meeting Board of Education
October 24, 2005

The informal discussion session and dinner meeting was held at 6:00 p.m. in the Superintendent’s Office in the Shared Integrated Learning Center.

Members of the Board of education present for the informal meeting were: Jeanne Barnes, Jennifer Farmer, Anna Lord, Deborah Lowery and Larry Rice.

Guests included board member elect Lori Finn for the informal discussion and dinner.

President Rice 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 Mashman, Rob Cody, Keith Elsberry, Russ Vogel, Deb Yagmin and Pat Urban.

Guests included: Lori Finn, Ken Jaray and Martin Thrasher

A. AGENDA

102405.01 Mrs. Lowery moved to approve the Agenda for October 24, 2005 and to move Restorative Justice action to earlier in the agenda to accommodate guests Ken Jaray and Martin Thrasher.

The motion was seconded.

President Rice requested a roll call vote: Mrs. Barnes voted aye, Mrs. Farmer voted aye, Mrs. Lord voted aye, Mrs. Lowery voted aye, Mr. Rice voted aye.

B. MINUTES

102405.02 Mrs. Farmer moved to approve the minutes with the following corrections:

Page 5: Mr. Rice, Mrs. Lord and Mrs. Lowery will decide who will be the two
representatives for the Ute Pass BOCES Board to vote.

Mr. Mahsman reported a current approximate enrollment of 1312 FTE students
not including ARK education orphans.

Page 6: last paragraph – one not on

The motion was seconded.

President Rice requested a roll call vote: Mrs. Barnes voted aye, Mrs. Farmer voted aye, Mrs. Lord voted aye, Mrs. Lowery voted aye, Mr. Rice 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

Mr. Rice received a letter and flier from choral music teacher Mrs. Stevie Astley. The flier is entitled Raising the Bar in our vocal music program. Mr. Rice also received several professional magazines to circulate to the Board. .

3. Payment of Expenditures for the month of September 30, 2005.

102405.03 Mrs. Lord moved to approve the Payment of Expenditures for the month
ending September 30, 2005.

The motion was seconded.

President Rice requested a roll call vote: Mrs. Barnes voted aye, Mrs. Farmer voted aye, Mrs. Lord voted aye, Mrs. Lowery voted aye, Mr. Rice voted aye.

D. REPORTS

1. Superintendent’s Report

Mr. Crawford reminded everyone about the CASB Winter Conference coming up in December. All Board members will attend along with two high school students, Taylor Starr and Michael Konaszewski. The High School Jazz Band will be playing on Friday evening. Dr. Yagmin, Jean Rice, Pat Urban, and Roy Crawford will present on the topic Pyramid of Interventions at Ute Pass Elementary.

The Mayor’s 100 Top Teens have been announced. Corrie Caler and Kameron Moding were named for Manitou and nominated by Ms. O’Connor at the High School.

2. Board of Education

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

Mrs. Lowery reported that the budget was revised to reflect the preliminary October count numbers. The next meeting will be on November 29th at Woodland Park – 6:00 p.m.

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

The Wellness Committee meetings have been well attended. Their goal is to have a policy written and in place before July 1, 2006.

The Manitou Springs Education Foundation has streamlined its operation to reduce overhead expenses. There is no office space or a paid executive director. They hope to have the mini grant project this year.

The Manitou Springs Education Foundation also sponsored a mailing sent out to the community announcing a public forum to be held for Referendum C& D. The attendance was low.

c) Governmental Relations . . . . . . . Anna Lord

No Report other than the Legislation is in Session.

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

Mrs. Barnes reported the DAAC had their first meeting on October 11 with the Board of Education Members and building principals. They discussed the Accreditation reports and goals for all schools.

e) Salary Committee . . . . . Larry Rice and Jeanne Barnes

Mr. Crawford reported that the Salary Committee had their first full meeting in which they reviewed the norms for the committee and the final Board policy and salary actions for 2005-2006.

• Restorative Justice (Out of published order of agenda. Part of New Business)

Mr. Martin Thrasher, Municipal Judge and Mr. Ken Jaray, Attorney summarized the Restorative Justice program and the year long process undertaken to bring RJ to our communities. They requested that the board adopt the local principles of Restorative Justice and approve a grant application to begin to implement RJ in our schools and communities. Mr. Thrasher gave several examples of how this program might be an alternative to children being removed from their home and having a criminal record.

102405.04 Mrs. Lowery moved to adopt the Principles of Restorative Justice as presented.

The motion was seconded.

President Rice requested a roll call vote: Mrs. Barnes voted aye, Mrs. Farmer voted aye, Mrs. Lord voted aye, Mrs. Lowery voted aye, Mr. Rice voted aye.

102405.05 Mrs. Lowery moved to approve the Restorative Justice grant as presented.

The motion was seconded.

President Rice requested a roll call vote: Mrs. Barnes voted aye, Mrs. Farmer voted aye, Mrs. Lord voted aye, Mrs. Lowery voted aye, Mr. Rice voted aye.

3. Staff

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

Ms. Campbell provided detail for her submitted written report. The Professional Development Team met on October 18, 2005 regarding the Status of Skill Block Registrations.

The Math Curriculum Review Team had a training session on October 21st with
Debbie Valette. She constructed a Response Writing Workshop in the areas of math and science.

The DAAC will receive the Math Curriculum report on December 13th.

