BELLINGHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Bellingham, Washington

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING

 OF THE 

BELLINGHAM SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

July 21, 2005

The Bellingham School Board of Directors met in regular session at 7:30 p.m., July 21, 2005, in the Board Room of the Administration Building.

Present: Directors Ken Gass, Steve Schoenfeld, Ann Whitmyer, Superintendent Dale Kinsley, and recorder Marilyn Grams. President Elaine Lynch and Director Jeff Haggen were excused.

At 7:30 p.m. Vice President Ken Gass called the regular meeting to order.

CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS:

Steve Schoenfeld moved and Ann Whitmyer seconded approval of the consent agenda. The motion carried with Ken Gass abstaining.

Minutes

Action on the minutes of the June 23, 2005 Executive Session and the June 23, 2005 School Board meeting.

Investments

Action on investments in accordance with Resolution 13-88.

  GENERAL FUND

  CAPITAL PROJECTS

  DEBT SERVICE

  ASB FUND

  TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE

Expenditures and Payroll

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

Personal Services Contract

• Rachelle Kiesser to serve as a sign language interpreter during the 2005–2006 school year.
• Kaylene Flanary and Carol Mitchell to participate in a mentoring program for Ms. Flanary (new library media specialist) during the 2005–2006 school year.
• Ralph Hayden to design a world connections website (technology connections and world geography) from August 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006.
• Jennifer Styer to complete work on curriculum design for Semester II for the Video Game Programming and Design/Animation course from July 25 through August 20, 2005.
• Katherine Crandall to support transition for Gabrielle Morganti (new principal of small schools and alternative programs) from July 25–30, 2005.

Contracts/Agreements

• Mount Baker School District
• Nooksack Valley School District
• Health Care Services Program
• Video Game Programming and Design/Animation Program

Surplus

• School Buses
• Toshiba Copiers

Donations

REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS:

School Board Reports

Ann Whitmyer attended a June 30 th meeting for Bellingham Families for Fluoride. The School Board earlier approved a resolution to support the proposal to fluoridate the City of Bellingham's water. A “Smile Survey” last spring showed children would benefit from fluoridation.

Superintendent's Announcements/Report

Dale Kinsley announced that Bellingham High School Principal, Steve Clarke, is one of three finalists for National High School Principal of the Year. If he is chosen, he will receive a stipend for Bellingham High School.

He also reported that our Transportation Department received a letter from OSPI and the Washington State Patrol commending them on safety and vehicle inspections.

Kinsley reported that we are currently providing summer school for approximately 950 students in elementary, middle, and high school. More information will be provided later in August or September.

There is a need to change the August 25 th Board Meeting because of the Administrative Advance. He suggested the Board consider moving the meeting to September 1 st . That may mean some adjustments to other September meetings. The Board will look at the calendar and make decisions for meeting dates.

Audience

• Laurel Baldwin (2427 Park Street) addressed the Board on middle school electives.
• Tom Kunesh (2622 Russell Street) addressed the Board on middle school electives. He read from a letter he presented to the Board.
• John Latimer (1527 Geneva Street) addressed the Board regarding the afternoon kindergarten schedule to be held at Geneva Elementary School.
• Donna Davis (721 10 th Street, A-4), special education teacher at Fairhaven Middle School and parent of a special education student, spoke about the 2005–2006 budget cuts for special education instructional assistants.

ACTION ITEMS:

Resolution 5-05, Bellingham Public School Budget for 2005–2006

Ann Whitmyer moved and Steve Schoenfeld seconded approval of Resolution 5-05 to adopt the budget for the 2005–2006 school year. The motion carried unanimously.

Alderwood Addition and Remodel

David King from King and Stewart Architects presented and answered questions from the Board regarding the Alderwood project. Ann Whitmyer moved and Steve Schoenfeld seconded the motion approving the schematics for Alderwood Elementary School. The motion carried unanimously. The architects will now proceed with preparing the construction documents and bidding of this project based on these schematics.

Architect for Shuksan Middle School

Ann Whitmyer moved and Steve Schoenfeld seconded the motion awarding the contract for the pre-design and feasibility study for Shuksan Middle School to Zervas Group Architects. The motion carried unanimously.

Award of Bids

Steve Schoenfeld moved and Ann Whitmyer seconded the motion to award the bid for Microsoft School Agreement to Zones Corporate Solutions Inc. The motion carried unanimously.

Steve Schoenfeld moved and Ann Whitmyer seconded the motion to award the bid for custodial supplies to the following four vendors: Anderson Paper, Central Poly, Coast Wide Labs, and Service Paper. The motion carried unanimously.

Permission to Call for Bids

Steve Schoenfeld moved and Ann Whitmyer seconded the motion to call for bids for pizza and vending. The motion carried unanimously.

Personnel Recommendations

Steve Schoenfeld moved and Ann Whitmyer seconded the motion approving the personnel recommendations as presented. Dale Kinsley noted the recommendations included the following administrative positions:

• Ron Cowan, assistant superintendent, Business and Operations
• Brett Greenwood, manager, Food Services
• Byron Gerard, assistant principal, Kulshan Middle School.

Dale Kinsley gave special recognition to three retirees:

• Judy Garrison, bus driver and driver trainer for 26 years in Bellingham
• Karen McGarry, paraeducator at Geneva Elementary School for 21 years
• Linda Underhill, secretary to the principal at Fairhaven Middle School for 34 years.

Adjournment

The meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.