September
16, 2008
The Montgomery County School Board met on the above date in the administrative building at 6:00 p.m. for the purpose of a work session.
Board Members Present
B. Wendell Jones, Chair David G. Dunkenberger, II (7:11 p.m.)
Phyllis T. Albritton Penny J.
Jamie M. Bond
Staff Members Present
Tiffany Anderson, Superintendent
Judith K. Barylske Mark J. Pasier
Daniel A. Berenato Lisa R. Radford
Christina T. Gilley Carol A. Reynolds
Harvey C. Goodwin Walter L.
Lois T. Graham Nelson W.
Simpkins
Katherine Miano Richard D. Weaver
Rebecca
Call
to Order
Mr.
Jones called the meeting to order with the pledge of allegiance to the flag at 6:00
p.m.
Adoption of Agenda
On motion by Ms. Franklin, seconded by Mrs. Albritton, the Board voted unanimously to adopt the agenda as presented.
Closed Session
Mrs. Bond moved,
seconded by Mrs. Albritton, and the Board voted unanimously to enter into a
closed meeting pursuant to Section 2.2-3711(A) of the Code of Virginia
at 6:02 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
Ms. Franklin
moved, seconded by Mrs. Albritton, and the Board voted unanimously to return to
open session at 7:35 p.m.
Mrs. Albritton
moved, seconded by Ms. Franklin, 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: Phyllis T. Albritton Penny J.
Jamie
M. Bond B. Wendell Jones,
Chair
Mr.
Dunkenberger abstained from voting.
_________________________ September
16, 2008
Deputy
Clerk of the
Action
On motion by Mrs. Bond,
seconded by Ms. Franklin, student A was expelled from Montgomery County Public
Schools (MCPS). Voting in favor were
Mrs. Albritton, Mrs. Bond, Ms. Franklin, and Mr. Jones. Mr. Dunkenberger abstained from voting.
Mrs.
Albritten moved, seconded by Ms. Franklin, and student B was long-term
suspended from MCPS through the end of the first marking period. Voting in favor were Mrs. Bond, Ms. Franklin,
Mrs. Albritton, and Mr. Jones. Mr.
Dunkenberger abstained from voting.
On
motion by Ms. Franklin, seconded by Mrs. Bond, student C was long-term
suspended from MCPS through the end of the second grading period. Voting in
favor were Ms. Franklin, Mrs. Albritton, Mrs. Bond, and Mr. Jones. Mr. Dunkenberger abstained from voting.
Honors, Awards and Recognitions
Continuing
the commitment of recognizing student achievement and accomplishments, four new
“Senior of the Month” selections have been made by high school principals in
Eastern
Diane
Lacy was also recognized as the Virginia Health and Medical Sciences Teacher of
the Year.
Two
MCPS bus drivers recently brought home trophies from the Virginia School Bus
Road-e-o competition. Therefore, Josh Simpkins was recognized for winning first
place in the special needs bus competition. He also placed third in the
national competition. Kathleen Graham was also recognized for placing third at
the state level in the transit class competition.
The
Board recessed at 7:55 p.m. and reconvened at 8:05 p.m.
Public Address
No one spoke during public address.
Item 09/08-149 Personnel
Report: On motion by Ms. Franklin,
seconded by Mr. Dunkenberger, the Board unanimously voted to approve the
personnel report with an addendum.
Item 09/08-149
The personnel report is attached and made a
part of the minutes as pages A1-A7.
Item 09/08-150 Payment
of Bills: On motion by Mr.
Dunkenberger, seconded by Mrs. Albritten, the Board unanimously voted to
approve the bills as presented.
Operating Fund:
Bills, Sept. 16, 2008 Ck. Nos. 451799-451975, $162,272.47
Utilities, Sept. 8, 2008, Ck. Nos. 451780-451798, $118,070.72
Cafeteria:
Bills,
Sept. 10, 2008, Ck. Nos. 2659-2674, $157,975.98
Work Session
Mrs. Bond moved, seconded by Mrs.
Albritton, and the Board voted unanimously to enter a work session at 8:07 p.m.
Item 09/08-151 Tenth
Day Enrollment Update (Information):
Dr. Lois Graham, Director of Elementary
Education, reviewed the tenth day elementary enrollment while Mr. Nelson
Simpkins, Director of Secondary Education, reviewed the tenth day secondary
enrollment. A total tenth day elementary
enrollment of 4,435 was reflected as opposed to 4,445 students at this point last
year (a decrease of ten students). Secondary tenth day enrollment totaled 5,106
this year as opposed to 5,136 students last year (a decrease of 30 students). A
total tenth day enrollment figure of 9,541 MCPS students was given as opposed
to 9,581 students on the tenth day of school the previous year (a decrease of
40 students). Dr. Graham stated that the
elementary totals did not include preschool students. Board members also noted that this year’s
enrollment would put the pupil-teacher ratio at the elementary level at
18.33.
