Item #: 13.A
Approved
GRIDLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
429 Magnolia Street
Gridley, CA 95948
MINUTES
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
September 5, 2012
1. CALL TO ORDER
The Board of Trustees of the Gridley Unified School District met in Regular Session in the
District Office, Richard Harp, Board President, called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL / QUORUM
Present: Ken Olson, Kathy Wheeler, Stacy Anthony, Richard Harp, Linda Wilson, Eric Waterbury
Absent: Nicki Herrera Lierenas
Administrator: Rick Rubino
It was established that a quorum was present and that the Board proceed with the order of
business.
3. PUBLIC COMMENTS RELATIVE TO CLOSED SESSION AGENDA ITEMS
There were no public comments relative to Closed Session agenda items.
4. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
The meeting was recessed into Closed Session at 6:01 p.m.
5. RECALL TO ORDER
Richard Harp recalled the meeting to order at 6:33 p.m.
Present: Richard Harp, Ken Olson, Kathy Wheeler, Linda Wilson, Stacy
Anthony, Eric Waterbury
Absent:
Nicki Herrera Lierenas
Administrators: Rick Rubino, Chris McIntire, Joan Zappettini, Daniel Ocampo, Cindy Kershaw,
Clint Johnson
Confidential Personnel: Tina Haro
Classified Management: Heather Naylor, Maria Sanchez
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Regular Board Meeting Minutes
Board of Education
September 5, 2012
Visitors:
Ken Hardy- GTA
6. Pledge of Allegiance / Order of Agenda
Richard Harp led the Pledge of Allegiance and established order of agenda.
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Report from Closed Session:
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Administrator’s Report:
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No report
Daniel Ocampo, McKinley School- Addressed the Board with an informative report
which included the following items:
Student assessments are in progress.
Back to School Night is September 6, 2012
Class enrollment.
Chris McIntire, Wilson School – Addressed the Board with an informative report which
included the following items:
Student assessments are in progress
Class enrollment, highest in years.
API estimated trend improvements
Staff and how well they are working together
Eric Waterbury asked if the increased enrollment was anticipated and Chris replied that
it was.
Stacy Anthony inquired about why the 4th grade API trends are indicating
the highest gain. Chris replied that it is due to the 4th Grade teaching staff and how well
they work together, they meet for lunch every day for a staff meeting to discuss
best practices.
Clint Johnson, Sycamore School – Addressed the Board with an informative report
which included the following items:
Report on the Back to School Night that was September 4, 2012. He said that he had a
very positive response from parents and students.
Building a staff program
Joan Zappettini, GHS-Addressed the Board with an informative report which included
the following items
Reported on new staff at GHS, and how well they have been transitioning into school.
Back to School Night will be September 12, 2012 and that this year they are providing a
program through Butte County Sheriff’s Department regarding “Digital Safety”
Reviewed ELD
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Regular Board Meeting Minutes
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Board of Education
September 5, 2012
Cindy Kershaw, Alt Ed- Addressed the Board with an informative report which
included the following items:
Reported enrollment is currently down this year as compared to last year. Cindy
indicated that most of the students have come from outside of the area, but there are a
few GHS students enrolled.
Report on classroom program changes
Comments from the Board of Trustees
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Linda Wilson addressed the Board and inquired about the next meeting for the Bond
Measure. Mr. Rubino responded that no meeting has been scheduled at this time; however
he indicated that work on the Bond Measure has been moving forward and that a call night
has been scheduled. Linda Wilson asked if the Board could be informed of any updates at
the next meeting.
10. Comments from the audience
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Ken Hardy, representing GTA addressed the Board with comments regarding the GTA
building relationships and reported that GTA will be having a meeting coming up. Mr.
Hardy reported that he could not speak directly to the views of GTA regarding the Bond
Measure but did indicate that GTA is in support of the Bond Measure. Ken Hardy also
commented on a recent golf game with Rick Rubino, Chris McIntire and John McIntosh.
11. Superintendent’s Report
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Rick Rubino addressed the Board on how he was so excited for the 2012-13 school year to
start. Rick reported that he did classroom visits at all school sites the first day of school
and was successful in visiting nearly all of the classes with the exception of a few at the
High School due to prep periods. He commented that he will be continuing to visit
classrooms throughout the school year on a regular basis and that he felt that this was the
smoothest opening he has seen.
12. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS:
A. FFA Presentation and annual report
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FFA Officers gave a PowerPoint presentation on their “POW” Program of Work for the
2012-13 SY. The PowerPoint included a short video of the Officers retreat.
B. Introduction of GHS ASB Officer’s
• Samantha Forrest, President, Franie Cox, Secretary and Kimberly Schwartz, Board Rep
introduced themselves as the new ASB representatives.
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Action Items
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Board of Education
August 22, 2012
ACTION ITEMS:
A.
Approval of appointment for two(2) GUSD Representatives, Rick Rubino and Joan
Zappettini to the Guardian Building Committee.
Eric Waterbury motioned to approve the appointment of Rick Rubino and Joan
Zappettini as the new GUSD representatives
Second: Stacy Anthony
Discussion: Rick informed the Board that the committee makes decisions on how
the building is used and what the fee schedule for usage is. Additionally, Rick
explained that the Reps should be employees of the District and since Joan
Zappettini is on site it makes sense for her to be a rep. Eric Waterbury asked if this
falls within the guidelines of the Guardian Building By-Laws and Rick confirmed
that it does.
