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December 12, 2000

A Regular Meeting of the Governing Board of the Scottsdale Unified School District, #48, Maricopa County, was called to order at 7:00 PM, at the Scottsdale School District Education Center Board Room, 3811 North 44^th Street, Phoenix, Arizona. President Zapien-Ferrero called upon out-going Board Members, Kristy Ryan and Michael Girand, to lead the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Board Members in attendance Sandra Zapien-Ferrero, President; Michael Girand, Clerk; Thomas C. Carey; Barbara A. Newby; and Kristy Ryan. Superintendent Barbara F. Erwin, and Compliance Attorney Jack LaSota were also present. A quorum was present. President Zapien-Ferrero welcomed approximately 150 visitors.

Mrs. Newby moved to approve the Agenda. Mrs. Ryan seconded the motion.

The motion was approved with a vote of 5 — 0.

There was no report at this time.

Mrs. Newby thanked Dr. Erwin and Charlotte Borcher for responding to a letter she received from a student regarding the pricing of school lunches.

Jeff Ross spoke on the District Calendar.

The following people spoke on the TCP Committee’s recommendation:

Gail Yount; Lyn Gottlieb; Scott Barker; Eileen Allred; Brian Weinberger; Christine Schild; Irene Magerman; Tamara Hawkinson; Kim Gassner; Bruce Frank; Anne Fischer; Molly Holzer; Carol Gasten; Phillip O’Connor; Donn Loper; Bethann Lyons; Susan Sandblom; Arlene Brennan; Sherri James.

Information/Action Item VIII. A. TCP Final Report and Recommendation. Judy Parker, Assistant Superintendent for School/Community Relations, presented the report and recommendation of the TCP Committee to the Board. Shannon Bingham, from Western Education and Planning, Inc., Mike Flamer, Co-Chairperson of the TCP Committee, Patrick Cunningham, and Mark Hiegel, Committee members, all gave their reports to the Board.

Discussion ensued on the committee’s recommendation. Each Objective of the recommendation was voted on separately.

Mrs. Newby moved to approve Objective 1. Mrs. Ryan seconded the motion. Discussion was had on who would select the Community Action Committee.

Mr. Carey moved to amend the motion by striking the words in line 4,"A Community Action Committee (CAC) shall be created to be comprised of " and to replace those words with "include but not necessarily be limited to." Mrs. Newby asked if Mr. Carey’s intent would be that this committee would be Board appointed. Mr. Carey responded that as he understands the Objective, the CAC itself would be created by the Board and the members of that CAC would include two members from each complex; one complex member selected by the Parent Council representative of that complex, the other by the principals of the complex, and any others would be appointed by the Board. Mrs. Newby seconded the amendment.

The amendment to the motion was approved with a vote of 4 — 1 (Mrs. Ryan voted nay).

Dr. Erwin asked for a clarification of the amendment. The CAC shall be created by the Board, to include, but not be limited to 10 people. Mrs. Newby also noted that this Objective does not specifically state that the CAC will be appointed by the Board.

Mrs. Newby moved to offer a second amendment. Mrs. Newby’s amendment was to have the sentence beginning, "A Community Action Committee (CAC)" add the words "shall be appointed by the Board….," followed by Mr. Carey’s amendment. Mr. Carey seconded the motion.

The second amendment was approved with a vote of 5 — 0.

The main motion, as amended twice, was approved with a vote of 5 — 0.

Mr. Carey moved to approve Objective 2. Mrs. Newby seconded the motion. There was no discussion.

The motion was approved with a vote of 5 — 0.

Mrs. Ryan moved to deny Objective 3. Mrs. Newby seconded the motion. Discussion ensued on the use of portables.

The motion to deny was approved with a vote of 4 — 1 (Mr. Girand voted nay).

Mrs. Ryan voted to approve Objective 4. Mr. Carey seconded the motion. Discussion ensued on Western Education and Planning (WEPP) capacity numbers.

