WOODLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 404 DIRECTOR'S MEETING MINUTES
December 16, 2013 5:00PM Regular Meeting-District Meeting Room
MEMBERS PRESENT
Janice Watts, Tina Cayton, Matt Donald, Jeremy Stuart, Michael Green-Board Secretary and Tegan Steen-Recording Secretary
OTHERS PRESENT
Jamie Williams, Kim Donald and family, Cari Thomson, Chris Conroy, Stacy Brown, Asha Riley, John Shoup, Dan Uhlenkott, Deb Kernen and Mark Houk.
MINUTES
The minutes were tabled to the next agenda because there was a lack of quorum of members who had attended the 11-25-13 Board meeting present.
MEMBER ABSENCE
Jeremy Stuart moved to approve Jim Bays’ absence from the meeting.
Janice Watts yesTina Cayton yesJeremy Stuart yes carried
OATH OF OFFICE
Michael Green gave the oath of office to the recently elected Board members, Jeremy Stuart and Matt Donald.
ANNUAL BOARD REORGANIZATION
Vice President, Janice Watts, turned the meeting over to Michael Green who called for nominations for Board President.
Tina Cayton nominated Janice Watts for President. There were no other nominations.
Matt Donald yes Jeremy Stuart yes Tina Cayton yesJanice Watts yes carried
Jeremy Stuart nominated Jim Bays for Vice President. There were no other nominations.
Tina Cayton nominated Jeremy Stuart for Legislative Representative. There were no other nominations.
Jeremy Stuart nominated Tina Cayton for WIAA Representative. There were no other nominations.
BOARD REPORTS
Student Representative ReportTayler Summers was absent from the meeting.
Other ReportsTina Cayton asked why we will be back to 2A next year, in WIAA. Michael said they redo the leagues every couple of years. Paul Huddleston says we will be the smallest 2A schools in the State next year.
SUPERINTENDENT REPORT
Michael said that the District Office will be closed next week to January 2nd. He hopes to the have Yale Gym certificate of occupancy this week. It’s looking really good. The flooring was scheduled to arrive today and they will be working to get the final parts of the project completed quickly. There is a lot going on at the new High School site. They are spreading sand and working on the pad for the grandstand. Michael shared the project schedule with the Board. The KWRL Paradise Point project will have the concrete work redone.
CORRESPONDENCE
None.
CITIZENS REQUESTS
BOARD REPORTS & REQUESTS
Tina Cayton asked if the District was doing anything about safety in schools, because of a recent incident in the community. Michael said that schools were implementing incremental things, but the new High School will have new safety features.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
Yale Valley Library District Request to Lease LandMichael received a request from the Yale Valley Library District to lease a portion of the property at Yale. He showed the Board pictures of where the piece of the property that is available for this is. He asked the Board if they were interested in him proceeding to look into this request. The Board discussed this and agreed that he should proceed.
Planning for the January Board RetreatThe Board discussed the January Board Retreat. The decided to have this on the MLK holiday, January 20th. Michael asked for topics that they wished to discuss, so that he could put together an agenda. Topics discussed were: Board Goals, Board Roles and responsibilities, Training on Common Core State Standards (CCSS), and School Safety. They decided to hold the meeting at the clubhouse in the Meriwether Community. Michael has reserved the room. He and President Watts will refine an agenda. The Board agreed to meet from 9am-3pm that day.
Yale Ribbing CuttingThe Board discussed the Yale ribbon cutting ceremony. They had talked about having the ceremony on January 13th, the night of the Board meeting. But, Yale community members are having a Christmas play that has been rescheduled to January 10th, and want to have the ribbon cutting ceremony that night. The consensus of the Board is to do the ceremony on January 10th at 6pm, and to have the Board meeting in the District Meeting Room on January 13th. They will have a Board meeting at Yale in the spring.
Sodexo UpdateJamie Williams presented the Board with a Sodexo food service update. They have had challenges in this department because of the new federal regulations. They are slowly retraining students to choose more fruits and vegetables, by providing more of a variety. This causes costs to be higher, and more waste when students throw away the fruits and vegetables. They can’t give the wasted fruits and vegetables to the Community Center, as it is a liability. Meals were down last year, but up this year. The Board discussed her report.
CONSENT AGENDA
See attached consent agenda.
Tina Cayton moved to approve the consent agenda.
Matt Donald yesJeremy Stuart yes Tina Cayton yes Janice Watts yes carried
ADJOURNMENT
President, Janice Watts, adjourned the meeting of the Board of Directors at 5:41pm.
ATTEST:
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