Fayetteville Board of Education
Minutes of the April 27, 2000 Regular
Meeting
The meeting convened at 5:00 PM in Adams Leadership Center, with President Steve Percival presiding. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by students from Ramay Jr. High School.
Roll Call
The
roll was called, and board members Pam Grondin, Howard Hamilton, Steve
Percival, and Laura Underwood were present.
The
Board recognized individuals and schools for their exemplary work.
·
Paul Tenison and Scott
Branyan received Recognition of Outstanding Achievement certificates for their
help in creating the Fly-Fishing program at West Campus.
·
Asbell, Fayetteville High
School, and Vandergriff all received Meritorious Awards of Excellence for their
work with their web pages. All three schools have received national awards for
their websites.
·
Butterfield technology
specialist Paula Jones received an Impact Award for her work at Butterfield.
Laura
Underwood made a motion to approve the consent agenda as presented, including
one additional slipsheet. Pam Grondin seconded the motion, which passed by a
4-0 vote.
The Board approved proposal #2, which uses College Avenue as the primary divider between Holt and McNair Middle Schools. Those who live east of College Avenue will attend McNair, while those students who live west of College Avenue will attend Holt. The only difference is those students who live north of Joyce Blvd. and east of College Ave.
Laura Underwood made the motion, which was seconded by Pam Grondin. The motion passed by a 4-0 vote.
The
Board approved the zone map with the provision that all families who currently
live in the area north of Joyce Blvd. and east of College Ave. will be
“grandfathered in” and allowed to continue to attend Butterfield Elementary
School and McNair Middle School. All new students moving into the area will be
required to attend Holcomb Elementary School and Holt Middle School.
The Board approved a contract between the school district and the city of Fayetteville to construct a sewer line and lift station to service Holt Middle School. The Board approved the contract with the provision that the cost not exceed $165,000. Howard Hamilton made the motion, which was seconded by Pam Grondin. The motion passed by a 4-0 vote.
The Board tabled action on a recommendation from the Uniform Advisory Committee until the May 25 school board meeting. The committee recommended that the school board adopt a policy. Howard Hamilton made the motion to table action on the recommendation, and Pam Grondin seconded the motion. The motion passed by a 4-0 vote.
The board directed the district to hold a public meeting on Tuesday, May 9 at 7 PM in the Adams Leadership Center to receive public input on the idea of school uniforms.
The Board approved a recommendation from the Reading Adoption Committee for new reading textbooks for grades 2-8. Pam Grondin made the motion to approve the recommendation, which was seconded by Laura Underwood. The motion passed by a 4-0 vote.
The committee recommended the Reading series by Scott Foresman as the basal reader for grades 2-8. The Soar to Success series by Houghton Mifflin will be used for struggling readers in grades 2-8. The committee also recommended the Signature series by Jamestown Publishers for teaching reading strategies in grades 5-8.
The textbooks will be in use beginning with the 2000-01 school year.
The
Board approved the following changes to the district for the 2000-01 calendar:
·
District
restructuring days have been moved from September 29 to September 22, from
February 5 to February 19, and from April 16 to May 4.
·
A
district in-service day has been moved from April 13, 2001 to December 22,
2000.
· A district holiday has been set for Monday, January 15, 2001, which is Martin Luther King’s birthday.
Laura
Underwood made the motion to approve the changes, and Pam Grondin seconded the
motion. The motion passed by a 4-0 vote.
The
Board also heard a report on the Happy Hollow Continuous Learning Calendar for
2000-01. The Board will vote on the Happy Hollow calendar in May.
The
Board voted to accept a settlement offer from a current employee regarding
pending litigation. Pam Grondin made the motion to accept the settlement, which
was seconded by Laura Underwood. The motion passed by a 4-0 vote. Board members
noted the settlement was an “economic issue” and that the settlement included
no admission of liability by the district.
Chief financial officer Lisa Morstad reported that March was a “quiet month with nothing out of the ordinary” and that the business office is proceeding with business as usual.
Kay Magness and Nancy Shaw presented a report to the Board on the progress made in and future plans for the district’s literacy program.
Executive
Session
The Board voted to
go into executive session to discuss an employment issue at 6:45 PM. Howard
Hamilton made the motion, which was seconded by Pam Grondin. The motion passed
4-0.
Return to Open
Session
Pam Grondin made a
motion to return to open session at 7:07 PM.
Laura Underwood seconded the motion, which passed by a 4-0 vote.
Adjourn
Pam
Grondin made a motion to adjourn, which was seconded by Laura Underwood. The
motion passed by a 4-0 vote. The meeting adjourned at 7:15 PM.