Minutes - March 9, 2009 (6:15 Regular Meeting)
by Veryle Winter
March 17, 2009
NORFOLK
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Board
of Education Regular Meeting
March
09, 2009 06:15PM
City
Council Chambers
Attendance
Taken at 6:22 PM:
Present
Board Members:
Joel
Carlson
Paul
Cazabon
Clark
Froehlich
Dr.
Brad Krivohlavek
Julee
Pfeil
Alfredo
Ramirez
Absent
Board Members:
Updated
Attendance:
Paul
Cazabon was updated to absent at: 7:02 PM
I.
Call to Order
President
Krivohlavek called the meeting to order at 6:22 P.M.
II.
Declaration of a Legal Meeting
Brad
Krivohlavek, President, declared a legal meeting of the Board of
Education and
announced
that the Open Meetings Act was posted on the wall for review.
A copy of the
agenda
is available at the desk of the recording secretary.
III.
Vision/Mission/Strategic Goals of the Norfolk Public School
District
IV.
Welcome, Public Comments, Communication
President
Krivohlavek, President, welcomed the visitors to the meeting and
asked if anyone
wished
to speak to an agenda item.
V.
Amendments to Agenda/Approval of Consent Agenda Items
No
amendments were offered.
Primary
Motion Passed: Motion to approve the Consent Agenda with
a motion by Clark
Froehlich
and a second by Paul Cazabon.
Joel
Carlson
Yes
Paul
Cazabon
Yes
Clark
Froehlich
Yes
Dr.
Brad Krivohlavek
Yes
Julee
Pfeil
Yes
Alfredo
Ramirez
Yes
V.A.
Minutes of Previous Meetings
Approved
the following minutes as presented:
February
9, 2009 -- Study Session (4:30 p.m.)
February
9, 2009 -- Regular Session (7:30 p.m.)
February
26, 2009 -- 2nd Meeting of the Month (Noon)
V.B.
Excused Absences
No
excused absences were necessary.
V.C.
Personnel
V.C.1.
Resignations
Motion
to accept the following resignations effective at the end of the
2008-2009 school year:
1.
Geraleen Vesely, 1st Grade, Bel Air
2.
Rhonda Ketteler, Itinerant Educator
V.D.
Claims
Approved
claims in the amount of $322,788.51 for General Fund; $5,024.69
for
Cooperative
Fund; $188,103.77 for Lunch Fund; and $207,746.97 for
Reserve/Depreciation Fund.
VI.
Award for Excellence
Award
for Excellence recipients were Diane Price, Woodland Park
kindergarten teacher
(January
recipient) and Theresa Farnik, Bel Air special education/autism
teacher (March
recipient).
VII.
Focus on Students/Best of the Best
Focus
on Students was given by Jane Uzzell and students from Lincoln
School on
Encountering
the Arts.
VIII.
Reports and Discussion Items
VIII.A.
Superintendent's Report
Dr.
Marlene Uhing, shared information regarding the Boys State
Basketball Tournament and
congratulated
the team for going to State. She shared that only Senior High
students will be
dismissed
to attend the tournament, per current policy.
VIII.B.
Financial Report
Mr.
Waite deferred his report.
VIII.C.
Instruction/Personnel Reports
Mr.
Hastings reported on:
1.
MAP Training (Approximately 40 staff members
were given initial Measures of
Academic
Progress (MAP) training on Thursday, March 5. Students in
grades 3, 5, 7,and 10 will be given the assessment during the first
part of April.
2.
Schools from around the state are preparing to
administer the NeSA Reading pilot
in the
last half of April. In Norfolk, students will be taking the
two-session exam using
web-based
platform with the exception of Bel Air who will be taking part in
the paper
pencil
field test. This test will be for all students in grades 3-8
and 11.
Curriculum
1.
Language Arts curriculum redevelopment began today
with approximately 20 staff
members
taking part. This process will take approximately four to six
school days to
complete
and is off to a great start.
VIII.C.1.
Curriculum Coordinating Council Report
The
council reviewed the list of critical issued they identified at
their earlier meeting. Additional definition was provided
where needed.
Each
member of the council was asked to determine their personal
priorities, and this
information
was used to determine the top priorities of the council. The
priorities chosen
were:
1.
Curriculum alignment
2.
Teacher collaboration
3.
Instructional model development
4.
Consistent curriculum implementation
5.
Developing a balanced assessment system
6.
Grading issues and practices
VIII.D.
Student Services Report
Mr.
Witte, Director of Student Services, reported on the following
topics: Spring
Parent/Teacher
Conference Attendance; ELL curriculum development; March 26
Arts
Festival;
March 2 First Day of Spring Sports; Speech and debate activities
will conclude this
month;
NEEC Jazz Festival; March 26-28 Spring Musical; and student
registration.
VIII.E.
Finance/Activities Committee Reports
The
Finance Committee met at noon today and reviewed the
bills.
The
Activities Committee met on Monday, March 23, 2009. Topics of
discussion were
winter
activities program, future coaching needs, and activity
passes.
IX.
Action Items
IX.A.
Contract for Director of Business Services
Primary
Motion Passed: Motion to approve the contract for the
Director of Business
Services.
Vicky Schwartz passed with a motion by Alfredo Ramirez and a second
by Clark Froehlich. She will start July 1, 2009.
Joel
Carlson
Yes
Paul
Cazabon
Yes
Clark
Froehlich
Yes
Dr.
Brad Krivohlavek
Yes
Julee
Pfeil
Yes
Alfredo
Ramirez
Yes
IX.B.
Budget Resolution
Primary
Motion Passed: RESOLUTION passed with a motion by Clark
Froehlich and a
second
by Alfredo Ramirez.
Joel
Carlson
Yes
Paul
Cazabon
Yes
Clark
Froehlich
Yes
Dr.
Brad Krivohlavek
Yes
Julee
Pfeil
Yes
Alfredo
Ramirez
Yes
(Insert
copy of Budget Resolution) – Exhibit A
X.
Other: Shaping the Future Committee Recommendations
Dr.
Uhing, Superintendent, and Mr. Bob Hastings, Director of Teaching
and Learning, shared
information
from the Community Meetings and the Shaping the Future Committee
meetings.
The
recommendations were as follows:
1.
Grade configuration
2.
Space at the Senior High
3.
Montessori grade configuration
4.
Consolidation of programs where possible
5.
Development of transition plans where changes will
occur
(Insert
Copy of Shaping the Future – Recommendations: Grade
Configurations and Facility
Use) –
Exhibit B)
XI.
Future Meetings
The
next regular meeting will be held on Monday, April 13, 2009.
The second meeting of the
month
will be held on Thursday, April 23, 2009.
XII.
Adjournment
Brad
Krivohlavek, President, declared the meeting adjourned at 7:05
p.m.
_____________________________________
Superintendent
