CURLEW SCHOOL
DISTRICT NO. 50
Regular School Board Meeting Minutes
January 31, 2008, at 4:30 p.m.
PLEDGE
OF ALLEGIANCE
REGULAR MEETING
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
Brad
Miller called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. Present --- Steve McCullough,
Brad Miller, Jon Newman, Harold Strandberg, Gretchen Halbach, Jan Stephens,
Terrie Morrison, Laurel Scott, Cherie Exner and Wanda Fletcher.
ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS TO THE AGENDA
Add: Business: Resolution for rail road crossings
Resignations: Letter from Chris Miller
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES
Jon Newman moved to approve the minutes of December 20, 2007. Jan
Stephens seconded the motion, motion carried.
COMMUNITY COMMENTS None
REPORTS
Principal
Brett is at the OSPI conference, he left a report for the board.
Superintendent
---We have been
notified of MRSA in the community. Staff has been reminded about washing
hands. Tacoma Pierce county health department has a web site with information
on MRSA.
---Kathy Warner will be doing “Ready for Kindergarten” in February for children
ages 0-5, Title and ECEAP will be paying for it. They have already signed up 20
children.
---Loren Roberts from Kinross met with Dave DeVoe. Kinross has a container with
pneumatic & hydraulics to give to the school if we could use it for teaching.
They are giving us another $5,000.00 for vocational classes. Dave DeVoe will be
buying a new table saw with the money. Kinross is also sending the second half
of the $10,000.00 for science.
---We no longer have an Americorps member working in the resource room. Kara
Walsh is able to work with the student that this affected.
---We had several teachers working on a technology grant; they have finished
this and have sent it in.
Financial Report
Enrollment for January is 212.34 FTE without Parent Partnership, 13.05
FTE Parent Partnership.
Cash reserve is at $785,728.75 with our federal forest money.
Legislative Report
Brad gave the Legislative report.
BUSINESS
Gretchen Halbach moved to approve the following bills and payroll for January
31, 2008.
General Fund Vouchers 8829 through 8904 $
46,421.60
ASB Vouchers 4261 through 4266 6,977.04
Payroll
172,003.56
Jan Stephens seconded the motion, motion carried.
Contracts:
---Jon Newman moved to approve the contracts for Caroline Pooré:
Math is Cool advisor; Jim Craw and Don Nelson: Drivers Education; and Brett
Simpson: Gear Up Lead. Harold Strandberg seconded the motion, motion carried.
---Jon Newman moved to approve having Roland Thiele as a volunteer for Baseball
this spring. Gretchen Halbach seconded the motion, motion carried.
Resolution 2008-01-01:
Jan
Stephens moved to approve resolution 2008-01-01 as amended; expressly
prohibiting school buses from stopping at any signed but rail less railroad
grade crossings on Highway 21 North, and on the Boulder Creek Road near its
intersection with Curlew School Road, and within Curlew School District #50
boundaries. Gretchen Halbach seconded the motion, motion carried.
Resignation:
Gretchen
Halbach moved to approve the resignation of Chris Miller for ASB concessions
manager. Harold Strandberg seconded the motion, motion carried. Brad Miller
abstained from the vote.
Policy Review:
1st reading 5000 series tabled until February board meeting.
Planning and Discussion
NEW DISCUSSION ITEMS:
School Calendar:
tabled until next month
OLD DISCUSSION ITEMS:
Sexual
Health Curriculum:
tabled until
next month
Republic School Board Visitation: Cherie Exner here from Republic School
board.
Class advisor pay schedule:
Steve will have
more information for the February board meeting.
Staff recognition by the school board:
Discussion was
held on how the board would like to proceed with this.
Boiler:
Steve met with
a construction manager from ESD 101 to get help with this.
Recess for Executive session at: 5:35 p.m. for 30 minutes for the purpose of reviewing the performance of a public employee.
EXECUTIVE SESSION Out of executive session at 5:55 p.m.
OTHER BUSINESS
None
ADJOURNMENT
Meeting
adjourned at 5:55 p.m.
