August
21, 2007
The Montgomery County School Board met on the above date in the administrative building at 6:45 p.m. for the purpose of a work session.
Board Members Present
Penny J. Franklin, Chair W. Wat Hopkins
Jamie M. Bond B. Wendell Jones
David G. Dunkenberger, II Susan K. Morikawa
Staff Members Present
Tiffany Anderson, Superintendent
Judith K. Barylske Anita P. Johnston
Christina T. Gilley Mark J. Pasier
Harvey C. Goodwin Walter L.
Lois T. Graham
Call to Order
Ms.
Franklin called the meeting to order with the pledge of allegiance to the flag
at 6:45 p.m.
Adoption
of Agenda
On motion by Mrs. Morikawa, seconded by Mr. Jones, the Board voted unanimously to adopt a revised agenda adding Item 08/07-151, New Report Cards, and Item 08/07-152, Candidates for District A, under Superintendent’s Reports, Recommendations and Announcements.
Closed Session
Mrs. Morikawa
moved, seconded by Mr. Dunkenberger, and the Board voted unanimously to enter
into a closed meeting pursuant to Section 2.2-3711(A) of the Code of
Virginia at 6:47 p.m. for the purpose of discussion of the following
specific matters:
Student
Matters: Discussion or consideration of
student disciplinary matters, as authorized by Section 2.2-3711 (A)(2) of the Code
of Virginia.
Personnel Matters: The discussion or
consideration of prospective candidates for employment; assignment;
appointment; promotion; performance; demotion; salaries; disciplining or
resignation of specific public school officers, employees or appointees, as
authorized by Section 2.2-3711 (A)(1) of the Code of Virginia.
Return to Open
Session and Certification
Mrs.
Morikawa moved, seconded by Mr. Jones, and the Board voted unanimously to
return to open session at 7:30 p.m.
Dr. Hopkins moved,
seconded by Mrs. Morikawa, and the Board adopted the following resolution:
WHEREAS, the County School Board of
convened a closed meeting on this date pursuant to an affirmative
recorded vote and in accordance with provisions of the Virginia Freedom of
Information Act; and
WHEREAS, Section
2.2-3711(d) of the Code of
requires a certification by this School Board that such closed meeting
was conducted in conformity with Virginia Law;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED
that the County School Board of
hereby certifies that, to the best of each member’s knowledge (i) only
public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements by
Ayes: Jamie M. Bond B. Wendell Jones
David
G. Dunkenberger, II Susan K. Morikawa
W.
Wat Hopkins Penny J.
_________________________ August
21, 2007
Clerk
of the
Action
Mrs. Morikawa moved, seconded by Mr. Dunkenberger, and the Board voted
unanimously to approve religious exemptions from Montgomery County Public
Schools (MCPS) for students A and B.
Mr.
Dunkenberger moved, seconded by Mrs. Morikawa, and the Board voted unanimously
to grant a religious exemption from MCPS for student C.
Mrs.
Bond moved, seconded by Mr. Dunkenberger, and the Board voted unanimously to grant
a religious exemption from MCPS for student D.
Dr.
Hopkins moved, seconded by Mrs. Morikawa, and the Board voted unanimously to
approve the contract for the superintendent as amended and waive the 30-day
notice requirement.
Honors, Awards and Recognitions
The School Board recognized Matthew King, a former student at Auburn Middle School (AMS), with a citizenship award for the courage and citizenship he demonstrated as part of the AMS student body during school year 2006-2007.
Public Address
William Harrison requested that the School Board
reconsider an athletic waiver for his son who transferred from
Todd King applauded the staff at AMS for its handling of the incident at AMS last year. Mr. King said AMS is going to be accredited this year, and there have only been positive changes at the school.
Item 08/07-145 Personnel
Report: On motion by Dr. Hopkins,
seconded by Mr. Dunkenberger, the Board unanimously voted to approve the
personnel report with an addendum.
The personnel report is attached and made a
part of the minutes as pages A1-A9.
Item 08-07-146 Payment
of Bills: On motion by Mr. Jones,
seconded by Mrs. Morikawa, the Board unanimously voted to approve the bills as
presented.
Operating Fund:
Bills, 08/21/07, Ck. Nos. 445191-445636,
$387,350.61
Item 08/07-145 and Item 08/07-146
Work Session
Mrs. Morikawa moved, seconded by Mr.
