Mccloud Union School District

McCloud Union School District 332 Hamilton Way McCloud, CA 96057

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

REGULAR BOARD MEETING: Regular board meeting of the McCloud Union School District held on August 12, 2015, at the McCloud Elementary School.

CALL TO ORDER: The regular board meeting of the McCloud Union School District was called to order at 5:00 p.m. by President Steve Clark.

MEMBERS PRESENT: Mr. Steve Clark Mr. Dan Bringle Mrs. Amber DeBon Ms. Sybil Stewart

MEMBERS ABSENT: Mr. Chuck Ott

ADMINISTRATION PRESENT: Superintendent Shelley Cain, Administrative Secretary Laurie Zanni.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM THE Mrs. DeBon made a motion to approve the minutes from the regular board REGULAR MEETING HELD ON meeting held on July 8, 2015. The motion was seconded by Mr. Bringle July 8, 2015 and passed unanimously by the board. M/S DeBon/Bringle

COMMUNICATIONS/PUBLIC INPUT: None.

OLD BUSINESS: None.

NEW BUSINESS: 1. Staffing for 2015- 2016 INFORMATION ONLY A tentative class assignment was presented to the Board; however, this will be reconsidered. Ms. DeVore will not be returning to work before September 16th and a substitute teacher (Mrs. Sandy Embrey) has been secured to fill in until Ms. DeVore returns. Ms. Cain was also contacted by a teacher that is interested in the 2nd grade teaching position and will be meeting with her on August 13th. The final staffing arrangement cannot be determined as of this time, but there are various contingency plans to be developed as soon as Ms. Cain has staff in place. Mrs. Embrey is in the process of setting up the room, reviewing curriculum, and preparing for the first day.

2. Resignation of Preschool/SAFE Aide M/S Ms. Cain presented a letter of resignation from Monique Fournier. Bringle /DeBon Mr. Bringle reluctantly made a motion to accept the letter of resignation. The motion was seconded by Mrs. DeBon and passed unanimously by the board. M/S 3. Hiring of Instructional Aide Bringle/Stewart Mr. Bringle made a motion to approve the hiring of Sarah Fraley for the position of Instructional Aide. The motion was seconded by Ms. Stewart and passed unanimously by the board.

M/S 4. Approval of 2015-2016 Stipends. DeBon/Bringle

Ms. Cain presented the 2015-2016 Stipend Schedule. The only change is the addition of the Independent Study Stipend at $45/hour with a limit of 2 hours/month. Mrs. DeBon made a motion to approve the 2015-2016 Stipend schedule as presented. The motion was seconded by Mr. Bringle and passed unanimously by the board.

M/S 5. SAFE Early Release Policy Bringle/Stewart Mr. Bringle made a motion to approve the SAFE Early Release Policy as presented. The motion was seconded by Ms. Stewart and passed unanimously by the board.

M/S 6. SAFE Late Arrival Policy Stewart/DeBon Ms. Stewart made a motion to approve the SAFE Late Arrival Policy as presented. The motion was seconded by Mrs. DeBon and passed unanimously by the board.

INFORMATION ONLY 7. AB 1200 Disclosure of Costs of Memorandum of Understanding With McCloud Teachers Association. Ms. Cain presented the AB 1200 Disclosure of Costs of Memorandum of Understanding with McCloud Teachers Association. She explained the process of presentation and ratification of the disclosure to comply with legal requirements of fulfillment of the agreement. The MOU was reviewed and discussed.

M/S 8. Listed Bills Bringle/Stewart Mr. Bringle made a motion to approve the bills as listed. The motion was seconded by Ms. Stewart and passed unanimously by the board.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES REPORTS: Mr. Bringle gave recognition for the work performed by Siskiyou County Jail inmates in brushing around the perimeter of the school grounds. Inquiry was made regarding some dead/dying trees along the school property and Colombero Drive. Ms Cain answered that these trees will be removed soon.

SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT: *Ms. Cain reported that the Cafeteria Audit went well and resulted in a few minor findings. Two of these findings were related to the service of meals to McCloud High School. The requirements differ from the K-8 students to the High School students, thus increasing the burden on Rosa to continue to provide the service. The High School would like to work out a solution that would allow the meal service to continue, but that may prove to be a difficult goal.

*The staff in-service days will be August 20th and August 21st. *The first day of school will be August 24th.

CLOSED SESSION: The board adjourned to closed session at 5:49 p.m. and returned to open Government Code 54957.6 session at 6:21 p.m. The board ratified the Memorandum of Understanding with McCloud Teachers Association by a vote of 4 Ayes and 1 Absent (Mr. Ott).

ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, Ms. Stewart made a motion to adjourn M/S the meeting. The motion was seconded by Mr. Bringle and passed Stewart/Bringle unanimously by the board. The meeting adjourned at 6:24 p.m.

Respectfully Submitted, Shelley Cain, Secretary