NORTHERN HUMBOLDT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
McKinleyville High School Library
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
5:30 p.m.
MINUTES
1.0
OPEN SESSION
Board members present: Dan Collen, Brian Lovell, Dana Silvernale and Colleen Toste.
Absent: Dan Johnson
Others present: Chris Hartley, Superintendent
2.0
ADJOURNMENT TO CLOSED SESSION
ADJOURNMENT TO CLOSED SESSION DURING THIS MEETING TO CONSIDER
AND/ORTAKE ACTION UPON ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CONSENT ITEMS
(Indicated by [X]:
2.1
With respect to every item of business discussed in closed session pursuant to Government
Code Section 54956.8:
[x ] ANTICIPATED LITIGATION – 1 case
2.2
With respect to every item of business to be discussed in closed session pursuant to Section
54957.6:
[x ] CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Name of Agency Negotiator: Dan Collen
Unrepresented employee: Superintendent
Pursuant to Government Code Section 54957.6
2.3
[x ] PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION: Superintendent
3.0
RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION at 5:40 pm
3.1
It was moved by Colleen Toste and seconded by Dana Silvernale to approve the terms of Item
2.1.
3.2
No other action taken.
REGULAR MEETING
6:00 p.m.
1.0
OPEN SESSION
Board members present: Dan Collen, Brian Lovell, Dana Silvernale, and Colleen Toste.
Absent: Dan Johnson
Others present: Chris Hartley, Superintendent, Dave Lonn, Executive Director; Cindy Vickers,
Director of Fiscal Services; AHS Administrator Dave Navarre; MHS Administrator Roger
Macdonald; SRCHS Administrator Nic Collart; Student Board Representative Ryan Sotelo, Marsha
Mielke, Tom Pender, Tammy Pires, and Mark Sahlberg.
2.0
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
NHUHSD Governing Board Minutes
September 9, 2014
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3.0
PUBLIC COMMENTS
3.1
District Employees
No comments
4.0
3.2
Non-Agenda Items
No comments
3.3
Agenda Items
Individuals will have an opportunity to speak on items on the agenda before Board discussion on
that item. Individual speakers shall be allowed three minutes to address the Board on each agenda
or non-agenda item. The Board shall limit the total time for public input on each item to twenty
minutes.
CONSENT AGENDA
Notice to the Public
All matters listed under this category are considered to be routine by the Governing Board and will
be enacted by one motion on a roll call vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items.
However, if discussion is required, that item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and
considered separately.
4.1
Approval of Minutes of August 7, 2014, Special Meeting
4.2
Approval of Minutes of August 12, 2014, Regular Meeting
4.3
Approval of warrants
4.4
Approval of ASB warrants
4.5
Receive and file monthly financial report
4.6
Receive and file monthly department class averages
It was moved by Dana Silvernale and seconded by Brian Lovell to approve the Consent Agenda.
AYES
NOES
ABSENT
Dan Collen
Dan Johnson
Brian Lovell
Dana Silvernale
Colleen Toste
Motion carried, 4-0-1
5.0
INFORMATION ITEMS
5.1
Student Board Representatives
MHS Student Representative Ryan Sotelo shared about upcoming Homecoming activities.
Ryan spoke about the freshman orientation events that took place prior to school starting.
MHS held a school-wide Safety Day on August 29th and a Welcome Back Rally on
September 4. Ryan gave an update of fall sports. Lastly, Ryan shared that MHS will be
hosting a community dinner night on October 1st in the MPR.
5.2
Bond Update
Executive Director Dave Lonn gave an update on the Arcata High School Fine Arts project.
Changes and addendums are still being presented by the architect to the contractor. We are
hoping for a possible Special Meeting the week of October 6 to meet and approve final costs.
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September 9, 2014
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INFORMATION ITEMS continued
5.3
Opening Day Enrollments
Dr. Hartley shared that we are up 13 students from last year and 59 students from three years
ago. To date, this year we have received 143 students transferring into our district with only
15 transferring out. Chris would like to work with the sites to track how many students are
leaving to go to a charter school or private school because those do not require interdistricts.
Dr. Hartley spoke about strategies to increase the marketing of our district to help increase
enrollment.
Brian Lovell and Colleen Toste both believe that word of mouth help increase our
enrollment. Mr. Lovell does not feel that paid media is worth the cost. Both principals
shared that in their experience parents do shop around. Mr. Macdonald shared that social
media is also a powerful piece of advertising.
5.4
Summer School Report
Summer School Principal Mark Sahlberg shared that summer school was held on the MHS
campus once again. Mark thanked all the staff for being so welcoming. Once again, there
were two options: classroom-based or independent study. Mark reviewed all the courses that
were taken between both programs. Mr. Sahlberg felt this was another successful summer.
Dr. Hartley shared that we are one of the few districts that still offer a summer program and
that it serves as excellent drop-out prevention.
