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MINUTES OF THE WORK/STUDY MEETING OF THE GOVERNING BOARD SCOTTSDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 48
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A Work/Study Meeting
of the Governing Board of the Scottsdale Unified School District, #48,
Maricopa County, was called to order at 6:15 PM, at the Scottsdale School
District Education Center Board Room, 3811 North 44th Street,
Phoenix, Arizona. Mr. Carey
called upon Mr. Goldstaub to lead the audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Board Members
in attendance were Thomas C. Carey, President; Sandra Zapien-Ferrero,
Clerk; Shari Avianantos; David Goldstaub; and Barbara A. Newby. Superintendent Barbara F. Erwin, and Attorney
Jack LaSota were also present. A
quorum was present. President
Carey welcomed approximately 100 visitors.
Mrs. Zapien-Ferrero
moved to approve the Agenda. Mrs.
Newby seconded the motion.
The motion was
approved with a vote of 5 – 0.
Governing
Board Reports
There were no
reports from the Governing Board.
Public
Comment
Lori Rubin-Williamson
spoke in support of the District’s Gifted Program and requested there
be no budget or funding cuts to this program.
Pauline Bowie
spoke in support of the District’s Gifted Program, International Baccalaureate
Program and Music Program, requesting there be no budget or funding
cuts to these programs.
Patricia O’Neil
spoke in regard to the budget and in support of teachers.
Yury Abelev spoke
in support of the District’s Gifted Program.
Dennis Stadel
spoke in support of paying off teachers to retire early.
Christine Schild
spoke in regard to the failure of the M&O Override on the November
6, 2001 election.
Brenda Chung spoke
in regard to the failure of the Bond and Override election.
Scott Barker,
President of the Scottsdale Education Association (SEA), spoke in regard
to the budget and addressed the relationship between the SEA and SUSD
Administration.
Sue Kaminskas
spoke in regard to the lack of respect, in her opinion, between the
SEA and SUSD Administration.
Linda Prideaux
spoke on the lack of understanding, in her opinion, between the Administration
and the Teachers Employment Agreement.
Bob Bernier spoke
in regard to the lack of communication, in his opinion, between the
SEA and SUSD Administration.
Mrs. Zapien-Ferrero
moved to approve Action Item VII. A. Approval of Minutes of November
13, 2001 Regular Board Meeting. Mrs. Avianantos seconded the motion.
The motion was
approved with a vote of 5 – 0.
Consent
Agenda
Item VIII. A.
Acceptance of Gifts Item VIII. B.
Accounts Payable Vouchers Item VIII. C.
Approval of Guaranteed Maximum Price and Final Design of Supai Middle
School Item VIII. D.
Approval of Hearing Officer’s Recommendations – Amended Item VIII. E.
Approval of the Intergovernmental Agreement with City of Phoenix for
Resource Officers Consent
Agenda - Continued
Item VIII. F.
Approval to Increase Prior Board Authorization to Gould Evans for 1997
Bond Projects at Various Schools Item VIII. G.
Approval to Increase Prior Board Authorization to Orcutt Winslow for
1997 Bond Project at Tavan Elementary School Item VIII. H.
Award of Bid #2055, Sign Language and Interpreting Services Item VIII. I.
Designation of Sole Source Vendor Item VIII. J.
Issuance of RFP for Medicaid Billing Services Item VIII. K.
Payroll Vouchers Item VIII. L.
Personnel Actions Item VIII. M.
Student Activities Statement as of August 31, 2001
President Carey
noted that on Consent Agenda Item VIII. D. Approval of Hearing
Officer’s Recommendations, Student #115419 had filed an appeal of the
Hearing Officer’s Recommendation; therefore, Student #115419 was pulled
from the Agenda.
Mrs. Avianantos
moved to approve the Consent Agenda, as amended. Mrs. Newby seconded the motion and requested
Items VIII. C. Approval of Guaranteed Maximum Price and Final Design
of Supai Middle School, VIII. F. Approval to Increase Prior Board Authorization
to Gould Evans for 1997 Bond Projects at Various Schools, and VIII.
G. Approval to Increase Prior Board Authorization to Orcutt Winslow
for 1997 Bond Project at Tavan Elementary School, be pulled to be heard
separately.
The motion was
approved with a vote of 5 – 0.
Mrs. Newby moved
to approve Consent Agenda Item VIII. C. Approval of Guaranteed
Maximum Price and Final Design of Supai Middle School. Mr. Goldstaub seconded the motion.
Discussion ensued
with Dr. Bill Johnson, who explained that the Guaranteed Maximum Price
(GMP) enables Scottsdale School District to know that they will not
be paying any more for a project than what was originally planned for.
The motion was
approved with a vote of 5 – 0.
Consent Agenda Item VIII. F. Approval to Increase
Prior Board Authorization to Gould Evans for 1997 Bond Projects at Various
Schools. Discussion ensued on
the standard form of agreement used in the construction industry and
the reason for the increase. Certain
services in such agreements must be contracted for on an “as needed
basis” because some services are not always needed.