Item
09/08-152 Update on Construction Projects (Information):
Daniel Berenato, Director of Facilities, gave
a report on several roofing and other maintenance projects in MCPS before
reviewing progress on the new
Item 09/08-149
(Continued) and Items 09/08-150-152
Mr. Berenato spoke of the original plan to
have the
Return to Regular Session
Ms. Franklin moved, seconded by Mrs.
Albritton, and the Board voted unanimously to return to regular session at 8:37
p.m.
Superintendent’s Reports, Recommendations and
Announcements
Item
09/08-153 Policy 1-1.5
On
motion by Ms. Franklin, seconded by Mrs. Albritton, the School Board
unanimously approved Policy 1-1.5
Item
09/08-154 CHS Golf Field Trip (Action):
Ms.
Franklin moved, seconded by Mrs. Bond, and the School Board unanimously
approved the CHS golf field trip to Bluefield, Virginia, on October 5-6, 2008.
Item
09/08-155 BHS Golf Field Trip (Action):
On
motion by Ms. Franklin, seconded by Mrs. Albritton, the School Board
unanimously approved the BHS golf field trip to Bluefield, Virginia, on October
5-6, 2008.
Item
09/08-156 Computer Surplus Project (Action):
Dr. Anderson noted that computers no longer
needed in the school division at the end of each year are currently designated
as surplus as part of the computer replacement program. She said she would like
to implement a program through which approximately 200 of these computers could
be distributed to free and reduced lunch families in the division.
Item 09/08-152
(Continued) and Items 09/08-153-156
Dr. Anderson shared that she would first like
to target preschool families and then move to elementary and secondary
families. She noted that this is a program
that has worked well in
On
motion by Mrs. Albritton, seconded by Mrs. Bond, the School Board unanimously
approved Dr. Anderson’s request to proceed with establishing a process to
implement a program to donate surplus computers to needy families within MCPS.
Unfinished Business By School Board Members
Mr. Dunkenberger
brought up a question about fencing at the new elementary school in Elliston that
stemmed from a recent presentation on the new school. Walter Shannon, Assistant Superintendent,
said this issue has already been addressed and noted that the traditional
fencing would be installed at the new elementary school. In response to another
question regarding whether another recreational field could be created at the
new elementary school, Mr. Shannon said a preliminary review revealed that it
would be a challenge to put another full-size recreation field at the site.
However, he noted that other play areas could be used to play ball. Mr.
Berenato addressed Mr. Dunkenberger’s concerns about the right-of-way to the
property and the road to the school.
Mrs. Albritton
mentioned the bullying program and specifically the Olweus initiative. Dr. Anderson noted that a report on the
Olweus initiative is given each year, and she reported that the program has
been very successful.
Item 09/08-156 (Continued)
Ms. Franklin
suggested rotating the MCPS accreditation banner throughout the community in
key locations. Mr. Dunkenberger said perhaps the Friday night football games
would be a good avenue for this as well. Dr. Anderson agreed to check into the
cost of having another banner made for this purpose and will keep the School
Board updated.
Ms. Franklin
asked about future social justice training dates. Dr. Anderson said she did
email the consultants to get some options for dates for training. She noted
that the consultants have proposed that February be examined as a possible time
for training staff. Dr. Anderson stated that the School Board could choose to
come to training after the staff training session or could join with the group
of staff members. A third option proposed was that the School Board members invite
others to join them for specific training. Ms. Franklin said she would support
a few additional people joining with the school system staff. She voiced her
full support for the School Board’s participation in social justice training. Dr.
Anderson mentioned upcoming board training that the consultants will be
conducting in
New Business By School Board Members
There was no new
business.
Announcements/Information
Mr.
Jones told Board members to let Anita Johnston, School Board Clerk, know if
they plan to attend the Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA) and National School
Boards Association (NSBA) conferences. Mr. Jones and Mrs. Bond both indicated
that they plan to attend both conferences.
Agenda Preparation
October 7, 2008 Enrollment
Projections
October 21, 2008 Discussion
of Vacated Properties
CTE
Programs
November 4, 2008 Transportation
Briefing
Adjournment
The
meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m. on motion by Mrs. Albritton, seconded by Ms.
Franklin, and passed unanimously.
School Board Chair Deputy
Clerk of the
School Board