Pacific Grove Unified School
District
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PACIFIC GROVE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of May 18, 2006
The Board of Education of the Pacific Grove Unified School District held a meeting on May 18th at the Pacific Grove High School.
I. OPENED BUSINESS
A. Called to Order 6:00 p.m.
B. Roll Call President: Beth Shammas
Clerk: Jessie Bray
Members Present: Richard Schramm
Bill Phillips
Mike Niccum
Administration Present: Patrick Perry
Robin Blakley
Laura Harris
Student Board Member Present: Tim O’Halloran
C. Adopted Agenda
Perry brought forward an item for the Consent Agenda regarding Out of State or Overnight Activities. The High School Golf Team had won the regional championship and would be attending the Northern California Championships.
MOTION (Schramm/Bray) to add item to Consent Agenda.
Public comment: none
Motion CARRIED 5–0
MOTION (Schramm/Bray) to adopt agenda as amended.
Public comment: none
Motion CARRIED 5–0
D. Identified Closed Session Topics
a. Meeting with Chief Negotiator Patrick Perry regarding PGTA and CSEA, 2006–07
b. Superintendent Evaluation / Compensation 2005–06
E. Public comment on Closed Session items – none
F. Adjourned to Closed Session 6:03 p.m.
II. CLOSED SESSION
III. RECONVENED IN OPEN SESSION 7:35 p.m.
A. Reported action taken in Closed Session
a. Meeting with Chief Negotiator Patrick Perry regarding PGTA and CSEA, 2006–07
no action taken
b. Superintendent Evaluation / Compensation 2005–06
no action taken
B. Pledge of Allegiance pledge recited
IV. COMMUNICATIONS
A. Written Communication
There was no written communication to report
B. Board Member Comments
Shammas welcomed the new ASB President and Student Representative, Tim O’Halloran.
O’Halloran said he was looking forward to working with the Board of Education
Bray said she was glad to be back
Board members discussed attending the upcoming end of school ceremonies.
C. Superintendent Report
Perry said everyone is preparing for the end of the school year. He commented on the Governor’s proposed budget which was recently released.
V. INDIVIDUALS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD
John Thibeau, Forest Grove Site Council Chair and Nan Johnston, Robert Down Site Council Chair read a letter to the Board regarding the importance of classroom aides in which they asked “that the District provide matching funds to augment our SIP budget for classroom aides. Specifically, we are asking for $33,000 for each elementary school, with funding to come from the general fund, categorical programs budget, and/or parcel tax. …”
Perry responded that the Board does not place single budget items on the Board agendas, but they are willing to have a discussion about classroom aides and that subject can be placed on the upcoming agenda.
Robert Kershner, Robert Down Site Council member, said the school has worked very hard to make the aides as efficient as possible and even that is not enough to have them providing the adequate classroom assistance that is needed.
Richard De Salle, parent, expressed his concerns about the all day kindergarten program that he understands will be implemented next year. He was under the impression that it was originally a pilot program that was discontinued and does not understand why it is now being implemented. Further, he recently attended the Kindergarten Orientation at Forest Grove where he met his child’s teacher, only to learn later that the teacher has been transferred to first grade.
Linda Goulet had recently heard there is a new diploma requirement that students must pass geometry, and she asked the Board for clarification on the requirement.
VI. PRESENTATION
End of Year State Pre-School Report
Diane Beron, teacher at the State Pre–School led her students in a demonstration of the Zoo–phonics Program she is using the prepare them for kindergarten. She believes that pre–school is an important step in preparing children for their future in education as it is where they find out who they are.
Several parents praised the excellent teachers and successful programs that have taught their children so much.
Perry acknowledged “quantum leaps” in the curriculum that Beron has added to her program as she teaches her students readiness for kindergarten.
VII. CONSENT AGENDA
A. Minutes of April 27, 2006 Board of Education Regular Meeting
B. Minutes of May 4, 2006 Board of Education Regular Meeting
C. Certificated Assignment Order #16
D. Classified Assignment Order #16
E. Contract for Impact for Youth
F. Revised Contract for Consultation with Mary Gwaltney, Educational Psychologist
G. Approval of Middle School and Forest Grove Flooring Replacement Project Bid Award
and Change Order #1
H. Acceptance of Quarterly Treasury Report
I. Board of Education Core Values
J. Out of State or Overnight Activities
MOTION (Bray/Schramm) to approve Consent Agenda as amended
Public comment: none
Motion CARRIED 5 – 0
VIII. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION
A. Sub Committee Reports
Community Human Services
Perry reported that he had attended the CHS Board meeting earlier that day and the single business item was compensation increases for employees.
City/District
nothing to report
Negotiations
Both Classified and Certificated Associations are in the beginning stages of forming their bargaining teams.