The increase requested in this case is for those types of services. In the case of Consent Agenda Item
VIII. G. Approval to Increase Prior Board Authorization to Orcutt Winslow
for 1997 Bond Projects at Tavan Elementary School, the increase is due
to the need to keep the old buildings at Tavan Elementary School tied
into the fire alarm system and intercom system at the new buildings
until the renovations are completed.
Mrs. Newby noted that the work being done by Gould Evans includes
construction at Hohokam, Kiva, Tonalea, Yavapai and Laguna Elementary
Schools.
Mrs. Newby moved
to approve Consent Agenda Item VIII. F. Approval to Increase
Prior Board Authorization to Gould Evans for 1997 Bond Projects at Various
Schools and Item VIII. G. Approval to Increase Prior Board Authorization
to Orcutt Winslow for 1997 Bond Projects at Tavan Elementary School. Mrs. Zapien-Ferrero seconded the motion.
The motion was
approved with a vote of 5 – 0.
Work/Study
Item IX. A. Board
Discussion on Election Results. The
Board discussed the November 6, 2001 election results. Dr. Erwin, Superintendent, reviewed with
the Board the three separate issues of the election. The district will have to deal with the added
growth without new facilities in the north, and, there will be no decision
made by August 2002 regarding boundary changes. Dr. Erwin also discussed the failure of the
Capital and M&O Overrides and the need to reduce the District’s
budget over the next three years by $9.8 million. Dr. Erwin stated that she would like the Board to give the Administration
some parameters and options the Board felt would be “non-negotiable”
budget cuts.
Mr. Bob Flach,
the District’s Chief Financial Officer, discussed several scenarios
showing different suggestions for budget reductions.
A review of the list of proposals submitted by campus principals
was disseminated. The Board
discussed many revenue-generating ideas and asked the Administration
to bring back scenarios showing some suggested proposals.
Dr. Bill Johnson,
the District’s Chief of Facilities and Operations, discussed student
enrollment issues, providing the Board with a presentation on projected
growth and overcrowding in the north.
Also discussed was the Facility Master Plan, which is due for
completion May 2002. Board members
expressed their desire to move forward with a plan for boundary changes
to be in place for the 2003-2004 school year.
Mr. Carey moved
that this District move forward with the planning necessary to implement
boundary changes for the 2003-2004 school year. Mrs. Newby seconded the motion, adding, “within a time-period
that gives the public a year’s lead time.”
The motion was
approved with a vote of 5 – 0.
Item IX. B. Policy
Book Review. Mrs. Zapien-Ferrero
moved to table this item to Future Action at the December 18, 2001 Regular
Board Meeting. Mrs. Newby seconded
the motion.
The motion was
approved with a vote of 5 – 0.
Item IX. C. District
Grading Scale. Ann Boyle, Assistant
Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction, along with Jim Lee, Principal
of Arcadia High School, and head of a committee of representatives from
each of the five high schools, gave a presentation to the Board on the
District’s grading scale, for which they are recommending a standardized
scale throughout the District. Discussion
ensued on the rationale and parameters presented.
This item will
be brought to the Board as a Consent Agenda item on the December 18,
2001 Board Agenda.
Item IX. D. High
School Planning Guide for 2002-2003 School Year. Ann Boyle gave a presentation on the High
School Planning Guide for 2002-2003 school year. Discussion ensued on the revisions for the guide.
This item will
be brought to the Board as a Consent Agenda item on the December 18,
2001 Board Agenda.
Dates
of Upcoming Board Meetings and District Events
Tuesday, December
18, 2001 – 7:00 PM – Regular Board Meeting *Monday, January
14, 2002 – 7:00 PM – Regular Board Meeting. It was
noted that this was a change of date for the January 15, 2002 meeting. The meeting originally scheduled for January
15, 2002, was changed to Monday, January 14, 2002, due to a dinner in
honor of Martin Luther King, Jr.
At 1:15 AM, November
28, 2001, Mr. Goldstaub moved to adjourn the meeting. Mrs. Newby seconded the motion.
The motion was
approved with a vote of 5 – 0.
Dated this 28th
day of November 2001. The Governing Board of the Scottsdale
Unified School District #48
Shari
Avianantos
David R. Goldstaub
Barbara A. Newby |
Motion #309Approval
of Agenda
Governing Board Reports
Public
Comment
Motion #310Approval
of Minutes of November 13, 2001 Regular Board Meeting
Consent Agenda
Consent
Agenda- Cont’d
Amendment
Motion #311Approval
of Consent Agenda as Amended
Motion #312Approval
of Guaranteed Maximum Price and Final Design of Supai Middle School
Motion #313Approval
to Increase Prior Board Authorization to Gould Evans and Orcutt Winslow
Work/StudyBoard
Discussion on Election Results
Motion #314Implementation
of Plan for Boundary Changes for 2003-2004 School Year
Motion #315Table
Policy Book Review to 12/18/01
District Grading Scale
High School Planning Guide
Dates of Upcoming Board Meetings and District Events
Motion
#316 Adjournment |
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