South Redford School District

South Redford School District Board of Education Minutes of the Regular Meeting March 12, 2012, 7:00 p.m.

BOARD OF EDUCATION MISSION STATEMENT The Board of Education will create and monitor implementation of policies, through the delegation of authority to the superintendent, to maximize every student’s academic achievement and personal growth to create responsible citizens for effective participation in a global society.

1. – 3. The regular meeting of the South Redford Board of Education was held on Monday, March 12, 2012, in the Board Room at the Jan W. Jacobs Educational Services Center. The meeting was called to order by the President at 7:00 p.m. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, the President asked the Secretary to call the roll.

THE BOARD

Present: Bruce Mazurowski, President Elizabeth Kangas, Trustee Stephen Baker, Secretary Patricia Thomas, Trustee Cheryl Flesher, Treasurer

Absent: Laurie Hicks, Vice President Tom Dowdy, Trustee

THE ADMINISTRATION

Present: Brian Galdes, Superintendent Dr. Kristina Harmon, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction Mario Gallegos, Director of Human Resources/School Improvement Nick Griswold, Assistant Director of Finance

4. The President asked if there were any corrections or changes to the agenda of the regular meeting of March 12, 2012. Since there were none, the agenda was approved as follows:

March 12, 2012 7:00 p.m. REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Roll Call. 4. Approval of Agenda. 5. Recognition of People and Programs. South Redford School District Board of Education p. 2 of 5 Minutes of the Regular Meeting, March 12, 2012

6. Board/Superintendent Communications. 7. Plus/Delta Plan for Improvement. 8. SREA, SROPA, CMT, SRFEE/Board Communications. 9. Thurston Summer Bridge Program Data Update. 10. Discuss Preliminary Budget for the 2012-13 School Year. 11. Unfinished Business. 12. Consent Agenda. a) Consider Approval of Minutes. b) Consider Approval of Warrants. c) Consider Treasurer’s Report. d) New Teacher Hire. 13. Comments from the Audience. 14. Plus/Delta. 15. Adjourn.

5. Recognition of People and Programs.

Superintendent Brian Galdes reported the following school news:

 Destination Imagination South Redford ACES competed in the regional tournament in Sterling Heights. South Redford was represented at the elementary, middle school and high school levels. The Pierce team placed first and the Thurston team placed second in their challenges. Both teams will advance to the state competition.  On March 17, 2012, Pierce Middle School will be hosting the World Robofest Competition. Robotics teams from Pierce and Fisher will be competing.

Vandenberg: Vandenberg students and families had a wonderful time celebrating Reading Month at the Redford Township Public Library.

Addams: The Addams vocal concert was February 29, 2012, at the William F. Weber Performing Arts Center. Music teacher Ray Schmidt organized and facilitated the successful event that nearly every Addams family attended.

Jefferson:  Jefferson students raised over $500.00 in their nickel drive for their fish tank.  Jefferson has started Waste Free Wednesdays. They will begin keeping track of lunchtime garbage on Wednesdays and find ways to reduce the amount of garbage that they throw out.  Jefferson students were asked to submit recipes for breakfast smoothies and parfaits. Congratulations to the Honhart family whose Sunshine Smoothie was featured as a breakfast item last week, and Jayda Lovett for her Tropical Twister Parfait which will be featured in April.

Pierce:  The Pierce Concert Band earned a 1st division, superior rating, for their performances in concert and sight reading at the Michigan School Band & Orchestra Association District Festival held at Thurston High School on March 1, 2012. They have qualified for the State South Redford School District Board of Education p. 3 of 5 Minutes of the Regular Meeting, March 12, 2012

Band & Orchestra Festival to be held in April. The Pierce Prep Band earned a 2nd division, good rating. Congratulations to all who participated.

Thurston:  The Thurston Honors Band received 1st division, superior ratings, for both concert and sight reading performances at the Michigan School Band & Orchestra Association District Festival. They have qualified for the State Band & Orchestra Festival to be held in April. The Thurston Concert Band earned a 2nd division, outstanding rating, for their concert performance and a 1st division, superior rating, for their sight reading performance. Congratulations to all participants.  Thank you to test coordinator Erin Ferris and MME support Ann McManamon, Jason Bobrovetski and Julie Rzepka as well as all staff for supporting a successful 3-day implementation of the Michigan Merit Exam.

