FINLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 53

224606 E. GAME FARM ROAD – KENNEWICK, WA 99337

 

REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF DIRECTORS – November 20, 2006

 

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, Ken Cox and Carol Sonderland.  Pete Buck was excused but arrived later in the meeting at approximately 8:15 pm.

 

Those in attendance were Colleen Cowan, Barb Donaldson, Bobbie Marlow, Athena Pelly, Terry Kinman, Joe Lusignan, Russ Hill, Rod Bryson, LaVonne DeFilippis and various parents and students.

 

FLAG SALUTE

Dakota Dunn led the flag salute.

 

CONSENT AGENDA

A.      Approve Minutes for the regular meeting of October 16, 2006.

B.      Approve the hire of Ellen Fillion, accompanist at the high school and middle school.

C.      Approve the hire of Loria Kirsch, a middle school librarian.

D.      Approve the retirement of Elizabeth Collins, Elementary Secretary.

E.      Approve the hire of Philip Neill as a leave replacement elementary PE teacher.

F.      Approve the hire of Teresa Howard as a leave replacement third grade teacher.

G.     Approve the request for a leave of absence for Gale Larson.

H.      Approve change in Board dates in January and February.

I.         Approve End E-6 Policy.

J.       Approve End E-6 Monitoring Report.

K.      Approve Executive Limitation EL-17 Policy.

L.       Approve Executive Limitation EL-17 Monitoring Report.

M.     Approve Second Reading of District Policies 5000.

N.      Approve Resolution 2006-6 – Levy Rollback

O.      Voucher Approval

                General Fund                           $113,568.09

            Payroll                                     $576,863.59                                           

            ASB                                          $29,641.28

P.   Approve Pete Buck’s absence.  (He arrived later in the meeting at approximately 8:15 pm.)

 

Carol Sonderland moved to approve the consent agenda as amended and Larry Ayre seconded.  Motion carried.

 

AUDIENCE HEARING

 

Ed Watt spoke about the athletic eligibility program.

 

RECOGNITION

 

Superintendent Suzanne Feeney recognized the WSPT-II Students and the 4th Grade WASL students who met standards.

 

 

 

NEW BUSINESS

A.      First Reading – District Policy 2320 – Field Trips –  During the discussion the policy was amended to include board approval.  Policy 2320 with the amendments will be included in the consent agenda at the December meeting.  Scott Conley moved to approve the first reading of District Policy 2320 as amended.  Larry Ayre seconded.  Motion carried.

 

 

OLD BUSINESS

None.

REPORTS

 

Business Manager Colleen Cowan gave a report on the current budget.  The Board thanked Ms. Cowan for her report.

 

INFORMATION ITEMS

A.      School Security – Superintendent Feeney introduced district administrators who gave their security presentations.  Terry Kinman gave a summary of the Safety Crisis Plan Handbook and an update on the Safety Committee.  Russ Hill spoke to the board about security at the high school.  Rod Bryson discussed safety at the middle school.  LaVonne DeFilippis reviewed the elementary security plan.  Joe Lusignan addressed security issues and explained lockdown versus mass evacuation issues.

B.      Linkage for December Board Meeting – Literary in Arts and Science – After discussion, this was moved from December to January and GP-8-E will be revised to reflect this change.  The board chair asked each board member to email names for this linkage to the Superintendent.

C.     ASB – Colleen Cowan presented a chart summarizing ASB expenditures by districts in our conference.  The board discussed ticket takers, supervision, uniforms and student attendance at the playoffs.  This item was tabled and will be discussed at the December board meeting.

D.     WSDDA Report – Superintendent Feeney, Scott Conley and Larry Ayre attended the WSDDA Conference and shared highlights from the program sessions and the conference speakers.

 

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

A.      New Business – GP-8-E

B.     Old Business – Athletic Eligibility/WIAA

C.     Consent Agenda - Second Reading – District Policy 2320 – Trips

D.     Information Item - ASB

BOARD SELF ASSESSMENT

Ken Cox completed the self-assessment. 

 

ADJOURNMENT

Chair Scott F. Conley adjourned the meeting at 9:20 pm.

 

 

 

                                                                                                                                               

                                                            Scott F. Conley, Chair

 

 

                                                                                                                                               

                                                            Suzanne Feeney, Secretary to the Board