Fayetteville Board of Education
Minutes of the
March 27, 2003 Regular Meeting
The meeting convened at 5:00 PM in the Adams Leadership Center with President Steve Percival presiding. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by students from West Campus Technical Center.
The roll was called and board members Shannon McCuin, Laura Underwood, Howard Hamilton, Steve Percival, Susan Heil, Malcolm McNair and Christine Bell were present.
West Campus instructor Joel Henderson, Adult Education ESL instructor Erin Long, and Fayetteville High School associate principal Dr. Evelyn Marbury received “Above & Beyond” awards from the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce.
Woodland boys basketball coach Kyle Adams was honored for achieving his 300th victory as the coach of the Woodland Cowboys. Fayetteville High School boys basketball coach Barry Gebhart was honored for achieving his 200th victory as the Bulldogs head coach and for his team’s second consecutive undefeated conference season.
Christine Bell made a motion to approve the consent agenda. Susan Heil seconded the motion, which passed by a 7-0 vote.
Judy Rana, assistant superintendent, reported to the Board of the school-by-school studies conducted on the balanced calendar. She noted that out of fifteen schools in the district, four schools were interested in continuing a dialogue on the balanced calendar.
Ms. Rana said that a total of twenty-one meetings were held by the schools, with 655 parents attending. She added that 1603 surveys were completed by parents and district staff members. Those surveys indicated a substantial interest in seeing some changes to the existing calendar.
Malcolm McNair made a motion to appoint a district level committee to study the school findings in detail and work on the 2003-04 district calendar. Laura Underwood seconded the motion. Susan Heil amended the motion by adding that the committee complete a recommendation for the 2003-04 district calendar and present it to the Board at the April meeting. Laura Underwood seconded the amended motion, which passed by a 7-0 vote. Board member Howard Hamilton added that facility issues need to be studied before looking at the 2004-05 calendar.
Dr. Lisa Morstad, chief financial officer, reported that four school districts which had previously worked with the Public Financial Management (PFM) firm had been contacted. She noted that all of the references were very positive and that they have a very good reputation with all of the schools with which they have worked. Malcolm McNair made a motion to approve contracting with Public Financial Management to develop a long-term capital plan for the district. Christine Bell seconded the motion, which passed by a 7-0 vote.
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Dr. Lisa Morstad asked that the Board approve an increase in the fixed asset valuation for capitalization purposes. Dr. Morstad added that items valued below this amount would still be monitored. Howard Hamilton made a motion to raise the threshold value of fixed assets for auditing purposes from $2,000 to $5,000. Laura Underwood seconded them motion, which passed by a 7-0 vote.
Michael Gray, associate superintendent, asked the Board to low bid from Ward Transportation for the purchase of three Type C, 71 passenger buses. This is not a request for additional dollars since funding for the buses was included and approve dint he current year transportation budget. Howard Hamilton made a motion to accept the bid from Ward Transportation for the purchase of three buses. Laura Underwood seconded the motion, which passed by a 7-0 vote.
Dr. Lisa Morstad gave the financial report for the district. She noted that there were no major changes in the district’s financial situation.
Christine Bell made a motion to adjourn. Laura Underwood seconded the motion, which passed by a 7-0 vote. The meeting was adjourned at 6:17 PM.
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Stephen M. Percival, President Christine Bell, Secretary