1. EVERETT PUBLIC SCHOOLS AUDITORIUM SCHEDULE


           

           


          March 23, 2010           EVERETT PUBLIC SCHOOLS    Regular Meeting 4:30 p.m.

                               Everett, Washington        
           
           


                            AGENDA

           

           
          4:30 p.m. 1.  Adoption of Agenda

                      		 
           2.  Consent Agenda

           a.  Approval of Minutes

           b.  Personnel Report

           c.  Voucher Lists

           d.  Resolution 986: Penny Creek Elementary School Property Sale

           e.  Resolution 987: Limited Use Agreement—Whitehall Properties

           f.  Declaration of Surplus Property

           g.  Annual Award of Contracts—Athletic Equipment Bid

                          		 
           
          3.  Recognition of Retirees

           
          		 
           
          4.  Public Comment

           a.  Audience Comments Regarding Items Not on the Agenda

          b.  Audience Comments Regarding Items on the Agenda

           
          		 
           5.  Superintendent’s Comments   

                      		 
           
          6.  Items for Information and/or Board Discussion

           a.  Proposed Revised Policy 1441—Audience Participation (first reading)

           b.  Proposed New Policy 3424—Student Sports & Athletic Related  Activities—Concussion & Head Injuries (first reading)

           
          		 
           7.  Action Items

           a.  Proposed Tuition for Pre-School Program (second reading)

           b.  Technology Plan Approval

           c.  Resolution 988: Preparations for a Reduction of the 2010-2011        Operating Budget

                      		 
           8.  Board Comments

                      		 
           9.  Work/Study Session

          a.  Strategic Plan Study Session #1: Facilitators (Instructional/Curriculum Coaches)

          b.  Work Session—Community Engagement Debrief

          c.  Work Session—Strategic Plan 2010-2011

                      		 
           10.  Executive/Closed Session

                       		 


          Language Interpreters will be made available upon request by calling (425) 385-4016.


           

           

          BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING ON March 23, 2010--Page 2


           
          1.  ADOPTION OF AGENDA

           
          		 
          2.  CONSENT AGENDA  

           The administration recommends approval of the following Consent Agenda items:

          a.  Approval of Minutes (ATTACHMENT);

          b.  Personnel Report (ATTACHMENT);

          c.  Voucher Lists (ATTACHMENT);

          d.  Resolution 986: Penny Creek Elementary School Property Sale (ATTACHMENT);

           e.  Resolution 987: Limited Use Agreement—Whitehall Properties (ATTACHMENT);

           f.  Declaration of Surplus Property (ATTACHMENT);

           g.  Annual Award of Contracts—Athletic Equipment Bid (ATTACHMENT).

                      		 
          3.  RECOGNITION OF RETIREES

                      		 
          4.  PUBLIC COMMENT

           a.  Audience Comments Regarding Items Not on the Agenda

          b.  Audience Comments Regarding Items on the Agenda

           
          		 
          5.  SUPERINTENDENT’S COMMENTS

           
          		 
          6.  ITEMS FOR INFORMATION and/or BOARD DISCUSSION

             a.  Proposed Revised Policy 1441—Audience Participation (first reading)

               During the Board's January workshop, discussion occurred regarding the existing    provisions of the Board's policy on accepting public comment during meetings. The  Board's legal counsel was consulted regarding the current state of applicable court cases  and statutory interpretation on the subject. The board has received formal legal advice,  which has been independently verified by secondary counsel, on the matter of regulating  public comment during a meeting. In summary, with limited exception the board is not  obligated to accept public comment at a Board meeting (exceptions include budget  hearings, school closure hearings, policy adoption). It is customary for school boards to  include time for public comment on agenda items and on non-agenda items. The board  may regulate the time, place, and certain manner of comment by the public. As a result  of these legal reviews and advice, extensive revisions to Board Policy 1441 have been  prepared for Board consideration and are provided here for first reading, with adoption  to be recommended at a future Board meeting (ATTACHMENT).

           
          		 
           b.  Proposed New Policy 3424—Student Sports & Athletic Related Activities—Concussion    & Head Injuries (first reading)

          The attached proposed new Policy 3424—Student Sports & Athletic Related Activities-- Concussion & Head Injuries, is provided to the Board of Directors for first reading, with adoption to be recommended at a future Board meeting (ATTACH.). The proposed new policy corresponds with recommendations provided by the Washington State School Directors’ Association as a result of the Zackery Lystedt law which was passed during the 2009 legislative session in response to a head injury suffered by Tahoma School District student Zackery Lystedt in a 2006 junior high school football game.