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

Mr. Mahsman reported on the preliminary student count results. This year we
gained 27 actual students and 23 FTE over last year with a gain of 10 more
choice out of district students. The preliminary FTE is 1,311. The budget has been based on 1,326 FTE.

c) Director of Special Programs . . . . . . . . . . Pat Urban

Mrs. Urban reviewed her written report regarding Title I, ELL, The Gifted Program, and Special Education. The auditor’s report should be here anytime so that the Federal Program budget can be revised. Mrs. Urban and her staff are happy overall with switch over to Ute Pass BOCES.

d) Other

Dr. Yagmin reported that UPE has been offered a grant to work with the Ute Pass
Historical Society. The 4th grade will make boxes and collect history on Colorado
and artifacts for the boxes. Three Woodland Park schools, one Colorado Springs
Christian School and Ute Pass Elementary were chosen to do this project.

Mr. Cody was an invited guest and attended an Art Auction at the BAC in Manitou recently. A picture was up for auction and community members and parents put their bid in and won an awesome picture for the high school. The artist is Ron Apgar and the painting is entitled “Thunder Horses”.

E. CONSENSUS/ROUTINE ITEMS

102405.06 Mrs. Lowery moved to approve the following Consensus/Routine Items.

The motion was seconded.

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

a) Certified

b) Classified

2. Employment

a) Certified

b) Classified

• David Litvak – MSHS – SPED Para

3. OTHER

President Rice requested a roll call vote: Mrs. Barnes voted aye, Mrs. Farmer voted aye, Mrs. Lord voted aye, Mrs. Lowery voted aye, Mr. Rice voted aye.

F. UNFINISHED BUSINESS

• Driver’s Education Program

102405.07 Mrs. Lowery moved to accept proposed Option #2 regarding the future of our Driver’s Education Program. This option adds a winter session in January/February 2006 to serve at least 17 students with coursework; possibly add an instructor who can work under the supervision of Rob Quarry; continue the summer session for at least 34 students; market to attain student participation goals; and increase tuition to $385.00. In addition a survey will be sent to parents of students grades 8-10. On December 12 the Board will consider the number of “paid in full” registrations to determine the financial viability of the program.

The motion was seconded.

President Rice requested a roll call vote: Mrs. Barnes voted no, Mrs. Farmer voted aye, Mrs. Lord voted aye, Mrs. Lowery voted aye, Mr. Rice voted aye.

• Federal Assurances

102405.08 Mrs. Farmer moved to adopt the revised (additional boxes checked) Federal Assurances.

The motion was seconded.

President Rice requested a roll call vote: Mrs. Barnes voted aye, Mrs. Farmer voted aye, Mrs. Lord voted aye, Mrs. Lowery voted aye, Mr. Rice voted aye.

G. NEW BUSINESS

• Accreditation of District 14 Schools

102405.09 Mrs. Lord moved to Accredit Manitou Springs High School.

The motion was seconded.

President Rice requested a roll call vote: Mrs. Barnes voted aye, Mrs. Farmer voted aye, Mrs. Lord voted aye, Mrs. Lowery voted aye, Mr. Rice voted aye.

102405.10 Mrs. Lowery moved to accredit Manitou Springs Middle School.

The motion was seconded.

President Rice requested a roll call vote: Mrs. Barnes voted aye, Mrs. Farmer voted aye, Mrs. Lord voted aye, Mrs. Lowery voted aye, Mr. Rice voted aye.

102405.11 Mrs. Barnes moved to accredit Ute Pass Elementary School.

The motion was seconded.

President Rice requested a roll call vote: Mrs. Barnes voted aye, Mrs. Farmer voted aye, Mrs. Lord voted aye, Mrs. Lowery voted aye, Mr. Rice voted aye.

102405.12 Mrs. Lowery moved to accredit Manitou Springs Elementary School.

The motion was seconded.

President Rice requested a roll call vote: Mrs. Barnes voted aye, Mrs. Farmer voted aye, Mrs. Lord voted aye, Mrs. Lowery voted aye, Mr. Rice voted aye.

• Proclamation for American Education Week

102405.13 Mrs. Barnes moved to approve the American Education Week Proclamation and read for the record. See attachment A

The motion was seconded.

President Rice requested a roll call vote: Mrs. Barnes voted aye, Mrs. Farmer voted aye, Mrs. Lord voted aye, Mrs. Lowery voted aye, Mr. Rice voted aye.

• Energy Performance Contracting

Mr. Mahsman presented to the board the Energy Performance Request for Proposals. In the program, and energy performance contract would upgrade lighting, heating controls and systems and so on. The cost of the upgrades would be paid with savings realized through the upgrades. There is no action needed until the RFPs are reviewed.

• First Quarter Financial Report – will be presented next month.

H. FUTURE AGENDAS

November 14th – 5:30 p.m. Reception for the new Board
6:30 – 7:30 p.m. Swearing In and Election of Officers
7:30 – 8:30 p.m. Discussion of Grading System with Principals

November 28th – Regular Meeting

December 12th – Regular Meeting

January Work Session with City Council

I. ADJOURNMENT

The meeting adjourned at 10:17 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

Jennifer Farmer

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Manitou Springs School District 14
405 El Monte Place, Manitou Springs
Colorado 80829
Phone: 719 685 2024 Fax: 719 685 4536