RIVERVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 407
CARNATION, WA 98014
Minutes of Regular Board of Directors’ Meeting
March 24, 2009
District Office – Conference Room A/B
CALL TO ORDER
Mr. Bawden, Board President, called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM, followed by the Pledge of
Allegiance, led by Stillwater Elementary 4 th
grade students.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Mr. Bawden, Mr. Pflugrath, Ms. Oviatt
Student Representatives: Ms. Fields, Mr. Siegel
MEMBERS ABSENT
Mrs. Van Noy, Mr. Edwards
STILLWATER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENT PRESENTATION
Mrs. Olsen’s 4 th
grade students presented their art project, which has incorporated the subjects of art, social studies, science, reading and literature. Students Nicholas Rolfe, Katie Boyd, Amelia
Denison, Jasmine Earp, and Emma Federico shared their magical fairy art, based on the book
“Fablehaven” by Brandon Mull.
The Board thanked all the students, staff and parents for bringing their project to the Board.
COMMUNICATIONS, AGENDA ADJUSTMENTS, AND HEARING OF PUBLIC
Mr. Bawden noted he visited a South King County high school last week and commented on the excellent upkeep of our buildings in comparison. He announced that, prior to the next Board meeting, all five Board members will attend the National School Board Association conference in San Diego. The Board will hold a work study while at the conference on data dashboard issues. Three Board members attended the WSSDA Regional Meeting last Thursday in
Issaquah, with speakers Superintendent Randy Dorn and State Board of Education Director Bob
Hughes. He reminded the Board of the upcoming Riverview Education Foundation’s dinner/auction on Saturday, March 28.
Mr. Pflugrath reminded the Board of the PDF filing deadline of April 15. He mentioned he attended the All-District Choir concert last week and it was great to see so many students involved.
Ms. Oviatt noted she attended the district’s Technology Steering committee meeting last week.
Agenda Adjustment
Motion 09-14: To amend the Consent Agenda, Service Contracts, to reflect additional contracts.
(Bawden and Oviatt) Unanimous.
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CONSENT AGENDA
Motion 09-15 : To approve the March 24, 2009, Consent Agenda as amended. (Pflugrath and
Oviatt) Unanimous.
Approval of Regular School Board Meeting Minutes for March 10, 2009
Approval of Warrants
General Fund Warrant No. 170070 through 170230 in the amount of $137,650.52; Capital
Projects Fund Warrant No. 170053 through 170054 in the amount of $20,321.18 and No. 170231 through 170239 in the amount of $1,307,646.91; ASB Fund Warrant No. 170240 through
170262 in the amount of $6,438.03; and Private Purpose Trust Fund Warrant No. 170263 through 170269 in the amount of $6,041.96. Total payroll for March 13, 2009 was $26,532.61, which includes General Fund Warrant No. 170055 through 170069 in the amount of $3,447.85, and direct deposits of $18,013.01.
Approval of Personnel Actions
Approval of Service Contracts, as amended
Approval of Budget Status Report
Approval of Donations
The Board acknowledged Eagle Rock Multi-Age PTA’s generous donation for HP Compaq notebooks.
OLD BUSINESS
Construction Update
Sean Ryan, Project Manager, updated the construction projects.
Carnation Elementary
Draft Educational Specifications have been developed and will be presented for review in April.
Cedarcrest High School Field Improvements
The SEPA check list was published and after comments from the City of Duvall were reviewed, the SEPA was revised and re-published last week.
The City of Duvall has indicated that they no longer support the offsite wetlands banking proposal but may be willing to reduce the amount of required on site parking. They felt
CHS had other property that could be used for parking; however, the district felt this parking area would not be as good for supervision and entering/exiting.
Cedarcrest High School Remodel
The new administration addition punch list items have been completed.
The new rubber flooring for the wrestling/dance and weight room is expected to be installed starting March 25.
The current weight room demolition has been completed and renovations have started for the new sports medicine/training room.
CDK has installed the new special needs room cook top and hood.
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Construction Update, Cont.
Cherry Valley Elementary
Draft Educational Specifications have been developed and forwarded to the school district for review. Cherry Valley is slightly ahead of Carnation Elementary.
Riverview Learning Center
The architect is working on drawings to access the RLC from Bagwell Street.
Tolt Middle School Field Improvements
The final track surface installation will occur once dry, warm weather is consistent.