ROP
Randy Bangs was named the new Director for ROP.
Wellness Committee
Shammas said another meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 22nd to finalize the language in policy and regulations.
B. Revision of Board Policy and Regulation 1330 – Use of School Facilities
Blakley said that the majority of revisions were editorial changes.
Board members commented on minor grammatical changes.
The question was raised regarding having a lifeguard present at the pool and a request to get a legal opinion on the District’s liability.
The question was also raised about access to the facilities being on a “first come, first served” basis: wouldn’t the District want to serve what was best for the public benefit? Blakley responded that if there are groups wanting to use the facilities at the same time, that they work it out amongst themselves.
ACTION: Item to return for Second Reading
IX. ACTION/DISCUSSION
A. Honorary Diplomas for WWII-Impacted Students
Perry said that the four former students met the criteria for honorary diplomas.
MOTION (Bray/Schramm) to approve recognition of the former students.
Public comment: none
Motion CARRIED 5 – 0
B. Approval of Revision to Monterey Bay Charter School Lease
Blakley said that in April the Monterey County Office of Education gave approval to Monterey Bay Charter School to operate for one year and the charter school is asking that the lease be extended to cover that first year.
MOTION (Niccum/Bray) to authorize the Lease Agreement for one year with all other existing provisions remaining as presented.
Public comment: none
Motion CARRIED 5 – 0
C. 2006/07 Budget Revenue, Expenditure Projections and Budget Assumptions
Blakley highlighted the most recent changes to the budget. He pointed out that adding funding for instructional aides was already included as a request for consideration during the budget development process, but that it, like many others, had not been funded at this time. He also discussed a memo (distributed to Board members that evening) highlighting the impact the governor’s proposed budget would have on public school districts in general and Pacific Grove in particular.
A second memo (also distributed to Board members that evening) concerned parcel tax availability. It is projected that $29,500 will be remaining from the 2005–06 parcel tax due to replacing a senior teacher with a junior teacher, and a projected total of $56,000 of unallocated funds will be available in 2006–07.
It was noted that other critical items not in the budget were the replacement of technology equipment and science lab materials.
Public comment:
Nan Johnson said that she worked on the Measure A Committee. Her child will be in 4th grade next year and she understands this will be a large class. She asks that the District keep the confidence of the people who supported Measure A by keeping the class sizes down.
Robert Kershner said that when the Site Councils from Robert Down and Forest Grove met, they concluded that they can no longer fund the classroom instructional aides and requested that the Board consider matching funds. He also said parents are dissatisfied with the current GATE program,
Blakley confirmed that each school site, through its School Site Council, has the responsibility to recommend to the Board how to spend the SIP money allocated to the site; but that the Board has to approve the expenditure plan.
The Board remarked that there should be a philosophical discussion regarding the use of SIP funds
ACTION: The Board directed the Blakley to adjust the Compensation Reserve in order to balance the budget.
D. 2005/06 Cafeteria Program Budget Revision #1
MOTION (Bray/Schramm) to approve the proposed budget revisions
Public comment: none
Motion CARRIED 5 – 0
E. 2005/06 Child Development Fund Budget Revision #1
Blakley noted that the State Preschool revenue did drop off at the beginning of the year due to low enrollment but that the program’s budget does now balance. The Before and After School Program is in a slight deficit spending position as a salary increase raised expenditures. The $27,000 which was previously loaned to BASRP from the General Fund will not be repaid until the lease/purchase payment is completed in 2007–08.
MOTION (Phillips/Niccum) to approve the proposed budget revisions.
Public comment: none
Motion CARRIED 5 – 0
F. 2005/06 Adult Education Budget Revision #2
Blakley said that the Adult School is receiving less in grant funds but revenues are increasing. While there is deficit spending of $49,000 this is acceptable since the Adult School has $150,000 in reserves. The deficit, however, may mean eliminating some programs that are operating in the red. The Governor’s budget does include 5.92% for Adult Schools.
MOTION (Schramm/Bray) to approve the proposed budget revisions.
Public comment: none
Motion CARRIED 5 – 0
G. Board Calendar/Future Meetings
No new meetings were added
H. Future Agenda Items
What are we paying for post-retirement benefits?
Classroom aides
X. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Instructional Minutes
June 1
Measure D Oversight Committee Review
Open Campus Proposal
Consolidated Application
Superintendent’s Evaluation
Wellness Policy – Third Reading
Secondary Math Program Update
Safety Plan Scope of Work, 2006–07
June 15
Board Self–Evaluation
Wellness Policy Action
Management Team Compensation
Measure D Timeline
Measure D Oversight committee appointed
XI. ADJOURNED 9:30 p.m.
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