Pacific Grove Unified School District
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Address any questions to the Superintendent, Dr. Jack Marchi, or call the District Office at 831-646-6510.

A. OPENING BUSINESS

1. Call Open Session to Order:

2. Roll Call: Members present: Debi Page
Beth Shammas
Jessie Bray
Rod Herndon
David Campbell
Administrators Jack Marchi, Superintendent
present: Robin Blakley, Asst. Superintendent

3. Identify Closed Session Topics:
Conference with labor negotiators Jack Marchi and Robin Blakley.
The employee organization: Pacific Grove Teachers Association.
The employee organization: California School Employees Association.

4. Public Comment Period Regarding Closed Session Items: None.

5. Closed Session: The Board recessed into closed session at 6:36 pm.

B. RECONVENE IN 0PEN SESSION: 7:03 pm.

1. Pledge of Allegiance: recited.

2. Adoption of Agenda: MOTION (Herndon/Bray) to move item G.1 to follow Consent
Items. MOTION (Herndon/Bray) to adopt consent agenda as amended. Motion
CARRIED 5 TO 0.

3. Report Action Taken in Closed Session: None.

C. COMMUNICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS

1. Written Communications: Letter received from Gary Bousum, Chairman of
MCSIG. Letters received from Richard Gorman, Nancy Spade, Jean McLean, and
Mr. Belknap.

2. Superintendent Report: Remind the Board that the Class of 2000 will be opening time capsule at David Avenue, 2-4 Friday, January 21. Request to add discussion of Grand Jury report to next agenda. Donation of 40 cell phones from Pacific Bell as part of $2m giveaway to be distributed to schools.

3. Board Member Comment: Campbell, need new flag. Bray, commented Grand Jury Report warranted discussion. We should be prepared to discuss report on Feb 3; Shammas, gave short report on ROP meeting as the Board representative. Had an interesting visit and In-service meeting at Community High; Herndon, Bray and Page commented the site meetings are a great opportunity to communicate, listen and learn.

D. INDIVIDUALS DESIRING TO ADDRESS THE BOARD: Jerry Norton addressed the Board about reconfiguration plans affecting the Middle School and will give a presentation at the February meeting.

E. CONSENT AGENDA: MOTION (Herndon/Campbell) to have item G.1 removed from Consent Agenda, Consent Agenda E.6. under items for action. Motion CARRIED 5 to 0. MOTION (Bray/Herndon) to pull minutes of the meetings on 01/06/00 and 01/10/00 to review and correct. Motion CARRIED 5 to 0. MOTION (Shammas/Bray) to approve amended Consent Agenda. Motion CARRIED 5 to 0.

1. R.H.D. Presentation: Matt Bell, Principal opened the presentation. The Board
members were invited to divide and attend presentations given by teachers and
students of each grade then to reconvene to comment on what they heard. Mr.
Campbell commented on the high proportion of readers in 4th grade and the
healthy and positive science hands-on learning. Mrs. Bray commented on the good
collaboration amongst classes in science in 3rd grade and on the new math books
and on how looping is showing a positive impact on students. Ms. Shammas
commented on 2nd grade students' reading ability and reading materials available.
Mr. Herndon commented on how much he enjoyed being with the 5th grade. Mrs.
Page enjoyed visiting with 1st grade. Learned much about their reading experiences
and the tremendous volunteer support.

Bell proud of staff who are constantly striving to improve themselves.
Special thanks to PTA and Ann Hall for coffee and cookies.

RE-OPEN PUBLIC COMMENT

A number of parents were concerned about class changes in the next school year and the issue of 2nd grade classes. This item is to be discussed at the February 3rd Board meeting. Parents can review information for that meeting at the school sites or at the District Office prior to the meeting. Emphasis in schools appears to be geared toward students that need extra help. Nisel Mark feels the district needs more emphasis for advanced students, other than GATE. Board directed her to contact the District Curriculum Coordinator, Barbara Novelli. Barbara Battcher commented on 1st grade moving to 2nd.

CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT: 8:50 p.m. Public Comment closed.

E.6 Approval of Community Human Services Agency
Information provided by Douglas Brown, District Psychologist and Special Education Director on counseling services. Questions posed by Rod Herndon and Beth Shammas on use and cost of services. MOTION (Herndon/Shammas) to approve contract with Community Human Services Agency. Motion CARRIED 5 to 0.

F. ACTION ITEMS

1. Superintendent's Contract: MOTION (Campbell/Bray) to approve revision to 1999/00 Superintendent's contract. Motion CARRIED 5 to 0

2. Auditor's Report: MOTION (Bray/Campbell) to approve the 1998/99 Audit Report. Motion CARRIED 5 to 0.




3. Public Schools Library Act Classroom Library Plan: MOTION (Shammas/Bray) to approve K-4 Classroom Library Plan, required by State for receipt of new program funding. Motion CARRIED 5 to 0.

4. Resolution No. 637 in honor of Lloyd Snyder: Rod Herndon reads resolution. MOTION (Herndon/Shammas) to approve Resolution No. 637 in Honor of Lloyd Snyder. Motion CARRIED 5 to 0.

G. INFORMATION/DISCUSSION:

2. Petition from the International School of Monterey
Starting formal petition procedure. Here on behalf of the Board of the
International School of Monterey to formally submit our charter document for
consideration and review. Item is to be subject of a Public Hearing on February 3,
2000 7:00 p.m. at Pacific Grove Middle School to include a presentation on that
night.

3. Title 1 Presentation
Marybeth Rhinehart, Reading Specialist, shared entry and exit scores for Title 1
students.

4. Subcommittee Reports

5. Reconfiguration recommendations
Discussion of reconfiguration recommendations. Summary given by Robin Blakely on Forest Grove, Robert Down site plans. Move to action item for February 3, 2000. Concerns expressed by Douglas Brown and Lindley Overman about placement of SHARP Program at Forest Grove. Two concerns must be addressed: handicap accessible private bathrooms and windows need to be added. Gay Millette also addressed concerns about rooms available for BASRP Program. All Board members shared concerns.

H. Future Meetings/Agenda Items Next Board meeting is set for 2/03/00 at PG
Middle School. On 2/10/00 will be a workshop - 6:00 p.m.
Expulsion hearing - 5:00 p.m.
Middle School Request to change 2/17 meeting - not possible

I. ADJOURNMENT: The Board adjourned at 10:35 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Jack Marchi, Secretary
Board of Education

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