WOODLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 404 DIRECTOR'S MEETING MINUTES
September 9, 2013 5:00PM Regular Meeting-District Meeting Room
MEMBERS PRESENT
Jim Bays, Janice Watts, Bill Woodard, Tina Cayton, Jeremy Stuart, Tayler Summers-Student Representative, Michael Green-Secretary, Tegan Steen-Recording Secretary
OTHERS PRESENT
Stacy Brown, John Shoup, Dan Uhlenkott, Carol Saari, Mark Houk, Chris Wiseman, Asha Riley, and Cari Thomson.
MINUTES
Tina Cayton moved to approve the August 26, 2013 regular meeting minutes as presented.
Jeremy Stuart yesTina Cayton yesJanice Watts yes carried
BOARD REPORTS
Student Representative ReportTayler Summers was absent from the meeting.
SUPERINTENDENT REPORT
Mr. Green said that school is off and running. Today was count day, but he did not have any enrollment numbers yet. He said that enrollment was projected conservatively, so it should be okay. The last GeoPier was done last week at the new WHS site. They are working on getting all of the sand brought in to place on top of the GeoPiers. The call for bids for phase 2 went out this morning. All but one certificated staff person has been hired for the year. The buildings hired 20 new certificated employees. Bill Woodard asked if class sizes were where we want them to be. Michael said that he has not heard that we are at a level that is outside of the contract.
CORRESPONDENCE
None.
CITIZENS REQUESTS
BOARD REPORTS & REQUESTS
Tina Cayton requested that the Board meetings remain at 5pm. Other Board members agreed. Bill Woodard said he had talked with Matt Donald and confirmed that he would be able to attend at 5pm. Jim Bays said he thought this would be fine, as long as it doesn’t become an issue with the public. Michael said it will require a policy change to Policy No. 1400. This can be done under action items this evening.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
Woodland Primary School Title 1 School-Wide PlanMr. Green asked to move this item to another meeting. The Board agreed.
CONSENT AGENDA
The Board discussed the consent agenda. See attached.
Tina Cayton moved to approve the consent agenda as presented.
Jeremy Stuart yesTina Cayton yesBill Woodard yesJanice Watts yes carried
ACTION ITEMS
Approval of Interagency Agreement with ESD 112 for Facilities PlanningMichael said this agreement will be for help with planning how we’ll use the existing buildings’ space in two years when the new WHS is completed, and for security planning. The money will come from the Capital Projects fund.
Bill Woodard moved to approve the interagency agreement with ESD 112 for Facilities Planning as presented.
Jeremy Stuart yes Tina Cayton yesBill Woodard yesJanice Watts yes carried
Approval of the Collective Bargaining Agreement with Woodland Education Association
Janice Watts moved to approve the agreement between the WEA and the District as presented.
Jeremy Stuart yes Tina Cayton yes Bill Woodard yesJanice Watts yes carried
Approval of Two Novels for High School EnglishCarol Saari was available to present two novels for High School English, that the text adoption committee wanted the Board to approve. The novels are The Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad and The Scarlett Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Jeremy Stuart moved to approve The Heart of Darkness and The Scarlett Letter for use in High School English classes.
Janice Watts yesBill Woodard yesTina Cayton yesJeremy Stuart yes carried
Approval of Writing Curriculum for Primary GradesMark Houk and Asha Riley recommended the Read Well Composition curriculum to use at the Primary & Yale Schools, as it aligns with the reading program and supports instruction of Common Core and English Language Standards.
Bill Woodard moved to approve the Read Well Composition curriculum for use in the primary grades.
Award of Bid for KWRL Paradise Point ProjectThe bids were opened this morning at 10am for the KWRL Paradise Point Project. Michael recommended that the Board accept the bid from Nutter Corporation and authorize him to sign the construction contract on the Cooperative’s behalf.
Janice Watts moved to accept the bid of Nutter Corporation and authorize the Superintendent to sign the construction contract on behalf of KWRL.
Revision to Policy No. 1400-Meeting Conduct, Order of Business and QuorumBoard members wanted to change the meetings permanently to 5pm. Michael modified the policy modifying the first two sentences of the second paragraph that refers to Board meeting times in Policy No. 1400.
Tina Cayton moved to approve the revision to Policy No. 1400 to change regular meeting start times to 5:00pm.
ADJOURNMENT
President, Jim Bays, adjourned the meeting of the Board of Directors at 5:27pm.
ATTEST:
_______________________________ Secretary to the Board
WOODLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT #404 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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