Fife Board Mtg 1-04

FIFE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 417 JANUARY 26, 2004

7:00 P.M.

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

BOARD ROOM

CALL TO ORDER The regular meeting of the Board of Directors of Fife School District No. 417 was called to order at 7:04 p.m. by President Sutherland, who led the flag salute. Five board members were present; therefore, a quorum was verified.

ATTENDANCE Board members present were Larson, Scheidt, Wolfrom, Rueber, and Sutherland. Administrators present included Steve McCammon, Marti Harruff, Brian Aiken, Jeff Short, Chuck Silvernail, Jeff Hunt, John McCrossin, Jody Hess, Julia Grubiak, Rich Williams, Cindy Agnew, Kevin Alfano, and Brian Neufeld. Recording Secretary Heidi Joyner was present. Visitors who signed in included Sherri Smith.

STUDENT/STAFF Linda Sawers , teacher at Endeavour Intermediate School , and five of her

RECOGNITION students gave a presentation on a science project they have been working on in class.

ENROLLMENT Enrollment for January was reported at 3,237 (3084.35 FTE).

TELECOMMUNICATIONS Motion made by Scheidt and unanimously carried to award the bid for

BID AWARD telecommunications services to ATG.

FISCAL REPORTS Brian Aiken reviewed the fiscal reports for January.

APPROVAL OF PAYROLL Motion made by Larson and unanimously carried to approve vouchers

AND VOUCHERS and payroll as follows: General Fund, Warrant No. 72179 through 72377 in the amount of $287,546.42; ASB Fund, Warrant No. 9066 through 9110 in the amount of $28,970.47; Capital Projects Fund, Warrant No. 2813 through 2825, in the amount of $127,960.10; and Payroll, Warrant No. 87909 through 88072 in the amount of $1,450,664.82.

PROJECT APPROVALS Motion made by Wolfrom and unanimously carried to accept the carpeting project at Endeavour Intermediate School and release retainage to Interiors Northwest in the amount of $91,221.48.

Motion made by Larson and unanimously carried to accept the carpeting and floor covering project at Columbia Junior High School and release retainage to Beresford Company, through KCDA, in the amount of $152,373.77.

BULLYING, HARASSSMENT Brian Neufeld, Dean of Students Intern at FHS, reviewed the process by

PROCEDURES UPDATE which the bullying, harassment, and intimidation procedures and form were formulated. He also spoke about the training that will be taking place in the near future for staff.

AMENDED 03-04 CALENDAR Motion made by Scheidt and unanimously carried to adopt the amended 2003-04 calendar adding the two snow make-up days to the end of the school year.

JAZZ BAND TRIP APPROVAL Motion made by Wolfrom and unanimously carried to approve the FHS jazz band to travel to Surrey BC , February 5-8, 2004 .

CONSENT AGENDA By unanimous consent, in the absence of any objections, the consent agenda is approved as follows:

Minutes of the regular meeting of December 15, 2003 , and special meeting of January 5, 2004 - November 24, 2003 , Regular Meeting and Special Meeting of December 8, 2003

New Hires

-Bridget Pinson, Custodian, Columbia Junior High School

-Jerry Fisher, Educational Assistant, Fife High School

Leave Requests

-Sylvia McClung, After 'Ours, from approximately 3/8/04 to 5/7/04

Resignations

-Sue Gendron, Educational Assistant, Discovery Primary, effective 1/22/04

-Aaron Gentile, Teacher, Surprise Lake Middle School

DONATIONS Motion made by Larson and unanimously carried to accept donations as follows: Kitchen Island and 3 Skylights, valued at $450, from Ms. Jean Smith to FHS; $300 from Fife-Milton Rotary Club to FHS Knowledge Bowl Club; Ten Learning CDs, HP Laser Jet Printer, and 21" CRT Monitor from Cindy Agnew to the district, valued at $704; Freezer from Teresa Risse to Family Resource Center, valued at $150; $1350 from Discovery Endeavour PTA to Discovery Primary School for assemblies and field trips; $500 from Fife Milton Edgewood Junior Soccer Club to the district for upkeep of the fields

BOARD INTERVIEWS Interviews for the school board vacancy were scheduled for February 9, 2004 beginning at 6:00 p.m.

ADJOURNMENT At 8:06 p.m. there being no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned.

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Recording Secretary Board President

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Superintendent/Secretary to the Board