BELLINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Bellingham, Washington

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

OF THE

BELLINGHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

July 15, 1999

The Bellingham School Board of Directors met in regular session at 7:30 p.m., July 15, 1999, 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/personnel matters.

Present: Directors Ken Gass, Don Leu, Elaine Lynch, and Ann Whitmyer, President David Blair, Superintendent Dale Kinsley, and recorder Shirley Knapp.

At 7:00 p.m. Lynch moved to begin Executive Session; Whitmyer seconded. At 7:40 p.m. Whitmyer made the motion to move to regular session; Gass seconded.

At 7:47 p.m. President David Blair called the meeting to order.

CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:

Gass moved and Lynch seconded approval of the consent agenda as presented. The motion carried unanimously.

Minutes

Action on the minutes of the June 24 School Board meeting and the June 17 budget study session.

Investments

Action on investments in accordance with Resolution 13-88.

                   GENERAL FUND:

                                   $463,000.00                 LGIP, withdrawal, June 23, 1999

                                $1,461,500.00                 LGIP, withdrawal, June 30, 1999

                                   $382,000.00                 LGIP, withdrawal, July 8, 1999

                  CAPITAL PROJECTS

                                      $1,200.00                  LGIP, withdrawal, June 30, 1999

                                    $24,200.00                  LGIP, withdrawal, June 30, 1999

                                    $48,600.00                  LGIP, withdrawal, June 30, 1999

                  DEBT SERVICE

                                    $22,500.00                   LGIP, investment, June 30, 1999

                  ASB FUND

                                      $4,100.00                   LGIP, investment, June 30, 1999

                                         $650.00                   LGIP, investment, June 30, 1999

                                      $3,700.00                   LGIP, investment, June 30, 1999

                                      $1,000.00                   LGIP, withdrawal, June 30, 1999

                                      $6,200.00                   LGIP, withdrawal, June 30, 1999

Expenses and Payroll

Action on expenditures and payroll as approved by the Auditing Committee.

                   GENERAL FUND

                       ACCTS PAY:            6/08/99                  $229,956.71

                                                           6/15/99                      46,310.76

                                                           6/23/99                    490,070.65

                                                           6/30/99                      82,565.54

                                     Total General Fund                   $854,903.66

                  CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND

                        ACCTS PAY:            6/03/99                    $14,573.48

                                                            6/15/99                 1,696,438.94

                                                            6/30/99                      74,056.22

                        Total Capital Projects Fund               $1,785,068.64

                  ASB FUND

                       ACCTS PAY:             6/08/99                    $22,826.29

                                                            6/15/99                      35,771.61

                                                            6/30/99                        8,007.87

                                           Total ASB Fund                     $66,605.77

                                                       SEHOME                     $62,699.00

                                                FAIRHAVEN                          $609.99

                                                    KULSHAN                       $2,151.67

                                                 WHATCOM                       $1,175.11

                  EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND

                       ACCTS PAY:             6/0899                          $545.08

                                                           6/23/99                            360.69

                                 Total Exp. Trust Fund                          $905.77

                  PAYROLL                                                   $4,265,879.72

Personal Services Contract:

• Laurel Dodson-Glenn to provide vision services to a student from June through August 1999.

Out-of-State Travel:

• Gaye MacDonald to attend annual national conference of the American Foodservice Association in Denver, Colorado, July 23-28, 1999.

Contracts:

• Inter-Agency Agreement between Bellingham Public Schools and Early Childhood Opportunities Northwest.
• Agreements for Services between Bellingham School District and Current Industries for the 1999-2000 school year.

Acceptance of Notices of Completion:

• Sehome High School traffic/parking.
• Demolition and site preparation at Bellingham High School (Resolution 10-99).
• New maintenance facility.

School Board Reports

Lynch and Whitmyer reported on Water, a recommended instructional text for 9th grade science. They both stated it was an excellent book for teaching reading through science.

Superintendent’s Announcements/Reports

Dr. Kinsley shared a check replicating $18,104.00 donated to Bellingham School District through Haggen’s Grocery’s “School Bucks” program. Kinsley reported on the Education Commission of the States conference he attended in Denver on July 11-13. As part of the conference he also attended an Executive Board meeting of the Compact for Learning and Citizenship, a national group of superintendents promoting K-12 service-learning.

Superintendent Kinsley also reported on meetings of the Whatcom County School-to-Work/Tech Prep Consortium. The group has been meeting with local business to discuss support of the “Clearinghouse Network” an electronic database system that links schools with local businesses.

Kinsley shared information from a June 5 meeting of parents and citizens from school districts throughout the State regarding interest in the development of a state education initiative for K-12 education. Approximately 85 people attended, and it was decided to continue the effort to develop an education initiative for the general election in November of 2000.

Kinsley announced the two regular Board meetings in August will be held on the 12th and the 26th. He introduced Ann Marie Hanel, the newly appointed Executive Director for School Administration, who was in the audience.

Audience

Dr. Paul Oprysek, 3745 West Hills Place, addressed the Board regarding the middle school boundary process.

ACTION ITEMS:

Policy/Procedures #5146

The Board heard a first reading of revised Policy/Procedures #5146 – Salary Schedule for Nonrepresented Extracurricular Activity Positions. The policy and procedures and salary schedule were revised to reflect the 3% State flow through increase provided for classified personnel.

Approval of Instructional Materials

Gass moved and Whitmyer seconded approval of the instructional materials for 9th grade science and the literature selections for 9th and 10th grade English at Squalicum High School. The motion carried unanimously.

Fines and Fees

Leu moved and Gass seconded the motion for approval of changes in school fines and fees for 1999-2000. The motion carried unanimously.

Call for Bids

Lynch moved and Whitmyer seconded approval to call for bids for bakery items for the 1999-2000 school year. The motion carried unanimously.

Bid Awards

Whitmyer moved and Leu seconded approval of the following bid awards:

• Relocation of seven portable classrooms from BHS to VanderVeen House Moving.
• Computers, servers, and notebook computers to Micro Computer Systems.
• Roofing project at Whatcom Middle School to Western Roofing.

The motion carried unanimously.

Personnel Recommendations Approved

Lynch moved and Gass seconded the motion for approval of the personnel recommendations as presented. The motion carried unanimously. Superintendent Kinsley announced the following new administrative appointment: Ann Marie Hanel, Executive Director for School Administration; Steve Rogers, Assistant Principal at Fairhaven Middle School; Bill Stuckrath, Interim Assistant Principal at Shuksan Middle School; and Kris Petersen, Interim Assistant Principal at Kulshan Middle School.

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m.