Motion unanimously carried
B. Approve contract with Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost LLP.
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Rick Rubino informed the Board that Fagen Friedman & Fulfrost LLP will be providing
legal and professional services to GUSD. The District has used this firm in the past with
success . The contract is from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013.
Stacy Anthony motioned to approve the contract with Fagen, Friedman & Fulfrost
LLP for the legal services from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013
Second: Eric Waterbury
Motion unanimously carried.
C.
Approve Board Resolution #04-1213 authorizing GUSD to apply for and participate in the
2012-13, K-3 Class Size Reduction program and authorize the Superintendent to sign for
assurances on said application on the Board’s behalf
Stacy Anthony motioned to approve Board Resolution #04-1213
Second: Linda Wilson
Discussion: Heather Naylor informed the Board how the program is structured and how the
District estimated the class size reduction.
Roll call vote as follows:
Ayes:
Stacy Anthony, Richard Harp,, Ken Olson, Eric
Waterbury, Kathy Wheeler, Linda Wilson
Noes:
None
Abstained:
None
Absent:
Nicki Herrera Lierenas
Motion unanimously carried with a vote of 6/0/0/1
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CONSENT AGENDA
Action
Eric Waterbury motioned to approve the consent agenda as presented
Second: Stacy Anthony
Discussion: None
Motion unanimously carried
Consent Agenda as follows:
The following items are to be considered as part of the Consent Agenda. A member
of the Board of Trustees may request any items be pulled from the Consent Agenda
for individual action. All remaining items may be approved by a single action of the
Board. District administration recommends approval of the following Consent Agenda
items.
A. Minutes of Regular Board Meeting of August 22, 2012
B. Personnel
1) Classified
a) Ratify employment for Diadra Cain, paid walk-on assistant cheer coach at GHS for
the 2012-13 SY
b) Approve Jessie Alcantar, unpaid walk on assistant varsity football coach for the
2012-13 SY
C. Fundraisers
1) To comply with Board Policy 1321, Board approval is required for all fundraising
activities which are expected to raise more than $1,000 gross. The following
fundraising requests have been submitted for approval:
a) FFA Drive Thru BBQ Fundraiser, October, 25, 2012
b) FFA Rib Feed Fundraiser, March 23, 2013
c) FFA Wix Filter Fundraiser, March 31, 2013
d) FFA Les Schwab BBQ Fundraiser, date to be announced.
e) G.I.B. T. fundraiser, September – December 2012
f) Wilson School Math-A-Thon, October – November 2012
D. Overnight Fieldtrip
1) To comply with Board Policy 6153, Board approval is required for all overnight
Fieldtrips. The following overnight fieldtrips are submitted for approval:
a) FFA: Calco Camp Tehama Help FFA officers build leadership skills, September 15
thru September 17, 2012
b) FFA: Shasta Weld Academy, Shasta College, build leadership skills and improvement
of welding skills, October 2 thru October 3, 2012
c) FFA: (MFE) Made for Excellence and (ALA) Advanced Leadership Academy, Redding,
CA January 18 thru January 19, 2013
d) FFA: Leadership, Tule Lake, January 26, 2013
e) FFA: State Conference/Fresno Field Day, Fresno, April 20 thru April 23, 2013
f) FFA: State Finals Field Day, Cal Poly, May 3 thru May 4, 2013
E. Surplus
1) Board Policy 3270 allows staff to identify district property that is unusable,
obsolete, or no longer needed by the district to be declared surplus so that
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disposal and/or public sale can proceed. (one each unless otherwise noted)
a) Manuel Lift Basket- damaged and maintenance staff is too heavy for the weight
rating.
F. Donations and Gifts
1) To comply with Board Policy 3290, the Board and District appreciates and accepts
the following donations:
a) $75.00
b) $50.00
c) $50.00
d)$150.00
e)$200.00
f)$75.00
g)$100.00
h)$75.00
i)$50.00
j)$75.00
k)$60.00
l)$100.00
m)$75.00
n)$150.00
o)$75.00
p)$50.00
q)$282.00
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Clarrisa & Joe Pfister, GHS Volley Ball
Brett & Katherine Storm, GHS Volley Ball
Dora’s Hair Salon, GHS Volley Ball
Andes Pool Supply, GHS Volley Ball
Law Offices of Paul Herman, GHS Volley Ball
Michael & Sharon Farr, GHS Volley Ball
CM Building Services, GHS Volley Ball
Mountain Mike’s Pizza, GHS Volley Ball
Stohlman’s Union Station, GHS Volley Ball
LaViolette Family Farms, GHS Volley Ball
Casa Lupe, Inc, GHS Volley Ball
Waterbury Farms, GHS Volley Ball
Pizza Round Up, GHS Volley Ball
Anderson Dragline, Inc, GHS Volley Ball
Century 21 Select Real Estate, GHS Volley Ball
Haro Distributing, Inc. GHS Volley Ball
Life Touch, Wilson School Donation
Adjourn
Richard Harp adjourned the public meeting at 7:50 p.m
RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
Richard Harp recessed the Board to Closed Session at 7:51
REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION
Richard Harp recalled the meeting to order at 8:59 p.m.
No reportable action
Richard Harp adjourned the closed session at 9:00 p.m.
Approved: September 19, 2012
Stacy Anthony, Board Clerk
Rick Rubino, Superintendent
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