MEMBERS
PRESENT

Jim Bays, Janice Watts, Bill Woodard, Tina Cayton, Katie Longrie-Student Representative, Michael Green-Secretary and Tegan Steen-Recording Secretary

OTHERS
PRESENT

See attached list.

MINUTES

Tina Cayton moved to approve the November 14, 2011 regular meeting minutes.

Janice Watts  yes
Bill Woodard  yes
Tina Cayton  yes carried

REPORTS TO THE BOARD

Student Representative Report
Katie Longrie reported the WHS is bringing back the "Be the Change" Club. The idea came from Challenge Day.  They are having a Mix-it-up Day in December. They will have students from different "cliques" meet other students that they haven't spent time getting to know. The first trimester at WPS ends Friday, December 2^nd. Report cards will be sent home. Mr. Houk has had contact with the school, saying his knee surgery went well and he is recovering.

Other Reports
The Board had no questions about other reports presented.

SUPERINTENDENT REPORT

Michael Green said that WHS will be having a second Challenge Day in January.

The consultant has provided a draft scope of the new WHS project. The purpose is to see what the new school might look like. Mr. Green asked the Board for their input. The Board discussed Mr. Christiansen's draft. Mr. Green took notes for draft adjustments.

CORRESPONDENCE

Letters of Congratulations to New NBPTS Certified Teachers
The Board will sign two letters of congratulations for new NBPTS certified teachers, Nikole Hill and Jason Cowley.

CITIZENS REQUESTS

None.

BOARD REPORTS AND REQUESTS

Bill Woodard's WSSDA Report
Bill Woodard reported that he and Mr. Green saw an interesting presentation on a useful application of Wolfram Alpha (a computational knowledge engine). He thought that it would be especially useful for math applications. There was another presentation about "looping" teachers; which allows teachers to move along with students. A single grade of students gets to have the same teacher for more than one grade. Mr. Woodard said that he attended a session about e-Governance Solutions. He said that larger school districts have emails that go out to 18,000 parents. He thought the Board should expand their email outreach to get more participation and to get more communication to the community. He also saw that Granite Falls had an eco-car and robotics, and thought CTE could be used for things like this. Bill said that there wasn't a lot of talk about levy equalization, but the Governor did talk about it some.

Michael said that Ross Hunter, a legislator from the Bellevue area, spoke about school finance. He talked about eliminating levy equalization by using a property tax ‘shift'.

DISCUSSION ITEMS

Year-End Financial Report
Stacy Brown said that it was another successful year end for District finances.  Enrollment came in much better than budgeted. There was an unreserved carry-over of over $200,000 to help the District get through the next couple of years. Stacy discussed the details of the financial report with the Board. She said she hopes levy equalization is not cut or that the Governor's tier plan does not go through, as it will cut Woodland School District funding out. The Board thanked Stacy for her report.

Architect Screening and Interview Team Planning
The goals of this discussion is to find out who will participate in the process of screening and interviewing potential architects for the new WHS project, and when participants will meet. Board members decided to meet on Thursday, December 1^st at 7am at the Oak Tree to review the screening process. Then they will meet on Monday, December 5^th at 5:30pm to discuss qualifications of potential architects.

First Reading of New Policy No. 2030 and Revised Policy Nos. 3210 & 5010: Dealing with Service Dogs
The Board discussed the policies. Michael thought it might good to add wording on the non-discrimination policy that states that the policy changes are "in compliance with state and federal law." These policies will be added and it will be on the next agenda for second reading and approval.

First Reading of Revision to Policy Nos. 2150, 2151& 6625: Dealing with Extra-Curricular Transportation
The changes in these policies reflect what the practice is currently in the District.  As budget cuts were made, some extra-curricular activities were approved without a budget for transportation. Jim Bays would like to support all activities equally. Tina and Janice said that the newer clubs knew that transportation wasn't included when they asked the Board for approval. They would like to approve transportation for every activity, but those clubs wouldn't have been approved if transportation was included, due to budget issues. These policies will be added to the next agenda for second reading and approval.  

First Reading of New Policy No. 3412-Automated External Defibrillators (AED)
This year, the WHS has a Special Ed. student who needs to have an AED on site. The District would like to purchase more AEDs for each building, but before they can purchase any, they need to start an AED program with a policy in place. The AED committee will need this to apply for grants. This policy will be on the next agenda for second reading and approval.   

PUBLIC HEARING

Hearing on Resolution No. 2548 Amending Resolution No. 2411
Jim Bays recessed the meeting at 8:41pm for a Public Hearing on Resolution No. 2548-Amending Resolution No. 2411. This resolution would amend the 1996 resolution for the WIS school, allowing the District to used money left over from the project to help with the planning of the new WHS project.

Jim Bays closed the hearing at 8:42pm and returned to the regular meeting.

CONSENT AGENDA

Bill Woodard moved to approve the consent agenda as presented.

Tina Cayton  yes
Bill Woodard  yes
Janice Watts  yes  carried

ACTION ITEMS

Approval of Resolution No. 2547- M&O Levy
The Board discussed this resolution. This resolution reflects the conversation from the last meeting. It will be a 2-year levy with a modest increase. Woodland School District continues to have one of the lowest levy rates in Southwest Washington.

Tina Cayton moved to approve Resolution No. 2547-M&O Levy as presented.

Janice Watts  yes
Bill Woodard  yes
Tina Cayton  yes
Jim Bays  yes  carried

Approval of ESD  112 Contracts
These are the remainder of the 2011-2012 ESD 112 contracts.

Bill Woodard moved to approve the 2011-2012 ESD 112 contracts as presented.

Tina Cayton  yes
Bill Woodard  yes
Janice Watts  yes  carried

ADJOURNMENT

President, Jim Bays, adjourned the meeting of the Board of Directors at 8:45pm.

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