Place, Date and Time of Meeting
701 West Wetmore Road, May 10, 2001, 6:00 p.m.

Board Members Present
Nancy Young Wright, Vice President/Clerk
Mike Prout, Member
Mary Schuh, Member

Board Members Absent
Dr. Kenneth Smith, President
Kent Barrabee, Member

Central Administrators Present
Dr. Vicki M. Balentine, Superintendent
Dr. Richard Hooley, Associate Superintendent
Todd A. Jaeger, J.D., Associate to Superintendent and General Counsel

Call to Order and Signing of Visitors Register

Ms. Young Wright called the meeting to order and asked members of the audience to sign the visitors register.

Pledge of Allegiance
Dr. Balentine led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.

There were no comments from the public.

A motion was made by Mrs. Schuh, seconded by Mr. Prout and passed unanimously, 3-0, to approve consent agenda items A - E. Appointment of personnel is effective, provided all district, state and federal requirements are met.

A. Appointment of Personnel An administrator was appointed, as listed in Exhibit 1. B. Separation(s) and Termination(s) The resignation of an administrator was approved, as listed in Exhibit 2. C. Call for Bids for Carpeting at Canyon del Oro High School Areas of Canyon del Oro High School are in need of replacement carpeting: buildings D, E, H, G, R, N and S; band and orchestra rooms. This is part of the Renovate Classrooms project, and will be funded through Building Renewal funds. The Board approved the call for bids for carpeting at Canyon del Oro High School. D. Renovation of Canyon del Oro High School Track The Canyon del Oro High School running track, runways and its drainage system need replacing. The drainage portion of this project is to prevent water from degrading the track's surface. A bid from Mohave Educational Services Cooperative, totaling $146,590, had been received; all taxes and administrative fees are included (track, $81,000; drainage, $55,900). Building Renewal funds will be used for this project. This project was included in the list submitted to the Governing Board at its September 2000 meeting. The Board approved the request of the administration to initiate this purchase order to Mohave Educational Services Cooperative, in the amount of $146,590. E. Approval of Intergovernmental Agreement with the University of Arizona (Department of Mathematics) for Teacher Exchange Program For approximately 14 years, the University of Arizona (Department of Mathematics) and the District have participated in a teacher exchange program. Under this agreement, a teacher(s) under contract with the District will teach at the University, and a teacher(s) under contract with the University will teach at the District. The purpose of the program is to promote an interchange of teaching ideas between the University and the District. The exchange provides each teacher with new concepts learned from their respective experiences. The District and the University remain responsible for funding their position(s) during this contract period. Each participating teacher is generally subject to the leave benefits of the agency at which the teacher is actually teaching. Next year's participant from the District will be Maria Thorne from the Amphitheater High School Mathematics Department. The Board approved the IGA with the University.

1. Election of Delegate to Arizona School Boards Association Delegate Assembly
A motion was made by Mr. Prout, seconded by Mrs. Schuh and passed unanimously, 3-0, that Ms. Young Wright serve as delegate to the Arizona School Boards Association Delegate Assembly. Mrs. Schuh moved that Dr. Barrabee be named alternate to the Delegate Assembly. The motion was seconded by Mr. Prout and passed unanimously, 3-0.

2. Motion to Recess Open Meeting and Hold an Executive Session
Ms. Young Wright announced that the Board would recess open meeting and hold an executive session:

A. Consideration and Determination of Appeal of Long-term Suspension Hearing Officer's Decision, Pursuant to A.R.S. § 15-843(A); 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) 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. 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) E. 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 Mrs. Schuh that the Board recess open meeting and hold an executive session according to statute as agendized, additionally including A.R.S. § 38 431.03(A)(3) for the possibility of the Board needing legal advice. The motion was seconded by Mr. Prout and passed unanimously, 3-0. The time was 6:07 p.m.

Reconvening of Meeting
Following the executive session, Ms. Young Wright reconvened the meeting at 8:00 p.m.

There were not requests for future agenda items.

There were no public comments

A motion was made by Mrs. Schuh, seconded by Mr. Prout and passed unanimously, 3-0, that the meeting be adjourned. The time was 8:01 p.m.

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