Tolt Middle school Remodel
Building A addition is nearing completion, hopefully during spring break.
Building C gym foyer interior finishes are being installed. Allied Construction has also started the wainscoting installation and the ceiling grid has been installed.
Building K, the music room, will be taken over by Allied during spring break.
Building L interior painting is ongoing and the cabinetry installation has started, as well as the ceiling grid. Water damage to a Building L wall was reviewed by the structural engineer and determined it was not a load bearing wall. The wall will be sealed to prevent moisture. Students are back in the classroom.
Drywell #1 excavation and installation has been performed and they are starting on drywell #2.
The City of Carnation has started on the utility relocation for the frontage improvements along Tolt Avenue.
Strategic Plan Status
Goal 2: Provide a financial process and safe facilities to support the improvement of student learning.
Objective 2A: Ensure the financial integrity of the district.
Task 4: Complete research to identify revenue stream opportunities, such as grants, partnerships, fundraisers and other streams. Mr. Adamo reported he is looking for revenue opportunities as well as expenditure reductions on a daily basis. He is researching the Stimulus Bill and Legislative changes. The district will participate in a grant partnership opportunity with Snoqualmie Valley School District.
Objective 2C: Ensure that the Comprehensive Safety Plan policies and procedures remain current by periodic review.
Task 1: Evaluate and revise the Comprehensive Safety Plan and emergency preparedness as appropriate.
Task 3: Include disaster preparedness as part of the Comprehensive Safety Plan. Mr.
Adamo reported the Comprehensive Safety Plan has been updated this year and the disaster preparedness plan for students and staff has been included. He is also working on including requirements for the Chemical Hygiene Officer to ensure the buildings are in compliance.
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Strategic Plan Status, Cont.
Goal 1: Increase the academic achievement of all students.
Objective 1E: Develop metrics and process to evaluate current programs.
Task 2: Report mid-term progress on the ELL program.
Task 3: Communicate the findings of the ELL program. Dr. Heikkila presented his report on the ELL Program to the Board. He reviewed and summarized the data collected for observations and understandings. Dr. Heikkila offered his recommendations for the
ELL Program, along with a 5-year proposed timeline.
Structures and Options to Consider
Define the ELL certificated specialist role and the ELL education assistant role.
Brainstorm options for an ELL specialist at both the elementary and secondary levels as services are not specific to both
Develop a basic standard for teacher knowledge and skill in the area of language acquisition for English language learners.
Develop an assessment tool or tools that can measure English language acquisition for progress monitoring.
Develop a district-wide elementary team and a district-wide secondary team with at least one “English language acquisition coach” for each site.
Dr. Heikkila noted that the Transitional Bilingual Program is woefully underfunded at the state level and that will not change with the current budget problems.
Dr. Smith remarked that the evaluation of a program is a 2-year obligation, and the Board will need to look to the next program when the Strategic Plan is discussed in June. Some ideas he brought forward were: (1) foreign language; (2) gifted and accelerated programs; and (3) visioning for what it means to be a 2020 school district.
Objective 1C: Increase student performance in the arts, social studies, health/fitness, career and technical education, and world language.
Task 1: Create final plan for implementation of classroom-based assessments (CBA) in the areas of social studies, health/fitness, and the arts. Dr. Smith reported he shared a plan with K-8 staff last year, then shared it informationally with the high school staff, and has been doing check and balances this year on executing the plan. On Friday, he met with 22 teachers at Tolt to share their products and what they have been doing with
CBA’s this year. He passed around two social studies CBA’s for the Board to see.
CBA’s have been completed in Social Studies; most of the Arts have been finished; and
Fitness CBAs have been completed for the middle school, with Health completed at the st high school. The rest of the areas are scheduled to be finished by June 1 . To satisfy state requirements this year, we have put them on-line through the i-grants and we are required to report the number of students who have completed CBAs.
Objective 1G: Develop a plan to increase parental and community engagement in our schools.
Task 5: Implement the program. Dr. Smith has recommendations from the community focus group and will email them to the Board. The next step in June is to look at objectives and tasks for next year and create a plan around them. Mr. Bawden felt a work study would be necessary to prioritize the recommendations before the Strategic Plan meeting in June.
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Strategic Plan Status, Cont.
Mr. Robertson lauded Dr. Smith for trying to visit every math classroom this year, as well as everything else he is doing.