Dunkenberger, and the Board voted unanimously to enter a work session at 7:40
p.m.
Item 08/07-147 Board
Self-Evaluation: Dr. Paula Wilder, facilitator at the recent School Board
retreat, presented the Board with a draft self-evaluation form. Dr. Wilder said it was apparent at the
retreat that School Board members are interested in ensuring that the community
recognizes the wonderful talents and achievements of students and staff. She noted that the evaluation tool could also
be used to ask stakeholders in the school division for feedback.
Dr. Anderson told Board members
that the school division plans to work with Dr. Wilder to create the next
Comprehensive Plan.
Mrs. Morikawa said she appreciates
seeing the self-evaluation information provided in this way. She added that the School Board had a very
productive retreat.
Mr. Jones stated that he would
like to see outside parties use the tool as well. He also felt the retreat was very beneficial.
Board members agreed to complete
their self-evaluation instruments by September 4.
Item 08/07-148 GIS
Based Enrollment: Dan Berenato, Director of Facilities, updated the Board
on enrollment trends. Mr. Berenato said
the school division had 9,557 students in 2006-2007 although the projection was
for 10,798 students (a difference of .63 percent).
Mr. Berenato told Board members
that the GIS Based Enrollment Projections are complete for the Shawsville
strand but not for the other strands. He
said the Shawsville strand projections don’t seem to meet the “reasonable test”
for projections because there has been moderate growth in that area when a
slight decline was expected.
Item
08/07-147 and Item 08/07-148
Mr. Berenato told Board members
that if full build-out occurs in the Shawsville strand, there could potentially
be 1,520 additional students in that area within the next 80 years. He said 409 of these K-5 students would be in
the
Item 08/07-149 Kindergarten
Enrollment Update: Dr. Lois T. Graham, Director of Elementary Education,
updated the Board on kindergarten enrollment.
Dr. Graham informed the Board that one kindergarten teacher was added at
Return to Regular Session
Dr. Hopkins moved, seconded by Mr. Jones, and
the Board voted unanimously to return to regular session at 8:33 p.m.
Superintendent’s Reports, Recommendations and
Announcements
Item 08/07-150 Elliston
Lafayette Elementary School (ELES) Community Input Meeting (Discussion/Action):
The School Board agreed to hold the
community input meeting for ELES at Eastern Montgomery High School on September
10 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. The Price’s Fork
Elementary School (PFES) community input meeting was scheduled on September 20
from 7:00-8:30 p.m. at PFES. Dr.
Anderson said that childcare and refreshments would be provided at these
meetings.
Item 08/07-151 New
Report Cards (Action): Dr. Graham presented the Board with a copy of the
new elementary report cards for grades one through five. She said the report cards had to be revised
because the grading period for elementary schools went from six-weeks to
nine-weeks.
Dr. Graham told
Board members that the administration would also like to pilot an online report
card can in two of the smaller schools but added that paper copies would still
be sent home.
Mr. Jones moved, seconded by Mrs. Morikawa,
and the Board voted unanimously to approve the first through fifth grade report
cards as presented.
Item 08/07-148 (Continued) and Items
08/07-149-151
Item 08/07-152 Candidates for District A (Information/Action): Board members agreed to interview the four
candidates for District A on September 4 and hold a public hearing on the candidates
at 7:00 p.m. prior to this meeting. The
format of the interviews was also decided.
In addition, Board members discussed having a meeting on September 5 at
6:00 p.m. to make the selection for District A.
Unfinished Business by School Board Members
Mrs. Morikawa
asked if there has been any further communication with anyone about the proposed
development on
Mrs. Bond
expressed her desire for the Board to receive information about drug, alcohol,
and gang activity within the schools.
Dr. Anderson said she plans to present the Board with information on
these issues in October.
Mr. Jones said he
would like an update on how the school resource officer contracts are handled
within the various localities. Mr.
Shannon provided information on how the contracts are handled by the
localities.
New Business by School Board Members
Mr. Jones
inquired about the athletic waiver request made during public address. Dr.
Anderson said she typically does not grant these types of waivers. She added
that she would have Nelson Simpkins, Secondary Lead Principal, provide the
Board with information on Virginia High School League (VHSL) requirements and
the reason the waiver was not supported.
Adjournment
The
meeting was adjourned at 9:30 p.m. on motion by Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr.
Dunkenberger, and passed unanimously.
School Board Chair Clerk
of the School Board
Item 08/07-152