Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind

COLORADO SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND Board of Trustees Meeting April 9, 2015 RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

OPENING SECTION

CALL TO ORDER: The Board of Trustees met in the Lions Conference Center, at the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind (CSDB). Mr. Andy McElhany, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 9:31 a.m.

ROLL CALL: The members of the Board of Trustees in attendance were: Mr. David Dawson, Mr. Andy McElhany, and Mr. Walter VonFeldt. Mrs. Linda Williams joined the meeting, from Denver, Colorado via conference call, at 9:31 a.m. Ms. Nancy I. Brown, Dr. Michelle Butler and Mr. Chris Madison had excused absences.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA: Mr. Dawson moved to approve removing policy JLCB: Immunization of Students from the agenda. Mr. Von Feldt seconded. The motion was approved by unanimous consent.

Mr. Dawson moved to approve the amended agenda. Mr. VonFeldt seconded. The agenda was approved by unanimous consent.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES: Mr. VonFeldt moved to approve the minutes. Mr. Dawson seconded. The minutes were approved by unanimous consent.

PROGRAM VISIT: Board members visited the Student Resident Assistant (SRA) Program. Mr. Tim Elstad, Dean of Students, provided an overview of the Student Resident Assistant Program. This program encourages students to accept more responsibility, mentor younger students, and participate in community service.

GENERAL BOARD DIALOGUE: SY 2015-2016 Proposed Budget: Ms. Janelle Donley, Controller, reviewed the SY 2015-2016 proposed budget and responded to Board member questions.

Superintendent’s Evaluation: A document, “Evaluation of Superintendent’s Progress Toward Performance Goals,” was distributed to Board members to be completed. This discussion was tabled until the June 11 Board meeting. INFORMATION SECTION

OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD: No one was present to address the Board.

CONGRATULATIONS/CELEBRATIONS/BOARD MEMBERS’ COMMENTS:  Ms. Hilty commented CSDB had a successful administration of the PARCC assessment.  Three middle school wrestlers qualified for state competition.

STUDENT REPORT TO THE BOARD: Quincie Mattick and Ethan McCorkle- Dieken, School for the Blind, shared their experience of attending a ski trip to Crested Butte. Kataryna Russom and Justin Israel shared their experience attending the Junior National Association of the Deaf (JRNAD) Leadership Winter Retreat.

STRATEGIC PLAN – INDEPENDENCE BEYOND THE CLASSROOM: : Ms. Sandy Fuentes, Healthcare Tech IV, Darryl Shular, Healthcare Tech III, and Ms. Cody Kerekes, Health and Physical Education Teacher, shared an update on the progress of their work toward identified goals in the Independence Beyond the Classroom section of the Strategic Plan.

SY 15-16 SCHOOLWIDE PLAN OVERVIEW: Mr. Jon Vigne, Director of Special Education, Ms. Tera Wilkins, Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment, Ms. Tera Lynn Gray, Supervisor of the Employability Center, Ms. Kathy Emter, School Psychologist, and Ms. Kristen Huddleston, School Counselor, presented an overview of the schoolwide plan development process and anticipated goals for the SY 15-16 Schoolwide Plan.

ACTION SECTION

MEDICAID EXPENDITURE FOR EQUIPMENT: Ms. Hilty requested signature authority to use Medicaid funding to purchase exercise equipment which would benefit our students. Mr. Dawson moved to approve giving the Superintendent the spending authority, not to exceed $50,000, for the Medicaid expenditure for exercise equipment. Mr. VonFeldt seconded. Vote: Aye (Mr. Dawson, Mr. McElhany, Mr. VonFeldt and Mrs. Williams).

FIRST READING OF POLICIES: Mr. VonFeldt moved to approve policies GCBA: Teacher Compensation, IHAM: Health Education, IHAMC HIV/AIDS Education (eliminate), JKA: Use of Physical Intervention and Restraint, and KDB: Public’s Right to Know/Freedom of Information. Mr. Dawson seconded. Vote: Aye (Mr. Dawson, Mr. McElhany, Mr. VonFeldt and Mrs. Williams).

2 SECOND READING OF POLICIES: Mr. Dawson moved to approve the elimination of policies GCOA: Evaluation of Instructional Staff and GCOC: Evaluation of Educational Administrators. Mr. VonFeldt seconded. Vote: Aye (Mr. Dawson, Mr. McElhany, Mr. VonFeldt and Mrs. Williams).

CLOSING SECTION

OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD: No one was present to address the Board.

FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS: Strategic plan: year two summary, SY 2014-2015 Schoolwide Plan results, SY 15-16 Schoolwide Plan approval, budget approval, policies for first and second reading, and superintendent evaluation and contract.

CLOSING COMMENTS: The next Board meeting will be June 11, 2015. Graduation is June 4 at 1:00 p.m., and the Staff Recognition event is June 5 at 8:00 a.m. Board members are welcome to attend both or either event. Mr. Dawson agreed to represent the Board during the graduation exercise.

ADJOURNMENT: Mr. McElhany moved to adjourn the meeting at 2:43 p.m. Motion was approved by unanimous consent.

______The Board of Trustees, at their meeting of June 11, 2015, approved the minutes of the Board meeting held April 9, 2015.

______Mr. Andy McElhany, Chairperson Date