AMPHITHEATER
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Tucson,
Arizona
MINUTES OF
SPECIAL PUBLIC MEETING OF THE GOVERNING BOARD
Place, Date and Time
of Meeting
Wetmore Center, 701 West Wetmore Road, August 24,
2004, 6:00 p.m.
Board Members Present
Dr. Kent Barrabee, Vice President/Clerk
Patty Clymer, Member
Jeff Grant, Member
Mike Prout, Member
Board Member Absent
Nancy Young Wright,
President
Central
Administrators Present
Dr. Vicki McLeod
Balentine, Superintendent
Todd A. Jaeger, J.D.,
Associate to Superintendent and General Counsel
Patrick Nelson,
Associate Superintendent
OPENING OF MEETING
Call to Order
and Signing of Visitors Register
Dr. Barrabee called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. and
invited members of the audience to sign the visitors’ register.
Pledge
of Allegiance
PUBLIC COMMENT
There were no comments from the public.
INFORMATION
1. Announcement of Date and Place of Next Regular Governing Board
Meeting:
Tuesday, September 7, 2004, 7:00 p.m.,
Wetmore Center, 701 W. Wetmore Road
A motion was made by Mrs. Clymer to approve consent agenda items A - L. The motion was seconded by Mr. Grant and passed unanimously, 4-0. Appointment of personnel is effective, provided all district, state and federal requirements are met.
A.
Approval of Minutes
of Previous Meeting
Minutes of the August 3, 2004 Special and Executive Session Governing Board Meetings and August 10, 2004 Regular Governing Board Meeting were approved.
B. Appointment of Personnel
Certified and
classified personnel were appointed, as listed in Exhibit 1.
C. Personnel
Changes
Certified and
classified personnel changes were approved, as listed in Exhibit 2.
D. Leave(s) of
Absence
Leave of absence
requests were approved for certified and classified personnel, as listed in
Exhibit 3.
E. Separation(s) and
Termination(s)
Certified and
classified personnel separations were approved, as listed in Exhibit 4.
F. Request to Terminate Early Retiree Contract
with Special Benefits
Board Book
Information: Ms. Suzanne Mahon has informed the District in the attached letter that
she wishes to terminate her early retirement contract. Ms. Mahon, former Principal at Canyon del
Oro High School, was approved for the District’s early retirement program with
an effective date of January 9, 1999.
The Governing Board
approved the termination of the early retirement contract for Ms. Suzanne Mahon
effective September 1, 2004. Upon termination of her contract, all
District compensation and insurance benefits will cease.
G.
Approval of
Vouchers Totaling and Not Exceeding Approximately $3,355,000.00 (Final
Total)
The following vouchers were approved as presented and payment authorized:
2003-2004
Fiscal Year Encumbrances
Vo. 639 $ 13,326.63
Vo. 640 $
295,045.16
Vo. 641 $ 5,840.98
Vo. 642 $
300,858.88
Vo.
643 $ 393,815.31
2004-2005
Fiscal Year
Vo. 701 $
13,866.53
Vo. 702 $
79,895.54
Vo. 703 $
15,044.73
Vo. 704 $
4,104.30
Vo. 705 $ 108,319.20
Vo. 712 $ 684,699.93
Vo. 713 $ 86,209.55
Vo. 714 $ 10,950.56
Vo. 715 $
277,652.70
Vo. 716 $ 303,791.14
H.
Approval of Payment
of Annual Fees to the Arizona School Board Association
and Determination of Sole Source Status
Board Book Information: The Arizona School Board Association (ASBA)
is comprised of more than 200 school boards from across the State of Arizona,
representing nearly 1,000 school board members and three-quarters of a million
students.
The
Association provides a catalogue of resource services for local governing
boards and conducts several conferences and training activities annually for
educating district governing board members regarding legal and practical issues
confronting school boards. Topics addressed by the ASBA cover a wide spectrum
from Academic Achievement to School Construction.
ASBA
also is a federation member of the National School Boards Association. ASBA is the only organization of its kind
in the state, which provides these services to school boards and school board
members.
The Governing
Board approved the payment of $6,000.00, covering the
annual ASBA membership dues and confirming sole source for services to the
District, as presented.
I.
Acceptance of Gifts
A donation was accepted by the Governing Board, as listed in Exhibit 5.
J.