                      		 
          7.  ACTION ITEMS

           a.  Proposed Tuition for Pre-School Program (second reading)

              The proposed tuition fee of $116 per month per student for non-special education pre-    school students for the 2010-2011 school year was presented to the Board of Directors    for first reading at the March 9, 2010 Board meeting (ATTACHMENT). At this time,    the administration recommends the Board of Directors approve the aforementioned    tuition fee.

                       		 


          BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING ON March 23, 2010—Page 3

           
          b.  Technology Plan Approval

          The administration recommends the Board of Directors approve the District’s attached revised 2010-2013 Curriculum & Technology Plan for Student Learning (ATTACH.). Tonight’s presentation will outline and summarize the plan as a framework to effectively using technology to enhance student learning. It establishes flexible solutions that maximize current inventories and addresses gaps in technology that enable the teaching and learning of 21st century skills across all curriculum areas.

                      		 
          c.  Resolution 988: Preparations for a Reduction of the 2010-2011 Operating Budget

          The administration recommends the Board of Directors adopt the attached Resolution 988—Preparations for a Reduction of the 2010-2011 Operating Budget (ATTACH.). The State of Washington has projected a budget deficit for the remainder of the 2009-2011 biennium of $2.8 billion. As a result, the State anticipates reducing the funding level to be provided to local school districts. The anticipated reduction, when combined with an anticipated reduction in Federal program contributions, and the cumulative effect of inadequate state funding for the support of public education will result in the District needing to make estimated budget reductions as high as $7 million for the 2010-2011 school year. In order to ensure an orderly commencement of the 2010-2011 school year and to comply with certain state laws and provisions of collective bargaining agreements, the District must begin making preparations for the development of a reduced educational program for the 2010-2011 school year.

                      		 
          8.  BOARD COMMENTS

                      		 
          9.  WORK/STUDY SESSION

          a.  Strategic Plan Study Session #1: Facilitators (Instructional/Curriculum Coaches)

          The Board of Directors will hold a strategic plan study session concerning facilitators (instructional/curriculum coaches).

                      		 
          b.  Work Session—Community Engagement Debrief

             During its summer planning workshop, the Board of Directors requested that a strategic    plan renewal process and community engagement process be designed and both      commenced during the 2009-10 school year. Dr. Pam Posey and Kenneth Jones were    retained to design and facilitate both processes. During the fall the board refined      community engagement and strategic study session topics, and then approved a strategic    planning renewal program. The first community engagement session, on global      perspectives, was held March 2 at Eisenhower Middle School. Approximately 60 people    attended, including board members. The Board has scheduled a "debriefing" session on    the engagement session process and results. Both Mr. Jones and Dr. Posey will join the    Board to review the experience and discuss outcomes of the event. A summary of    respondent feedback on the event process and a summary of the major themes gathered    from the "gallery walk" phase of the session are attached (ATTACHMENT).

                      		 
          c.  Work Session—Strategic Plan 2010-2011

             A work session will be held with the Board of Directors concerning the 2010-2011    Strategic Plan.

                      		 
          10.  EXECUTIVE/CLOSED SESSION  

                       		 


          CALENDAR  

          April    5-9  NO SCHOOL—Spring Break

          20  Regular Board Meeting—4:30 p.m.

           

           

          BACKGROUND INFORMATION FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS’ MEETING ON March 23, 2010—Page 4

           

           




          EVERETT PUBLIC SCHOOLS AUDITORIUM SCHEDULE

          March    23  Theatreworks USA “Freedom Train” Performance    Village Theatre Pied Piper

             26-27  Robinson Crusoe Missoula Children’s Theatre Performance  Lowell Elementary

          April     1  ASB Officers Speech Assembly        Everett High School

              8  Ballet Folklorico Mexico          Everett Community College

             14  ASB Legislative Meeting          Everett High School

             19  Spring Concert            Lowell Elementary School

             20  Hunt Family Fiddlers Concert        Everett Civic Music

             29  Spring Gala 2010            Mariner High School

             30  NJROTC Annual Awards Ceremony      Everett High School

           

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