Oakville School District

Regular Board Minutes

February 22, 2010

Call to Order:  Meeting called to order at 5:31 p.m.

Pledge of Allegiance

Establish Quorum:  Members in attendance were Steve Mittge, Judith Palmer and Laura Bale and Mary Hutchinson. Quorum established.

Special Recognition:  Jeff Hunt recognized both Steve Reinitz and Tracy Bray, our boys and girls high school basketball team coaches, as receiving coach of the year.  Great job to both.

Correspondence:  Reviewed and discussed.

Community Comments:  A community member shared her concerns about student regulations in regards to student athletics and eligibility.  Kevin Witt wanted to thank the district for swift action in putting the garbage cans out for easier access during ball games.  Kayla Koopmans wanted to say thank you to her daughter’s teacher for hearing her concerns about her child’s reading.  Ms. Fredrickson acted swiftly and professionally in helping her child succeed.

Minutes:   Judith Palmer moved to accept the minutes as presented.  Seconded by Laura Bale.  Passed unanimously.

Reports:

a.  Special:  None

b.  Business:  LeeRae Ball talked about the recent audit and when we can expect it to be completed.  She also explained that we have received the analysis of actual dollars that came in January versus what was budgeted.  These figures were up, but not exactly where we had predicted.  Sandy Tuengel reported on human resources.

c.  Maintenance:  Bob Johnson reported on the new spark retaining wall in the shop.  Bids came in,

were reviewed and accepted.  He has received a list of possible senior projects which include some

landscaping, raised beds, etc.  We will be planning a surplus sale as soon as possible.

            d.  Board Committees:  None

            e.  Administration:  Jeff Hunt spoke about our new Ed Options program.  This program supports academics through technology.  When we called the company they were looking for a school to pilot the program.  They brought in the program and it is working great.  We are using credit retrieval, setting up certain programs to accommodate student absences giving them an opportunity to not fall behind in their studies.  Middle school incentives are going strong and we have had a couple really good pep assemblies.  7^th and 8^th grade will be traveling to Seattle on a field trip to see the exhibit “Bodies”.  We will be taking another group of students to Centralia College for a career planning day.  We will also be transporting a few students to South Puget Sound College.  Mr. Hunt also briefly went over some of the new positions we were able to fill using grant dollars for the remainder of this school year.

f.  Superintendent:  Absent due to illness.

Consent Agenda:  Laura Bale moved to accept the consent agenda as presented with the addition of Wendy Carlson under personnel.  Seconded by Mary Hutchinson.  Passed unanimously.

Old Business:

a.  Flag Adjustments:  Sandy Tuengel let the board know that the flags near the high school office are now being taken down each afternoon.

b.  Trash Cans – Class Competitions:  It was discussed earlier that more trash cans have been place outside the gym for easier access during games.  We are also contemplating using class competitions to keep trash picked up on campus and allowing students to have more ownership in keeping their schools looking good.

c.  MS Boys Locker Room Sink:  The sink in the boy’s locker room is on the list with the larger plumbing project that will be coming up this spring.

New Business:

a.  HS Boys Basketball to State Playoffs:  Congratulations to our boys team for making it to state playoffs again this year.  Good luck!

            b.  On-Line Courses:  Ed Options program discussed earlier.

            c.  Levy Passage:  The administration and board wanted to thank everyone who worked hard to help our levy pass.  They also wanted to thank the community for their continued support of our schools.

Future Agenda Items:  Discussed.

Community Comments:  Bob Johnson asked if the triangle and the lot across the street were the property of the district or the city of Oakville.  He would like to know for sure who is responsible for the upkeep.  Mr. Mittge said the lot is leased by the city of Oakville and therefore should be responsible for the upkeep.

Laura Bale had to leave the meeting at 7:00 p.m.

Executive Session:  None

It was moved by Judith Palmer to adjourn the meeting at 7:05 p.m.  Seconded by Mary Hutchinson.  Passed unanimously.  Meeting adjourned.

                        March 29, 2010