Pacific Grove Unified School District
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The Board of Education of the Pacific Grove Unified School District held a meeting on March 7, 2002 at the Pacific Grove Adult Education Center.

I. OPENING BUSINESS

A. Call to order: 7:00 pm

B. Roll Call: Members Present: Jessie Bray
Anne Hall
Debi Page
Richard Schramm
Beth Shammas
Student Rep: Jane Franklin, ASB VP

Administrators Patrick Perry, Superintendent
Present: Robin Blakley, Assistant Superintendent

C. Pledge of Allegiance: recited.

D. Adoption of Agenda: MOTION (Bray/Shammas/) to adopt agenda. Motion CARRIED 5 to 0.

II. COMMUNICATONS:

A. Written Communications: Letter received from Marvella Peterman regarding At Risk Teens and all members of the Board received communication relating to Safe School Assessment Report.

B. Superintendent Report: Mr. Perry reported that the Facility Use Task Group has set another meeting for the Middle of March. Long Range Planning Committee has been meeting on alternative Mondays and will continue through the spring; time spent so far has been beneficial and appreciates the Board and Community participation.

C. Board Comments: Hall ­ Commended High School Counselor, Ron Morgan, for going beyond his responsibilities and helping a family with a situation that could have been serious. Bray ­ Has been attending the Long Range Planning Committee meetings and just this week attended negotiations and a healthy living committee meeting as the Board Representative; communication is moving forward in both groups. Mrs. Bray also praised student representative, John Mothershead, for his participation in the Long Range Planning Committee; he has been a valuable addition. Shammas ­ Attended the Young Entrepreneur presentation at Asilomar, which was a very positive event. Ms. Shammas will be asking the board to consider a future agenda item regarding counseling and would like to have a formal discussion on this topic. Ms. Shammas informed the board she would not be at the March 21st Board Meeting. Schramm ­ Was honored to attend ceremonies at Forest Grove and Robert Down for Dr. Seuss' Birthday on Friday, March 1. Mr. Schramm informed the board that he is currently involved in a workshop at the Aquarium Research Institute related to Science instruction, tools, data, etc. for use by community colleges, high schools and hopefully middle schools, he hopes in the future to make a presentation to the Board regarding this and our district. Mr. Schramm also encouraged the Board to get in touch with him if they had any questions regarding the data management issues he is currently working on with Bruce Cates for the District. Franklin ­ a fundraising class competition is happening at the High School for Leukemia Research to benefit local hospitals; Sadie Hawkins Dance Saturday, March 16th.

III. PUBLIC COMMENT: None to report.

IV. CONSENT AGENDA: MOTION (Bray/Hall) to approve consent agenda. Motion CARRIED 5 to 0.

V. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION:

A. Sub Committee Reports:
City/District (Page): Nothing to report.
Negotiations (Bray): Team is on track; a joint communication will be prepared to be distributed.
ROP (Schramm): Next meeting March 13th; Rich make a report at the March 21st meeting.

B. 2002-03 Budget Review: The District budget is a summary of the education program of the District expressed in terms of the allocation of financial resources. Robin Blakley summarized the current assumptions and allocation factors for the fiscal year 2002/2003 budget. During budget development, modifications to the assumptions will be brought to the Board for further review. Recommendations are made based on the current financial uncertainties associated with the property tax revenue during the current (2001/02) fiscal year and probable need to address employee cost of living adjustments in fiscal year 2002-03. This was an information item and will return for further discussion at a later date.

VI. ACTION ITEMS:

A. Approval of Resolution #692, Intention to Dismiss Certificated Personnel: MOTION (Schramm/Bray) to adopt amended Resolution #692 in order to reduce certificated staffing at the elementary and middle school level for the 2002-2003 school year due to declining enrollment, and reduce staff at the pre-school level for the 2002-2003 school year due to a possible declining enrollment and/or a possible reduction or elimination of State pre-school. Motion CARRIED 5 to 0.

B. Board Policy/Regulation ­ Approval Process: It was determined that Board Policy 0600 and Board Policy 9311 do not align, after a discussion the Board requested that Superintendent Perry revise these policies and return them to the Board for adoption.

C. Approval of Second Interim Report: MOTION (Bray/Schramm) to approve the Second Interim financial report and adopt a positive certification indicating that the District will be able to meet its financial obligations for the remainder of the fiscal year, and, based on current forecasts, meet its multi-year commitments. Motion CARRIED 5 to 0.

D. Future Meetings: MOTION (Shammas/Bray) to approve the future meeting days of the Board: a Budget Workshop for Thursday, April 18th. Future meetings of the Long Range Planning Committee: March 11 and 25; April 8 and 22, and May 6. A workshop with County Superintendent Bill Barr scheduled for June 27. Motion CARRIED 5 to 0.

E. Request for Future Agenda Items: Board members will return request forms to Board President, Debi Page for future agenda item consideration.

XIII. ADJOURNMENT: 9:45 pm

Patrick Perry
Secretary, Board of Education

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