OROVILLE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING
August 15, 2007
MINUTES
CALL TO ORDER
Board President, Mr. Bruce, called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, August 15, 2007, at Prospect High School.
Board Members Present: Dave Bruce, Steven Rocchi, Kathy MacIntyre, Brenda Harris and Ed Hottell
Administrators Present: Dwayne Robinson, Superintendent, Susan Watts, Assistant Superintendent/CBO and Corey Willenberg, Assistant Superintendent/Principal of Oroville Adult Education
· Personnel-Gov’t. Code 54957 [Public employee employment/discipline/dismissal]
· Conference with Legal Counsel-Anticipated or Existing Litigation—Gov’t. Code Section 54956.9 [Case name unspecified because disclosure would jeopardize negotiations]
· Conference with Labor Negotiators—Gov’t. Code Sec. 54947.6 [OSTA/CSEA: Dwayne Robinson, Superintendent, designated representative]
· Pupil Discipline—California Education Code Sections 48918/35146
At 6:05 p.m., the board reconvened to Open Session. In Closed Session, no action was taken.
On a motion by Dr. Rocchi, seconded by Mr. Hottell, the board voted unanimously to approve the addition of an Amended Personnel Assignment Order, Item #19.
RECOGNITIONS AND PRESENTATIONS (None)
STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS (None)
HEARING OF INDIVIDUALS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS (None)
RECOGNITION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS (None)
NON-ACTION INFORMATIONAL ITEMS AND REPORTS
1. Board Comments and Reports
Mr. Bruce stated that he enjoyed the welcome back breakfast and ribbon cutting ceremonies. He handed out a flyer on the National Make a Difference day to each principal and encouraged them to get their schools involved in a community project. Mr. Hottell also enjoyed the breakfast and ribbon cutting ceremonies. Dr. Rocchi stated that the new buildings look great. Ms. Harris said that she was impressed by everything she saw.
2. Superintendent
Mr. Robinson invited the Board to attend the annual CSBA conference in San Diego from November 29th – December 1st. He asked them to notify Paula in the next week or two if they intended to go to travel arrangements can be made. He stated that he also enjoyed the ribbon cutting ceremonies and received many positive comments about the breakfast. He gave each principal a goal to engage ASB, athletics and clubs to clean up their campuses. Each principal is to establish two more goals for the year that pertain to their site. He and Dr. Willenberg visited each campus today. They talked to administration and visited many classrooms. He was happy to see that students were being actively engaged on the first day of school.
3. Administration
Ms. Negri visited the district independent study program today and stated that they are starting with 76 students.
4. 2007/2008 Curriculum Cycle
Ms. Negri reported that science textbooks were ordered last year. The mathematics curriculum will be worked on this year followed by English in 08/09.
5. Principal’s Report on First Day of Classes
OHS – Mr. Tracy reported that they had 1179 students show up for school. They have 1233 enrolled. Their SRO did home visits to locate students that they were unable to reach by phone. They have 32 enrollment appointments scheduled for Thursday and Friday. He was able to visit all but two classes during first period to introduce himself to the students. He will visit the other two classes tomorrow morning. He got lunch from the new Jazz Café and thought it was great, commended the maintenance and custodial staff for having the campus in great shape, was pleased to see teachers outside their classrooms directing lost students, thought the Link Crew students and coordinators were essential, and applauded the counselors and AP’s for their efforts.
LPHS – Ms. Dovell reported that they had 1278 students show up for school. They are working on tracking down 150 missing students. All students were in class by 8:35 a.m. She was able to visit most classes and believes that the modernization projects have made a positive difference in attitudes. She commended her custodial staff and secretaries for their hard work. They had a few glitches with locker combinations and a problem in the cafeteria due to some students not being in the system. That will be resolved tomorrow.
CCHS – Mr. Gess reported that they reorganized their administrative offices during the summer so Mrs. Upton (counselor) could have her own office. He visited classrooms several times today. He is still working on filling a few positions so they started with a few substitutes. Their enrollment is 131, which is a bit low. They have approximately ten upcoming enrollment appointments. His goal is to have 175 students by the end of the year. They will now be able to give a presentation at Central and Ishi Hills to recruit students next year. He likes the Jazz Café and hopes more students will start buying lunch there. They had a problem issuing ID cards because SASI was down in the morning.
PHS/CDS – Mr. Ochs reported that 100 students showed up at PHS. They had 26 confirmed absences and are trying to track down the remaining students. They will start adding referrals from their list throughout the next few weeks. CDS had 13 students show up. They are tracking down the remaining students. Their administrative officers were modernized during the summer. They are trying to improve the landscaping around the school. The woodshop has been turned into an art studio. The shop equipment will remain in storage until they can offer a shop or construction class in the future.
6. District Summer School Report
Mr. Ochs gave a report on summer school. They started with 473 students and ended with 367. The enrollment was lower than in past years. They had less dropouts and discipline problems than usual. He commended the teachers and thanked the custodial and office staff for their help. Quarterly assessment data was used to determine which standards needed to be focused on. Having access to the library was a valuable resource to the teachers and students. The library was broken into at night during the last week of summer school. They are working on adding additional door locks.
Mrs. MacIntyre left the meeting at 7:03 p.m.