6. Board/Superintendent Communications.

 The first meeting with NEOLA will take place on March 19, 2012, at 6:00 p.m. The committee will include Board members Patty Thomas, Cheryl Flesher and Elizabeth Kangas; Central Office staff Mario Gallegos, Dr. Kris Harmon and Nick Griswold; and building administrators.  The district is partnering with Biddergy.com, a recognized leader in online auctions, to sell everything that can be auctioned from the Ashcroft School building.  The district has launched a new Facebook page as part of the PDSA process and in response to the Central Office staff survey that indicated a need for more communication venues.

7. Plus/Delta Plan for Improvement. BE 6820

The following is a Plus/Delta Chart from the regular Board of Education meeting held on February 27, 2012. Plans for improvement follow each Delta.

+ ∆  Welcoming environment. Staff was  Can we pick up our voices on the enthusiastic. (Mazurowski/Baker) recording now that a sound system is not being used? (Baker)  Presentation gave the Board a good flavor of the activities at Addams. The meeting videos from this school (Mazurowski) year are being posted on YouTube. The camera picks up conversation well  Many Addams staff present at meeting. without the additional microphones. (Baker)

 Meeting length good – time used well. (Dowdy)

 Good agenda overall. (Hicks)

 Could see the entire presentation. (Thomas) South Redford School District Board of Education p. 4 of 5 Minutes of the Regular Meeting, March 12, 2012

 Great reception by PTO. (Mazurowski)

 Appreciated activity with kids on the video while not requiring them to be present on a school night. (Baker)

 Great flag ceremony. (Thomas)

8. SREA, SROPA, CMT/Board Communications.

Brett White, from the South Redford Educational Association (SREA), and Jackie McGuire, representing both the South Redford Office Professionals Association (SROPA) and the South Redford Foundation for Educational Excellence (SRFEE), were present at Monday’s Board meeting for the purpose of communication with the Board.

9. Thurston Summer Bridge Program Data Update. BE 6821

Kelly Ferstle, Thurston High School Summer Bridge Program Coordinator, revisited the Board to report on first semester Summer Bridge Program student data.

10. Discuss Preliminary Budget for the 2012-13 School Year. BE 6822

Assistant Finance Director Nick Griswold shared with the Board the financial outlook for the 2012-2013 school year.

11. Unfinished Business.

The Board discussed progress of items listed on the unfinished Board business matrix.

12. Consent Agenda. BE 6823

Member, Ms. Cheryl Flesher, moved adoption of the following resolution.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the attached items of:

a. Minutes to the regular meeting of February 27, 2012; b. Warrants for the weeks ending March 2 and March 9, 2012; c. Treasurer’s Report for the month of February 2012; d. New Thurston math teacher hire, George Williams;

contained on the Consent Agenda for March 12, 2012, are hereby approved.

Supported by Mr. Stephen Baker. Vote: All Ayes (5) – Mazurowski, Baker, Flesher, Kangas, and Thomas; Nay (0); Abstain (0). Resolution adopted.

13. Comments from the Audience. None. South Redford School District Board of Education p. 5 of 5 Minutes of the Regular Meeting, March 12, 2012

14. Plus/Delta.

+ ∆  Light agenda. (Baker, Mazurowski)  Agenda too light? Distribute heavier items on agendas to balance length of  Kelly Ferstle’s presentation of student meetings. (Baker, Mazurowski) data following the Thurston Summer Bridge Program – shows how program is  CMT representative not at meeting. developing. (Mazurowski) Their input is valuable. (Mazurowski)

 Nick Griswold’s budget presentation –  Would like time to consider budget explanations were easy to understand. information from this year and last year Good bridge from technical to layman before filling out the budget cards. terms. (Flesher/Mazurowski) (Baker)

 Good to hear from SRFEE. (Griswold)

15. Adjourn: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:33 p.m.

______Stephen Baker, Secretary Board of Education

Audience Present: John Thomas, Jackie McGuire, Kelly Ferstle, Brett White, Jan Carrier