The motion was approved with a vote of 4 — 1 (Mrs. Newby voted nay).

Mr. Girand moved to approve Objective 5. Mr. Carey seconded the motion. Discussion ensued on what programs are non-geographic based. Mrs. Ryan noted that the International Baccalaureate (IB) program at Desert Mountain High School is a geographic program and the location cannot be changed.

The motion was approved with a vote of 5 — 0.

Mrs. Newby moved to approve Objective 6. Mrs. Ryan seconded the motion.

Mr. Carey moved to amend the motion by striking the second sentence of Objective 6, "The committee endorses Coronado High School to develop a state of the art magnet program, to be determined by the Coronado leadership team, and open by August 2002". Mrs. Newby seconded the motion to amend. Discussion was had on a magnet program at Coronado High School.

The amendment to the motion was approved with a vote of 3 — 2 (President Zapien-Ferrero and Mrs. Newby voted nay).

The main motion, as amended, was approved with a vote of 5 — 0.

Mrs. Ryan moved to approve Objective 7, from the last paragraph, beginning "HS6 students and all those in the current Northeast 30 Saguaro attendance area will select and obtain their high school choice based on these priorities until HS6 is built," unchanged and everything above that be accepted with some modifications from Board Members. Mrs. Newby seconded the motion for discussion.

The motion failed with a vote of 1 — 4 (Mrs. Ryan voted aye).

Mr. Carey moved to approve Objective 7 in its entirety. President Zapien-Ferrero seconded the motion for purposes of discussion. Discussion was had on the boundary changes proposed in Objective 7.

Mrs. Ryan offered the following as a proposal. "Allow Zuni Elementary School to feed into Desert Canyon Middle School and Desert Canyon Elementary School would feed into Copper Ridge Middle School. That way, the kids that go to Desert Canyon Elementary School would go up north, a very short drive to Copper Ridge Middle School and mix with Copper Ridge Elementary School kids and then they would stay there for the High School site. Further, you would allow Zuni kids to stay in a relatively close area for middle school and Aztec would be feeding into that same middle school (Desert Canyon Middle School), and you have a community that is literally on top of one another going to the same middle school which is in their close community and they will feed into Desert Mountain High School which is, again, close to them."

Further discussion ensued among Board Members and TCP Committee Members about the timeliness of Objective 7.

The motion to approve Objective 7 in its entirety failed with a vote of 1 — 4 (President Zapien-Ferrero voted aye).

Mr. Carey moved that this current Board receive Objective 7 from the TCP committee with thanks and gratitude for their very difficult work, and that this Board schedule a Special Meeting and/or time at the next Regular Meeting, to further discuss and possibly act on Objective 7. Mrs. Newby seconded the motion.

Mrs. Newby asked for clarification from Jack LaSota, Compliance Attorney, on Mr. Carey’s motion. Mr. LaSota stated that Mr. Carey’s motion was a modification, and, therefore, acceptable.

Mr. Carey withdrew his motion.

Mr. Girand stated he would have modified the motion to bring the Board back two or three alternatives to Objective 7 at the next Board meeting. Mr. Flamer stated that his committee would not be interested in that motion and further that the committee was gone after this Board meeting.

Mr. Carey stated that this Board voted down Objective 7 because, as stated earlier by another Board Member, this community has not had an opportunity to digest, massage, and discuss this proposal in the form that it came to the Board this evening.

Mr. Carey moved "that this Board receive Objective 7 from the TCP committee with thanks and gratitude for a job well done, and that, this Board, through its Administration, schedule meetings, as necessary with the community, or any other meetings, and bring a recommendation back to the Board at a subsequent meeting to be scheduled." Mrs. Newby seconded the motion.

The Board discussed Mr. Carey motion. Mr. Flamer stated that in speaking for the entire committee, the Board’s decision, if it approves Mr. Carey’s motion, "does not sit well" with the committee.