OLD BUSINESS (None)
CONSENT CALENDAR
#29-07/08: On a motion by Dr. Rocchi, seconded by Mr. Hottell, the board voted unanimously to approve the following Consent Calendar:
7. Minutes of August 1, 2007 Regular and Special Board Meeting
8. Warrants: Approve Warrants #492343 - #492390, #492736 - #492736, #493033 - #493127, #493488 - #439489, inclusive for a total of $451,006.59
9. Monthly Financial Report
10 Approval to Dispose of Surplus Equipment – CCHS
11. Approval of a MOU between OAE and the Work Training Center
12. Approval of a Career Technical Education Facilities Application for the LPHS Ag Department
13. First Reading of Revised Policies and Administrative Regulations
BP 5021 (Non-Custodial Parents)
BP/AR 5126 (Awards for Achievement)
BP 5127 (Graduation Ceremonies and Activities)
BP 5131.9 (Academic Honesty)
BP/AR 5132 (Dress and Grooming)
BP/AR 5141 (Health Care and Emergencies)
BP 5141.33 (Head Lice)
BP/AR 5145.8 (Refusal to Harm or Destroy Animals)
BP/AR 6158 (Independent Study Options 9-12 and Adult)
14. Second Reading & Approval of Revised Policies and Administrative Regulations
BB 9220 (Governing Board Elections)
BB 9323 (Meeting Conduct)
BP/AR 3515 (Campus Security)
BP/AR 5111 (Admission)
AR 5125 (Student Records)
BP/AR 5131.1 (Bus Conduct)
BP/AR 5131.4 (Student Disturbances)
BP 5131.5 (Vandalism, Theft and Graffiti)
BP/AR 5131.7 (Weapons and Dangerous Instruments)
BP/AR 5136 (Gangs)
BP 5137 (Positive School Climate)
BP 5138 (Conflict Resolution/Peer Mediation)
BP/AR 5142 (Safety)
BP/AR 5145.12 (Search and Seizure)
BP/AR 5142.2 (Freedom of Speech/Expression)
BP 5145.9 (Hate-Motivated Behavior)
15. Inter-District Transfer Requests
07/08: Incoming: 10 Outgoing: 41
Shelby Ford (9); Esperanza High School
Olivia Hague (9); Oroville High School
Cody Jackson (9); Las Plumas High School
Arthur Nelson (10); Yuba City Alternative
Taylor Storey (11): Oroville High School
Christopher Sturgeon (10); Chico High School
NEW BUSINESS
16. Appointment of Members to District Investigative Team for 2007/2008
#30-07/08: On a motion by Dr. Rocchi, seconded by Ms. Harris, the board unanimously appointed members to the district investigative team as presented.
17. Approval of a Resolution to Tell Congress to Fix NCLB
#31-07/08: On a motion by Ms. Harris, seconded by Dr. Rocchi, the board unanimously approved Resolution #3-07/08 as presented.
18. Approval of an Amendment to All Discipline Plans
#32-07/08: On a motion by Dr. Rocchi, seconded by Ms. Harris, the board unanimously approved an amendment to all discipline plans as presented.
19. Amended Personnel Assignment Order
#33-07/08: On a motion by Dr. Rocchi, seconded by Ms. Harris, the board unanimously approved the following amended Personnel Assignment Order:
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Certificated
*Substitute Teachers Arron Degracia Sarah Achene Ian Makau Mikail Whitfield Joseph Seiler Davis Baker Brandon Bettencourt
Charles Tracy Principal – OHS 224 days/yr 07PR/B10, $99,004/yr. Effective 08/01/07
Scott Martin 6th period option - CDS Effective 8/13/07 – 12/21/07 with the possibility of continuance through 6/6/08
Kevin Simas 6th period option - Spanish Effective 8/13/07 – 12/21/07 with the possibility of continuance through 6/6/08
Diana Castillo 6th period option – Spanish Effective 8/13/07 – 12/21/07 with the possibility of continuance through 6/6/08
Coaches - OHS Football Gino Aiello – JV Head (paid) Philip Brooks – JV Assist (non-paid) Barry McAphee – Frosh Assist (non-paid) Volleyball Autumn Neves – Frosh Assist (non-paid) *Cheerleading Stephanie Wright – Assist (non-paid) Vickie Enser-Houghton – Assist (non-paid) Brenda Watts – Assist (non-paid)
*Robyn Plante English Teacher - CCHS .80 FTE, Probationary Class/Step III/9, $51,479/yr Contingent upon CLAD Waiver Effective 8/20/07
*Keely White Social Science Teacher Reinstatment from .80 FTE to 1.0 FTE Effective 8/13/07
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Classified
Substitute Clerical Amanda Christensen Cheryl Combs
*Substitute Custodian Fred Trujillo Jason Knight
*Substitute Grounds Jason Knight
*Substitute Universal Jason Knight
*Substitute Food Service Worker Cheryl Combs
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(Irrespective of effective dates, new employees may not report to their school campus until Personnel Office has communicated completion of pre-employment requirements to site Principal.)
ADJOURNMENT
With all agenda items completed, the meeting adjourned at 7:05 p.m.
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(Signature of Board Official)
ATTEST:
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Secretary to the Board of Trustees