Wishkah Valley School District

WISHKAH VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS                MINUTES OF MEETING

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008                                                                      MEETING, 7:00 P.M.

WISHKAH VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT

CHAIRMAN _________________________________

SECRETARY________________________________

MEMBERS PRESENT                                              GUESTS

Mike Pauley, Chairman                                              M’Liss Hansen           Jacie Johnson

Dee Busse                                                                 Gwen Hamilton          June Johnson

Rick McDougall                                                          Rebecca Petheram    Craig Gallington

Jim Peterson                                                             Jeanette Johnson      Doreen Winningham

Jina Gardiner                                                             Don Johnson             Cathy Poore

Ray Yoder, Superintendent                                       Kristen Daniels

Joel Tyndell, Principal                                                Jess Johnson 

Sandy Sundling, Business Manager                          Jake Johnson

1. CALL TO ORDER, VERIFICATION OF QUORUM, AND FLAG SALUTE

The meeting was called to order by the chairman, Mr. Pauley. The flag salute was said by all present.

2. ADOPTION OF AGENDA

Mr. Yoder asked to move item 8E to 7A. Mr. McDougall made a motion to move item 8E Energy Project to 7A on the agenda. Mr. Peterson seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

­3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT

Kristen Daniels introduced Cathy Poore from Beyond Survival. Beyond Survival provides free and confidential services to anyone referred to us. They help anyone who has been impacted by sexual violence. They explain the process to victims after an incident has occurred and help them get the help they need. They also provide training to anyone who wants it. They can tailor any workshop to be age and gender appropriate. They brought many tapes, CD’s and books that were for all age groups from pre-school through 12^th grade. Mr. Tyndell informed the board the Kristen is our school counselor and she is the staff member who is trained to deal with these issues. However, our kids need to be informed on text and internet safety.

4. MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WHO MAY WISH TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING:

A. Agenda Items – None

B. Non Agenda Items – M’Liss Hansen stated that they can fuel the buses behind the school now.

5. APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA

Mr. McDougall made a motion to approve the consent agenda, Mr. Peterson seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

6. EXECUTIVE SESSION –The board adjourned to executive session at 7:23 pm to discuss some legal issues and personnel issues. The board reconvened at 8:42 pm.

Mr. Pauley stated that the board has been discussing Valedictorian for the 2008-2009 senior year. The consensus of the board is that we will have potentially two Valedictorians and one Salutatorian, and the policy will be worked on and clarified with more detail.

7. OLD BUSINESS

A. Discussion of Energy Project and bid process. Mr. Peterson discussed the timeline that would be needed if the board decided to run a levy for an energy system upgrade. Mrs. Busse stated that a committee needed to be formed to get bids out and the community involved. Mr. Yoder informed the board that other districts will be running levies or bonds. The districts usually converse and try to run them together. Ray informed the board that Craig Gallington has been working with Richmond Engineering, BPA, and Grays Harbor County. They will be doing the audit and have time tables to work with. If we work with them sometimes they offer rebates and grants. Craig informed the board that first he contacted GH PUD and they referred him to Richmond Engineering who works with the BPA.  Craig explained that BPA offered to pay for the site assessment and the preliminary engineering of all the facilities. Chris from Richmond Engineering did the onsite evaluation and is hoping to have some preliminary figures for the next board meeting. They do a model evaluation of all the buildings’ energy use including lighting, heating, windows, and insulation. They will put a package together. They offer it through either and/or G H PUD, BPA sometimes the will rebate in the form of grants depending on how far into the project the district is willing to go. The most important thing is that once you start into the air quality standard in the HVAC system the project will have to be completed throughout the all of the buildings. There was some additional discussion regarding the possible time frame, figures, and forming a committee.

8. NEW BUSINESS

A. Mr. McDougall made a motion to approve hiring Cherie Marbut, bus driver/recess aid, Rob Ashler and Dorothy Addison as co-activities supervisors. Mr. Peterson seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

B. Mr. McDougall made a motion to approve the letter of resignation from Elizabeth Staeheli. Mr. Peterson seconded the motion. An issue arose that needed to be addressed in executive session. Mr. McDougall asked to adjourn into executive session.  The board adjourned into executive session at 9:10 pm and reconvened at 9:19 pm. The motion passed unanimously.

C. Mr. McDougall made a motion to increase Muffy Eager’s contract from .81 FTE to .82 FTE. Mr. Peterson seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

D. Mr. Peterson made a motion to approve the Letters of Agreement between WVSD and PSE. Mr. McDougall seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

F. Mr. McDougall made a motion to approve a $500 stipend for intramural Junior High Football Coaches. Mr. Peterson seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously.

G. Mr. Peterson made a motion to approve the Co-Athletic Director Contracts. Mrs. Busses seconded the motion. There was a question regarding the contract amounts. Mrs. Sundling responded that each contract was for $1680. The motion passed unanimously.

9. PRINCIPAL REPORT

Open house nacho feed on Thursday night. I have included some ASB information in my packet and I will continue to do that so there are not any big surprises. The major portion of the discipline was due to the feather incident and the students have cleaned most of those up. We do have some enrollment issues. Between now and the 1^st of the month we will be losing 3 ½ primary students and 1 high school student, and we took a high school student in yesterday.

10. SUPERINTENTDENT REPORT

Mr. Yoder discussed the district computer coordinator hours current and previous years. Conflict mediation will be held in October 9^th through 13^th.  The question was asked if participants receive college credit or clock hours for taking the course. Mr. Yoder responded that theoretically yes the participants should receive college credit or clock hours for taking the course.

11. ADJOURNMENT

Mr. McDougall made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:42 pm.