FINLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 53

224606 E. GAME FARM ROAD – KENNEWICK, WA 99337

REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF DIRECTORS – January 16, 2007

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

The meeting was called to order by Chair, Scott F. Conley at 7:00 pm in the Finley School District Board Room. Other members present were Larry Ayre, Pete Buck, Ken Cox and Carol Sonderland.

Those in attendance were Barb Donaldson, Bill Rutz, Sue and Doug MacDonald, Pam Vanourek, Karla Cavazos, Hector DelaMora, Hattie Johnson and Tina Bates.

FLAG SALUTE

Flag salute.

SET AGENDA

Scott Conley changed the order of the agenda to:

11. Linkage

12. Executive Session

13. Approve Superintendent’s Contract

CONSENT AGENDA

A. Approve Minutes for the regular meeting of December 18, 2006.

B. Approve a Donation of $200 to the Board Scholarship Fund

C. Approve Executive Limitations – EL 1 Policy

D. Approve Executive Limitations – EL 1 Monitoring Report

E. Approve Executive Limitations – EL 2 Policy

F. Approve Executive Limitations – EL 2 Monitoring Report

G. First reading – District Policy No. 4000

H. First reading – District Policy No. 4200

I. First reading – District Policy No. 4265

J. Voucher Approval

General Fund $86,728.96

Payroll $580,139.38

ASB $6,044.01

Scott Conley moved to approve the consent agenda. Pete Buck seconded. Motion carried.

AUDIENCE HEARING

None.

RECOGNITION

Superintendent Suzanne Feeney recognized the 7^th graders who passed all three strands of the WASL.

Superintendent Suzanne Feeney recognized and thanked the School Board for their role and participation in the education of our students.

NEW BUSINESS

A. Approve Governance Process – GP-8-E (Annual Board Agenda). Pete Buck moved to approve GP-8-E. Scott Conley seconded. Motion carried.

B. Approve Ends – E 2 Policy – Literacy in Arts and Science. Scott Conley moved to approve E 2 Policy. There was no second. Motion carried.

C. Approve Ends – E 2 Monitoring Report. Larry Ayre moved to approve the E 2 Monitoring Report. Pete Buck seconded. Motion carried.

REPORTS

Superintendent Suzanne Feeney shared the December Enrollment Report.

INFORMATION ITEMS

A. Special Board Meeting on January 22, 2007 at 6:00 pm to discuss academic eligibility.

B. WSSDA Legislative Conference will be held at the Red Lion in Olympia on February 25-26, 2007. Larry Ayre and Superintendent Suzanne Feeney will attend. Carol Sonderland will let Superintendent Feeney know if she is going to attend.

C. ENDS Workshop – There was discussion about having an ENDS workshop. Superintendent Feeney will schedule and notify the board members.

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

A. School Closures and extracurricular activities.

B. ASB - March

BOARD SELF ASSESSMENT

Carol Sonderland completed the self-assessment.

LINKAGE

There was general discussion about Literacy in the Arts and Sciences.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

At 9:00 pm, according to Board Governance Policy GP 2(E3-4f), Chair Scott F. Conley adjourned the Board meeting to an Executive Session for an evaluation of a public employee.

The Board meeting resumed at 9:25 pm.

APPROVE SUPERINTENDENT’S CONTRACT

Scott F. Conley made a motion to pass through the cost of living increase for the 2007-08 school year for Superintendent Suzanne Feeney, if the legislature approves a cost of living increase. Pete Buck seconded. Motion carried.

Carol Sonderland made a motion to roll the contract for Superintendent Suzanne Feeney for an additional year. Pete Buck seconded. Roll Call vote – Ken Cox, yes; Larry Ayre, no; Pete Buck, yes; Carol Sonderland, yes; Scott Conley, yes. Motion carried.

ADJOURNMENT

Chair Scott F. Conley adjourned the meeting at 9:35 pm.

Scott F. Conley, Chair

Suzanne Feeney, Secretary to the Board