Wishkah Valley School District

WISHKAH VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD OF DIRECTORS                MINUTES OF MEETING

JANUARY 20, 2008                                                                            7:00 P.M.

WISHKAH VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT

CHAIRMAN _________________________________

SECRETARY________________________________

MEMBERS PRESENT                                              GUESTS

Mike Pauley, Chairman                                              Richard Bomhoff

Jim Peterson, Vice Chairman                                     Lorn Conway                                     

Dee Busse

Jina Gardiner

Rick McDougall                                                                     

Ray Yoder, Superintendent   

Sandy Sundling, Business Manager                          

Joel Tyndell, Principal                                                

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. McDougall made a motion to approve the agenda. Mrs. Gardiner seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously

3. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF SCHOOL INVOLVEMENT

Mr. Yoder handed out certificates to the board members. Mr. Pauley commented that Taholah gave the Wishkah boys a plaque for the State 1B playoff. Mr. Pauley thought that it was very classy of Taholah School District. Mr. McDougall complemented Mr. Tyndell and whoever else was involved in the Brian Eager Memorial. It was very nicely done.

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

A. Mr. Bomhoff stated that he had talked to Mr. Yoder earlier today with a couple of concerns. The first was a light at the bottom of the stairs that was not working during a previous basketball game. The light has since been fixed, but he thinks it would still be beneficial if the landing was extended out further to avoid the ditch better. The other issues are; the gutters on the play area that have not been cleaned, the pea gravel in the tennis courts, tree debris in the parking lot, and the pipe sticking out of the ground covered with a bucket, the tables need painted, the basketball court needs swept, and the handicap ramp. The reason I am brining these maintenance issues up is because I want you to know that I pay attention. I believe that visitors pay attention, and I think it represents us, the school and the community. If need be I would be happy to volunteer sometime to help out. I do not want to do that without the support of the board, school, and anybody else. I believe it would have a positive effect on the environment of the school and the community. Mr. Pauley stated that the shop class is currently working on the ramp. Mr. Tyndell stated that the ramp is in progress of being replaced, but the pea gravel is a constant problem. Mr. Bomhoff stated that he is more than willing to come up and help any way he can.

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. OLD BUSINESS

A. 2^nd Reading of New and Revised Policies – No questions.

7. NEW BUSINESS

A. Snow/Flood days – Mr. Yoder stated that after the survey was taken the certified staff voted unanimously to take mid winter break and apply for the waiver days at a WVEA meeting, and the classified staff was in favor of leaving the schedules as is except for 1 employee. Mr. Peterson stated that if the application for waiver days is not approved than the days will need to be made up. Mr. Yoder stated if we use the waiver days there will be no days to make up. Mrs. Busse asked how long the application process was. Mr. Yoder stated it does not take long. Mr. McDougall asked if there were any reason the application would not be approved. Mr. Yoder stated that he does not see a reason why the days would not be granted, due to the Governor declaring a state of emergency. Mr. Yoder stated that the only time a school district can apply for waiver days is if the Governor declares an emergency. Mrs. Busse wanted to know how contact hours were maintained. Mr. Yoder responded that they grant wavier days only if you meet the 1000 contact hours. Mr. McDougall wants the teachers to be aware that the board is concerned about the loss of education time due to the waiver days. The board wants there to be snow days built into the calendar at the end of the year instead of during midwinter break.

B. Mr. McDougall stated that he would like to follow last year’s procedure with the chairman of the board, negotiate a contract with the superintendent and report back to the board. Mr. McDougall stated that he believes Mr. Yoder has served the district well and does not see any reason he would not be offered a contract. Mr. Peterson agreed. Mr. Pauley agreed to meet with Mr. Yoder regarding his contract and report back to the board at a later date.

8. PRINCIPAL REPORT

• Mr. Tyndell apologized to Dee and Rebecca for missing the Gasparovich Scholarship meeting.
• Mr. Tyndell stated that there are more discipline issues because he has increased his expectation of high school teachers getting control of their classrooms. Part of my recommendation is resulting in more incident reports.
• Mr. Tyndell stated that we had one more student today but we are losing one senior Friday to go to Harbor High and graduate in 23 days. There was additional discussion regarding alternative schools, FTE’s, and running start.

9. SUPERINTENTDENT REPORT

Mr. Yoder stated that his report will be discussed in executive session regarding personnel.

Mr. Pauley adjourned the board into executive session at 7:52 pm to discuss personnel issues.

The board reconvened at 8:29 pm

10. ADJOURNMENT

Mr. McDougall made a motion to adjourn at 8:30pm