BELLINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Bellingham, Washington

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

OF THE

BELLINGHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

June 25, 1998

The Bellingham School Board of Directors met in regular session at 7:30 p.m., June 25, 1998, in the Board Room of the Administration Building. Prior to the regular meeting, there was an Executive Session at 7:00 p.m. Purpose of the Executive Session—negotiations and personnel matters.

Present: Directors David Blair, Becky Diaz, Mary Stender, and Ann Whitmyer, President Elaine M. Lynch, Superintendent Dale Kinsley, and recorder Shirley Knapp.

At 7:06 p.m. Stender made a motion to begin Executive Session; Diaz seconded. At 7:36 p.m. Whitmyer made a motion to move into regular session; Diaz seconded.

At 7:37 p.m. President Elaine Lynch called the meeting to order.

CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:

Stender moved and Whitmyer seconded approval of the consent agenda as presented. The motion carried unanimously.

Minutes

Action on the minutes of the June 11, 1998 School Board meeting.

Investments

                  GENERAL FUND:

                                     $279,500.00               LGIP, withdrawal, June 8, 1998

                                     $108,500.00               LGIP, investment, June 15, 1998

                  CAPITAL PROJECTS

                                         $4,800.00               LGIP, withdrawal, June 15, 1998

                                         $1,900.00               LGIP, withdrawal, June 15, 1998

                                  $1,113,100.00               LGIP, withdrawal, June 15, 1998

                                       $81,900.00               LGIP, withdrawal, June 15, 1998

                  ASB FUND

                                            $400.00               LGIP, withdrawal, June 8, 1998

                                       $14,500.00               LGIP, withdrawal, June 8, 1998

                                            $200.00               LGIP, withdrawal, June 15, 1998

                                            $100.00               LGIP, withdrawal, June 15, 1998

                                         $6,200.00               LGIP, withdrawal, June 15, 1998

                                       $16,000.00               LGIP, investment, June 15, 1998

Out of State Travel:

• Cindy Christensen, Roberta Zay, and Jean Prochaska to attend the Learning Network Conference in Boulder, Colorado, June 29 – July 1, 1998.
• Andy Donahue, Sunshine Walker, and Janelle Berschauer to attend the “Discovering Geometry for the Next Century” Summer Institute in Berkeley, California, July 19-26, 1998.
• Gaye Lynn MacDonald to attend the national conference of the American Food Service Association in New Orleans, Louisiana, July 13-16, 1998.

Early Release Days

Approval of Early Release days for High School Options.

REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS:

School Board Reports

Members of the Board reported on the budget study session on Wednesday, June 17.

Superintendent’s Announcements/Report

Superintendent Kinsley announced that there will be only one Board meeting in July. It will be held on July 16, at 7:00 p.m.

Kinsley shared the new job description for Personnel Manager. This position was filled on an interim basis this year. The Budget Committee has recommended to make it a permanent position.

Dr. Kinsley announced that the District had been awarded a technology grant in consortia with 35 districts across the State of Washington. The grant is for Project “WHY NOT.” The grant money will provide funding to train four middle school teachers and provide the materials to teach a Generation WHY class during the second semester of next year. The course focuses on the use of technology in curriculum.

Kinsley introduced Mary Kay Wallace, from Washington Mutual Bank, who presented a check for $2,455.00 to Bellingham School District. The bank has a program that donates $1.00 from every new checking account

REPORTS:

School Performance Reports

Principals Katherine Crandall and Jay Brahe reported on school performance at Options High School and Fairhaven Middle School. These were the two final schools from a group of seven that reported to the Board as part of the District’s accountability process.

ACTION ITEMS:

Homework Policy Approved

Stender moved and Diaz seconded the motion to approve Policy 2112 – Homework. The motion carried unanimously. There were some minor edits to the policy since the first reading in response to Board discussion.

Policy 8125 – Video Cameras on School Buses

Diaz moved and Whitmyer seconded the motion to approve Policy 8125. The motion carried unanimously. There were no changes since the first reading at the June 11 meeting.

Approval of Resolution 4-98

Stender moved and Diaz seconded the motion to approve Resolution 4-98 to adopt the budget for the Bellingham School District for the 1998-99 school year. The motion carried unanimously. The Board thanked Jim Stevens for his efforts to prepare the budget and the excellent job he did in explaining the budget process at the study session.

Call for Bids:

Whitmyer moved and Diaz seconded the motion to call for bids on the following:

• moving portables from Bellingham High School site.
• dairy, produce, and miscellaneous supplies.

The motion carried unanimously.

Personnel Recommendations Approved

Stender moved and Whitmyer seconded the motion for approval of the personnel recommendations as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Dr. Kinsley recognized the retirements of Doris Werner, teacher at Silver Beach Elementary, and Kaye Miller, secretary for Library, Media, and Technology. He also gave his best wishes to John Andes, principal at Shuksan Middle School, who is resigning to become a principal in the Spokane School District.

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m.