Approval of
Textbooks for Adoption
TEXTBOOK: Health Care Science Technology
Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw Hill; Author: Kathryn Booth; Price: $44.90
TEXTBOOK: Skills for Personal and Family
Living
Publisher: The Goodheart-Willcox Company, Inc.;
Author: Frances Parnell & Joyce Wooten; Price: $45.96
The Governing Board approved the textbooks (as shown above) for adoption, which have been on display to the public for 60 days in accordance with Section 15-721 of the Arizona Revised Statutes.
K.
Approval of Arizona
Commission on the Arts Grant to Walker Elementary School
Board Book Information: Walker Elementary School has received $1,600
from the Arizona Commission on the Arts for an Artist in Residency
Program. Dr. Carroll Rhinehart, the
Artist, will lead five child-created operas at Walker School during the 2004-05
school year.
The Governing Board approved the grant in the amount of $1,600.00 from the Arizona Commission on the Arts for an “Artists in Residency Program,” as presented.
L.
Approval of Out of
State Travel
Out of state travel was approved for staff (source of funding
indicated): Deanna Day from Career
Ladder to attend the Odyssey of the Mind state Directors’ Annual Meeting to be
held October 8-10, 2004 in Orlando, Florida (Odyssey of the Mind); Mimi
Priestley from Psychology to attend the National Conference on Curriculum Based
Assessment in Boston, Massachusetts August 25-27, 2004 (Curriculum Associates,
Inc).
EXECUTIVE SESSION
2. Motion to Recess Open Meeting and Hold an
Executive Session
Dr. Barrabee
announced that the Board would recess open meeting and hold an executive
session for:
A.
Consideration
and Decision Upon Expulsion Hearing Officer’s Recommendation, Pursuant to
A.R.S. §15-843(F)(2);
B.
Consideration
and Decision Upon Expulsion Hearing Officer’s Recommendation, Pursuant to
A.R.S. §15-843(F)(2);
C.
Consideration
and Decision Upon Expulsion Hearing Officer’s Recommendation, Pursuant to
A.R.S. §15-843(F)(2);
D.
Consideration
and Decision Upon Expulsion Hearing Officer’s Recommendation, Pursuant to
A.R.S. §15-843(F)(2);
E.
Consideration
and Decision Upon Expulsion Hearing Officer’s Recommendation, Pursuant to
A.R.S. §15-843(F)(2);
F.
Consideration
and Decision Upon Expulsion Hearing Officer’s Recommendation, Pursuant to
A.R.S. §15-843(F)(2);
G.
Consideration
and Decision Upon Expulsion Hearing Officer’s Recommendation, Pursuant to
A.R.S. §15-843(F)(2);
H.
Consideration
and Decision Upon Expulsion Hearing Officer’s Recommendation, Pursuant to
A.R.S. §15-843(F)(2);
I.
Consideration
and Decision Upon Expulsion Hearing Officer’s Recommendation, Pursuant to
A.R.S. §15-843(F)(2);
J.
Determination
of Whether to Hold an Expulsion Hearing and Designate a Hearing Officer to Hear
Evidence, Prepare a Record and Bring a Recommendation to the Board, Pursuant to
A.R.S. §15-843(F)(2);
K.
Determination
of Whether to Hold an Expulsion Hearing and Designate a Hearing Officer to Hear
Evidence, Prepare a Record and Bring a Recommendation to the Board, Pursuant to
A.R.S. §15-843(F)(2);
L.
Determination
of Whether to Hold an Expulsion Hearing and Designate a Hearing Officer to Hear
Evidence, Prepare a Record and Bring a Recommendation to the Board, Pursuant to
A.R.S. §15-843(F)(2).
A motion was made by Mr. Prout, seconded by Mr. Grant and passed unanimously, 4-0, that the Board recess into executive session. The time was 6:05 p.m.
OPEN SESSION
Reconvening of Meeting
Following the executive session, Dr. Barrabee reconvened the meeting. The time was approximately 8:10 p.m.
There were no requests for future agenda items.
There were no public comments.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Mr. Grant, seconded by Mrs. Clymer, and
passed unanimously, 3-0 that the meeting be adjourned. (Mr. Prout was not present at the time the
meeting was adjourned.) The time was
8:12 p.m.
_________________________________
Respectfully submitted,
Margaret Harris
_________________________________ __________
Ms. Nancy Young Wright, President
Date