August
7, 2007
The Montgomery County School Board met on the above date in the administrative building at 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of a regular session.
Board Members Present
Penny J. Franklin, Chair B. Wendell Jones
Jamie
M. Bond Susan K. Morikawa
W. Wat Hopkins (7:30
p.m.)
Staff Members Present
Tiffany Anderson, Superintendent
Daniel A. Berenato Betti Kreye
Kathy A. Duncan Jonathan E. Schulz
Harvey C. Goodwin Walter L.
Lois T. Graham Jeanette D. Warwick
Anita P. Johnston Brad King, Attorney
Call to Order
Ms.
Franklin called the meeting to order with the pledge of allegiance to the flag
at 6:00 p.m.
Adoption of Agenda
On motion by Mrs. Morikawa, seconded by Mr. Jones, the Board voted unanimously to adopt the agenda as presented.
Closed Session
Mr. Jones moved,
seconded by Mrs. Morikawa, and the Board voted unanimously to enter into a
closed meeting pursuant to Section 2.2-3711(A) of the Code of Virginia
at 6:01 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 Mrs. Bond, and the Board voted unanimously to return to open session at 7:30 p.m.
Mr. Jones 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 Susan
K. Morikawa B. Wendell Jones Penny J.
_________________________ August
7, 2007
Clerk
of the
Dr. Hopkins abstained from voting as he was
not present during closed session.
Action
Mrs. Morikawa moved, seconded by Mr. Jones, and the
Board voted unanimously to grant religious exemptions from Montgomery County
Public Schools (MCPS) for students A and B.
Mr. Jones moved, seconded by Mrs. Morikawa, and the
Board voted unanimously (with Dr. Hopkins abstaining) to expel student C from
MCPS.
Mrs. Bond moved, seconded by Mrs. Morikawa, and the
Board voted unanimously (with Dr. Hopkins abstaining) to readmit student D to
MCPS.
Mrs. Morikawa moved, seconded by Mr. Jones, and the
Board voted unanimously (with Dr. Hopkins abstaining) to readmit student E to
MCPS.
Mr. Jones moved, seconded by Mrs. Morikawa, and the
Board voted unanimously (with Dr. Hopkins abstaining) to readmit student F to
MCPS.
Public Address
No one spoke during public address.
Item 08/07-136 Personnel
Report: On motion by Mrs. Morikawa, seconded by Mrs. Bond, 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-A17.
Dr. Hopkins said he would vote to approve the
personnel report, but he would like some follow up information on why the
school division is hiring an art teacher with a degree in an area other than
art.
Item 08-07-137 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, 08/07/07, Ck. Nos. 444991-445190, $594,929.90
Payroll, 07/31/07, 12 pp Ck. Nos. 44558-44563, $3,052,738.36
Fixed Charges, 07/31/07, Ck. Nos. 44564-44601, $234,215.43
Payroll, 07/31/07, Ck. Nos. 44667-44675,
$1,205,207.86
Fixed Charges, 07/31/07, Ck. Nos. 44676-44708, $235,371.13
Item 08/07-136 and Item 08/07-137
Cafeteria:
Payroll, 07/31/07, 12 pp Direct Deposit, $92,939.04
Fixed Charges, 07/31/07, Ck. Nos.
5002-5005, $7,177.68
Payroll, 07/31/07, Ck. No. 5010, $20,142.47
Fixed Charges, 07/31/07, Ck. Nos. 5011-5019, $3,473.23
Item 08/07-138 Consent Items: The following items were approved by general
consent:
1.
Minutes: Minutes from the June 5, 2007 regular
session.
2.
Donation:
3.
Field Trips:
a.
The DECA club/marketing class at Blacksburg High
School (BHS) to travel to
b.
The DECA club/marketing class at BHS to travel to
c.
The Future Farmers of America (FFA) at BHS to travel
to
d.
The
Item 08/07-137 (Continued) and Item 08/07-138
4. American Electric Power Easement: Approved the American Electric Power Right-of-Way Easement at
Superintendent’s
Reports, Recommendations and Announcements
Item 08/07-139 Discussion
of Elliston Lafayette Elementary School Community Input Meeting (Information/Discussion):
Dan Berenato, Director of Facilities, presented the Board with information on
the process to be used for receiving input and soliciting volunteers to serve
on the design team gained at the community meeting in Elliston.
Mrs. Morikawa asked if a similar
process would be used for the Price’s
Item 08/07-140 Addition of a Math Specialist Position (Action): Mr. Jones moved, seconded by Mrs. Morikawa,
and the Board voted unanimously to approve the math specialist position.
Item 08/07-141 Fiscal Year 2007-2008 Tuition Rate (Action): Mrs.
Morikawa moved, seconded by Mr. Jones, and the Board voted unanimously to
approve a tuition rate for school year 2007-2008 of $3,055.67 (a 1.26 percent or
$39.06 decrease) from last year.
Item 08/07-142
The resolution is attached and
made a part of the minutes as page B1.
Item
08/07-138 (Continued) and Items 08/07-139-142
Item 08/07-143 Policy Revisions (Second
Dr.
Hopkins moved, seconded by Mrs. Morikawa, and the Board voted unanimously to
approve the policy revisions with the amended language in policy 2-3.6.
Item 08/07-144 Steps for Filling the District A School Board
Seat Vacancy (Information/Action):
Mr. King informed Board members that they must make an interim appointment to
the District A seat by September 13, 2007.
He said the process the Board chooses to use to do this is up to the
School Board itself.
The Board agreed to advertise for
applications for the District A position and set the deadline for August 17
with discussion on the process to continue at the August 21 School Board
meeting.
Mr. Jones moved, seconded by Mrs. Morikawa, and the Board voted
unanimously to approve a resolution authorizing the School Board Attorney to
file a Petition for Writ of Election with the
The resolution is attached and made a part of
the minutes as pages C1-C2.
Item 08/07-145 Announcements/Calendar for August
(Information): Dr. Anderson made no announcements.
Unfinished Business by School Board Members
Mr. Jones
requested that the architects recalculate their square footage estimates for
new school projects. Walt Shannon,
Assistant Superintendent, said these recalculations would take place once the
school division begins working with the architects on the projects.
Item 08/07-143, Item 08/07-144, and Item
08/07-145
Mrs. Morikawa
said she would like to schedule the next joint meeting with the Board of
Supervisors. The Board discussed holding
this meeting in November.
New Business by School Board Members
Mrs. Morikawa asked what the process is if someone in the community would like the School Board to discuss a change in policy. Ms. Franklin said Board members can bring the proposed changes forward and decide by consensus whether to pursue the changes.
Agenda Preparation
August 21, 2007 GIS Based Enrollment Projections
Kindergarten Enrollment Update
Adjournment
The
meeting was adjourned at 8:40 p.m. on motion by Mrs. Morikawa, seconded by Mr. Jones,
and passed unanimously.
School Board Chair Clerk of the School Board