The motion to effectively table Objective 7 to a subsequent meeting was approved with a vote of 4 — 1 (President Zapien-Ferrero voted nay).

Item IX. A. Acceptance of Gifts-$66,658.28

Item IX. B. Accounts Payable Vouchers Processed From November 6, 2000 Through December 1, 2000

Item IX. C. Amendment of Hearing Officer’s Recommendation for Alternative School Placement

Item IX. D. Approval of 2001 Capital Plan Submittal to the State of Arizona School Facilities Board

Item IX. E. Approval of Additional Architectural Services to Durrant Architects

Item IX. F. Approval of Additional Architectural Services to Stichler Group Inc.

Item IX. G. Approval of Annual Renewal of Agreements

Item IX. H. Approval of District Technology Hardware Budget

Item IX. I. Approval of Expenditures for Classroom Remodeling for the Alternative Education Program

Item IX. J. Approval of Hearing Officer’s Recommendations

Item IX. K. Approval of High School Planning Guides for 2001-2002

Item IX. L. Approval of Minutes of the December 5, 2000 Special Meeting/Public Forum

Item IX. M. Approval of Minutes of the December 6, 2000 Special Meeting/Public Hearing

Item IX. N. Approval of Minutes of the November 14, 2000 Regular Board Meeting

Item IX. O. Approval of Minutes of the November 21, 2000 Special Board Meeting

Item IX. P. Approval of Renewal of Contract

Item IX. Q. Approval to Increase Prior Board authorization to Ry-Tan Construction Inc. For Bond Projects at Cheyenne

Item IX. R. Approval to Purchase Computers Through State Contract

Item IX. S. Authorization of New Signers on District Checking Accounts and Signature Plates

Item IX. T. Award of Bid #1066, Kitchen Equipment for Cochise Elementary School

Item IX. U. Award of Bid #1078, Cochise Kitchen, Walk-In Freezer and Refrigerator

Item IX. V. Award of Bid #1079, Cochise Kitchen, Fabricated Equipment

Item IX. W. Award of RFP #1038, Printing Equipment

Item IX. X. Award of RFP #1074, Specialized Printing Services

Item IX. Y. Award of RFP #1084, Data and Video Cabling

Item IX. Z. Call for Bid for Micro-Mini 21-Passenger Buses

Item IX. AA. Call for Bids for District-Wide General Construction Remodel Projects

Item IX. BB. Cancellation of RFP #1065, HVAC/EMS Service and Parts and Issuance of RFP for HVAC Service and Parts

Item IX. CC. Designation of Sole Source Vendor

Item IX. DD. Distribution Adjustment of Orcutt Winslow Partnership Contract

Item IX. EE. Issuance of RFP for Cafeteria Refrigeration Equipment Service and Parts

Item IX. FF. Issuance of RFP for Facilities Master Plan Development

Item IX. GG. Issuance of RFP for Technology Services Head-End Assessment and Integration

Item IX. HH. Lease Payout

Item IX. II. Payroll Vouchers Processed From November 6, 2000 Through November 21, 2000

Item IX. JJ. Personnel Actions

Item IX. KK. Readmission of Student #8998

Item IX. LL. Recommendation for School Calendar, 2001-02 and 2002-03

Mrs. Ryan moved to approve the Consent Agenda in its entirety. Mr. Girand seconded the motion. Mrs. Ryan also stated that she would refrain from voting on Items IX. M & O, as she was absent for those meetings.

The motion was approved with a vote of 5 — 0.

Tuesday, January 9, 2001 — 7:00 PM — Governing Board Meeting

Tuesday, January 23, 2001 — 7:00 PM — Governing Board Meeting

At 12:52 AM, December 13, 2000, the meeting was adjourned.

Dated this 13^th day of December 2000.

Sandra Zapien-Ferrero, President     Michael Girand, Clerk

Thomas C. Carey    Barbara A. Newby

Kristy Ryan