Fayetteville Board of Education

Minutes of the August 24, 2006 Regular Meeting

The meeting convened at 5:00PM in the Adams Leadership Center with President Steve Percival presiding. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Holt Middle School.

Roll Call

The roll was called and board members Tim Kring, Laura Underwood, Howard Hamilton, Steve Percival, Susan Heil, Christine Bell and Tim Hudson were present.

Recognition

Lynn Konz, special education designee at McNair Middle School, and Bill Laney, agriculture teacher at Fayetteville High School, received “Above & Beyond” awards from the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce for their work with students.

Susan Norton, technology director, discussed the video production studio at Fayetteville High School and the fayar.tv network that is run by students. A live forum for school board candidates will be held on September 14^th from 5:00PM – 7:00PM with Don Elkins as moderator. In addition, the network will present a monthly TV show with Dr. Bobby New, superintendent, called “In Focus.” The show will feature guests discussing pertinent education topics regarding the Fayetteville School District.

Alan Wilbourn, director of community relations, announced that Fayetteville School District has sixteen National Merit Semifinalists.

Consent Agenda

Howard Hamilton made a motion to accept the consent agenda. Tim Kring seconded the motion, which passed by a 7-0 vote.

High School Construction Process

Dr. Randy Willison, associate superintendent, discussed the high school project schedule, which includes a Fall 2011 opening date. Board of Education member Susan Heil agreed to serve on the Oversight Advisory Committee. Tim Hudson made a motion to accept the proposed planning process schedule for planning and construction for the new high school. Christine Bell seconded the motion.

Board president Steve Percival requested that the committee present progress reports to the board on a regular basis.

Butterfield Elementary Renovation

Dr. Willison presented information regarding the proposed renovation of Butterfield Elementary School. The project would include an alignment with the 600-student model school, enclosing the classrooms, and upgrading the common areas. Wes Burgess from Crafton & Till, Inc. noted that 2200 square feet would be added to the building. The work project would be on a fourteen month construction schedule with a projected completion date of Fall 2008. Dr. Willison noted that the high school and Butterfield construction projects tie back to Strategic Goal #3 “Improve efficiency and quality of district facilities….”

2005-06 Budget

Dr. Lisa Morstad, chief financial officer, discussed the variances in the revenues and expenditures in the actual 2006 budget. Included in the budget is a one-time, unanticipated revenue of $3,500,595 from excess commissions, growth funding, homestead credit, and the personal property collection rate. An additional $4,187,785 in revenue was the result of efficiencies in salaries, fringe benefits and budget cuts. Administration recommended that the $3.5 million one-time excess revenue be used for capital improvements in the district and that the $4.2 million is revenue from efficiencies be used for a staff bonus. These recommendations support the several of the district’s strategic goals. Dr. Morstad will present information regarding the capital funding plan at the September board meeting. In addition, she will present a staff bonus package at the October board meeting after meeting with the district personnel policy committee.

School Improvement Information

Dr. Willison presented information regarding the district’s plans to address the test scores of a sub-population at Ramay Junior High on the Benchmark Exam. He noted that both the district vision and Strategic Goal #2 place a high premium on learning and student performance. Matt Saferite, principal at Ramay Junior High, reported that overall test scores have shown steady improvement over the last four-years.

Adjournment

The meeting was adjourned at 6:22PM.

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Stephen M. Percival, President Christine Bell, Secretary