5.5
Summer Maintenance Report
Executive Director Dave Lonn thanked all the summer maintenance crew for their hard work.
5.6
Humboldt “Bridges” Grant Award: From Zero Tolerances to Zero Expulsions
Superintendent Chris Hartley shared that the district has been looking for funding sources to
move forward with our Restorative Justice training. This grant will allow us to move training
staff in this area. The goal of this training is to improve the climate and student behavior on
campus.
6.0
PUBLIC HEARING AND DISCUSSION
6.1
Public comments on Administrative Regulation 6184, Continuation Education
No comments
7.0
ACTION ITEMS
7.1
Approval of Changes in Certificated and Classified Personnel
It was moved by Brian Lovell and seconded by Colleen Toste to approve Changes in
Certificated and Classified Personnel
Motion carried, 4-0-1.
7.2
Recommend approval of Administrative Regulation 6184, Continuation Education
Superintendent Hartley shared that since the last meeting, the district continued to consult
with other districts and CDE on this process.
Alternative Education Principal Tom Pender shared his conversations with the Corona-Norco
Unified School District who have made this change for their district.
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September 9, 2014
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ACTION ITEMS continued
It was moved by Colleen Toste and seconded by Brian Lovell to approve Administrative
Regulation 6184, Continuation Education
Motion carried, 4-0-1.
7.3
Recommend approval of Resolution 2/2014-15, GANN Limit Appropriation
Director of Fiscal Services Cindy Vickers shared that this is something the Board reviews
each September. Ms. Vickers gave an overview of what the GANN Limit Appropriation is.
It was moved by Brian Lovell and seconded by Dana Silvernale to approve Resolution
2/2014-15, GANN Limit Appropriation
Motion carried, 4-0-1.
7.4
Recommend approval of the 2013-14 Unaudited Actuals
Ms. Vickers provided an overview of our unaudited actuals for 2013-14.
It was moved by Colleen Toste and seconded by Dana Silvernale to approve 2013-14
Unaudited Actuals
Motion carried, 4-0-1.
8.0
COMMUNICATIONS
8.1
Letter to Superintendent Hartley from County Superintendent Eagles regarding the NHUHSD
Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP)
9.0
ANNOUNCEMENTS
9.1
Special Board Meeting, September, Date TBD – Will be moved to October 6-10
9.2
Special Board Meeting, October 1, 2014 12 pm, District Office
9.3
Regular Board Meeting, October 14, 2014 6 pm, McKinleyville High School Library
10.0
FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Board Study Session on Measure Q – November
11.0
COMMENTS FROM SCHOOL SITE PRINCIPALS
SRCHS Principal Nic Collart shared what a great start to the year they’ve had. This year they have a
consolidated staff which has made for more consistency with the students. The school has been
working with their Google Chromebooks that were purchased with common core dollars. Lastly,
Mr. Collart shared that on September 29th the entire school will be going to Patrick’s Point to do
team building activities.
MHS Principal Roger Macdonald also shared what a nice start to the school year they’ve had. Mr.
Macdonald spoke about the Safety Day events. The activities included not only physical safety
topics, but also on emotional safety.
AHS Principal Dave Navarre had a great start to the year. It’s a great vibe with the teachers and
students. This week Ms. Klima has a group doing suicide prevention activities on campus. Mr.
Navarre shared some of the changes on campus this year due to the AHS Fine Arts construction.
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Dave thanked Ms. Berube for working on the school’s social media presence. Mr. Navarre also
COMMENTS FROM SCHOOL SITE PRINCIPALS continued
spoke about the donations that they receive every year from the Arcata 50’s Fund.
12.0
COMMENTS FROM DIRECTOR OF FISCAL SERVICES
Cindy Vickers had no comments.
13.0
COMMENTS FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Dave Lonn spoke about some of the extra work Russ Porterfield put in this summer. Just an
example of the staff that we have who care about our schools.
14.0
COMMENTS FROM SUPERINTENDENT
Chris Hartley spoke about the opening day activities with staff. The day went very well. Dr. Hartley
thanked the Instructional Coaches for all of their hard work and preparations on making the day so
successful. Dr. Hartley shared that the district did apply for a Capturing Kids Hearts grant that
would provide more training for our staffs. We hope to hear soon if we were awarded the grant.
15.0
COMMENTS FROM MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD
Brian Lovell shared that he went to the SRCHS Welcome activity. Mr. Lovell was very impressed.
Brian thanked MHS Student Representative Ryan Sotelo for speaking this evening.
Colleen Toste shared that this Saturday is the first of five governance trainings that Brian, Dana,
herself and Superintendent Hartley will be attending.
Dana Silvernale shared how happy she is to hear about all the emotional climate work that is being
done in our district.
Dan Collen thanked MHS Student Representative Ryan Sotelo for being here this evening. Thanked
sites for their reports.
16.0
ADJOURNMENT at 7:13 pm
Respectfully Submitted,
CHRIS HARTLEY, Secretary
Board of Trustees
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