Mon Apr 22 2019, 5:30pm
WHS Room 2203
Study Session

ACTION ITEMS

Resolution 19-03 — Reduced Educational Program for 2019-2020

WOODLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 404
REDUCED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR 2019-2020
RESOLUTION NO. 19-03

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has reviewed the recommendation of the Superintendent concerning declining student enrollment in certain elective courses that are part of the Career and Technical Education (“CTE”) program at Woodland High School (“WHS”), specifically the Business Education and Skilled Technical Education courses; and

WHEREAS, the Superintendent has determined that such decreased student enrollment has affected the funding of the categorically-funded CTE program, making it infeasible to continue offering said elective CTE courses at WHS;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors has received the recommendations of the Superintendent concerning the need for and the extent of a reduction in and reorganization of the educational program and certificated staff for the 2019-2020 school year to accommodate this decreased enrollment in certain elective CTE courses and to assure that the number of full-time equivalent (“FTE”) certificated employees does not exceed the number of positions needed to operate the educational program;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors of Woodland School District No. 404, Cowlitz County, Washington, as follows:

  1. The educational program for the 2019-2020 school year will be reduced by the following FTE or portion thereof positions at WHS:

.1 FTE         CTE, Business Education

.2 FTE         CTE, Skilled Technical Sciences

  1. The Superintendent is directed to take such action as may be required by contractual agreement or law to continue consulting with representatives of the certificated employees’ bargaining unit and give appropriate notices to certificated employees to implement the above-described reduction and reorganization of the educational program and reduction in certificated staff, and to layoff, reduce, reassign, and transfer certificated staff members as required to implement this reduced program for the 2019-2020 school year.

                 ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of Woodland School District No. 404 at an open public meeting held on April 22, 2019, notice of which was given as required by law, the following directors being present and voting therefore.