BOARD OF EDUCATION

REGULAR MEETING

DURANGO SCHOOL DISTRICT 9-R

November 11, 2003

ITEM #1 CALL TO ORDER, ESTABLISH QUORUM

President Eisner called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. Mrs. Brevik, Mr. Eggleston, President Eisner, Mr. Hards, Mr. Horvath, Ms. Paulson, and Mrs. Zeller were all present, as well as Dr. Barter.

ITEM #2 APPROVE AGENDA

Mrs. Zeller made a motion to approve the agenda as presented, which was seconded by Mrs. Brevik and unanimously approved.

ITEM #3 ADMINISTER THE OATH OF OFFICE

Kristy Rodri, District Clerk, administered the oath of office to new board members Joel Jones - District A, Floyd Patterson - District B, Mark Seiter - District D, and Cindi Brevik - District G.

ITEM #4 – RESOLUTION HONORING RETIRING BOARD MEMBERS

Ms. Paulson made a motion to approve the resolution as follows: Be it resolved that the Board of Education hereby recognizes and honors the commitment to the welfare of our children and the betterment of our schools as evidenced through outstanding service on the board of education by retiring members Kim Eisner, Jim Hards, and Christi Zeller. Be it further resolved that this recognition and honor be represented by the presentation of a gift celebrating their contributions. Mr. Horvath seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

The new members were seated, and the retiring members were congratulated and thanked for their time and effort on behalf of Durango School District 9-R.

ITEM #5 – NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF PRESIDENT

Mrs. Rodri indicated that the board needed to elect new officers. Nominations for the office of president were accepted. Dr. Jones made a motion to nominate Mrs. Cindi Brevik as president. Ms. Paulson seconded the motion. There were no further nominations and Mrs. Brevik accepted the nomination. The motion passed unanimously.

ITEM #6 – NOMINATION AND ELECTION OF REMAINING OFFICERS

President Brevik opened the nominations for the position of Vice President. Mr. Patterson made a motion to nominate Dr. Jones, which was seconded by Mr. Horvath. There were no further nominations and Dr. Jones accepted the nomination. The motion passed unanimously.

Ms. Paulson made a motion to nominate Mr. Seiter for the position of secretary to the board, which was seconded by Mr. Eggleston. There were no further nominations and Mr. Seiter accepted the nomination. The motion passed unanimously.

Dr. Jones made a motion to nominate Mr. Horvath for the position of treasurer to the board. There were no further nominations and Mr. Horvath accepted the nomination. Mr. Eggleston seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

Dr. Jones made a motion to nominate Mrs. Rodri as assistant secretary to the board, which was seconded by Mr. Horvath and unanimously approved. Mrs. Rodri accepted the nomination.

ITEM #7 – STUDENT PRESENTATION

The 4^th grade OWLS math group from Riverview Elementary gave a presentation on Egyptian numerals. Students presenting were: Jackie Honold, Anastasha Asselstine, Issac McPadden, Will Jerrigan, and Ryan Overington. Teachers present were Wendy Hillmer and Nicki Massieon.

ITEM #8 – ENDS MONITORING: MATH K-12

Carol Harris and Judy Michalski presented the monitoring report for Math Ends K-12, along with the following staff members: Karen Ames, Chris Dolphin, Julie Kaminsky, Cindy Smart, ConniePiccoli, Gene Giddings, Mary Ervin, Katie Walsh, Cindy Bryniarski, Tara Haller, Joan Kellogg, Marcie Denham, Rob Rich, Stephanie Trudeaux, Nicki Massieon, and Jean Thweatt.

ITEM #9- PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

Julie McCrea spoke about American Education Week, the Book Fair at Needham, and thanked the board members for their service.

Bill Mashaw and Reid Ross requested that the board consider a waiver of the impact fee on a senior housing development that they are involved in.

After a brief conversation, a motion was made by Dr. Jones to place this item on the next agenda for discussion, and to receive additional information from Mrs. Doney. Mr. Seiter seconded the motion, which passed with Mr. Eggleston, Mr. Horvath, Dr. Jones, Mr. Patterson, and Mr. Seiter voting in favor. Mrs. Brevik and Ms. Paulson voted against the motion.

ITEM #10 – REPORTS

ITEM #10A – SUPERINTENDENT

Dr. Barter gave a brief explanation about how expulsions are reported to the board and also reported on the 19 Durango High School students who qualified as AP Scholars.

ITEM #10B – STUDENT COUNCIL

Holly Alexander reported on Student Council efforts during Halloween, the Abuelos program at the senior citizen center, the parking issues at the high school and on Alamo Street, and the Issues Committee that did a survey regarding the lunch time.

ITEM #10C – CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

Mrs. Doney, along with Park Smith, Robert Martinez, and Ben Rice reported on the construction progress at each of the school locations.

ITEM #10D – LINKAGE REPORT

Mrs. Uroda reported on the first meeting of the Career and Technical Education Task Force and explained about the focus groups with parent, student, staff, and community involvement. President Brevik and Mr. Horvath volunteered to be on a sub-committee to finalize selection of participants for these focus groups.

ITEM #11 - DISCUSSION

There were no discussion items.

ITEM #12 – ACTION

ITEM #12A – COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS

Dr. Barter explained the importance of each of the committee appointments, and after receiving comments, the board president appointed the following board members to committees; Ms. Paulson was appointed as the district’s representative on the BOCS board, Mr. Seiter was appointed as the liaison to the Durango Foundation for Educational Excellence, Mr. Horvath was appointed to the CASB legislative liaison position, and Mr. Patterson will serve on the BSR Monitoring Committee.

ITEM #12B – FORMAT OF MEETING MINUTES

After much discussion, both for and against changing the manner in which minutes are kept, Mr. Eggleston made a motion to adopt the recommendation as presented and to allow the change to begin with this evening’s minutes. Mr. Seiter seconded the motion, which passed with President Brevik, Mr. Eggleston, Mr. Horvath, Dr. Jones, Mr. Patterson, and Mr. Seiter voting in favor of the motion. Ms. Paulson voted against the motion.

ITEM#13 – CONSENT AGENDA

ITEM#13A – HUMAN RESOURCES

ITEM#13B – MONITORING REPORT FOR GP-5 PRESIDENT’S ROLE

ITEM#13C – MONITORING REPORT FOR EL-9 ASSET PROTECTION

Dr. Barter indicated the retiree listed on page 19 of the Human Resources agenda is an employee at Escalante. Mr. Horvath made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda as modified. Dr. Jones seconded the motion, which passed unanimously.

ITEM#14 – POLICY GOVERNANCE

Mr. Miller advised the board on the proper way to respond to a roll call vote, and how to proceed when a member has a conflict of interest.

Ms. Paulson suggested a separate agenda section, which would allow members to discuss other issues. Dr. Barter stated that the report section is often used to share information about other issues.

Ms. Paulson stated it was not appropriate to put the request for a waiver on the agenda. Dr. Barter stated it was very appropriate, because the issue is larger than just this request.

Mr. Horvath would like to allow time for those who attend CASB to share their experiences upon their return.

ITEM#15 – COMING EVENTS

A school board visit to the DeNier Center is scheduled for November 13, and November 18 is the date for the visit to Sunnyside.

ITEM #16 - ADJOURN

Dr. Jones made a motion to adjourn at 10:20 p.m., which was seconded by Mr. Eggleston and unanimously approved.

Respectfully submitted,

Kristy Rodri

District Clerk to the Board of Education

Approval:

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