APPROVED MINUTES

Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees

Placerville Union School District

Placerville, California 95667

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Regular Meeting

1.0 Call to Order

President Parker called the Regular Meeting of the Placerville Union School District to order at 5:30 p.m.

Roll Call

Members Present:

Debbie Akin

Misty diVittorio

Robin Lyons

Sean Martin

Karen Parker

District Personnel:

Dr. Nancy Lynch, Secretary to the Board/Superintendent

Shana Hardy, Administrative Assistant

Donna Bazett, Director of Special Programs

Natalie Miller, Principal Sierra School

Patrick Paturel, Principal Schnell School

Matt Smith, Principal Markham School

2.0 Opportunity for Members of the Public to address the Board concerning items on the

Closed Session Agenda

No members of the public addressed the Board concerning items on the Closed Session

Agenda.

3.0 Closed Session

4.0 The Board Members adjourned to Closed Session at 5:30 p.m.

5.0 Regular Meeting

President Parker reconvened the Regular Meeting at 6:33 p.m.

6.0 Flag Salute

Member Akin led the flag salute.

7.0 Announcement of Action Taken in Closed Session

President Parker announced the Board took no action in Closed Session.

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8.0 Approval of the Agenda

Member Lyons moved to approve the Agenda as presented. Member Akin seconded this motion and it passed unanimously.

9.0 Recognition of School Related Organizations

Arne Johnson, P.E.E.A. Representative.

Connie Freitas, P.A.C.E. Representative.

Others: Approximately 11

10.0 Commendations and Recommendations

Spotlight on Success- Tara Turrentine, Debi Moule, Noemia Plank and 2 Markham students gave a presentation to the Board on the McKinney-Vento program at Markham School.

Above and Beyond-Matt Smith, Principal of Markham School recognized Debi Moule.

11.0 Reports:

11.1 Markham Student Board Representative Report-

Two students from Leadership class gave a verbal report to the Board

11.2 Financial Update-

Jennifer Fusano, CBO, gave a brief report on the State’s revenue shortfall

11.3 Enrollment Report

11.4 Principal’s Report

11.5 Williams Act Uniform Complaint Quarterly Report

12.0 Consent Items

12.1 Approval of Minutes: 9/21/2011

12.2 Contracts

12.3 Personnel Report

12.4 Warrants: Batch Nos. 2020-2030

12.5 Acceptance of Donations

12.6 Adoption of March 2011 Board Policy Updates

Member Akin moved to approve the Consent Items as presented. Member Lyons seconded this motion and it passed unanimously.

13.0 Public Comment

No members of the public addressed the Board concerning items not on the Regular Board meeting agenda.

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14.0 Instruction

14.1 Goals Report Work Plan-Matt Smith, Markham School Principal

Matt Smith, Principal of Markham School, presented in written form and orally his school’s Work Plan for accomplishing the established Board Goals & Objectives for 2011-2012.

14.2 Authorization for Student Organizations

Member Lyons moved to approve the Authorization for Student Organizations for Sierra, Schnell and Markham Schools. Member Akin seconded this motion and it passed unanimously.

15.0 General Organization

15.1 Approval of Revised Job Description for Markham School Clerk

Member Akin moved to approve the revised job description for Markham School Clerk. Member Lyons seconded this motion and it passed unanimously.

15.2 Approval of Revised Job Description for Markham School Secretary

Member Akin moved to approve the revised job description for Markham School Secretary. Member Lyons seconded this motion and it passed unanimously.

16.0 General Business

16.1 Volunteer Services Insured by Worker’s Compensation; Resolution No.10-11-01

Member Lyons moved to approve Resolution No. 10-11-01; Volunteer Services Insured by Worker’s Compensation. Member diVittorio seconded this motion and it passed unanimously.

16.2 Placerville Association of Classified Employees Initial Proposal for Successor Agreement with Board of Trustees

Member Lyons moved to receive the Placerville Association of Classified Employees Initial Proposal as a public record and that a public hearing regarding the proposal be held at the Board’s November regular meeting. Member Akin seconded this motion and it passed unanimously.

16.3 Set the Date for the Superintendent’s Mid-Year Evaluation

Member Lyons moved to schedule November 9, 2011 at 5:15 p.m. for a Special Closed Session Board meeting at the District Board Room to discuss the Superintendent’s mid-year evaluation. Member Akin seconded this motion and it passed unanimously.

16.4 Consolidation Update

The Superintendent gave a brief update on the meeting she attended involving Superintendent’s from other Districts in the County. She reported to the Board that Mother Lode School District is the District most similar in philosophy to our District. Mother Lode School District has asked that a “coffee chat” be set up the week of November 14^th with the two representatives from our Board; Sean Martin and Robin Lyons along with our Superintendent and two representatives from the

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Mother Lode School Board as well as their Superintendent. Member Martin requested that someone from Vicki Barber’s office be there as well.

17.0 El Dorado County School Board Association Representative Report

Member Parker reported there was a meeting on Monday, October 17 where they discussed the following points:

· Setting up a scholarship to help District’s pay for Board members wishing to attend the CSBA Annual Conference that will be held on December 1-3, 2011 in San Diego.

· Paying half of the cost for new Board members to attend training January 20-21, 2012.

· EDCSBA Board representative will be a 2 year term and meets 4-6 times/year.

· The EDCSBA Awards dinner will be in February or March.

· Future trainings for school board members.

18.0 Reports from Board Members on District Committees

Member Lyons attended the Budget Committee and gave a brief report.

19.0 Board Items

Member Martin apologized for missing the September Board meeting as he was at an ACSA meeting in Emeryville. He was able to attend all the Back-to-School nights and the I-Walk. He enjoyed them all. He announced that our own Jennifer Fusano, Chief Business Official, is the Business Services Representative for the ACSA El Dorado Charter.

Member Lyons shared she would like Ken Parker to come to the next Board meeting and give the Board an update on the LaCara Challenge. She also shared with Member Parker and Member Akin that the Governance Team would like to take them out to dinner on November 17^th at Cascada at 6:00 pm to show their appreciation for their service to our school district.

Member Parker shared she was able to visit Schnell School on October 18 for “Do the Right Thing” day.

20.0 Superintendents Items

The Superintendent shared that she visited Sierra and Schnell on October 18. At Sierra they had hat day as a fundraiser for the Sam LaCara Memorial fund where students and staff paid a $1.00 to wear their hat all day. The District Office participated in “hat day” also. The Superintendent reported that we are in year 1 of Program Improvement for our English Learners. The Superintendent reported to the Board that the Maintenance and Operations Supervisor at Mother Lode School District is retiring and there may be an opportunity of shared duties with Mother Lode School District. She will be bringing this item to the Board in November if there is information to discuss.

21.0 Adjournment

The Board adjourned at 8:17 p.m.

Respectfully submitted,

Nancy Lynch, Ed.D.

Secretary to the Board/Superintendent

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In accordance with Ed. Code Section 966, these minutes reflect all actions taken by the Board of Trustees and will become the Official Record of the School District upon formal adoption by the Board.