MINUTES
OF THE SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE GOVERNING BOARD
SCOTTSDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 48
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A Special
Meeting of the Governing Board of the Scottsdale Unified School District,
#48, Maricopa County, was called to order at 6:10 PM, at the Scottsdale
School District Education Center Board Room, 3811 North 44th
Street, Phoenix, Arizona. Board Members
in attendance were Barbara A. Newby, President; David R. Goldstaub, Clerk;
Shari Avianantos; Thomas C. Carey; and Sandra Zapien-Ferrero. Superintendent Barbara F. Erwin, and
Associate Superintendent Don Jefferies were also present. A quorum was present. Mr. Carey moved
to approve the Agenda. Mr. Goldstaub
seconded the motion. The motion was
approved with a vote of 5 – 0. Consent
Agenda
Item III. A.
Approval of Revised School Calendar for 2002-2003 Item III. B.
Approval of Teacher Employment Agreement for 2002-2003 Mrs.
Zapien-Ferrero moved to approve Consent Agenda Item III. A. Approval
of Revised School Calendar for 2002-2003.
Mrs. Avianantos seconded the motion.
There was no discussion. The motion was
approved with a vote of 5 – 0. President Newby
stated that she would like to say a few things regarding the next item on the
Consent Agenda, Approval of Teacher Employment Agreement for
2002-2003. Mrs. Newby stated that
what has been brought to the Board has followed the Meet and Confer Agreement
as agreed to by the SEA (Scottsdale Education Association), and the
Administration (See Exhibit One, attached).
Mrs. Newby recognized Mr. Scott Barker (President of the SEA) and,
although there was no Public Comment listed on the Agenda, Mr. Barker was
offered time to present his statement to the Board. Mr. Barker
stated the SEA was in disagreement with President Newby’s statement. In the SEA’s opinion, the overall Meet
& Confer Process Agreement had not been followed and further, the SEA
does not have an entire package at this point. Mr. Barker asked the Board not to approve any of the items on
the Consent Agenda related to Meet & Confer and the Teachers
Employment Agreement (TEA) at tonight’s meeting. Mrs. Newby
further discussed with Mr. Barker the ground rules for Meet & Confer as
set forth by the SEA and the Board.
President Newby asked Mr. Don Jefferies, Associate Superintendent, and
a member of the Meet & Confer Committee, to further clarify some of the
issues being discussed: 1. Mr. Jefferies indicated that
according to the signed agreement (Exhibit One), the Administration did
extend Meet & Confer beyond the agreed upon ending time. 2. Mr. Jefferies indicated that during
the establishment of the ground rules, it was agreed upon that if there was
not final agreement and it was the end of the process, the Board would be
presented with both packages, the Administration’s and the Teacher’s. It was agreed that the Board has the final
say. 3. The final date for Meet & Confer
was March 27th. Meetings
continued through April 9th. 4. It was on April 9th that
Mr. Barker mentioned to Kim Cumby, outside of Meet & Confer, that he
would prefer vertical movement at the expense of 100 teaching positions. Mrs.
Zapien-Ferrero moved to approve Consent Agenda Item III. B. Approval
of Teacher Employment Agreement for 2002-2003. Mrs. Avianantos seconded the motion. The motion was
approved with a vote of 5 – 0. At 6:25 PM,
Mrs. Zapien-Ferrero moved to convene in Executive Session for: A. An appeal regarding the Hearing Officer’s Recommendation
for Student #112992.
B. An appeal regarding the Hearing Officer’s Recommendation
for Student #17657.
C. An appeal regarding the Hearing
Officer’s Recommendation for Student #11112 Mrs. Avianantos
seconded the motion. The motion was
approved with a vote of 5 – 0. President Newby
requested the Board Room be cleared of all persons so that the Student Appeal
Hearings might proceed. At
approximately 8:45 PM, the Special Meeting was reconvened. Regarding Student
#112992, the Board voted to uphold expulsion for one year from date of Board
action with a vote of 3 – 2 (Mr. Goldstaub and Mrs. Zapien-Ferrero voted
nay). Regarding
Student #17657, the Board voted to expel for one year from date of Board
action with a vote of 5 – 0. Regarding
Student #11112, the Board voted to expel for one year from date of Board
action with a vote of 4 – 0 (Mrs. Zapien-Ferrero had left the meeting). At
approximately 9:00 PM, the meeting was adjourned. Dated this 18th
day of April 2002. The Governing Board of the Scottsdale
Unified School District #48
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Motion #410Approval of
Agenda Consent Agenda Motion #411Approval of
Revised School Calendar for 2002-2003 Motion #412Approval of
Teacher Employment Agreement for 2002-2003 Public Comment Motion #413 Approval of Teacher Employment Agreement for 2002-2003 Motion #414 Vote to Convene
in Executive Session Reconvene
Special Mtg. Motion #415 Student #112992 Motion #416Student #17657 Motion #417Student #11112 Adjournment |