2009-10 Budget Development
Mr. Robertson noted some advantages Riverview has in their budget: increasing enrollment, increased transportation ridership, strong ending fund balance, operating a balanced budget for the past years, and additional funding through the M&O levy. The State revenue deficit has been a moving target over the last three months and has greatly affected our ability to generate the
2009-10 budget. One of the biggest concerns is the I-728 funding outcome.
Several key information pieces still remain:
Governor’s decision on use of Federal Stimulus Funds to minimize reductions to I-728 funds
Senate and House budgets
Amount and guidelines for use of new IDEA Funds (Special Education) from Stimulus
Package
Riverview won’t receive an increase in Title I funds from the Stimulus Package due to our lower free and reduced lunch count.
Maintenance of effort in Special Education waiting for rules and regulations on suspension, ½ of new money has to be used for program enhancements and ½ for revenue enhancements
NEW BUSINESS
First Reading, Revised Policy 5080, Military Leave; and New Policy 2081, Career and Technical
Education
The last legislative session, the law was amended to allow individuals to take a maximum of 21 days of military leave. Policy 5080 reflects the increase in leave.
During the 2008 session, the legislature passed the Career and Technical Education Act. The act was designed to “increase the quality and rigor of secondary career and technical education, improve links to post-secondary education, encourage and facilitate academic instruction through career and technical courses, and expand access to and awareness of the opportunities offered by high quality career and technical education.” WSSDA has provided a policy that was reviewed by our CTE Department.
Motion 09-16 : To approve Policy 5080, Military Leave, and Policy 2081, Career and Technical
Education, for First Reading. (Oviatt and Bawden) Unanimous.
Review of Board Procedures P1000-1, Director Districts; and P2030-5 Sexual Health Education
Director Districts’ Procedures P1000-1 was revised to include wording for the Dissolution of
Director Districts, and for the Transfer of District Property. The procedures reflect the new transfer of property requirements for school districts.
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Review of Board Procedures P1000-1, Director Districts; and P2030-5 Sexual Health Education,
Cont.
The Healthy Youth Act was passed by the Legislature in 2008 and established the framework for those districts that choose to offer sexual health education. The procedure begins with the statement that offering a sexual health education program is a decision made by the Board of
Directors. Once the Board chooses to offer the program, then the district is required by law to comply with minimum program requirements. Since we already offer Sex Education, this procedure clarifies that it is a determination of the Board and what the minimum program requirements are.
REPORTS
Student Representative Report
Mr. Siegel and Ms. Fields gave a written report to the Board and highlighted some of the CHS activities.
ASB: TOLO was last Saturday and the students had a lot of fun. The first assembly of the year was finally held, with drill, dance, color guard and cheer all performing their new amazing routines. A few students also showed off their talents in a brief talent showcase.
FBLA is preparing for State Competition, with 9 students competing in Spokane during spring break.
DECA finished their state competition.
TSA (Technology Students Association) competition and conference was held in Everett last week. TSA is the newest organization at Cedarcrest but in one year they have grown to become the state’s largest TSA Chapter.
SPORTS:
Baseball: The boys won their first series of the season, with Travis Cook hitting a Grand Slam.
Softball: The girls also started off their year with a win and a home run by Ann Vakamoce.
Legislative Report
Mrs. Van Noy was unavailable to report
Superintendent Report
Mr. Robertson’s report contained the following:
1. PSE negotiations will begin on April 20 for a new three-year contract. As per policy, we
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3. will update the Board prior to the beginning of negotiations.
He worked the Duvall Construction Carnival, along with other Rotary members, on
March 14. The event was to encourage community members to visit Main Street, see the construction progress, and have their children enjoy the tours of construction equipment, police cars, and booths.
Thank you to Dan Pflugrath and Lori Oviatt for offering to attend the Audit Exit
Conference on March 27. We, again, anticipate a positive audit review from the State of
Washington.
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Superintendent Report, Cont.
4. Bill Adamo and he will participate in an OSPI Video Conference on Tuesday, March 31.
The conference will provide updates on the legislative session. The Senate and House will have released their budgets, with OSPI having the opportunity to analyze how the budgets will affect local school districts. Hopefully, the video conference will provide the crucial information that districts need to further develop their 2009-10 budgets.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mr. Bawden adjourned the March 24, 2009 Board meeting at
9:00 PM.
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Board President
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Superintendent
MINUTES PREPARED BY
Cheryl B. Layman, Recording Secretary to the Board of Directors.
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