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Notes from Board of Education Meeting, 9/13/11
The Board Meeting on Tuesday, September 13 will be re-broadcast on Comcast Channel 96, Verizon FIOS Channel 12 and is available via webstream at http://www.ccboe.com/ . To view the full agenda and the various reports, please visit BoardDocs.
The below notes are my personal notes and are not intended to be all-inclusive or official minutes for the Board of Education meetings and are provided as a request from my supporters and the general public in a personal effort to be more transparent. Although I have diligently tried to make these notes as unbiased and accurate as possible, I am only human and do make mistakes.
Executive session – 11 a.m.
Pledge of Allegiance – Thomas Stone High School's JROTC unit
Recognition of Project Graduation contributors
Superintendent's update to the board - Read Report
Correspondence/board member updates
- Wise - Dr. Smith from MABE will be here on November 8 at 10:00 a.m. for a one hour presentation on Superintendent Selection
- Wise - October 4 BOE meeting with commissioners
- Wise - spoke with Delegate Murphy & possibly have a lunch meeting
Student board member's update - Read report
Opening of schools - everything ran smoothly; uneventful
Update on athletic program - See report
- Abell - Clarification on the transfers: Is it one full calendar year from date of transfer?
- Cornette - yes
- Lukas - Does this include those that moved into another zone and are attending another school?
- Cornette - No, they are eligible
- Cook - Looking at the reports, a greater number of minority students are ineligible for participation. Is this because we have a greater majority of minority participating and what are we doing to assist?
- Cornette - We do have a monitoring and mentoring program that assists these students
- Student - Are the numbers for freshmen first quarter taken at the beginning or end of the quarter because all freshmen are eligible?
- Cornette - Taken at the end of first quarter
- Pedersen - How many students are participating in our athletic programs?
- Cornette - Will get.
- Wise - Still need to know what we are doing to help those athletes that don't meet GPA
- Cornette - Considering making a GPA eligibility regulation for freshmen. Have meetings with parents and discuss options, and resources.
- Lukas - When are grades looked at during a quarter?
- Bursick - We send grade sheets out via students for teachers to sign off on a weekly basis.
- Brooks - Can you become ineligible at anytime during the quarter?
- Cornette - They are assisted but don't become ineligible until the official grades.
- Student - Has the use of Edline helped parents keep a closer eye on things and help with eligibility?
- Cornette - Yes
- no time was lost due to facilities
- transportation update
Update on annual Bridge to Excellence; summer programs; Race to the Top - See report
- Wise - How many students didn't graduate because of HSAs?
- Jepsky - 0 for three years
- Really in depth presentation; highly recommend watching online.
- Hired 151 new high quality teachers
- Tough time finding the Tech Ed teachers
- Comprehensive report next meeting
Unfinished business
- Bowie - Bullying issues and concerns from parents; forums for schools to address and parents can discuss
- Cunningham - Will have a report
- Pedersen - Transfers and possibly form a committee to look at how we are handling our transfers.
- Wise - Thinks a committee should be formed to look at how transfers are granted. Pedersen, Abell, Cook volunteered.
- Inter-category budget change FY 2011
- Emergency closing days - October 21st & Nov. 2; see report - Abell - Affect on teacher contract?; Hettel- They will still owe us 2 days
Motion to accept Inter-category budget change by Abell; Second by Cook
Yes = Unanimous
Motion to delay vote on Emergency Closing Days until after Public Forum by Abell; Second by Pedersen
Yes = Unanimous
- Cook - Report on substitutes
- Bowie - At first day of school noticed a higher number of Hispanic population and teachers concerned about lack of translators.
- Lukas - Relayed public confusion of how the redistricting committee is going to be formed
- L. Ramsey - Minister. Westlake graduate. For the use of standard gym uniforms but there needs to be a policy or rules in writing of the process for the students who cannot afford to pay for these uniforms.
Action items
- Minutes
- Personnel
- New Office 2010 textbooks
- FY 2013 CIP state and local CIP program
- Recurring resolutions: American Education Week; American Freedom Week; African-American History Month; Career and Technical Education Month; National School Counseling Week; Read Across America; Women's History Month; Fine and Performing Arts Month; Month of the Young Child; National Student Leadership Week; Teacher Appreciation Week; Administrative Professionals' Week; Child Nutrition Employee Appreciation Week; National Physical Education and Sport Week; Washington Post Distinguished Educational Leader; Charles County Teacher of the Year; Employees' Retirement; and Washington Post Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award
- Emergency Closing Days
Motion to accept Minutes from August 9 by Abell; Second by Pedersen
Yes = Abell, Bowie, Lukas, Pedersen, Wade, Wise; Abstain = Cook
Motion to accept Minutes from August 22 by Abell; Second by Cook
Yes = Unanimous
Motion to accept Minutes from September 11 Conference Call by Cook; Second by Pedersen
Yes = Unanimous
Motion to accept Personnel by Abell; Second by Lukas
Yes = Unanimous
Motion to accept New Office 2010 Textbooks by Abell; Second by Cook
Yes = Unanimous
Motion to accept FY 2013 CIP by Cook; Second by Pedersen
Yes = Unanimous
Motion to accept Resolutions by Pedersen; Second by Cook
Yes = Bowie, Cook, Lukas, Pedersen, Wade, Wise; Abstain = Abell
Motion to accept recommendation by Cook; Second by Pedersen
Yes = Unanimous
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